Joseph Fazakas Email & Phone Number

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

I am currently at Epiphany as the music director, organist and choir director. On assuming the role of director, the music was very traditional Anglican music, with a small choir of 8-10 members, with digital organ accompaniment. A Yamaha upright, and then a Roland digital hybrid was added in 2018 and 2019, respectively. This facilitated the addition of.

Hamilton And Halton Region

I have taught piano since 1995. My background in piano was initially in classical music. My training, both at university and at the Royal Conservatory of Music, was classical as well. This has provided me with a firm foundation to absorb many styles of music, as well as inspire life-long learning and study of all music. As I grew through my teens and into.

GTA

I have performed as a classical pianist in ensembles and as a soloist beginning in 1986. I have accompanied professionally for recitals, competitions, auditioins and for RCM examinations since 1992. I have had the pleasure of performing with the Lorlei Singers, flautist David Gerry, flautist Sara Traficante among many others.Worked as touring accompanist.

Transcriptions and arrangements have long been a fascination for me, and led me to explore many areas of music. The bulk of my composition in this area has been for pedagogical purposes: solo piano pieces, duets, guitar ensembles, etc.I have done arrangements for string ensembles, charts for pop band settings, solo and group a capella settings, and.

Ontario

My first position as an adjudicator was in 2004 as a Suzuki Guitar adjudicator in London, Ontario, where there is a strong Suzuki guitar program. I have also had the pleasure of adjudicating for many years at the Dunnville Music Festival, where I have judged pianists, vocalists, guitarists and school choirs from the Niagara-Haldimand region. This is often.

GTA

Worked as substitute organist and pianist at variety of churches on weekly basis in the Niagara, Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville areas with referrals from the RCCO. Most jobs were 1 - 4 week positions. Led music worship in a variety of denominations: United, Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist, Lutheran. Played organ and piano, as well as accompanied choir.

Southern Ontario

Many mainstream churches have strived to find a balance in blended worship musical styles. Each church is unique and no-one-size fits all. I was brought in by the Anglican Cathedral in Brantford to assist in planning their new endeavour to build a new hall in which a contemporary service would be run in conjunction with their traditional service. In.

Oakville, ON

Worked with worship team and clergy leaders selecting music. Led musical worship for weekly and holy day services, weddings, funerals and non-liturgical social events. 2 manual digital organ, with good sound system in sanctuary. 25-30 voice choir, but 50% were "Snowbirds" - a challenge for High Holy days. Large repertoire of hymns and anthems, in SSA.

GTA

I initially started work at the Yamaha Keyboard Centre as Print Music Manager. I have collected music scores since I was a pre-teen and have amassed a collection numbering in the thousands, thus, my personal experience and passion was an asset to the company. As sales grew, I was offered the welcome additional responsibility of being the liason to music.

Burlington, ON

Led music worship team in cooperation with clergy (Bob and Lorraine Tadman), and planned wedding and funeral music. Strong blended worship. The contemporary was very much rooted in both the Cursillo movement and evangelical contemporary Christian music songwriting styles from the late 1960's through the mid 1980's. The church had a 2 manual Baldwin digital.

Hamilton, ON

Invited by official music director (Stephane Potvin) to be long-term substitute music director as he took sabbatical. Worked as music director choosing hymns and as organist for weekly services in Lutheran setting. 2 manual Casavant organ. Assembled small 6-8 voice choir for Christmas services and Easter Week services. Volunteer soloists were also.

Hamilton, ON

Worked as assistant engineer under tutelage of Bob Doidge and John Olivera. Learned not just the basics of recording technology (at that time), but also the undertakings of musical production in the studio. Also did my first charts and paid-for transcription work during this time. Fantastic experience of working with and observing the artistic creativity.

Guitar Performance And Pedagogy

Studied classical guitar under Michael Connor. Performed in masterclasses with Robert Hamilton, Jeffrey McFadden and William Beauvais..

Organ And Church Music

Studied with William Renwick.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics. Completed 2 Years Towards Bachelors In Mathematics.

Bachelor'S Degree, Music - Theory And Composition, B. Mus. Honors

Studied piano performance with Valerie Tryon. Music theory under Paul Rappaport. Studied theory and composition with Clark Ross. Sight.

Bachelor'S Degree, Piano Performance And Theory

Studied piano under Garth Beckett. While building up standard repertoire, focused on exploring 20th century repertoire. Studied electronic.

Education record

Education record

The atmosphere and ethos that the Bedford's fostered remains with me to this day. Music was taught as passionate, intelligent, cerebral.