Dina Michelson Namer CONTACT Dina Michelson Telephone: 613-730-2906 | Dina Michelson Namer Piano & Harpsichord Born in New York City, Dina Namer is a resident of Ottawa, Canada. She studied both piano and flute from an early age. After winning scholarships for entrance to the Eastman School of Music, she began formal studies in the Bachelor of Music program there. While at Eastman she worked with Armand Basile and Eugene List. She later continued her studies at the Manhattan School of Music where she completed her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in piano performance. Among her teachers were Robert Goldsand , Benar Heifetz and Artur Balsam (chamber music studies). Later in her career, with the support of the Canada Council, she worked extensively with Menahem Pressler, of the Beaux Arts Trio.
An active performer, Dina Namer has diverse experience as both a soloist and chamber musician. She has performed and recorded a wide range of repertoire, from Baroque harpsichord works to contemporary Canadian repertoire. She has a longtime association with the musicians of the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada in Ottawa. Through the orchestra's Music for a Sunday Afternoon series, she has collaborated with such artists as Bernard Greenhouse, Andrew Dawes, Paul Tortelier, Felix Galimir, Charles Treger, Timothy Eddy, Leone Buyse, Gail Williams and many others. As a chamber musician, Ms. Namer has been a member of the Aulos Ensemble, a trio for flute, clarinet and piano, the Ottawa Baroque Ensemble, the Kingston Baroque Soloists, and the Sh’ma Ensemble, a group devoted to performing works of composers who died in the Holocaust. Her work with the Aulos Trio culminated in the release of a CD entitled "Playing Tribute", which features chamber works of several Canadian composers. As an educator, Dina Namer has taught piano performance at Ottawa, Carleton and Queen's Universities. She also served for a number of years as a senior examiner for RCM Examinations and continues to serve as an adjudicator for music festivals and competitions. Currently Ms. Namer teaches piano performance at Queen’s University in addition to running a busy private studio. Since 1995, Ms. Namer has performed regularly in both the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival and the Alexandria Festival of the Lakes in Alexandria, Minnesota. Highlights of the 2009-2010 season include a Faculty Recital and Colloquium at Queen’s University, an appearance at Ottawa’s chamber music festival “Music and Beyond”, performances at the Alexandria Festival and the release of a new CD of Canadian works for viola and piano with violist Lisa Moody. Dina Namer is heard frequently on Minnesota Public Radio, CBC, and "Radio Canada." |
