Annual Fall Dinner
The ABMF’s annual fall dinner on October 28, 2023, was memorable for many reasons, starting with a wonderful vocal performance by Aemilia Moser, who showed the more than 120 people present at the University Club of the U of A why she is a current ABMF scholarship recipient.
A graduate of the University of Alberta, where she studied violin and voice, Aemilia earned an artistic diploma at the University of Manitoba. She is currently working toward a Master of Music degree in opera at the University of Toronto. During her 45-minute performance, accompanied by pianist Shannon Hiebert, Aemilia demonstrated her wide-ranging talents. Her program included music from Mozart to Sondheim, and also featured pieces by Debussy, Liszt, and Rodgers and Hammerstein, among others.
A special treat was Aemilia’s rendition of the Doris Day hit song, Que Sera Sera. She sang it in honour of ABMF co-founder Mary Yiu’s younger brother, Robert Ng, who passed away in March 2023 and who, with his wife April, started the April and Robert Ng Music Scholarship Fund under the Anne Burrows Music Foundation Endowment.
The song was a particularly fitting addition to the evening’s musical program and led nicely into a presentation by the new Manager of Philanthropy of the Edmonton Community Foundation, Matt Mandrusiak, regarding the ABMF Endowment Fund and the impact of the major donation from Uncle Bob and Aunt April.
The Fall Dinner’s typical evening program changed this year, starting earlier (at 5 pm) with the concert preceding the dinner. It was an exciting evening, and the ABMF extends its thanks to all who attended!
Save the date for our upcoming fall dinner:
Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Performance: 5:00 pm, Winspear Room
Dinner: 6:00 pm, Winspear Room
Location: The University Club, University of Alberta (formerly Faculty Club), 11435 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB
Contact: [email protected]
More details to come!
A graduate of the University of Alberta, where she studied violin and voice, Aemilia earned an artistic diploma at the University of Manitoba. She is currently working toward a Master of Music degree in opera at the University of Toronto. During her 45-minute performance, accompanied by pianist Shannon Hiebert, Aemilia demonstrated her wide-ranging talents. Her program included music from Mozart to Sondheim, and also featured pieces by Debussy, Liszt, and Rodgers and Hammerstein, among others.
A special treat was Aemilia’s rendition of the Doris Day hit song, Que Sera Sera. She sang it in honour of ABMF co-founder Mary Yiu’s younger brother, Robert Ng, who passed away in March 2023 and who, with his wife April, started the April and Robert Ng Music Scholarship Fund under the Anne Burrows Music Foundation Endowment.
The song was a particularly fitting addition to the evening’s musical program and led nicely into a presentation by the new Manager of Philanthropy of the Edmonton Community Foundation, Matt Mandrusiak, regarding the ABMF Endowment Fund and the impact of the major donation from Uncle Bob and Aunt April.
The Fall Dinner’s typical evening program changed this year, starting earlier (at 5 pm) with the concert preceding the dinner. It was an exciting evening, and the ABMF extends its thanks to all who attended!
Save the date for our upcoming fall dinner:
Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Performance: 5:00 pm, Winspear Room
Dinner: 6:00 pm, Winspear Room
Location: The University Club, University of Alberta (formerly Faculty Club), 11435 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB
Contact: [email protected]
More details to come!