Sylvie Proulx
guitar professor
B.A. University of Toronto
M.A. University of Ottawa
office: MU-2004
phone: (709) 864-8466
email: sproulx@mun.ca
Canadian virtuoso guitarist, Sylvie Proulx has concertized throughout Canada, the United States, and England. A champion of new works for the guitar, she has presented numerous Canadian world-premieres. Acclaimed for her exceptional musicality and remarkable technique, her repertoire reflects a wide range of periods and styles. In addition to solo and orchestral work, Ms. Proulx always enjoys the collaborative aspect of chamber music, welcoming new and challenging pieces for that genre.
Multi-award winning Sylvie Proulx holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the Universities of Ottawa and Toronto where she studied with Ed Honeywell and Eli Kassner. She also studied in England with renowned guitarist David Russell who called her "a great player with all the right ingredients". A busy recitalist, Ms. Proulx is also a well-known broadcast personality in Canada, and a respected pedagogue at the university level. Her talents for instruction and performance were combined in her popular television programme Guitare en Mains which introduced students to the rudiments of guitar playing.A charming and frequent guest on both English and French networks, engaging commentaries often accompany her recital appearances in which Sylvie Proulx shares her knowledge and her passion for the guitar.
Her affinity for South American music is brilliantly apparent in Sylvie Proulx's recording Tango Nuevo - Music of Astor Piazzolla which features solo guitar, guitar and flute (with flutist Robert Aitken) and Piazzolla's concerto for guitar and bandoneon (recorded with members of Symphony Nova Scotia).
Ms Proulx currently teaches guitar at Memorial University's School of Music.
Click here for a video of a live performance from Cook Recital Hall featuring students from the guitar and bass studios of the School of Music conducted by Chris Miller playing Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint. Click here for a guitar trio performance of Alice aux pays des merveilles by Canadian composer Claude Gagnon featuring MUN guitar students.
