The Adamson Estate at Dusk

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The Royal Conservatory of Music’s Mississauga location at the historic Adamson Estate is worth visiting in any season, and it is always rewarding to teach there on Tuesdays when I make the trek out from the big city.

This recent recording is captured after nightfall, alone below the Folly Building, where a sax student rehearses ‘Summertime’…

…footsteps can be heard walking through the snow to the lake, the sound of waves engulf the listener…

…a dog barks in the distance…

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Published:: 01.27.07 / 1am

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With a love of teaching and chamber music, Toronto-based flutist JAMIE THOMPSON has performed as both soloist and chamber musician in Canada and the United States, and continues to be active as aFreelance Musician, Teacher, Adjudicator and Clinician, specializing in community outreach, multi-media events and creative, performance-preparation workshops and coaching sessions.

Jamie has been on the Flute Faculty of the RCM since 1988. In addition to teaching and coaching, he has served as Chair, Woodwind Brass and Percussion Department, and has served on numerous committees, including The Community School Divisional Committee, Academic Council and the Council of Examiners. In addition Jamie has presented workshops on Examination and Performance Preparation, co-ordinated the RCM Professional Development Lecture Series, and has co-chaired the Faculty Advisory Committee for the RCM’s new TELUS Performance and Learning Centre, scheduled to open in 2008.

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