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Canadian pianist and composer Jesse Plessis has been described as a "force of nature" with "a skilled hand at crafting textures that pulse with life," (Winnipeg Free Press).
The 88 Keys Society Grand Piano are proud to host Jesse on the Grand Piano at Mountainside Church when he performs in Fernie. Jesse will perform a memorial concert in honour of his first piano teacher, Doug Lyon. Proceeds will be donated to the Lyon family.
Tickets at the door: $20 adults/$10 students 12 & U CASH ONLY
Jesse Plessis grew up in Sparwood and has regularly appeared in concert series and music festivals across Canada, England, and continental Europe, performed as a guest artist with several orchestras and ensembles in Canada, and has garnered numerous awards in both piano and composition.
As a composer, his works have been called “ardent and incredibly well-structured” (Arlan Schultz) and have been performed by many musicians and groups in Canada including the Land’s End Ensemble and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. In 2013 he founded the Centric Festival, a classical music festival that continues annually in Lethbridge, Alberta. Plessis obtained a Master of Music degree from Brandon University where he studied piano with Megumi Masaki and composition with Patrick Carrabre.
His Bachelor of Music degree is from the University of Lethbridge where he studied piano with Deanna Oye and composition with Arlan Schultz, and he currently resides in Montréal where he just finished a doctorate in piano with Paul Stewart. He is currently working on a doctorate in composition at McGill University with Denys Bouliane.
