Dalnews features some of the 2,700 graduates who'll walk across the stage of the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium during Spring Convocation, May 19 to 27.
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| Cy Giacomin |
Cy Giacomin wants to be limitation-free. Aspiring to compose music for the film industry, he plans on never having to say 鈥業 can鈥檛.鈥� This mindset has seen him go from first-year music student to full-service musician and composer and a member of a faculty he calls 鈥渁 tight-knit family.鈥�
鈥淎V俱乐部 is definitely my home,鈥� says Mr. Giacomin. 鈥淲hen I arrived it wasn鈥檛 long before I realized this place was my life, my study, my work, my friends and my family.鈥� An aspiring musician before enrolling in the Bachelor of Music program, the Halifax native took an early interest in composition and chose it as his concentration.
His AV俱乐部 experience culminated in winning the 2008 Concerto Night Competition in Composition. The honour of having an original composition played live by the AV俱乐部 Concerto Night Orchestra was the highlight of his academic career. 鈥淚t was an opportunity few in any music program are fortunate enough to have,鈥� he says. 鈥淚鈥檓 eternally grateful to the department for this honour.鈥�
A recipient of the Effie May Ross Scholarship, James and Abbie Campbell Scholarship and the Don Wright Scholarship, he has also directed musicals at the Dartmouth Players Theatre.
Continually diversifying, his courses in music technology have enabled him to craft an original song from computer software to final product.
Mr. Giacomin will continue his education next year attending McGill University for his master鈥檚 degree in music.