A mini-concert inaugurating a new AGN program of presenting
contemporary Canadian music in the gallery
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Fred Cory studied at Vancouver Community College and at the University of Victoria where he earned a diploma in Jazz & Commercial music and a Bachelor of Music (flute performance) respectively. Since returning to his native Cobourg in 1995 he has become involved in the local music scene as a teacher and performer. He presently teaches woodwinds at TCS, instructs fledgling recorder players at Port Hope United Church and is busy in many and varied musical groups in the area, including the Northumberland Orchestra.
Ed Hoad began playing the guitar in his early teens. He plays a variety of styles, today concentrating mainly on classical guitar. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music with John Perrone, and privately with noted teacher Eli Kassener. In addition to the Cory-Hoad Duo, Ed is a member of the Bach Porch Trio (flute, cello, and guitar), an Oshawa area group. He lives in Port Hope, where he has a growing number of guitar students.
For a number of years the Cory-Hoad Duo could be heard playing flute and guitar duets at the Oasis Bar and Grill in Cobourg every Sunday night.
Rod Anderson has goofed around on the piano all his life - beginning half a century ago with lessons from Edmund Cohu at TCS. He took up composing in 1994 after discovering how well MIDI synthesizers give one the ability to hear one's mistakes immediately during the composing process (without having to wait for a live performance to reveal all the embarrassing flaws). His 'Sonata for Organ and Brass' was performed at Trinity United Church in Cobourg in August 1996 by Ian Morton, Bob Reid, Neil Hunter, Don Dawson, Ron Parker, and Keith Stahley. His cello & piano duet 'For Barbara' was performed at the Proctor House in Brighton in July 1996 by Janko Marjanovic and Rod Anderson. He is married to sculptor and poet Merike Lugus. For more information go to the Rod Music section of this website.