Josephine van Lier
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Josephine van Lier is a performing cellist specialized in both baroque and contemporary cello residing in Canada.
as on their contemporary counterparts, using instruments
and bows
whose designs, construction and material span over 400 years in origin; from the gut strings of her baroque cello to her 1870 cello
and the space-age material of her carbon fiber cello
. She therefore covers a wide variety of repertoire utilizing the endless possibilities that this range of instruments, string set-ups and bows allow her.
In 2010 she released a 4 CD set featuring all six suites
for unaccompanied cello by Bach
played on 4 different cellos. This unique recording sets side by side the different sounds of historic and new instruments and compares their strengths and weaknesses.
Josephine van Lier appears on the concert stages in Canada, the United States and Europe as a soloist
and chamber musician.
She is on faculty at Concordia University College of Alberta
.
Between 2005 and 2009 she served as president for the Alberta String Association.
Josephine van Lier received degree in cello performance and pedagogy from the "Gronings Conservatorium" (now called Prins Claus Conservatorium
) in 1992.
Since 1995 she has lived in Edmonton
,Canada.
She is the cellist of the Strathcona String Quartet.
Ms. van Lier is a frequent recipient of grants and awards including the "Celebration of Women in the Arts Award of 2007" from the Edmonton Arts Council.
Her concerts as soloist and with the Strathcona String Quartet were noted as "Memorable live shows from 2009"
Biography
A versatile musician, Josephine van Lier is equally at ease on a baroque cello or a 5 string violoncello piccoloCello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
as on their contemporary counterparts, using instruments
Musical instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
and bows
Bow (music)
In music, a bow is moved across some part of a musical instrument, causing vibration which the instrument emits as sound. The vast majority of bows are used with string instruments, although some bows are used with musical saws and other bowed idiophones....
whose designs, construction and material span over 400 years in origin; from the gut strings of her baroque cello to her 1870 cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
and the space-age material of her carbon fiber cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
. She therefore covers a wide variety of repertoire utilizing the endless possibilities that this range of instruments, string set-ups and bows allow her.
In 2010 she released a 4 CD set featuring all six suites
Cello Suites (Bach)
The Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach are some of the most performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello...
for unaccompanied cello by Bach
Bạch
Bạch is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Bai in Chinese and Baek, in Korean.Bach is the anglicized variation of the surname Bạch.-Notable people with the surname Bạch:* Bạch Liêu...
played on 4 different cellos. This unique recording sets side by side the different sounds of historic and new instruments and compares their strengths and weaknesses.
Josephine van Lier appears on the concert stages in Canada, the United States and Europe as a soloist
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
and chamber musician.
She is on faculty at Concordia University College of Alberta
Concordia University College of Alberta
Concordia University College of Alberta is an Canadian independent university in Edmonton, Alberta. The enabling legislation is the Post-secondary Learning Act.-History:...
.
Between 2005 and 2009 she served as president for the Alberta String Association.
Josephine van Lier received degree in cello performance and pedagogy from the "Gronings Conservatorium" (now called Prins Claus Conservatorium
Prins Claus Conservatorium
The Prins Claus Conservatorium is one of the nine conservatoires in the Netherlands. It is one of the schools of the Hanze University Groningen located in the city of Groningen....
) in 1992.
Since 1995 she has lived in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
,Canada.
She is the cellist of the Strathcona String Quartet.
Ms. van Lier is a frequent recipient of grants and awards including the "Celebration of Women in the Arts Award of 2007" from the Edmonton Arts Council.
Her concerts as soloist and with the Strathcona String Quartet were noted as "Memorable live shows from 2009"
Instruments
Josephine regularly performs on four different instruments and with two different bows:- Contemporary cello built ca. 1870 in Mirecourt, France.
- Baroque cello; Jay Haide “a l’ancienne” 2007.
- Carbon fibre cello; Luis & Clark 2005.
- 5 string violoncello piccolo; a custom built baroque instrument; Jay Haide “a l’ancienne” 2008.
- Contemporary bow; Roy Quade, 2005.
- Baroque Bow; Basil de Visser, 2007.
Discography
Albums- Bach: Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello (UPC 775020992429 - 2010), Josephine van Lier (cello). Recorded on four different cellos; a contemporary cello, a carbon fiber cello, a baroque cello and a violoncello piccolo.
- Blue by Four (UPC 775020911420 - 2008), Strathcona String Quartet. Jazz arrangements and original jazz compositions by composer George Andrix
- Andrix: String Quartet Works (UPC 775020563629 - 2004), Strathcona String Quartet. Contemporary classical works for string quartet by composer George Andrix