Samuel Deason music videos for your pleasure–
Dame Myra Hess Concert Encore
Samuel Deason performed to a standing ovation on August 31, 2016 at the weekly Dame Myra Hess concert, his second performance at this venue.
Read the Picture This Post review and profile of Canadian pianist Samuel Deason here — in “Meet Samuel Deason – Man of Music and Mushrooms”.
For your listening and viewing pleasure, here are several YouTube music videos to re-live the experience of hearing his performance for the first time or as an encore– including other performances of note–
Samuel Deason’s Orchestral Debut
In this music video, Samuel Deason is performing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2. This was Deason’s orchestral debut — playing with Peter Oundjian and the Royal Conservatory Orchestra in Koerner Hall, Toronto.
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From Samuel Deason’s August 31, 2016 Program
And here are two music videos of pieces Samuel Deason had performed on August 31, 2016 –here recorded elsewhere.
Grieg Ballade Op. 24–
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and, Glinka-Balakirev’s “The Lark”–
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In addition to performing, Samuel Deason has a keen interest in music administration. That combined with Deason’s love for the natural beauty of his Saskatchewan home, have inspired his dream of starting a Saskatoon Classical Music Festival some day.
Read the full story, “Saskatoon Top Five Highlights ..And Possible Sixth to Come” here.
