The Mennonite Concerto, featuring Siemens as a soloist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra had the world premiere on December 2, 2012, at Centennial Hall in Winnipeg. Golden West Broadcasting commissioned Manitoba composer Victor Davies to compose "The Journey (Violin Concerto No. Their version of Leonard Cohen's " Hallelujah" went viral on YouTube with over 26 million views. Together they released two albums entitled Once Upon a Dream and A Timeless Christmas (Feat. In 2012, Siemens and pianist Roy Tan formed a piano/violin duo called Roy & Rosemary. Siemens' classical duo Diva Musica, featuring herself on violin and Victoria Gomon on piano, released their debut album Elegance in 2007, featuring their take on classical compositions " Ave Maria", " Moonlight Sonata", and " Nocturne". Faspa's Gospel Songs, featuring Robyn Driedger-Klassen on vocals, was their third album together, and, in 2009, the duo released their fourth album Gospel, featuring twenty-three hymns including " Precious Lord, Take My Hand", " The Old Rugged Cross", and " Great Is Thy Faithfulness". The duo released a second album in 2007 entitled All Is Calm, All Is Bright, featuring Christmas hymns and traditional carols. In 2005, Siemens collaborated with pianist Loren Hiebert to release her debut hymn album entitled Take My Hand, featuring twenty-one hymns, including " Holy, Holy, Holy", " Amazing Grace", and " Blessed Assurance". Talking before Siemens' performance, Trump joked, "You better play well or you're fired."
Siemens performed for Donald Trump for a private event at his Mar-a-Lago home in January 2006. The concert took place on November 19, 2004, at Central Heights Church in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Siemens was a guest soloist with the Abbotsford Symphony Orchestra performing the Mendelssohn violin concerto.
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They also appeared on NBC and ABC TV networks, Entertainment Tonight, Canada AM, and Etalk. The group released one album entitled Beginning Again and performed concerts at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Children's Miracle Network at Walt Disney World and the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas. When the group split, Niceforo founded a new group called Destino, featuring Niceforo, Terance Reddick, Siemens and Roy Tan on piano. Siemens was a violinist for the Canadian Tenors featuring Joey Niceforo, Paul Ouellette, Leon Leontaridis, and Giovanni Amenta. After completing her master's, Siemens returned to Vancouver to complete an artist diploma in violin performance under Robert Rozek from the Vancouver Academy of Music. She also performed with the Miami Bach Society Chamber Orchestra as concertmaster on a tour of France. While studying in Miami, she was concertmaster for the University of Miami Symphony Orchestra, guest conductor for the Florida Youth Symphony, and was a member of Ibis Trio which performed across the US, Belgrade, Macedonia, Switzerland, and Italy. She studied for one year Florida International University under Robert Davidovici before transferring to the University of Miami Frost School of Music to complete her master's degree in violin performance where she studied with Robert Rozek. Miller Collegiate, she attended the University of British Columbia where she completed her undergrad in violin performance under Andrew Dawes. īefore graduating from secondary school, she received her ARCT diploma (Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto), was awarded seven silver medals for receiving the highest mark in Manitoba for violin and piano exams, and was recognized as one of the most awarded young violinists in Manitoba. She was a member of the Mennonite Children's Choir and under the direction of Helen Litz performed around the world with tours to Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Europe, The Middle East, and for President Jimmy Carter.
She took up the violin and piano at three years old under the tutelage of Lilian Toews, and later Elizabeth Lupton, and learned improvisation through playing hymns with her mother, Mary Siemens. Siemens grew up on her family's century-old farm outside of Plum Coulee, Manitoba, and went to school in Altona. She was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal and Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for her contribution to the arts in Canada and is married to saxophonist and film composer Eli Bennett with whom she records and performs with their instrumental duo SaxAndViolin. presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers, and was the first violinist to perform at the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican since its first mass in 1483. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, four times at Carnegie Hall, for two U.S. She has performed at the Grand Ole Opry, three times at St. Rosemary Joy Siemens is a Canadian violinist and vocalist originally from Plum Coulee, Manitoba.
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