Arlene Pach

Arlene (Alnora) Pach (born Simmons ; born May 26, 1928 in Kamloops ; † March 2, 2000 in Fredericton ) was a Canadian pianist and music teacher .

The sister of the composer Phil Nimmons studied at the Toronto Conservatory with Boris Roubakine . After debuting with the Vancouver Symphony (1947) and appearing at the CBC Vancouver Recitals , she gave concerts in Toronto and all of Ontario in the early 1950s and premiered works by Harry Freedman , Kenneth Peacock and her brother. As a chamber musician, she has worked with flautist Nicholas Fiore , violinist Steven Staryk and the Summerhill Woodwind Quartet , among others .

In 1954 Simmons married the violinist Joseph Pach , with whom she founded the Duo Pach in 1960 . With a scholarship from the Canada Council , both made their debut in London and at the BBC in 1961 and gave further concerts in Europe. They also toured Canada, appeared on CBC radio and television, and at Expo 67 in Montreal.

From 1964 Pach taught as artist in residence at the University of New Brunswick . From 1966 to 1983 she was Artistic Director of the University of New Brunswick Chamber Music and All That Jazz Festival ; in performances as a piano quartet she was the pianist of the Brunswick String Quartet .

Pach and her husband worked as artist in residence at the University of New Brunswick until 1993 . She has also taught at the Banff Center for the Arts and the Institute de Ribaupierre in Lausanne, has appeared as a music critic for the CBC and has written columns for the Daily Province magazine . From 1980 to 1988 she was Vice President of the Canadian Music Council .

source

• Arlene Pach ( English, French ) In: Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . published by The Canadian Encyclopedia .