Vancouver Snapshots 125

Saturday
When: Saturday, September 10, 2011 @ 8pm
Where: Roundhouse Community Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC)
Cost: $20/regular   $10/student

Community Symposium 1pm – 3:30pm with Guest Curator David Gordon Duke
Concert 8pm with Turning Point Ensemble, Orchid Ensemble and Heather Pawsey, soprano

Sunday
When: Sunday, September 11, 2011 @ 2pm
Where: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (578 Carrall Street at Pender, Vancouver BC)
Cost: Free

The musical history of Vancouver is a too well-kept secret! For a glorious September weekend, Turning Point Ensemble with guests, soprano Heather Pawsey and the Orchid Ensemble will unlock the past.

Vancouver Snapshots 125 will bring to life the pre-modern, modern and post-modern through musical snapshots of Vancouver’s past to the present day. With the help of the Orchid Ensemble, the vibrant Chinese cultural experience in Vancouver will be revealed, along with music of Vancouver composers representing the past 100 years including Jean Coulthard, Robert Barclay, Arthur Benjamin, Barbara Pentland, Barry Truax, Alexina Louie, Stephen Chatman, R. Murray Schafer, Jocelyn Morlock, Zhuo Rui-Shi and others.

The Saturday evening program at the Roundhouse Community Centre will be comprised of three unbroken sets of minatures representing three historical periods. Sunday afternoon’s free concert at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden will concentrate on the rich Chinese cultural traditions in Vancouver.

Everyone is invited to participate in the free Saturday afternoon symposium at the Roundhouse chaired by Vancouver’s resident music historical expert David Gordon Duke and also including William Bruneau, George Laverock and Janet Danielson as panelists. This session will be accompanied by musical examples.

Please find more information at: http://turningpointensemble.ca/vancouver-snapshots-125/

ReSounding Ryerson

A benefit concert for Ryerson United Church featuring performances by: Chor Leoni Men’s Choir, Elektra Women’s Choir, EnChor, Ryerson Church Choir, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Vancouver Chamber Choir with Christopher Gaze, M.C.

When: Sunday September 18, 2011 @ 3pm
Where: Ryerson United Church (2195 West 45th Ave, at Yew Street, Vancouver BC)
Cost: All tickets $30

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Information 604.266.5377

An array of Vancouver’s finest choirs will gather on the afternoon of Sunday September 18 (3 pm) to salute the role of Ryerson United Church in Vancouver’s abundant choral scene. For many years Ryerson has been the choral home and preferred performance and recording space of many of the city’s choirs. ReSounding Ryerson  is a choral tribute and thank you to both a building and a church organisation that has recognized and embraced music as an integral part of their mandate.

ReSounding Ryerson  is a benefit concert with all funds raised being donated to the ongoing refurbishment of the church as a performance space.

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Summer Score Reading Club: August Session

When: August 18, 2011 @ 2 – 4pm
Where: CMC BC Region (837 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC)
Cost: Free for all to attend!

The second score reading club session of the summer is here and is FREE to attend.  Not to be missed, Corey Hamm performs movements from Frederic Rzewski’s Squares.  David Gordon Duke will be presenting Rodney Sharman’s Cabaret Songs, and Jocelyn Morlock will be presenting Nico Muhly’s Clear Music.  Join presenters Corey Hamm, David Gordon Duke, and Jocelyn Morlock and discover gems you may not know, hear something new and engage in dialogue about the works.  Collectively we look at scores, listen to the music and discuss the works.  There’s something for everyone!

About the Presenters

Dr. Corey Hamm is a pianist of international acclaim.  In recent years Corey Hamm toured Rzewski’s hour-long landmark work, The People United Will Never Be Defeated!, internationally, with more than twenty performances.  Reviews include: Corey Hamm’s performance [of the Rzewski] on Sunday afternoon was a superb one, technically very fine but also emotionally committed; it held the audience transfixzed for its duration” – Deryk Barker, Music in Victoria.  Corey Hamm has given numerous world, Canadian, and Vancouver premieres to critical acclaim and has been involved in the commissioning of over sixty solo, chamber, and concerto compositions.  In addition to his active and successful career as a performer, he is a dedicated educator, Dr. Hamm joined the faculty of music at the University of British Columbia in 2005 and has given lectures and master-classes worldwide.  He was the winner of the 2008/2009 UBC Killam Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Dr. David Gordon Duke was born in Vancouver and studied musicology at the University of British Columbia, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Victoria.  An Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre, David Gordon Duke has written many pieces, especially for beginning music students.  Many of these works are listed in the syllabi of the Royal Conservatory, Conservatory Canada, the Canadian Conservatory, and Contemporary Showcase.  A distinguished writer and music reviewer, he has written and broadcast extensively about Canadian music and composers.  Of particular note is a biographer of Jean Coulthard (with whom he studied composition) with co-author William Bruneau.

With a discography of twelve CDs and numerous performances and broadcast throughout North America and Europe, Dr. Jocelyn Morlock is quickly becoming known as one of Canada’s leading composers.  Morlock’s music has received numerous national and international accolades, including: Top 10 at the 2002 International Rostrum of Composers; Winner of the 2003 CMC Prairie Region Emerging Composers competition; winner of the Mayor’s Arts Awards in Vancouver (2008); nominations for Best Classical Composition at the Western Canadian Music Awards and a Juno nomination for Classical Composition of the Year (2011, Exhaudi).

Piano Pinnacle Presents Two Centuries of Piano Duo Music

In an evening of piano duo music (two pianos, four hands) spanning over two centuries, pianists Deborah Grimmett and Iman Habibi bring a unique touch to the gems of the genre, as well as premiering ten new works by Canadian composers.

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Flute and Piano Recital

When: Sunday, August 7, 2011 @ 3pm
Where: Tapestry at Wesbrook Village, UBC Campus (3338 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver BC)
Cost: tickets by donation

Enjoy works performed by Jee Yeon Ryu, piano and Laura Vanek, flute in a relaxed and informal setting!

In this concert, Laura and Jee Yeon present flute and piano music by J.S. Bach and the Canadian composer Jacques Hétu.  United by their passion for the Canadian contemporary music, they first began performing together as graduate students at the University of Victoria.  Now based in Vancouver, the two friends continue to perform and enjoy exploring new creative concert programs as a contemporary flute and piano duo.

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MusicFest Vancouver: Industrial Alliance Pacific Inside the Music

Five Fascinating FREE Educational Events at Christ Church Cathedral

Check out this mix of great FREE events! With everything from the lively a cappella stylings of the Swingle Singers working with local high school singers to an historical tour of Chinese music and more, these lecture/demonstrations offer an amazing opportunity to expand your musical knowledge and appreciation. Please note: These lecture/demonstrations are fascinating, but they are not concert performances.

Swingle Singers Vocal Ensemble Workshop
Friday Aug 5 2-3pm
Sit in as legendary British a cappella ensemble shares trade secrets with the Argyle Senior Vocal Ensemble

An Introduction to Purcell’s music for King Arthur
Monday Aug 8 2-3pm
An illuminating talk by Canadian countertenor and MusicFest Vancouver favourite Matthew White
Presented in association with Early Music Vancouver

Chai Found Music Workshop Ensemble: Evocative Beauty
Tuesday Aug 9 2-3pm
Taiwan’s Huang Chen-Ming introduces and demonstrates traditional Chinese instruments and music
Supported by Taipei Cultural Centre

Improvisation Masterclass with Joe Chindamo
Wednesday Aug 10 2-3pm
Australian jazz pianist works with two of Vancouver’s emerging performers

Essentials of Latin American Music
Thursday Aug 11 2-3pm
Ernán López-Nussa (Cuba) & Sal Ferreras (Canada) demonstrate the diverse forms of Latin American music

Vancouver Sings: A Celebration of CBC’s 75th Anniversary

When: Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Where: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC (6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver BC)
Cost: Adult $29 – 49, Student / Senior $24 – 44
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Elektra Women’s Choir 

musica intima 

Touché 

ALVIN S. NEMETZ MEMORIAL CONCERT

Elektra Women’s Choir
musica intima
Vancouver Chamber Choir
Touché

Back by popular demand, MusicFest Vancouver presents Vancouver Sings: A Celebration of CBC’s 75th Anniversary, a choral extravaganza bringing together three of the city’s favourite and awardwinning choral ensembles and Denmark’s Touché Vocal Jazz in the stunning acoustics of the elegant Chan Centre at UBC. In addition to being a choral feast for the ears, this concert recognizes CBC’s historic importance to choirs Canada-wide and celebrates CBC’s upcoming 75th anniversary.

Elektra Women’s Choir, musica intima, the Vancouver Chamber Choir and Touché will each perform selections from their own repertoire before the entire roster of singers joins forces with members of Chor Leoni, the Laudate Singers, Phoenix Chamber Choir, Vancouver Bach Choir, and Vancouver Cantata Singers to present several works en masse — an event that will thrill singers and Vancouver’s legendary choral audience alike!

Works by Healey Willan, Stephen Chatman, Nancy Telfer, Stephen Smith, Leslie Uyeda, Rupert Lang, Lionel Daunais, and others will be performed.

For more information, please visit: http://www.musicfestvancouver.ca/home/concertInfo.php?id=383

Vicky Chow, piano

When: Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Where: Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street at Georgia, Vancouver, BC)
Cost: Adult $22, Student / Senior $17
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Vicky Chow

Vicky Chow

Pianist Vicky Chow, originally from Vancouver and now a resident of New York, specializes in contemporary music and is a member of the famous Bang on a Can Allstars. Her Masters Degree from the Julliard School of Music has helped to equip her for a successful performing career. With an emphasis on recently composed works, her recital will include extended techniques, electronic sounds, and pure keyboard virtuosity.

Vicky Chow will perform Vancouver composer Lisa Miller’s (b. 1968)   from Lessing Stories: V. Through the tunnel (2009/10)

For further information, please visit http://www.musicfestvancouver.ca/home/concertInfo.php?id=381

Borealis String Quartet with John Stetch

When: Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Where: Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street at Georgia, Vancouver, BC)
Cost: Adult $27, Student / Senior $22
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Borealis String Quartet

John Stetch

John Stetch
Borealis String Quartet

Prepare for a captivating hour of music as New York-based Canadian jazz pianist John Stetch joins Vancouver’s popular Borealis String Quartet for a performance of his jazz-inflected Quintet for strings and piano. The program will also feature the Borealis in a performance of Shostakovich’s Eighth String Quartet and solo improvisations by Stetch.

“With its intense, focused style of playing, drawing the maximum expression from every phrase, the Borealis quartet presents itself as a group of star players, the energy radiating from them like the stars.”  The Calgary Herald

“… Stetch is one of the most brilliant jazz pianists working today. In a perfect world he would be more famous than Wynton Marsalis.” Clavier Magazine

For more information, please visit http://www.musicfestvancouver.ca/home/concertInfo.php?id=371

Ricordanza Chamber Music Festival 2011

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 5th – 7th 2011 The Ricordanza Chamber Festival will launch their second season of their annual Chamber Music Festival. This years festival sees the return of the founding Canadian trio, The Ricordanza Trio, featuring  Carole Bestvater, violin; Shiori  Kobayashi, clarinet; and Frank Chu, piano; who will be joined by Danielle Sametz, violin; Elizabeth Massi, viola; Alexa Pilon, ‘cello; Kathleen Morrison, soprano; and  Victoria’s premier Chamber Choir, Vox Humana under the direction of Brian Wismath.

The Festival was  founded the two years  ago by The Ricordanza Trio, who’s main focus has been to explore music written for their unique combination of instruments; which led to the creation of the Chamber Festival giving them an opportunity to present these unique works. By having other musicians participate each year, it allows them to expand their ensemble possibilities. This years Festival will include popular works by Mozart, Schubert, Strauss, and Brahms; as well as several Canadian works by Hatzis, Morlock and Gould.

The Ricordanza Chamber Festival 2011 will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church (2964 Richmond Rd, Victoria, BC) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 5th – 7th 2011; with performances starting at 7pm. Tickets will be sold at $15 Adults/$10 Students and Seniors for a single concert; weekend passes can be purchased for $35/$25 respectively. Tickets  are available at Long and McQuade,  Tom Lee Music; online through the Festival Website; and at the door.

Festival 2011 Performances

Friday, August 5th 2011 @ 7pm
Schubert’s “Shepherd on the Rock” D.965
Schubert’s “Gretchen am Spinnrade” Op. 2
Brahms’ Sonatensatz, F.A.E Sonata: Scherzo in C Minor, WoO 2
Britten’s Lachryamea, Op. 48
Morlock’s Halcyon (2003)
Khachaturian’s Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano (1932)

Saturday, August 6th 2011 @ 7pm
Rachmaninov Op. 4, No. 4 “Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne”
Strauss Op. 27, No. 4 “Morgen”
Strauss Op. 10, No. 8 “Allerseelen”
Strauss Op. 10, No. 1 “Zueignung”
Brahms’ Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114
Smetana String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, “From My Life”

Sunday, August 7th 2011 @ 7pm
Choral Selections performed by members of Vox Humana
Ysaye’s Sonata for Two Violins, Op. Posthumous
Hatzis’ “Old Photographs” (2000)
Mozart’s Trio in E-flat Major, K. 489 “Kegelstatt”

*Programmes subject to change

For more information please check out www.ricordanzafestival.ca;
Email ricordanzachamberfestival@gmail.com or call 250‐589-8725.