Anne-Julie CaronSaturday, October 16th, 2010
Marimba
Canadian marimbist Anne-Julie Caron has made her mark on the world musical scene with her sensitivity, depth, and wide spectrum of tonal colors. Recognized as a soloist and chamber musician, she has been noticed by the Argentinean composer Guillo Espel as "one of his favorite marimbists in all the world."
She has won the 2007 Opus Prize "Discovery of the Year", the second prize at the 2006 International Marimba Competition in Linz, Austria, and first prize at two of the most prestigious Canadian competitions, the 2005 Montreal Symphony Standard Life Competition and the 2004 Prix d'Europe.