Upcoming Events

Sunday, February 19, 2012, at 3:00 p.m.
Gustin House, 512 – 10th St. East

Admission: $20
Reservations required, due to limited space
(please notify of changes to reservations)

Contact Walter at 373-9103 / email: wthiessen02@sasktel.net


In honour of Lyell Gustin’s French background—his father, Ammi Gustin, was of French Huguenot lineage—Gustin House presents music for flute and piano by Francis Poulenc, Gabriel Fauré, Albert Roussel and Jean-Marie Leclair. Flautist Ross Carstairs, who studied in France with Jean-Pierre Rampal and Alain Marion, will be joined by pianist Gregory Schulte. The artists, who frequently appear as a duo, have explored and performed a broad range of the outstanding French repertoire for flute and keyboard.

Daniel Béland will give a talk on classical music repertoire and programming. Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Professor at the Johnson-Shoyama School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Béland is a native of Montreal who has studied in Paris, taught at Harvard and in Washington DC, and published widely. He is host of the weekly program, “Classical Discoveries” on CFCR 90.5 FM Saskatoon.

This celebration of Lyell Gustin’s French heritage arises from a happy coincidence of centenaries in 2012! One hundred years ago this summer, the youthful Mr. Gustin travelled from his family home in Quebec to take up residence in Saskatoon, beginning an illustrious career that touched hundreds upon hundreds of students and greatly influenced musical life in Saskatchewan and far beyond. This very month, February 2012, marks a century since the Francophone community of Saskatchewan established the Assemblée communautaire fransaskoise to protect, nurture and promote French language and culture.

A reception follows the program.

2012  Lyell Gustin Recital Series

Gustin House presents the 2012  Lyell Gustin Recital Series
~ featuring artists originating in Saskatchewan for the
Centennial Year of the Gustin Family Arrival in Saskatoon

The 2012 season highlights musicians originally from Saskatchewan in celebration of the centenary of the arrival in Saskatoon of Lyell Gustin with his family, and the beginning of his distinguished 70-year career of musical and cultural leadership in the province. Convinced of the outstanding musical talent in Saskatchewan, Mr. Gustin established his studio in Saskatoon at what is now Gustin House, where he taught for nearly 70 years. The artists of the 2012 Recital Series--now professionals on national and international stages—fully confirm Mr. Gustin’s lifelong belief in the stellar musicians originating in this province! 

Spring Recital
Piano Masterpieces, Schubert to Schoenberg
Catherine Vickers, pianist
Sunday, April 15, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.

Summer Recital
Chamber Music for a Summer Evening
Olexsander Mycyk, cellist, and Sofia Mycyk, pianist
Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. 

(details on artists and repertoire below)

All recitals at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 436 Spadina Cres. East

Pre-concert talk at 6:45 precedes each recital

Admission: $30 regular/$25 student
Tickets: Darren’s Music, Yamaha Piano, McNally Robinson, at the door
For more information, contact Deborah: (306) 343-0542

Spring Recital

The Artist, Sunday, April 15, 2012: Catherine Vickers, pianist

Catherine Vickers, Regina-born prodigy who spent many summers at the Lyell Gustin Piano Studios, resides in Germany. Winner of the Busoni Prize and gold medal in the Concorso Pianistico Internazionale F. Busoni, she was also a prizewinner in the Sydney International Piano Competition. She served as professor at the Folkwang University in Essen and is now on the faculty of the University of Art and Music in Frankfurt/Main. Ms. Vickers performs in Asia, Europe and North America, and regularly takes part in festivals for new music in centres such as Montreal, Munich, Darmstadt, Saarbruecken, Stuttgart, and Salzburg. She appears often as a lecturer in international Masterclasses and as a jury member in competitions for piano and for chamber music. 

Ms. Vickers is known as a performer of the great standard works of piano literature and avantgarde compositions: her April 15 program will include works by Schubert, Liszt, Ravel and Schoenberg.

Summer Recital

The Artists, August 21, 2012:  Olexsander Mycyk, cellist, and Sofia Mycyk, pianist

Cellist Olexsander Mycyk, who studied music in Saskatoon and then at the University of Toronto, McGill University, and Northwestern University in Chicago, has won top awards at national levels of the Canadian Music Festival and Canadian Music Competition. He has performed on radio and CD alongside Matt Haimovitz as part of the Uccello Ensemble, including at the International Cello Congress in Israel. He is a full-time member of the Chicago Civic Orchestra and a freelance artist.

Sofia Mycyk attained a Master’s degree in Piano Performance from Université de Montréal as a student of Marc Durand; she had previously studied at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Winner of piano awards at the Saskatchewan Music Festival and the Canadian Music Competition National Finals, she has also studied and performed abroad. A soloist and chamber music artist, and a teacher of piano, she is currently based in Montreal.

This gifted brother-sister duo will perform a wide-ranging program of evocative and dramatic repertoire from the Romantics to the 21st century.