SUBWAY’S Good Neighbour of the Week

Posted on March 8, 2010 at 12:02 pm by devin in Contests

SUBWAY and XFM want to salute individuals in Northeastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton that you think deserve special recognition.

Is it your teacher, the person that plows your snow, how about a volunteer at the rink, working hard to make your town the vibrant community it is.

Nominate the Good Neighbour of the Week in the form provided at 989xfm.ca/contests where you can put the name and town of the person you want to nominate and why you think they are so deserving.

Prize package includes a coupon for a pair of 12 inch subs from SUBWAY James Street, Antigonish.

Antigonish Performing Arts Series

Posted on March 8, 2010 at 9:19 am by devin in Contests, Event

Marianne Fiset, Louis-Philippe Marsolais and Michael McMahon

Trio concert Wednesday March 10th at 8pm in Immaculata Auditorium

Soprano Marianne Fiset
Horn player Louis-Philippe Marsolais
Pianist Michael McMahon

Win tickets Tuesday March 9th on 989 XFM

Since having been awarded five top prizes from the Montréal International Music Competition (2007), including the First Grand Prize and the People’s Choice Award, Marianne Fiset has been hailed by critics and audiences alike. In 2008, she received the New Artist of the Year Opus Prize and was named Young Soloist by the Public Francophone Radios. She was also awarded the title Révélation Radio-Canada Musique 2008-2009. Marianne Fiset has been heard in numerous productions of the Opéra de Montréal. She has given recitals in London, Paris, Brussels, Vancouver, Montréal and Québec City and has been a guest of the Québec Opera, Saskatoon Opera, and Vancouver Opera, the Violons du Roy, Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, Orchestre Symphonique de Tours, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra. She also sang at the Festival Vancouver, Festival International de Lanaudière, Festival International du Domaine Forget, and Bel Canto Festival of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.

Winner of three prizes at the prestigious Munich ARD International Music Competition (Germany) in September 2005, young horn-player Louis-Philippe Marsolais was also an award-winner in other major competitions, including Geneva (Switzerland), Rovereto (Italy) and Trévoux (France). Having filled significant roles with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and the Québec City Symphony Orchestra, Louis-Philippe is a much sought-after soloist and chamber musician. His success on national and international stages has seen him perform throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Louis-Philippe’s second solo recording, with pianist David Jalbert, was released on the ATMA label in May 2009. Over the past several years, many of his concerts and recitals have been broadcast by Radio-Canada/Espace Musique, CBC, la Radio de la Suisse Romande and the Bayerischer Rundfunk. Louis-Philippe Marsolais is now a member and the artistic director of the Montréal-based ensemble Pentaèdre Wind Quintet.

Pianist Michael McMahon is the preferred partner of many of Canada’s finest singers. He has performed regularly throughout Canada, Europe, Japan and the United States with singers such as Catherine Robbin, Karina Gauvin, Measha Brueggergosman, Wendy Nielsen, Maureen Forester, and Richard Margison. Following his studies at McGill University in Montréal, he completed his musical education in Vienna at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst and the Franz Schubert Institute, and in Salzburg at the Mozarteum. During this time, he studied with such legendary artists as Erik Werba, Hans Hotter, Elly Ameling, Jörg Demus, and Kim Borg. In addition to his active performing schedule, Michael McMahon is a Professor at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University in Montréal. He has had long associations with l’Atelier lyrique de L’Opéra de Montréal, Opera Nuova, the Orford Arts Centre and the Banff Centre for the Arts, where he has worked regularly as a vocal coach. He is also often asked to give Masterclasses for singers and pianists, and recently was resident coach at the Franz Schubert Institute in Austria and the C.O.S.I. Summer Opera program in Italy.
He has made numerous broadcast recordings for the English and French networks of the CBC, as well as for the BBC, RBTF, Radio Suisse Romande, and Radio France. His recordings on the Marquis, CBC, and Analekta labels have met with critical acclaim, including Juno nominations and the Prix Opus. Michael McMahon was also a judge and vocal coach for the award winning television series Bathroom Divas.

Where In The World is M&M Meats

Posted on March 1, 2010 at 3:45 pm by devin in Contests

XFM has put together a contest to help draw attention to the M & M Meats location on James Street Antigonish.

You will have to identify the Antigonish location of M&M Meats to win a $20 gift certificate for use at that location only.

The contest can be heard Friday afternoons between 2 – 6pm. You will be prompted to call and the first caller with the right answer WINS!!!

Inside Sports

Posted on February 24, 2010 at 4:30 pm by devin in Contests, On Air

with your host and General Manager Ken Farrell

A Sunday evening staple at 6pm has returned once again. Let us know about your upcoming sports event or send along game results and local sports news of interest click here to contact Ken or call 863-4580

Highlights >

SUBWAY’S Good Neighbour of the Week

Antigonish Performing Arts Series

Marianne Fiset, Louis-Philippe Marsolais and Michael McMahon

Where In The World is M&M Meats

Inside Sports

with your host and General Manager Ken Farrell

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