TEDxHumberCollege - Annelisa Pederson.mov February 20, 2012

Favorite:

"The orchestra in times of change."

Annelisa Pedersen has been Executive Director with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra since January 2009. Originally from British Columbia, Ms. Pedersen graduated from the Arts Administration & Cultural Management program at Humber College with the Academic Award of Excellence. Prior to joining the Philharmonic, she served as General Manager with the Vancouver-based vocal ensemble, musica intima, where she coordinated concerts for the ensemble across Canada, the USA, Ireland, and Denmark. Her work led to the recording of two CDs, one of which ('into light') won the Western Canadian Music Award for Classical Recording of the Year in 2010 and was subsequently nominated for a Juno.

As a trumpet player, Annelisa has performed in Germany with the Festivalensemble Stuttgart under Helmuth Rilling, and the Schlesswig Holstein Musik Festival Orchestral Academy. In Canada, Annelisa has performed with the Vancouver Symphony, Okanagan Symphony, and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.

A recipient of a Governor General's Medal for Academic Excellence, Annelisa Pedersen has a degree in Orchestral Performance from the University of British Columbia and an Artist Diploma from the Vancouver Academy of Music, with additional studies at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory and The Banff Centre.

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