Ben Davenport Memorial Concert 2025

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The ProArts@Noon Concert Series is honoured to present the Ben Davenport Memorial Concert, featuring Liz Tremblay on the cello with Jonathan Gresl on the bassoon.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Liz Tremblay  

Liz Tremblay (cello) hails from Brighton, in the UK, having studied both piano and cello at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She was active for many years in Bermuda, teaching and performing. After arriving in Kingston Ontario in 2005 (quite the climate change!) she continued to be a very busy chamber and orchestral player and teacher.

She moved to Calgary in 2012, promptly threw herself into the local music scene, and rapidly became a well-known figure in local orchestras such as the Calgary Civic Orchestra, The Symphony of the Kooteneys and The Blue Arch Strings. She also maintains a large private studio for piano and cello, and still finds time to practice her saxophone!

Jonathan Gresl

After being goaded into trying the bassoon by a persistent public school music teacher, Jonathan Gresl first caught attention after performing a concerto with the Vermont Youth Orchestra and being named to the US National High School Honors Orchestra, before heading off to advanced training at institutions including the New England Conservatory and the Banff Centre.

He performs often around Calgary with groups like the Calgary Opera and Red Deer Symphony and is noted for his interest in communicating the love of music to audiences, through his program notes for the Symphony of the Kootenays and his friendly speaking style, honed through performances with his wind quintet, Perfect Cadence.