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Nina De Sole




   Organ performers

Born in Santiago,Chile, and from italian descent, Nina De Sole desired to become an organist at the tender age of five, and started her musical education at the Superior School of Music in Chile.

In 1981, she moved to Canada and settled in Montreal.

Nina De Sole started her organ studies as a self taught, she then attended The McGill Conservatory of music, obtaining several first prizes in Theory, solfège and organ.

She pursued at the same time her collegial and universitary studies in translation and literature at McGill University. obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree.

She then started on the program of Church music and Organ performance at McGill University's Music Faculty.

There, she was in Margaret de Castro's organ class, studied Choral conducting with Iwan Edwards and attended masterclasses, recitals and conferences given by Pierre‑Yves Asselin,Bengt Hambraeus, Christophe Linde, Bernard Foccroule, Michael Radulescu and Marie‑Claire Alain.

Nina De Sole was an active participant in Montserrat Torrent's Spanish organ music masterclass in 1994.

In 1995, she recieved her Bachelor of Music degree.

Afterwards, she prefected her organ studies withPierre Grandmaison, titular organist at Notre‑Dame Basilica in Montreal.

Nina De Sole was also deputy and assistant organist to the titular organist at Notre‑Dame Basilica in Montreal until 1999.

In July 2003, Nina De Sole was an active participant at the McGill Summer Organ Academy,

in Dr Julian Wachner's organ improvisation class.
Nina De Sole is a very active organist and gives several private and public recitals in Montreal.

and has already performed at:
Église Saint‑Enfant‑Jésus du Mile End,
Église Notre‑Dame‑des Victoires,
Saint‑James United Church
Église Sainte‑Louise‑de‑Marillac,
Église Saint‑Bernard,
Redpath Hall,
Christ Church Cathedral
Église Sainte‑Thérèse‑de‑L'Enfant‑Jésus
Église Notre‑Dame‑du‑Saint‑Rosaire
Église Saints‑Anges‑Gardiens de Lachine,
To access Nina de Sole's personal web page, please click on the the following link:
http://www.ninadesole.com