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Concert Season - 2010-2011
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Sara Davis Buechner, Pianist Friday, October 1, 2010 Sara Davis Buechner is a classical concert pianist of noteworthy accomplishment, virtuosic mastery, artistic sensitivity and extraordinary versatility. A major prizewinner of many of the world's most prestigious international piano competitions she established her career by winning the Gold Medal of the 1984 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her musical art was molded by some of the most formidable keyboard virtuosos of the Twentieth Century and graduate study at the Juilliard School. With an active repertoire of over 100 piano concertos, she has appeared as soloist with North America's most prominent orchestras and was a featured artist at the "Piano 2000" Gala Concerts in the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony. |
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The National Broadcast Orchestra - Thursday, November 18, 2010 The National Broadcast Orchestra (NBO) announced today that it will hit the road in November, 2010, for a tour of British Columbia communities. Performances will be conducted by NBO Artistic Director Alain Trudel, and violinist Jonathan Crow will join the orchestra as its featured guest artist. Crow, a resident of Montreal, was born in Prince George, BC and has become one of Canada's most prominent classical musicians. The Vancouver-based NBO was established in 2009 in response to the disbandment of the CBC Radio Orchestra. Organizers determined early on that the new orchestra's first tour should reach out to communities in its home province of British Columbia. |
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Tafelmusik with Jeanne Lemon, conductor - Thursday January 27, 2011 Tafelmusik maintains a rigorous schedule of prestigious touring engagements, spending an average of 7 to 12 weeks a year on tour with annual tours of Canada, the United States of America and Europe. Since 1984, Tafelmusik has performed in the U.S.A., Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Italy, Mexico, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Denmark, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Israel and Greece. |
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Mosaique, with James Campbell, clarinet Wednesday, March 16, 2011 The program includes American composers Gershwin, Baker and Ellington. Martinu's work depicting jazz-dancing kitchen utensils, La Revue de Cuisine will be part of the program. In addition, Mark Fewer will arrange Jungle Music by Ellington, James Campbell will transcribe Gary Kulesha's arrangement of the Scaramouche Suite by Milhaud and will arrange Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for the ensemble. The ensemble's repertoire highlights the unique talents of the individuals that make up MOSAIQUE - the jazz age. John Novacek, Mark Fewer and James Campbell for their classical and jazz experience, in particular improvisations; Guy Few's ability on trumpet (jazz and classical) piano and voice; Chloe Dominguez' contemporary music experience and James McKay's virtuoso technique on bassoon. |
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Chor Leoni - Friday, April 1, 2011 A rich full-bodied sound, innovative programming, technical precision, meticulous intonation, and versatility coupled with an ever-present musical curiosity and commitment to the creation of new Canadian choral works are qualities that have catapulted Chor Leoni to national and international fame since its founding by Diane Loomer, C.M., in 1992. Whether it be a sombre moment of reflection during a Remembrance Day performance or a joyful turn of comedic phrasing at a Summer Solstice show, Chor Leoni is renowned for reaching across the footlights and transforming the performance from 'concert' to 'conversation.' |
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Kelowna Community Concert Association
email: community_concerts@shaw.ca
Phone: Betty Skilbeck 250-765-2835 or Hilary Parsons 250-860-8304
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Kelowna Community Concert Association
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