The Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency Program

Since 2013, The Rebanks Family Fellowship Program has launched the successful professional careers of many extraordinary young artists who have completed their formal training. The program includes private study with exceptional faculty and guest artists, performance opportunities, career coaching, and marketing training.

In addition, each Rebanks Fellow participates in a funded international residency, providing performance opportunities, and artistic training with the goal of strategically expanding their professional outlook and network.

The Royal Conservatory is grateful to the Rebanks Family and the Weston Family Foundation who have been invaluable supporters of this innovative program.

The Rebanks Family Fellowship Program is offered in piano, voice and orchestral instruments.

Program Highlights

Faculty Lessons and Coaching Sessions:

• Each Rebanks Fellow will have a primary studio teacher from among The Glenn Gould School’s celebrated faculty, who will mentor them and provide focused coaching twice per month.

Career Coaching and Artist Networking Sessions:

• Rebanks Fellows will have the opportunity for coaching sessions with visiting performers to Koerner Hall, such as pianists Emanuel Ax and András Schiff. Further, The Glenn Gould School will organize up to three sessions with Canada’s pre-eminent musicians and musical leaders, including Peter Oundjian, Johannes Debus, and Julian Kuerti.

Performance Opportunities:

• Performance is at the core of this program. Each Rebanks Fellow will be presented in recital and in important chamber music performances throughout the year at both The Royal Conservatory and with our many presenting partners.
• Orchestral musicians will invited to take leadership roles in the Royal Conservatory Orchestra, working with such conductors as Sir Roger Norrington, Tito Muñoz, and Johannes Debus.
• Rebanks Fellows will be involved in the numerous performance opportunities of The Glenn Gould School, including the New Music Ensemble and master classes with internationally-acclaimed visiting artists.

International Performance Residency:

• An important component of The Rebanks Family Fellowship is a funded European performance residency. This residency provides each Rebanks Fellow with the opportunity to experience the highest standard of international music training and performance specific to their own development, and strategically expand their professional outlook and network. It will expose them to different approaches and artistic values, and provide for engagement personally and professionally with an elite international peer group.
• With guidance from the Office of the Dean, Rebanks Fellows identify summer programs of interest (eg. Prussia Cove, Holland Music Sessions, Verbier Music Festival) and upon successful acceptance the Program will fund up to $5,000 in program related costs including tuition, travel, etc.