tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60647421636122356342024-03-05T14:11:44.922-07:00Classical Music in EdmontonClassical Music in Edmontonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420048314805284123noreply@blogger.comBlogger305125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064742163612235634.post-86734621403374212892012-11-10T22:44:00.000-07:002012-11-10T22:44:33.490-07:00The end of Classical Music in Edmonton?Hello all, it's been a few months since we've talked - I've really missed you, but I've realized that I have to say good-bye. Since my last post in June 2012 I had a beautiful baby, started graduate school, and I will soon return to my demanding job so unfortunately I can't continue with Classical Music in Edmonton.<br />
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I started this blog because I wanted to find a way to be part of a musical community after moving to Edmonton from Ontario, and to find a new musical outlet since performance anxiety has taken all the fun out of performing.<br />
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I've had a fantastic time meeting amazing people and hopefully promoting the great music happening in Edmonton. We need to celebrate all the wonderful music being made here and the dedicated people who make it happen. <br />
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I hope that someone out there will continue to provide a place where Edmontonians can go to find out all that's happening in our classical music community. I am constantly amazed at the growth and the calibre of music making here, and my hope for the future is to ensure that our new and emerging artists have the opportunity to perform.<br />
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Take care everyone, and maybe I will see you again soon. Classical Music in Edmontonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420048314805284123noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064742163612235634.post-25318857228182089682012-06-28T09:49:00.007-06:002012-06-28T09:49:57.773-06:00Concert Listings July 2012 - See you next season!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>July 4-14, 2012 8pm</strong> (Sunday matinee 2pm) The musical <em>Nine</em>. Kristin M. Finlay, director, Sally Hunt, musical director, Adam Mazerolle-Kuss, choreographer. Walterdale Playhouse, $14, $18. Tix on the Square or cash at the door (Thursday July 5 is 2 for 1, cash only)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday July 8, 2012 4pm</strong> <em>Classic Bronze 2012</em> - Canada's only advanced handbell festival closing concert (bells and choir). Dr. John Hooper, director. Concordia University College Robert Tegler Student Centre. $12, $10 and $25 per family, Tix on the Square or at the door. <a href="http://www.classicbronze.org/">http://www.classicbronze.org/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>July 8 – 15, 2012 Choralies Internationales 2012</strong> – francophone festival of choral music. Various times and locations, concerts listed individually below. Contact http://www.choraliesedmonton2012.ca/ for more information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday July 8, 2012 2pm</strong> Alberta College Conservatory of Music Connections Concert Series. Emerging student musicians and faculty performances. Muttart Hall 10050 MacDonald Dr. $20, $10 Tix on the Square.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday July 8, 2012 8:30pm</strong> <em>Concert d'overture - Toi, moi, tout un monde!</em> Choralies Internationales 2012 –Grand Opening concert featuring two professional choirs from Alberta and Quebec. Winspear Centre. Contact http://www.choraliesedmonton2012.ca/ for more information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Friday July 13, 2012 8:30pm</strong> <em>Concert Gala - Pleins feux en chanson!</em> Choralies Internationales 2012 – Gala Concert featuring the massed choir from the festival. Winspear Centre. Contact http://www.choraliesedmonton2012.ca/ for more information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday July 15, 2012 3pm</strong> Choralies Internationales 2012 – Closing Concert. <em>Concert de clôture - Célébrons le Grand choeur des Choralies!</em> Winspear Centre. Contact http://www.choraliesedmonton2012.ca/ for more information.</span>Classical Music in Edmontonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420048314805284123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064742163612235634.post-52662749269962854742012-06-28T09:45:00.001-06:002012-06-28T09:45:42.323-06:00Alberta College Conservatory Connections Final Concert July 8, 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>June 26, 29 and July 1, 2012 7:30pm, June 30 1:30pm</strong> Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival - <em>Ariadne auf Naxos</em>, Richard Strauss. Timms Centre for the Arts, UofA. Tickets $28-$40.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Will Cramer, guitar, Cam Neufeld, violin and electronics, Don Ross, clarinet and electronics, Scott Whetham, tuba ‘n’ stuff, Lindsay Woolgar, bass</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Thursday June 21, 2012 7pm</strong> Edmonton Chamber Music Society - Summer Solstice Festival. Masterclass with <strong>Tara Helen O'Connor, flute, and Daniel Phillips, violin</strong>. Fine Arts Building, UofA Room 1-29 and 2-7. <a href="http://www.edmontonchambermusic.org/">http://www.edmontonchambermusic.org/</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>June 22-24 and 27-30, 2012</strong> Elope Musical Theatre presents <em>Kiss Me Kate</em>. John L. Haar Theatre 10045 156 St. $27.50, $22.50 Tix on the Square. For more information go to <a href="http://www.elopemusicaltheatre.ca/">http://www.elopemusicaltheatre.ca/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Friday June 22, 2012 6pm</strong> gates open, 7pm performances start. Edmonton Opera presents <em>Opera al Fresco</em>, a summer garden party at Devonian Gardens. <strong>Robert Clark, tenor, Catherine Daniel, mezzo-soprano and Bertrand Malo</strong>. Featuring the debut of the Edmonton Opera Children’s Chorus. Located 5 kms north of Devon on Hwy 60. (51227 Hwy 60, Spruce Grove, T7Y 1C5) Tickets $49 adults, $20 children 12 and under.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Friday June 22, 2012 8pm</strong> Edmonton Chamber Music Society presents the Summer Solstice Music Festival – <em>L’Esprit Francais</em>. Music of Saint-Saens, Messiaen and Debussy. <strong>Jessica Linnebach, Jasmine Lin, Daniel Phillips, violin, Charles Pilon, viola, Shauna Rolston, Marina Hoover, cello, Tara Helen O’Connor, flute, Julianne Scott, clarinet, Nora Bumanis, harp, Stephen Prutsman, piano, Jacques Despres, piano, Patricia Tao, piano</strong> and festival director. Convocation Hall. Pre-concert talk begins 45 minutes prior to performance. $30, $20, $10. Tix on the Square or The Gramophone. <a href="http://www.edmontonchambermusic.org/">http://www.edmontonchambermusic.org/</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Saturday June 23, 2012 8pm</strong> Edmonton Chamber Music Society presents the Summer Solstice Music Festival – <em>Intersections</em>, Music for Film and Concert Stage. Chamber pieces by Nino Rota and Lalo Schifrin, and Stephen Prutsman’s score for Sherlock, Jr. plus a showing of the film. <strong>Jessica Linnebach, Jasmine Lin, Daniel Phillips, violin, Charles Pilon, viola, Shauna Rolston, Marina Hoover, cello, Tara Helen O’Connor, flute, Julianne Scott, clarinet, Nora Bumanis, harp, Stephen Prutsman, piano, Jacques Despres, piano, Patricia Tao, piano</strong> and festival director. Convocation Hall. $30, $20, $10. <a href="http://www.edmontonchambermusic.org/">http://www.edmontonchambermusic.org/</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday June 24, 2012 3pm</strong> Edmonton Chamber Music Society presents the Summer Solstice Music Festival – <em>Summer Passion</em>. <em>Assobio a Játo</em> (The Jet Whistle) for flute and cello by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Rebecca Clarke’s Piano Trio of 1921, and Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F minor. <strong>Jessica Linnebach, Jasmine Lin, Daniel Phillips, violin, Charles Pilon, viola, Shauna Rolston, Marina Hoover, cello, Tara Helen O’Connor, flute, Julianne Scott, clarinet, Nora Bumanis, harp, Stephen Prutsman, piano, Jacques Despres, piano, Patricia Tao, piano</strong> and festival director. Convocation Hall. Pre-concert talk begins 45 minutes prior to performance. $30, $20, $10. <a href="http://www.edmontonchambermusic.org/">http://www.edmontonchambermusic.org/</a></span>Classical Music in Edmontonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420048314805284123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064742163612235634.post-15201677504354524372012-06-14T11:24:00.000-06:002012-06-14T11:24:14.905-06:00Lieutenant Governor Emerging Artist Award Winners 2012<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">June 14, 2012</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Edmonton... Eight Alberta artists received the 2012 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award June 14, 2012 in a ceremony hosted by His Honour Col. (Ret’d) the Honourable Donald S. Ethell and Her Honour Linda Ethell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“These artists represent the best of a community that challenges, enlightens and entertains us,” said Lieutenant Governor Ethell. “Creativity of this magnitude is infectious.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Awards is among Canada’s most generous arts awards programs. Each recipient receives a medal and $10,000.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“We’ve seen careers blossom in previous recipients and we know today’s awards will strengthen these artists and Alberta’s performing, literary and visual arts culture in the process.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation was established in 2003 to celebrate excellence in the arts and to underline the importance of the arts in Alberta. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Emerging Artist Awards, offered in alternate years, gives up to 10 awards of $10,000 each to support and encourage promising artists early in their careers, who have created a modest body of work, and are recognized by established artists in the same field of endeavour as having potential to achieve excellence in their discipline. Recipients also receive a medal designed by Wei Yew. The 2012 adjudication panel included Charlie Austin, Denise Clarke and Nancy (Tousley) Cameron.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His Honour Col. (Ret’d) the Honourable Donald S. Ethel presented the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artists Awards to the following individuals at Government House in Edmonton, June 14, 2012:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Emma Parkinson, mezzo-soprano, Lethbridge</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">According to adjudicators, “She rose to the top of the ‘ear’ chart with the quality of her exquisite voice.” Mezzo-soprano Emma Parkinson calls Lethbridge home, but her voice belongs to the world. She made her solo debut as Siebel in Faust with Opera de Montreal this spring and will debut in Europe as Mercedes this summer in a new production of Carmen with Seefestspiele Berlin. Winter will see her back at Opera de Montreal playing Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Parkinson completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Lethbridge and master’s degree at McGill University. In 2010, she was selected as a young artist in the Atelier Lyrique of the Opera de Montreal, a training program designed to develop professional singers, and is in her final season with this program. Parkinson says the award money will support ongoing training and an audition tour, including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in November 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kyle Armstrong, filmmaker, Edmonton</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Naomi Brand, contemporary dancer and choreographer, Calgary</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mitch Holtby, emcee, producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, Edmonton</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kristopher Karklin, photographer/sculptor, Fort McMurray/Calgary</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chris Millar, painter/sculptor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diane Mae Robinson, children’s author, St. Paul</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eric Rose, theatre director</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's that time again! Check out all the details for the Banff Summer Arts Festival here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check out the opera performances (Don Giovanni by Mozart) and the "Music for a Summer Evening" series - where musicians in residence perform with their distinguished faculty in this perennial favourite.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>June 14-16 and June 19-23, 2012 7:30pm</strong> (check Tix on the Square for showtimes) Edmonton Musical Theatre - <em>The Time of Our Lives</em>. Celebrating 35 years. Randy Mueller, Director-Music Director, Marie Nychka, Adam Blocka and Steffni Ault, choreographers, Geoff Emery, Jen Magel, Set Designers. Westbury Theatre, TransAlta Arts Barns 10330 84 Av. $25 Tix on the Square</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Friday June 15, 2012 7:30pm</strong> Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival - Opera Extravaganza with Improvaganza. Operatic scences with improvs of opera scenes. $16 - $22. <a href="http://www.operanuova.ca/">http://www.operanuova.ca/</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday June 17, 2012 5:30pm</strong> Opera Nuova – <em>L’Invitation du Voyage</em>, A Father’s Day Event featuring artists from the Vocal Arts Festival 2012 including the music of R.V. William’s Songs of Travel. Sabor Divino 10220 103 St NW. For tickets contact <a href="http://www.operanuova.ca/">http://www.operanuova.ca/</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday June 17, 2012 7pm</strong> Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival - <em>Behind the Scenes</em> Masterclass. Room 1-29 Fine Arts Building, UofA. Tickets $14-$20. <a href="http://www.operanuova.ca/">http://www.operanuova.ca/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Monday June 18, 2012 7:30pm</strong> FREE Organ Information Evening - Organ Building and Restoration with Bruce Shull. Royal Canadian College of Organists - Edmonton. Providence Church, 12905 122 Av.</span>Classical Music in Edmontonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420048314805284123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064742163612235634.post-8603806829271091932012-06-12T11:02:00.001-06:002012-06-12T11:02:40.748-06:00Edmonton Musical Theatre 35th Anniversary Celebration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Classical Music in Edmontonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420048314805284123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064742163612235634.post-268848811263784482012-06-06T12:30:00.002-06:002012-06-06T12:30:28.479-06:00Pro Coro Canada Announces New Members for 2012-2013<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Pro Coro Canada announces core membership for the 2012–2013 season</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After several days of auditions with 50 singers participating, Pro Coro is happy to announce the voices that will make up Pro Coro Canada in 2012–2013. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The individual and ensemble auditions with new Artistic Director Michael Zaugg proved to be a great starting point for the creation of an outstanding and virtuoso ensemble. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you all the choristers who invested their time and effort in preparing for the audition process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 2012–2013 core roster of Pro Coro Canada (alphabetical order):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gillian Brinston-Kurschat, Jolaine Kerley, Catherine Kubash, Carole Kube, Annette Martens, Sonia Oppenheim, Sarah Schaub</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rob Curtis, Michael Kurschat, Peter Malcolm, Alex McCune, Simon Noster, Gordon Ritchie, Jordan Van Biert</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jane Berry, Raimundo Gonzalez, Catherine Lippitt, Kirstin Piehl, Nola Shantz, Janet Smith, Justin Strand, Russ Wilkinson, and Anthony Wynne.</span>Classical Music in Edmontonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420048314805284123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064742163612235634.post-35440050298685382382012-06-06T12:23:00.000-06:002012-06-06T12:23:28.511-06:00Edmonton Mozart Festival - Sunday June 10, 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Tuesday June 5, 2012 7:30pm</strong> <u><strong><a href="http://www.vocalartsfestival.com/" target="_blank">Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival</a></strong></u> <em>Song Soirees at the AGA</em>. French artsong. Art Gallery of Alberta, Ledcor Theatre. Tickets $14-$20.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Wednesday June 6, 2012 7pm</strong> St. Albert Community Band Spring Concert. Arden Theatre, St. Albert.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Thursday June 7, 2012 Noon FREE</strong> <u><strong><a href="http://www.vocalartsfestival.com/" target="_blank">Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival</a></strong></u> - Music at Noon. Winspear Centre Lobby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Thursday June 7, 2012 8pm</strong> Edmonton Vocal Minority Choir – <em>A Touch of Goth</em>. Special guest Darrin Hagen. Westbury Theatre. $15, $12.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Friday June 8, 2012 7:30pm</strong> <strong><u><a href="http://www.vocalartsfestival.com/" target="_blank">Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival</a></u></strong> - <em>Opera Extravaganza with Improvaganza</em>. Operatic scences with improvs of opera scenes. $16 - $22. Convocation Hall, UofA.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Friday June 8, 2012 9:30pm</strong> Edmonton Symphony Orchestra – <em>Late Night Brahms</em>. <strong>William Eddins, conductor, Angela Cheng, piano</strong>, Members of Oran and Kokopelli Choirs. Excerpts from Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, Third Symphony and the Liebeslieder Waltzes. Winspear Centre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Saturday June 9, 2012 8pm</strong> Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. <strong>William Eddins, conductor, Angela Cheng, piano</strong>. Brahms’ First Piano Concerto and the Third Symphony. Winspear Centre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday June 10, 2012 2pm</strong> <u><strong><a href="http://www.vocalartsfestival.com/" target="_blank">Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival</a></strong></u> - <em>Opera for 'New-ova-ites'</em>, Keeping the stories straight. Learn more about the operas, composers and the artists. Upper Crust Cafe. Tickets $14-$16.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday June 10, 2012 4:30pm <u><a href="http://www.vocalartsfestival.com/" target="_blank">Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival</a></u></strong> <em>An Afternoon with a Merry Widow</em>. Old Timers Cabin 9430 99 St. Tickets $14-$20.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday June 10, 2012 7pm</strong> The Edmonton Mozart Festival - <em>A Little Night Music</em>. <em>Irina Konavalov, Marlena Muskens, Anders Muskens, Elliot Kam, and Brenda Lam, piano</em>. <strong>Aleasha Pawluski, trumpet, and the Wild Rose String Quartet</strong>. Sonata No.2 in D major for Piano Duet, Allegro Molto in C major (a newly discovered work), Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major, Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major (Haydn), Piano Sonata Op. 79 No. 24 in F sharp major (Beethoven), Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (Haydn), and Serenade for Strings, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Muttart Hall, Alberta College, 10050 MacDonald Dr. $15 ($20 at door), $25 festival pass. <a href="http://www.edmontonmozartfestival.com/">http://www.edmontonmozartfestival.com/</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday June 10, 2012 7pm</strong> <u><strong><a href="http://www.vocalartsfestival.com/" target="_blank">Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival</a></strong></u> - <em>Behind the Scenes Masterclass</em>. Room 1-29 Fine Arts Building, UofA. Tickets $14-$20.</span>Classical Music in Edmontonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420048314805284123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064742163612235634.post-59964613491421074272012-05-31T15:06:00.001-06:002012-05-31T15:06:45.001-06:00The Edmonton Mozart Festival Sunday June 3, 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Classical Music in Edmontonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420048314805284123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064742163612235634.post-47008242103427575832012-05-28T13:02:00.003-06:002012-05-31T15:16:57.274-06:00UPDATED: Concert Listings May 28 - June 3, 2012<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Tuesday May 29, 2012 7:30pm</strong> <u><strong><a href="http://www.vocalartsfestival.com/" target="_blank">Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival</a></strong></u> - Song Soirees at the AGA. English Artsong. Art Gallery of Alberta, Ledcor Theatre. Tickets $14-$20.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Tuesday May 29, 2012 7:30pm</strong> Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. <strong>William Eddins, conductor and piano, Elliot Madore, baritone</strong> (winner of the 2010 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions). Arias and songs from <em>Don Giovanni, The Barber of Seville, Die Tote Stadt and Carousel</em> and music by Ravel, Poulenc, and de Falla. Winspear Centre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Thursday May 31, 2012 Noon FREE</strong> <u><strong><a href="http://www.vocalartsfestival.com/" target="_blank">Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival</a></strong></u> - Music at Noon. Winspear Centre Lobby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Friday June 1, 2012 7:30pm</strong> <strong><u><a href="http://www.vocalartsfestival.com/" target="_blank">Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival</a></u></strong> - Classic Broadway Concert. Music from <em>Brigadoon, Company, She Loves Me, and The Music Man</em>. Convocation Hall, UofA. Tickets $16 - $22.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Saturday June 2, 2012 10am-3pm FREE</strong> <u><strong><a href="http://www.olivercommunityfestival.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Oliver Community Festival</a></strong></u>. Family entertainment including the Nova Bells Hand Choir, Choir of Robertson-Wesley United Church, Choral Morphosis, Edmonton Musical Theatre and the Edmonton Police Pipe and Drum Band. 102 Av between 121 and 123 Streets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Saturday June 2, 2012 7:30pm</strong> <em>Cantate!</em> Edmonton Youth Choir Year End Concert. <strong>Jordan van Biert, conductor</strong>. St. Timothy’s Anglican Church 8420 145 St, admission at the door.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Saturday June 2, 2012 7:30pm</strong> Raga-Mala Music Society – Pandit <strong>Ajoy Chakrabarty, Patiala Gharana, vocals</strong>. Royal Alberta Musem 12845 102 Av.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday June 3, 2012 4pm</strong> Kokopelli Choirs – <em>Colours of Sping Encore</em>. Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday June 3, 2012 4:30pm</strong> <u><strong><a href="http://www.vocalartsfestival.com/" target="_blank">Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival</a></strong></u> - An Afternoon of Sacred Song. Excerpts from oratorios by Bach, Haydn and Handel. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 84 Av. Tickets $14 - $20.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday June 3, 2012 7pm</strong> The Edmonton Mozart Festival - <em>Perspectives</em>. <strong>James Bures, organ and conductor, Tara Plamondon, french horn, Anders Muskens, harpsichord and conductor</strong>. Epistle Sonata No 14 in C, Serenade for Winds in C minor, Nacht Musique, Horn Concerto No 3 in E flat major, Allegro Molto in C major (a newly discovered work), Harpsichord Concerto No 3 in E flat major, and Six German Dances KV 509. Muttart Hall, Alberta College Conservatory 10025 MacDonald Dr. $15 ($20 at door), $25 festival pass. <a href="http://www.edmontonmozartfestival.com/">http://www.edmontonmozartfestival.com/</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday June 3, 2012 7pm</strong> <u><strong><a href="http://www.vocalartsfestival.com/" target="_blank">Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival</a></strong></u> - Behind the Scenes Masterclass. Room 1-29 Fine Arts Bldg, UofA. Tickets $14-$20.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday June 3, 2012 7:30pm</strong> Cosmopolitan Music Society All Bands and Chorus Season Finale. Winspear Centre.</span>Classical Music in Edmontonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420048314805284123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064742163612235634.post-78365418756688438182012-05-24T19:50:00.001-06:002012-05-24T19:50:21.217-06:00Check out the concerts at the Vocal Arts Festival this weekend May 25-29, 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Classical Music in Edmontonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420048314805284123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6064742163612235634.post-27833759353787260882012-05-24T12:56:00.001-06:002012-05-24T12:56:16.690-06:00Winner of the Shean Piano Competition 2012<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Friday, May 18, 2012 – after two days of amazing and very high calibre competition – pianist Adam Żukiewicz (28 years old), originally from Jawor, Poland and currently studying in Toronto, was awarded the $8,000 top prize in The Shean Piano Competition. He has also won the opportunity to play with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at a future date. Mr. Żukiewicz was one of 6 finalists chosen from the 23 submitted entries to compete in the 2012 Shean Piano Competition on May 17 and 18.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The complete results of the Competition were as follows:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First Place and $8,000 – Adam Żukiewicz (Jawor, Poland)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Second Place and $5,000 – Lisa Tahara (Vancouver, BC)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Third Place and $4,000 – Steven Massicotte (Montréal, QC)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fourth Place and $3,000 – Michelle Powell (Grande Prairie, AB)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Tie) Fifth Place and $2,000 each – Benjamin Chapman (Sydney, NSW, Australia) and Rich Coburn (Nelson, BC)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lisa Tahara also won $1,000 Paul J. Bourret Prize for Best Performance of the Test Piece – Valse, Op. 38 by Alexander Scriabin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The adjudicators for this year’s Competition were David Hoyt, Chair; Jane Coop and William Wolfram. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 2013 Shean Strings Competition takes place May 17 and 18, 2013 in Edmonton with an $8,000 Top Prize and the opportunity to perform with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. The $1,000 Paul J. Bourret Prize for Best Performance of the Test Piece will also be awarded.</span><br />
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