Nina De Sole

organist

Born in Santiago,Chile, and from italian descent, Nina De Sole desired to become an organist at the tender age of five, and started her musical education at the Superior School of Music in Chile.
In 1981, she moved to Canada and settled in Montreal.

Nina De Sole started her organ studies as a self taught,she then attended The McGill Conservatory of music, obtaining several first prizes in Theory, solfège and organ.

She pursued at the same time her collegial and universitary studies in translation and litterature at McGill University. obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree.

She then started on the program of Church music and Organ performance at McGill University's Music Faculty.
There, she was in Margaret de Castro's organ class, studied Choral conducting with Iwan Edwards and attended masterclasses, recitals and conferences given by
Pierre-Yves Asselin,Bengt Hambraeus, Christophe Linde, Bernard Foccroule, Michael Radulescu and Marie-Claire Alain.
Nina De Sole was an active participant in Montserrat Torrent's Spanish organ music masterclass in 1994. In 1995, she recieved her Bachelor of Music degree.

Afterwards, she prefected her organ studies withPierre Grandmaison,titular organist at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal.
Nina De Sole was also deputy and assistant organist to the titular organist at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal until 1999.

In July 2003, Nina De Sole was an active participant at the McGill Summer Organ Academy,
in Dr Julian Wachner's organ improvisation class.

Nina De Sole is a very active organist and
gives several private and public recitals in Montreal.
and has already performed at:
Église Saint-Enfant-Jésus du Mile End,
Église Notre-Dame-des Victoires,
Saint-James United Church
Église Sainte-Louise-de-Marillac,
Église Saint-Bernard,
Redpath Hall,
Christ Church Cathedral
Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-L'Enfant-Jésus
Église Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Rosaire
Église Saints-Anges-Gardiens de Lachine,

Concert Calendar

Nina De Sole is a well known liturgical organist and
has substituted for resident organists in several churches in Montreal,
among them:
Notre-Dame Basilica,
Sanctuaire Notre-Dame-du-Très-Saint-Sacrément,
Trinity Memorial Anglican church,
Église Saint-Édouard,
Église Saint-Alphone d'Youville.
She has been herself resident organist at:
Église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires,
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-la-Salle,
Église Sainte-Louise-de-Marillac.
Nina De Sole is now resident organist at
Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus parish in Montreal
and also at Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Rosaire parish in Montreal
Nina at Trinity Memorial Anglican

Some career highlights...

Nina De Sole was invited by the ambassador of Chile in Canada,
to be the guest organist for the mass that celebrated
the beatification of Father Alberto Hurtado in 1994 at l'église du Gesù in Montréal.

In Christmas 1995,Nina De Sole participated as assistant organist to titular organist,Pierre Grandmaison at
Notre-Dame-de Montréal Basilica ,for the televised Christmas mass broadcasted in Radio-Canada television station.

On October 28th , 2001, Nina De Sole was the organist in the special ceremony done for
the visit of Sainte Thérèse de Lisieux 's relics at Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus Parish, inMontréal.

Nina De Sole is acredited as translator-interpreter by the canadian government
and besides beeing an organist, also works as a translator-interpreter.

She loves to learn new languages, and speaks English, French, Spanish, Italian,
a bit of German and some words of Japanese.

Her favorite hobby is figure skating.

Catch me!!!

Montreal area, available for replacements,
funerals,Weddings, masses and worship services.

Available for recitals,
locally and internationally.

For contact :

ninotchka26@yahoo.com

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