Eleanor Huey

1. Age / âge
18

2. Hometown / ville
Vancouver, BC

3. Instrument
Violin

4. How do you feel you will benefit from participation in the NYOC? Comment pensez-vous que votre participation à lONJC puisse vous aider?
The NYO is an invaluable experience and will help me in my pursuit of a career in music. (And it's the best way to spend your summer.)

5. What are your interests outside classical music / Avez-vous d’autres intérêts à part la musique classique ?
Reading writing nature downhill skiing...

6. What are your professional goals? / Décrivez quelques-unes de vos ambitions professionnelles.
To play in a professional orchestra and chamber ensemble.

7. What has recently played on your iPod? / Qu’écoutez-vous ces jours-ci sur votre iPod?
Hendrix

8. What is there about you that you think people might be surprised to know? / Y a-t-il quelque chose à votre propos qui est un peu surprenant ou hors de l’ordinaire?
I'm a very non aggressive person...unless I'm downhill skiing.

9. If you weren't touring with the NYOC what would you be doing with your summer? Si vous ne faisiez pas partie de l' ONJC que feriez-vous cet été?
I would be attending another chamber/orchestra camp.

Who is your favourite classical musician? / Quel est votre artiste (classique) préféré ?
James Ehnes/Maxim Vengerov/Michael Rabin

Who is your favourite non-classical musician? / Quel est votre artiste (non classique) préféré ?
Eddie Van Halen

Why did you choose your instrument / Pourquoi avez-vous choisi cet instrument ?
I was told at a young age that I could choose any instrument I wanted to play and after watching an animated film about a little mouse who played violin that's the instrument I chose.

For returning members: What is your fondest memory from a previous session and/or tour? Pour participants vétérans: Quels sont vos souvenirs préférés de la session ou tournée précédente de l' ONJC?
Spending a day in New York City. Also: Yelling "Alain Trudel!" instead of "Mambo!" during West Side Story.