Bach Children's Chorus, December concert

Bach Children's Chorus and Bach Chamber Youth Choir present Ring Bells Ring!—a family concert to celebrate the season

Get into the spirit of the season with the fresh young voices of the Bach Children's Chorus and Bach Chamber Youth Choir. These award-winning choirs will present their annual seasonal concert on December 6th at 7:30 pm. in the Recital Hall of the Toronto Centre for the Arts, where they are a Company in Residence. Repertoire for this concert has been selected to carry
you to a carefree enjoyment of the pleasures of the season!The programme will include music to delight all tastes traditional and contemporary carol settings, a tender Chanukah song, and, of course, songs about winter! As the concert title suggests, several songs about bells will be sung, including an energetic version of "Ding Dong, Merrily on High" for two pianists with choir. The tongue-in-cheek "Good King Kong" by Professor Peter Schikele (also known as P.D.Q. Bach) will be sung by the young women and men of the Bach Chamber Youth Choir. Music by Canadian composers Eleanor Daley, Chris Dedrick, Edith Harhhy, Keith Bissell, Bruce Sled and Alan Bevan
will share the evening with American composers Johnny Marks, Anita Kerr and Jerry Herman. A highlight of the concert will be the very popular "Carol of the Drum" by Katherine D. Davis, sung by all four choirs with a guest choir of tenors and basses made up from the many singing dads in the organization. As is traditional in BCC concerts, the audience will be invited to assist in carols throughout the concert. Featured professional instrumentalists will add to the colourful musical presentation throughout the programme.The Bach Children's Chorus is made up of singers aged 6 through 23, selected by audition from throughout the Greater Toronto area and surrounding areas. BCC choirs are known for their beautiful, musical sound, and are regular recipients of top awards from the Kiwanis Festival of Toronto and both the provincial and national levels of the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals.Tickets are available for $20 and $24 at the box office of the Toronto Centre for the Arts or by phoning Ticketmaster at 416.870.8000.

World Premiere: The Scarlet Letter

THE SCARLET LETTER

Opera by Lori Laitman

WORLD PREMIERE

November 6, 2008

Donald W. Reynolds Theater

University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR

Laitman's New Opera "The Scarlet Letter" in High Gear for November World Premiere

Acclaimed American composer Lori Laitman is busy putting the final touches on her new two-act opera, based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's literary masterpiece, to premiere at the University of Central Arkansas on November 6, 2008.

"I am thrilled with the way everything is coming together", says Laitman. "We have brilliant conducting by Maestro Israel Getzov, superb stage direction by Diane Kesling, a fine set, great costumes and inventive lighting by William Henshaw, and a terrific group of musicians. I am grateful to all the wonderful people at UCA who have worked tirelessly to ensure a resounding success on opening night."

The opera, commissioned by The University of Central Arkansas through Robert Holden and The UCA Opera Program, provided the prolific American composer, renowned for her masterful compositions for voice, an opportunity to collaborate with the contemporary poet David Mason.

For poet David Mason, turning Hawthorne's tale into his first opera libretto was an immensely gratifying task. In a recent interview he mused: "The Scarlet Letter is better suited to opera than any novel I have ever read. To begin with, its dramatic structure has particular clarity and resonance ….This is an exciting story about duplicity and love, the tragic possibility of America. Hawthorne's prose has offered me several lines for adaptation, but my primary goal has been to use spare, often lyrical verse as a way of revealing character and heightening drama…I was hearing a kind of music when I wrote which corresponds very closely to what Lori Laitman has been composing. This is one of the most natural collaborations I have ever engaged in. It's an opportunity for me to grow as a poet, and a profound honor to find words I have written taken up and transmuted by other artists".

For Lori Laitman, creating this opera has also been an experience of tremendous excitement and growth. "My collaboration with David Mason has been one of the greatest joys of my life. His talent awes me and his beautiful words gave me all of the inspiration I needed. Although this was my largest musical undertaking to date, the approach to the composition was the same one I always use: to compose dramatic music that underscores the emotional content of the words but that also creates musical lines of great beauty. From start to finish, there is a consistent universe of sound. Scored for three main leads and chamber orchestra, the opera is set in two acts, approximately 2 hours in length. Musical motives are used and reused, and combined in different ways, creating a psychological underpinning for each of the characters, and several major arias arise from the drama."

"The Scarlet Letter" is a production of The University of Central Arkansas Opera Theater. The Opera is in two acts, composed by Lori Laitman to a libretto by David Mason.

Cast:

Conductor: Israel Getzov

Stage Direction: Diane Kesling

Sets, Lighting and Costumes: William Henshaw

Hester Prynne: Christine Donahue

Arthur Dimmesdale: John Garst

Roger Chillingworth: Robert Holden

Mistress Hibbons: Martha Antolik

Performances:

November 6, 2008 at 7:30 pm (pre-performance talk at 6:45 pm)

November 9, 2008 at 3 pm (pre-performance talk at 2:15 pm)

Location:

The Donald W. Reynolds Theater, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR

Tickets:

UCA Ticket Central Box Office, Tel: (501) 450-3265; Email: boxoffice@uca.edu

Distinguished pianist Alexander Tselyakov releases Sonata Album

Distinguished pianist and BU Professor Alexander Tselyakov releases Sonata Album

BRANDON, MB – Distinguished pianist and Brandon University professor Alexander Tselyakov has released a new CD titled Sonata Album through the Brandon-based Golomb Records. The release contains two discs, with selected pieces reflecting the historical development of the Sonata form and the various approaches and styles to sonatas, from the baroque, classic, romantic, post romantic and modern eras. Sonata Album represents a collection of timeless standards sure to please the most discerning classical piano classical fan. The album is being distributed by the Canadian Music Centre, an international distribution agency.

Included on the album is a fabulously performed selection of the following masterworks: Disc One includes Dominico's Scarlatti Sonatas in D minor, K.32/L.423, in E major, K.380/ L.23, Sonata in F minor, K.184/L.189 and in A major, K.39/L.39, as well as Franz Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor. The sonata in B minor is possibly the best example of Liszt´s mastery in piano and in composition and represents a pinnacle in the history of piano and of music in general, not only for his improvements to the technique but also for the revolutionary conception of the piece itself. Disc Two includes Mozart's Piano Sonata in F major, K.332, the world première recording of T. Patrick Carrabré's Sonata No.1 for Piano - Black Echoes (a composition dedicated to Alexander Tselyakov), and Sergei Rachmaninoff's meltingly affectionate Piano Sonata No.2 in B Flat Minor, Op.36 (revised version, 1931).

Former Brandon University School of Music Dean Dr. Lawrence Jones wrote the program notes for the CD package.

Alexander Tselyakov "...represents the best aspect of Russian pianism and all its attributes...effectively synthesized the emotional balance of Arthur Rubinstein and the more highly-strung febrile quality of Horowitz." Harris Goldsmith, New York Concert Review

Recognized as one of Canada's most outstanding musicians, Alexander Tselyakov has distinguished himself as a guest soloist with great orchestras and as a recitalist in major concert halls, such as the Carnegie Recital Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, England, the Centre de Doelen, in Rotterdam, and the Shostakovich Large Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and has won major prizes at the International Tchaikovsky Competition and the International Music Competition of Japan. Tselyakov has been described as "representing the best aspect of Russian pianism and all its attributes" by the New York Concert Review; and "amazing at the keyboard" by The Globe and Mail. A busy concert pianist, teacher and chamber musician, Tselyakov collaborates with many leading Canadian musicians. He is artistic director of two Chamber Music Festivals; at Clear Lake in Manitoba and Pender Harbour, British Columbia. Tselyakov resides in Manitoba, where he is Professor of Piano at Brandon University School of Music. This recording was made possible with the generous support of the Manitoba Film & Sound and Brandon University.

Tselyakov's Sonata Album can be purchased through the Canadian Music Centre, at the Brandon University School of Music, at Brandon University Campus Books or online at http://www.tselyakov.com, where one can also find more information on Professor Alexander Tselyakov, including previous recordings, recent appearances and concerts, and a long list of praise from classical music critics and experts.

Concert Orchestre 21 - 8 nov. 2008 au Gesu

Dans le cadre de « l'Automne Messiaen »

Concert de l'Orchestre 21

Dirigé par Maestro Paolo Bellomia

Samedi 8 novembre 2008 20heures

Amphithéâtre du Gesù – Centre de créativité

1200, rue de Bleury, Montréal (Québec) H3B 3J3 Tél : (514) 861-4378

Billets : adultes 30 $, étudiants et 60 ans (et plus) 20 $

Montréal, vendredi 24 octobre 2008 - À l'occasion de son premier concert de la saison 2008-2009, dans le cadre de l'Automne Messiaen, l'Orchestre du 21e siècle, dirigé par le maestro Paolo Bellomia, est heureux de présenter trois œuvres de Messiaen et deux premières mondiales des compositeurs Norbert Paley et Eric de Villiers. Le soliste invité est le pianiste Jimmy Brière. Le concert aura lieu le samedi 8 novembre, à 20 heures, à l'Amphithéâtre du Gesù – Centre de créativité, situé au 1200, rue de Bleury.

Samedi 8 Novembre 2008 à 20heures dans le cadre « l'Automne Messiaen »

Olivier Messiaen, Un vitrail et des Oiseaux

Olivier Messiaen, La ville d'en haut

Olivier Messiaen, Les couleurs de la cité céleste

Norbert Palej, Un souffle de lumière –en hommage à Messiaen**

Eric de Villiers, Intermedio**

Artiste invité : Jimmy Brière, pianiste.

** première mondiale

L'Orchestre 21, qui compte 40 jeunes musiciens de grand talent du Québec, est un organisme à but non lucratif qui collabore avec le Gesù - Centre de créativité, situé au cœur de la ville de Montréal. Le chef d'orchestre, Maestro Paolo Bellomia, est professeur de direction d'orchestre aux cycles supérieurs à la faculté de musique de l'université de Montréal et responsable des classes de direction. Il possède un vaste répertoire depuis les symphonies de Mozart jusqu'aux œuvres de Boulez. Ses prestations, en tant que chef invité, l'ont emmené tour à tour en Autriche, au Brésil, en Bulgarie, en Équateur, en Espagne, en France, en Italie, au Mexique, en République Tchèque, en Russie, aux États-Unis et au Canada.

Lieu historique, reconnu bien culturel depuis 1975, l'amphithéâtre du Gesù est une salle de concert où la modernité rencontre la tradition. Dotée d'une jauge de 427 sièges, cet espace unique est serti de colonnes de pierres témoins des 145 ans d'héritage artistique et académique. Le Gesù collabore à la diffusion de ce 1er concert de l'Orchestre 21 dans le cadre de la 15e édition de la série art sacré qui porte la thématique de parcours contemporain - contraires et complémentaires

Concert - Matt Haimovitz et DJ Olive

MATT HAIMOVITZ, GEOFFREY BURLESON and DJ OLIVE

Odd Couple: Duos pour Violoncelle & Piano ET

Violoncelle et Platines

Montréal, le vendredi 24 octobre 2008 - La 30e saison de la série des concerts CBC/McGill se poursuit avec un concert mettant en vedette le professeur de McGill et violoncelliste de réputation internationale Matt Haimovitz, avec Geoffrey Burleson au piano et DJ Olive. Le concert aura lieu à 19 h 30 le jeudi 6 novembre à la salle Pollack (555, rue Sherbrooke Ouest). Les billets sont en vente à la billetterie de la salle Pollack au prix de 15 $, 10 $ pour les étudiants et aînés.

C'est donc au tour de Montréal d'accueillir le projet Odd Couple proposé par Haimovitz, Burleson et DJ Olive, qui offre des duos pour violoncelle et piano de Beethoven et d'Elliot Carter ainsi que des duos pour violoncelle et tables tournantes de Tod Machover et de la Montréalaise Nicole Lizée. Mettant l'accent sur la farouche individualité de chaque instrument, Haimovitz affirme : « Il est aussi inusité pour un violoncelliste de s'associer à un pianiste qu'à un platiniste.» Le duo Burleson-Haimovitz a choisi la sonate opus 102, no 2 dans l'œuvre de Beethoven, typique du style qu'avait adopté le compositeur à la fin de sa vie, tandis que DJ Olive et Haimovitz, fréquents collaborateurs, s'appliquent à créer une musique de chambre pour violoncelle et tables tournantes. Les trois musiciens donneront libre cours à leur créativité en improvisant des liens entre les différents styles des œuvres interprétées pour jeter un nouvel éclairage sur le répertoire établi et briser la parfois trop grande prévisibilité des concerts. Après Montréal, les musiciens sont attendus sur la scène du Black Sheep Inn à Wakefield (Québec), ainsi qu'au Poisson Rouge de New York le 13 novembre.

Également au programme du concert, la première mondiale de Bookburners, une œuvre pour violoncelle et tables tournantes commandée par CBC à la Montréalaise Nicole Lizée, étoile montante des compositions pour instruments classiques et tables tournantes. Les œuvres de Nicole Lizée ont été interprétées par de nombreux ensembles, dont l'Orchestre Métropolitain et le Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Composée en 2007, sa pièce pour ensemble de musique de chambre et tables tournantes intitulée This Will Not Be Televised s'est classée parmi les finalistes du prix Jules-Léger et est la seule œuvre canadienne recommandée par l'International Music Council à Paris cette année.

Le concert Odd Couple a ravi les critiques. Le Washington Post a écrit : « Haimovitz alterne entre la sensibilité et le dramatique, tandis que Burleson marie parfaitement la vivacité et la poésie dans son jeu. » Quant au Boston Phoenix, il a décrit VinylCello de Tod Machover (2007) « d'émouvante et d'une grande beauté ». Le disque Odd Couple de Haimovitz et Burleson sera également lancé à Montréal à l'occasion du concert, le lancement à l'échelle canadienne sur l'étiquette Oxingale Records devant avoir lieu le 4 novembre.

Pour de plus amples renseignements sur ce concert ainsi que sur l'ensemble de la saison, nous vous invitons à composer le 514-398-4547 ou à visiter le site www.cbc.ca/montreal. Tous les billets peuvent être achetés à la billetterie de la salle Pollack, tous les jours de 12 h à 18 h en semaine ou une heure avant chaque concert ou encore, sur le réseau Admission au 514-790-1245 ou sur le site www.admission.com. Pour de plus amples renseignements sur Matt Haimovitz et les autres musiciens, voir sur www.oxingale.com.

Le concert sera diffusé sur CBC Radio 2 dans le cadre des émissions Sunday Afternoon In Concert, animée par Bill Richardson (les dimanches de 13 h à 17 h), Tempo, animée par Julie Nesrallah (du lundi au vendredi de 10 h à 15 h), The Signal, animée par Laurie Brown et Pat Carrabré (tous les soirs de 22 h à 24 h) ainsi que sur CBC Radio One à l'émission 5 à 6 (les samedis de 13 h à 17 h). À Montréal, CBC Radio One : 88,5 FM, et CBC Radio 2 : 93,5 FM. Les concerts CBC/McGill sont également offerts sur Internet, au volet Concerts on Demand (www.cbc.ca/radio2/cod/). Kelly Rice est le directeur artistique et premier réalisateur de la série CBC/McGill.

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson | New CD On Wigmore Hall Live

LORRAINE HUNT LIEBERSON'S 1999 WIGMORE HALL CONCERT

IS RELEASED ON THE WIGMORE HALL LIVE LABEL

THE MUSIC OF SCHUMANN AND BRAHMS IS HEARD IN POWERFUL AND PROFOUND PERFORMANCES BY THE BELOVED AMERICAN MEZZO-SOPRANO WHO DIED IN 2006; JULIUS DRAKE IS THE PIANIST

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, the esteemed and beloved American mezzo-soprano who died in 2006, is heard in a new CD on the Wigmore Hall Live label (WHLIVE0024). This concert was recorded live in London's Wigmore Hall on October 4, 1999. Julius Drake is the pianist.

Ms. Hunt Lieberson's performances of works by Brahms and Schumann are soulful, powerful and profound -- a masterful technique completely in service to the music and its message.

This is the 25^th CD released on the Wigmore Hall Live label and the second by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, the first being the 30 November 1998 concert of works by Brahms, Handel, Lieberson (the singer's husband), Mahler, and a traditional spiritual, with Roger Vignoles, pianist (WHLive0013, released last year).

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, originally from Northern California, died at the age of 52. She brought an almost paradoxical combination of serenity and intensity to her performances, with her subtle but penetrating illumination of both text and music. Her recorded legacy is relatively small, making this release especially valuable.

Reviewing the live concert in 1999, Andrew Clements in The Guardian (London) wrote: "...With Julius Drake as the ever attentive pianist, she devoted her recital to Brahms and Schumann, and it was spell-binding. There is no artifice, no affectation and most of all no self-regarding ego about Hunt Lieberson; she is on the platform to communicate. It helps, of course, that she possesses a voice of such haunting beauty and that her musicality is so instinctive ... Each number of Frauenliebe und -leben ran through a whole spectrum of colour and emotional flux. The way in which Ich kann's nicht fassen grew from breathless wonder to untrammelled ecstasy was a microcosm of the emotional journey that the whole cycle charts. Magical."

The contents of the CD are as follows:

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Mezzo-soprano

Julius Drake, Piano

Brahms – Eight Songs, Op. 57

Schumann – Four Lieder from Goethe's Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre, Op. 98a

Schumann – Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42

(Encores: Debussy – Fantoches from Fetes galantes; and Handel – Angels, ever bright and fair, from Theodora)

John Gilhooly, Director of Wigmore Hall, who is responsible for all aspects of the Hall's activities and its recording label, stated: "We are particularly delighted to release a second Wigmore Hall Live archive recording of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson -- one of the world's most beautiful voices -- in repertoire by Schumann and Brahms.

"Wigmore Hall Live has grown into a flagship international label since its launch in 2005, and we're very excited that we have already reached our 25th disc, with many more exciting releases planned for the seasons ahead. The label is now distributed in 30 worldwide territories, bringing the unique Wigmore Hall experience to an even greater audience."

London's Wigmore Hall is generally regarded as the world's finest concert hall for chamber music and song, a reputation which has grown and flourished in the 107 years since its opening. Its generous acoustics, intimacy and warm hospitality has won great loyalty from the world's greatest artists. Being innovative as well as traditional, Wigmore Hall has consistently led the way for new types of song recital and chamber music programming. It is held in the highest esteem and affection by musicians and music lovers the world over.

Wigmore Hall Live's catalogue includes archival recordings of musicians of the highest calibre: Dame Margaret Price with Geoffrey Parsons, and Peter Schreier with András Schiff; contemporary Wigmore regulars Dame Felicity Lott with Graham Johnson and Sir Thomas Allen with Malcolm Martineau. Early music, with the Academy of Ancient Music, is heard in close proximity to contemporary music, advocated by the Arditti Quartet, while Wigmore Hall continues its commitment to nurturing Young Artists with exhilarating performance by Joyce DiDonato and Julius Drake. The label's newer releases include recent concerts from the Ysaÿe Quartet, and the first appearance at the Hall by Finnish soprano Soile Isokoski and her recital partner, Marita Isokoski.

Releases scheduled for 2009 on Wigmore Hall Live include recitals by Swedish soprano Miah Persson and pianist Roger Vignoles; Polish mezzo-soprano Ewa Podleś with pianist Garrick Ohlsson (a program that also features Musorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death); Russian-born pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja; and Hungarian pianist András Schiff playing at Wigmore Hall's 1988 Haydn Festival.

Evenement theatrale HELLAVATOR

HELLAVATOR

En bas ?…

Les PRODUCTIONS HELLAVATOR présente une production endroit-spécifique d'une nouvelle comédie écrit par le dramaturge lauréat Ned Cox. Ou ? … un ascenseur de fret des années 30 situé dans le bâtiment de Pharmaprix à 3861, boul. Rue-Laurent.

Alain Goulem dirige « l'équipe rêveuse » de Alex Haber, Neil Napier, et Michel Perron en tant que deux touristes et ouvrier d'entretien emprisonné dans un ascenseur en panne sur le 13ème étage d'un hôtel minable. L'obtiendront-ils jamais se déplaçant encore ? S'ils font, la seule direction qu'ils entrent est en baisse – vraiment ! Et l'ouvrier d'entretien vraiment qui il apparaît est-il pour être ? Sentons-nous le soufre ?

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Du 20 octobre au 16 novembre

Du mercredis au samedis 21h00

Prévues : Le 29 et 30 octobre

Premiére : Le 31 octobre

Pharmaprix Building

3861, boul. St-Laurent

Billetterie :

(514) 812 - 7722

Billets :

Admission régulier: 20$

Escomptes (industrie, étudiants et aînés) 15$ (Pour les deux prévues aussi)

Theatre Listing HELLAVATOR

HELLAVATOR

Going…down?

HELLAVATOR PRODUCTIONS presents a site-specific production of an insane new comedy by award-winning playwright Ned Cox. The site?… a 1930s freight elevator located in the Pharmaprix Building at 3861, boul. St-Laurent.

Alain Goulem directs 'Dream Team' Alex Haber, Neil Napier, and Michel Perron as two tourists and a maintenance worker trapped in a broken-down elevator on the 13^th floor of a has-been hotel. Will they ever get it moving again? One catch: if they do, the only way they're going is down – way, waaaaaaaay down! And is the janitor what he seems, or is that sulphur we smell?

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Run: October 29 – November 16

Wed. through Sat. 9 PM

Previews: October 29 & 30

Opening Night: October 31

Closing Night: November 16

Venue:

Pharmaprix Building

3861, boul. St-Laurent

Box Office:

(514) 812 - 7722

Tickets:

Regular Admission: $20

Concessions: $15 (And both Preview shows)

York U Music: Choral Concerts in November

York U's Classical Choirs Celebrate the Human Voice in Three November Concerts Toronto: York University’s Department of Music will celebrate the human voice in three choral concerts featuring four classical choirs, directed by Lisette Canton. The concerts take place in York’s Tribute Communities Recital Hall November 11, 15 and 24. The York U Chamber Choir, accompanied by pianist Mélisande Sinsoulier, will present a varied program spanning four historical periods and five languages on November 11 at 7:30pm. The repertoire will include works by Byrd, Fauré, Hensel, Haydn, Lauridsen, Palestrina, Willan and others. Canton will share the baton with graduate students Cheryl Bowen and Jacklin Falconer for this Master’s recital. The 74 young singers in the combined York U Concert and Chamber Choirs will lift their voices on November 15 at 7:30pm in a concert featuring guest organist Patricia Wright and faculty soloists, mezzo-soprano Catherine Robbin, baritone Michael Donovan and cellist Mark Chambers. On the program are works by Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986), a French composer known for his perfectionism, whose organ and choral music is especially highly regarded. Duruflé’s Requiem, his largest and most important work, is one of the most beloved pieces in the choral repertoire. Written in 1947 in memory of his father, it is based on Gregorian chants from the Mass for the Dead and modeled on Fauré’s Requiem, using the identical Latin text. In his Requiem, Duruflé adopted a restrained approach, concentrating on rest and peace. He scored the work for choir, mezzo-soprano and baritone, and composed three different instrumental settings for it: organ alone (with cello solo), organ and chamber orchestra, and full orchestra. The strength of Duruflé’s composition lies in his ability to fuse disparate elements: plainsong in cantus firmus style, liturgical modality, subtle counterpoint and sensuous harmonies. Duruflé’s Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens (Ubi caritas, Tota pulchra es, Tu es Petrus and Tantum ergo) are short, intimate works of great beauty, likewise based on plainsong models composed in a polyphonic context. The choirs will reprise their Duruflé concert downtown the following night, November 16 at 7:30pm at Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. East. York U Women’s Chorus and Men’s Choir unite November 24 for a concert of classical masterworks selected to showcase their talents separately and together. Accompanied by pianist Mélisande Sinsoulier, the choirs will perform works by Brahms, Certon, Fauré, Galuppi, Saint-Saëns, Susa, Raminsh, Schubert, Walker, Whalum and more. Concert time is 7:30pm. Based in York’s flourishing classical vocal performance program, these young singers come to Canton’s choirs from the studios of Catherine Robbin, Stephanie Bogle, Norma Burrowes, Michael Donovan, Janet Obermeyer and Karen Rymal. Canton joined the music faculty at York in 2004 as a professor of conducting and choral music. A celebrated choral and orchestral conductor and vocal coach, she has recorded for CBC radio and television, and has guest-conducted for numerous ensembles in Canada and the US. She is the founding artistic director of the internationally-acclaimed Ottawa Bach Choir, which she has led on two European tours (2005 and 2007). The choir won rave reviews with invitational concerts at the historic Thomaskirche in Leipzig as well as in Stuttgart, Bayreuth, Vienna, Prague and Salzburg, and is slated for return engagements next spring. The choir can be heard at Roy Thomson Hall in the Choir and Organ Series on November 20, 2008 at 12 pm. *** Event Details What: York U Chamber Choir When: Tuesday, November 11, 7:30pm Where: Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, York University, 4700 Keele St. [Map] Admission: Free Info: 416.736.2100 ext. 22926 What: York U Concert & Chamber Choirs When: Saturday, November 15, 7:30pm Where: Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, York University, 4700 Keele St. [Map] Admission: $15, students $5. Box Office: 416.736.5888 | www.yorku.ca/perform/boxoffice What: York U Concert & Chamber Choirs concert reprise When: Sunday, November 16, 7:30pm Where: Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. East. www.metunited.org Admission: $15, students $5. Box Office: Tickets at the door What: York U Women’s Choir & Men’s Chorus When: Monday, November 24, 7:30pm Where: Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, York University, 4700 Keele St. [Map] Admission: Free Info: 416.736.2100 ext. 22926

Violons du Roy - Au son du cor, le 12 novembre à 14 h et 20 h au Palais Montcalm

Au son du cor

Bernard Labadie, chef d’orchestre
Louis-Philippe Marsolais, cor

Série Da camera
Mercredi 12 novembre, 20 h
Salle Raoul-Jobin, Palais Montcalm (Québec)

Série Plaisirs d’après-midi
Mercredi 12 novembre, 14 h
Salle Raoul-Jobin, Palais Montcalm (Québec)

G.P. Telemann Concerto pour 4 violons sans basse continue, TWV 40 :204
G. F. Handel Sonate en trio en si bémol majeur, opus 5 no 7, HWV 402
W.A. Mozart Quintette en mi bémol majeur K. 407 (K. 386c)*
H. Purcell Chaconne en sol mineur, Z. 730
Chaconne tirée de King Arthur, Z. 628
Musique de scène tirée de Abdelazer, Z. 570*
J. Haydn Concerto pour cor no 2 en ré majeur, Hob VII :4*

* Ces œuvres figurent au programme du concert de 14 h.

Québec, le 22 octobre – Le mercredi 12 novembre, le premier concert de la série Da camera se déroulera au son du cor plutôt qu’au son des trompettes tel qu’annoncé dans la brochure de saison. Ce changement au programme permettra au public d’applaudir un brillant soliste québécois, le corniste Louis-Philippe Marsolais, qui se joindra aux Violons du Roy, sous la direction de Bernard Labadie, pour interpréter des œuvres de Mozart et Haydn. Alliant musique de chambre et musique orchestrale, le concert comprend aussi des œuvres de Telemann, Handel et Purcell. En plus d’apprécier le talent des membres des Violons du Roy, les mélomanes pourront échanger avec les musiciens sur la scène du Palais Montcalm après le concert.

Louis-Philippe Marsolais : Un soliste d’exception !
Après avoir occupé les postes de cor solo à l’Orchestre symphonique de
Kitchener-Waterloo et cor solo associé à l’Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Louis-Philippe Marsolais se consacre maintenant à la musique de chambre et au solo. Gagnant de trois prix au prestigieux Concours de Munich en septembre 2005, il est aussi lauréat du Concours de Genève (2004), du Concours Mozart de Rovereto (2004), en Italie et du Concours international de cor de Trévoux (2001), en France. Il a été soliste à plusieurs reprises avec les orchestres symphoniques de Montréal, Québec, Trois-Rivières, Longueuil, l’Orchestre de la Radio Bavaroise, l’Orchestre de chambre de Munich, l’Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, ainsi que l’Orchestre Haydn de Bolzano, en Italie.

Deux œuvres avec cor figurent au programme de la soirée. D’abord, Louis-Philippe Marsolais se joindra à la violoniste Maud Langlois, aux altistes Annie Morrier et Frédéric Lambert et au violoncelliste Raphael Dubé pour interpréter le Quintette en mi bémol majeur, K. 407 de Mozart, une œuvre virtuose dans laquelle le cor est traité en soliste, faisant ainsi honneur au talent exceptionnel de son destinataire et grand ami de Mozart, Ignatz Leitgeb. Le corniste sera de retour pour faire découvrir le Deuxième concerto pour cor en ré majeur de J. Haydn

En début de concert, les violonistes Nicole Trotier, Angélique Duguay, Noëlla Bouchard et Pascale Gagnon seront les solistes du Concerto pour 4 violons de G.P. Telemann. Par la suite, les violonistes Nicole Trotier et Noëlla Bouchard, le violoncelliste Benoît Loiselle et le claveciniste Thomas Annand interpréteront la Sonate en trio opus 5 no 7 de Handel.


Bernard Labadie montera aussi sur le podium pour diriger des œuvres d’Henry Purcell, notamment la musique de scène tirée de Abdelazer, Z. 570 dont l’une des pièces, le Rondeau, fut popularisée par Benjamin Britten dans ses célèbres Variations et fugue sur un thème de Purcell, opus 34 (1946), mieux connues sous le titre de Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.

Ce concert est une présentation de Langlois Kronström Desjardins. La saison 2008-2009 à Québec est présentée par Hydro-Québec, partenaire de saison à Québec.

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PSO POPS! to Perform with Beatles Tribute Band, November 15-16

PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA POPS! WELCOMES BEATLES TRIBUTE GROUP, NOVEMBER 15-16
Featuring original members of the Broadway sensation BEATLEMANIA performing live in concert with the Portland Symphony Orchestra

Imagine The Beatles playing in concert with a symphony orchestra. What would that have sounded like? Find out for yourself at Classical Mystery Tour - a tribute to The Beatles featuring original members of the Broadway sensation "BEATLEMANIA" performing live in concert with the Portland Symphony Orchestra at Merrill Auditorium on Saturday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 16 at 2:30 p.m.

The four musicians in Classical Mystery Tour look and sound just like The Beatles, but Classical Mystery Tour is more than just a rock concert. The show presents some 20 Beatles tunes sung, played, and performed exactly as they were written. Hear "Penny Lane" with a live trumpet section; experience the beauty of "Yesterday" with an acoustic guitar and string quartet; enjoy the rock/classical blend on the hard edged "I Am the Walrus." From early Beatles music on through the solo years, Classical Mystery Tour is the best of The Beatles like you've never heard them: totally live.

Classical Mystery Tour features Jim Owen (John Lennon) on rhythm guitar, piano, and vocals; Tony Kishman (Paul McCartney) on bass guitar, piano, and vocals; Tom Teeley (George Harrison) on lead guitar and vocals; and Chris Camilleri (Ringo Starr) on drums and vocals. Music Director Robert Moody conducts.

Classical Mystery Tour is sponsored by New England Coffee and Holiday Inn by the Bay. Ticket prices range from $17 to $62, with special pricing available for students, seniors and groups. All Portland Symphony Orchestra tickets are sold through PortTix at (207) 842-0800 or www.porttix.com, and new this year, the website offers real-time online seat selection. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the box office at 20 Myrtle St., Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. For complete season information, including artist biographies and program notes, visit www.portlandsymphony.com.

Worldwide search for aspiring new composers begins

UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

October 23, 2008

Worldwide search for aspiring new composers begins

A worldwide search for 21^st century compositional talent will begin this Friday (October 24) with the call for scores for the 2009 University of Aberdeen Music Prize.

The Aberdeen Prize – as it has become known in musical circles – is a unique, biennial competition for aspiring new contemporary composers from around the globe.

Established in 2005, it represents a unique collaboration between the University of Aberdeen and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (SSO), and will be judged by the pre-eminent Scottish composer James MacMillan.

Hundreds of scores from as far afield as Australia, China, India and Russia were submitted for the 2007 prize, with South Korea's Jun Lee eventually coming out on top.

He was awarded £5,000 in the form of a commission to write a full piece for orchestra, which will be premiered by the BBC SSO at Aberdeen Music Hall this Friday (October 24), before being broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

The event will also see the launch of the global call for scores for the 2009 prize. Five works will be selected by a panel of experts and the composers brought to Aberdeen in November 2009 for a series of workshops with the distinguished composer James MacMillan and members of the BBC SSO.

Under the patronage of Dame Evelyn Glennie, the University of Aberdeen Music Prize competition forms the centerpiece of a wider celebration of contemporary musical creativity in the form of a weekend of hands-on events, workshops and concerts in Aberdeen.

Dr Paul Mealor, Senior Lecturer in Music and Director of the University of Aberdeen Music Prize said: "Since it was first launched, this search for creative talent has helped to develop Aberdeen's role as one of the major cultural centres in the UK. Hundreds of composers from every corner of the globe embraced the 2007 competition, many of whom wrote to us to express their gratitude that such an event exists.

"We are also honoured to have such a well respected judge in James Macmillan, and in the BBC SSO we have a body of musicians that understands the techniques of modern music better than anyone. We're delighted to be able to open the call for scores for the 2009 competition."

Gavin Reid, Director of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, said: "The BBC SSO has an international reputation for promoting new music and developing the work of young composers, and so we're delighted to continue our partnership with the University of Aberdeen Music Prize."

Jun Lee will have his commission, Marea, premiered by the BBC SSO, under the baton of American conductor Andrew Litton, at Aberdeen Music Hall on Friday, October 24, 7.30pm. The concert will also include Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F and Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony.

The University of Aberdeen Music Prize is open to composers of any nationality, with no age limit or restrictions. Closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday, May 29, 2009.

For further information and application details for the Music Prize please visit www.abdn.ac.uk/aberdeenmusicprize, email musicprize@abdn.ac.uk or call + 44(0)1224 273 874. Alternatively, contact Aberdeen Music Prize, Office of External Affairs, University Office, King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom AB24 3FX.

The VSO's Festival of Remembrance

The VSO’s Festival of Remembrance, featuring cellist Raphael Wallfisch and Britten’s War Requiem

Vancouver BC – The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents a Festival of Remembrance: a series of performances surrounding Remembrance Day that commemorate the 90^th Anniversary of the end of World War I. The concerts take place on November 8^th, 15^th and 17^th at 8pm at the Orpheum Theatre and November 10^th at 8pm at the Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey.

Outstanding cellist Raphael Wallfisch will be featured in the November 8^th and 10^th concerts that commemorate the 70^th anniversary of Krystallnacht, that horrific night of riots when the extreme racial policies of the Third Reich came harshly and suddenly to the world’s attention. He will perform Bloch’s beautiful, moving Schelomo (Solomon): Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra. Maestro Tovey leads the orchestra in a concert featuring repertoire and composers who were banned in Nazi Germany, including the Bloch piece, Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète: Coronation March, Mendelssohn’s Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Mahler’s Symphony No.5: Adagietto, Weill’s Threepenny Opera: Suite and Offenbach’s Gaité Parisienne: Suite.

The epic concerts of November 15^th and 17^th present Benjamin Britten’s extraordinary War Requiem, one of the most important works of the twentieth century. This seminal work was commissioned for the rebuilding of Coventry Cathedral in 1962. Britten took the commission for the War Requiem as a platform for expressing his anti-war sentiments and pacifist views, and did so stridently and profoundly. Shocked by the horrors of war, Britten created the War Requiem, truly one of the most important works of the twentieth century, as something timeless, and as a warning to future generations about the futility and evil of war; the work is as fresh and relevant and important in today’s world as it was in 1962. The orchestration for the War Requiem is unique as well, breaking down the orchestra and vocalists into three distinct groups that interact with each other throughout, though they each carry unique material, and finally all come together at the end. A full orchestra teams up with soprano and choir, handling the Latin Mass and personifying the suffering that war inflicts upon humanity, physically and spiritually; the male soloists pair with the chamber orchestra to provide readings of the Owen poetry; the boys choir and organ provide an eerie element of calm in the dramatic, sometimes raucous and disturbing, proceedings. Unique amongst Requiem masses, the War Requiem blends the traditional Latin Mass with the poetry of Wilfred Owen, foremost amongst Britain’s “war poets.”

These concerts feature the Vancouver Bach Choir, the Vancouver Bach Children’s Chorus, Soprano Joni Henson, Tenor James Taylor and Baritone Aaron St. Clair Nicholson. Also on the program are Leonard Bernstein’s Halil for Flute and Orchestra, and Barber’s renowned Adagio for Strings. Bramwell Tovey conducts.

The November 8^th and 10^th concerts also feature a short commissioned piece called Return and Run by Canadian composer Timothy Corlis. In the composer’s own words:

“For this commission, I was asked to write a composition that reflects both an Olympic related

inspiration and the subject matter associated with the horrific event known as Kristallnacht, a riot prior to World War II that brought the racism of the Third Reich into public view. What ties these themes together? I have no clear answer. But, while working on the piece, this phrase came to mind: “and must we not return and run?” It is a quotation from Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra. It expresses the idea of eternal return; what we do in this moment echoes eternally both in our own lives and in the lives of others. Certainly, what happened on “the night of broken glass” left a deep mark on our modern world-view. Perhaps we might also remember the 1936 Olympic performance of Jesse Owens—an American black sprinter who shattered the idea of the “Ubermensch” (interpreted in Owen’s time as the “superior race”) by winning four gold

medals in a single day. This is the starting point for the music in Return and Run — Olympic themes: themes of triumph and awesome human achievement alongside the sobering acknowledgement of a deeply rooted social injustice.”

CONCERT INFO

Musically Speaking Series

Festival of Remembrance

Saturday, November 8, 8pm, Orpheum Theatre

Bramwell Tovey, conductor

Raphael Wallfisch, cello

Meyerbeer Le prophete: Coronation March

Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage

Mahler Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

Bloch Schelomo: Hebraic Rhapsody

Timothy Corlis Return and Run (World Premiere Commission)

Weill Threepenny Opera: Suite

Offenbach Gaite Parisienne: Suite

An inspiring concert that helps to commemorate the 90^th Anniversary of the end of World War I. Superb cellist Raphael Wallfisch performs Bloch’s beautiful, moving Hebraic Rhapsody for cello and orchestra.

Tickets $20 to $56 (Student, Senior and Subscriber discounts available)

Tickets available by phone at 604.876.3434 or online at www.vancouversymphony.ca

Generously Supported By:

Video Screen Sponsor: TELUS

Video screen presentations created and produced by students and staff of digital video productions at Columbia Academy.

Surrey Nights Series

Festival of Remembrance

Monday, November 10, 8pm, Bell Performing Arts Centre

Bramwell Tovey, conductor

Raphael Wallfisch, cello

Meyerbeer Le prophete: Coronation March

Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage

Mahler Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

Bloch Schelomo: Hebraic Rhapsody

Timothy Corlis Olympic Commission

Weill Threepenny Opera: Suite

Offenbach Gaite Parisienne: Suite

An inspiring concert that helps to commemorate the 90^th Anniversary of the end of World War I. Superb cellist Raphael Wallfisch performs Bloch’s beautiful, moving Hebraic Rhapsody for cello and orchestra.

Tickets $37 (Student, Senior and Subscriber discounts available)

Tickets available by phone at 604.876.3434 or online at www.vancouversymphony.ca

Generously Supported By:

Series has been endowed by a generous gift from Werner and Helga Höing

PricewaterhouseCoopers Masterworks Silver Series

Festival of Remembrance: Britten’s War Requiem

Saturday & Monday, November 15 & 17, 8pm, Orpheum Theatre

Bramwell Tovey, conductor

Christie Reside, flute*

Joni Henson, soprano**

James Taylor, tenor**

Aaron St. Clair Nicholson, baritone**

Vancouver Bach Choir**

Vancouver Bach Children’s Chorus**

Barber Adagio for strings

Bernstein Halil for flute and orchestra*

Britten War Requiem, Op. 66**

Marking the 90^th Anniversary of the end of World War I, this epic concert features Benjamin Britten’s seminal work, War Requiem, a brilliant denunciation of the horrors of war.

Tickets $25 to $78.50 (Student, Senior and Subscriber discounts available)

Tickets available by phone at 604.876.3434 or online at www.vancouversymphony.ca

Generously Supported By:

Series Sponsor: PricewaterhouseCoopers

Video Screen Sponsor: TELUS

Video screen presentations created and produced by students and staff of digital video productions at Columbia Academy.

Radio Sponsor: CKNW AM980

BIOGRAPHIES

Bramwell Tovey

A musician of striking versatility, Bramwell Tovey is acknowledged around the world for his artistic depth and warm, charismatic personality on the podium. Tovey’s career as a conductor is uniquely enhanced by his work as a composer and pianist, lending him a remarkable musical perspective.

Tovey garnered a 2008 Grammy Award and a 2008 Juno Award for his recording with violinist James Ehnes and the Vancouver Symphony. Recently named Principal Guest Conductor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, he works frequently with the Toronto Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Royal Philharmonic and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestras, among many others. He has presided as host and conductor of the New York Philharmonic’s Summertime Classics series at Avery Fisher Hall since its founding in 2004.

As a composer, he was honored with the Best Canadian Classical Composition Juno Award in 2003 for his Requiem for a Charred Skull. New works include a co-commission for the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics’ 2008 summer seasons as well as a full-length opera for the Calgary Opera, The Inventor, to premiere in January of 2011.

Tovey has been awarded honorary degrees, including a Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Music in London, honorary Doctorates of Law from the universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba, and Kwantlen University College, as well as a Royal Conservatory of Music Fellowship in Toronto. In 1999, he received the M. Joan Chalmers National Award for Artistic Direction, a Canadian prize awarded to artists for outstanding contributions in the performing arts.

Raphael Wallfisch

Raphael Wallfisch is one of the most celebrated cellists performing on the international stage. He was born in London into a family of distinguished musicians, his mother the cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and his father the pianist Peter Wallfisch.

At an early age, Raphael was greatly inspired by hearing Zara Nelsova play, and, guided by a succession of fine teachers including Amaryllis Fleming, Amadeo Baldovino and Derek Simpson, it became apparent that the cello was to be his life's work. While studying with the great Russian cellist Gregor Piatigorsky in California, he was chosen to perform chamber music with Jascha Heifetz in the informal recitals that Piatigorsky held at his home.

At the age of twenty-four he won the Gaspar Cassadó International Cello Competition in Florence. Since then he has enjoyed a world-wide career playing with such orchestras as the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, BBC Symphony, English Chamber Orchestra, Hallé, City of Birmingham Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Berlin Symphony, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, Warsaw Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic and many others.

He is regularly invited to play at major festivals such as the BBC Proms, Edinburgh, Aldeburgh, Spoleto, Prades, Oslo and Schleswig Holstein.

Teaching is one of Raphael Wallfisch's passions. He is in demand as a teacher all over the world holding the position of professor of cello in Switzerland at the Zürich Winterthur Konservatorium and at the Royal College of Music in London.

Raphael has recorded nearly every major work for his instrument. His extensive discography on EMI, Chandos, Black Box, ASV, Naxos and Nimbus explores both the mainstream concerto repertoire and countless lesser-known works by Dohnanyi, Respighi, Barber, Hindemith and Martinu, as well as Richard Strauss, Dvorak, Kabalevsky and Khachaturian. He has recorded a wide range of British cello concertos, including works by MacMillan, Finzi, Delius, Bax, Bliss, Britten, Moeran and Kenneth Leighton. For the Chandos Walton Edition he was privileged to record the composer's Cello Concerto, originally written for his master, Piatigorsky.

Britain's leading composers have worked closely with Raphael Wallfisch, many having written works especially for him. These include Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Kenneth Leighton, James MacMillan, John Metcalf, Paul Patterson, Robert Simpson, Robert Saxton, Roger Smalley, Giles Swayne, John Tavener and Adrian Williams.

Raphael lives in London with his wife, the violinist Elizabeth, and has three children, Benjamin, Simon, and Joanna.

Joni Henson

Soprano Joni Henson is quickly becoming one of Canada’s most thrilling young performers. Recent successes on the opera stage include starring as Fiordiligi in Mozart’s COSI FAN TUTTE and Gutrune in Wagner’s GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG for the Canadian Opera Company’s inaugural season at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. For Toronto’s Opera in Concert she was Marietta / Marie in Korngold’s rarely heard DIE TOTE STADT.

Ms. Henson’s 2007-2008 includes Desdemona in Verdi’s OTELLO with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Elisabeth in Verdi’s DON CARLOS with the Canadian Opera Company and concerts with the Aldeburgh Connection and Off Centre Music Salon.

Ms. Henson earned her Bachelor in Vocal Performance from the University of Toronto. She also received her Artist Diploma from the University of Toronto’s Opera Division.

While at the Opera School she performed the roles of Fiordiligi in Mozart’s COSI FAN TUTTE and the title role in Handel’s ALCINA. Further roles include Nedda in Leoncavallo’s PAGLIACCI, Mrs. Ford in Nicolai’s MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR and Female Chorus in Britten’s THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA.

In 2003, Ms. Henson was awarded the Opera Grand Prize at the XVth Concours International de Chant de Verviers Competition in Belgium. She also received the First Place Opera and French Melodie Awards at the Concours International de Chant de Marmande Competition in France. In 2006 Ms. Henson was a semi-finalist in the Metropolitan National Council Auditions.

Ms. Henson attended the esteemed Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California where she studied with Marilyn Horne. In excerpts, she was seen there as Vitellia in Mozart’s LA CLEMENZA DI TITO, Violetta in Verdi’s LA TRAVIATA and Donna Anna in DON GIOVANNI. She was honoured to receive Encouragement Awards in the Marilyn Horne Foundation Vocal Competition.

Ms. Henson is a former member of the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio. She debuted with the company as Alisa in Donizetti’s LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR and other roles with the company include Lady Billows in ALBERT HERRING, Inez in IL TROVATORE, First Lady in THE MAGIC FLUTE and Gutrune in Wagner’s GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG. In June of 2007 she starred with other young Canadian opera singers in “Luna”, a gala concert which highlighted the inaugural Luminato Festival in Toronto.

James Taylor

With a repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century, tenor James Taylor devotes much of his career to the oratorio and concert literature. One of the most sought after Bach Evangelists, Mr. Taylor has performed the role for his debut with the New York Philharmonic, throughout the United States, in South America, Japan, Israel, and in the great concert halls of Europe including Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Vienna’s Musikverein, and the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Highlights of Mr. Taylor’s 2008/09 season include performances of Haydn’s The Creation at Carnegie Hall with Orchestra of St. Luke’s with Helmuth Rilling, with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra led by Nicolas McGegan, and with the National Symphony, also with Maestro Rilling. He sings the Britten War Requiem with Bramwell Tovey and the Vancouver Symphony, and Haydn’s Stabat Mater with Bernard Labadie and Les Violins du Roy in Quebec and Montreal. International performances include Bach Mass in B Minor in Bamberg with Sir Roger Norrington; Haydn’s Orlando Paladino with Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Berlin Philharmonic; Handel’s Messiah with the State Orchestra of Brazil conducted by John Neshling, and with the Israel Philharmonic and Helmuth Rilling, et al.

Mr. Taylor began the 2007/08 season in performances of the Bach Mass in B Minor with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, and touring the Britten War Requiem with Helmuth Rilling, appearing at the Rheingau Musikfestival, in Stuttgart, Leverkusen, and in Bonn at the Beethovenfest. Other engagements included Handel’s Messiah with the University Musical Society in Ann Arbor, with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Bach’s Mass in B Minor with the Los Angeles Chorale at Walt Disney Hall. Mr. Taylor sang an acclaimed Evangelist in the St. Matthew Passion with Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic, and Elijah with Mo. Rilling and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa. He also made a return to the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for Britten’s Serenade for Tenor and Horn.

Other recent highlights include Mozart’s Betulia liberata with Nikolaus Harnoncourt in Vienna and Dresden; Handel’s Messiah in Vienna with the Arnold Schoenberg Choir and with Helmuth Rilling in Stuttgart; Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in Hamburg; and a tour of Handel’s Solomon and Messiah with the RIAS Kammerchor in France and Portugal; The Creation with the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall; Britten’s Horn Serenade in Linz and Ottawa; Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the Beethovenhalle Orchestra in Bonn, Madrid and Barcelona; Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Gewandhaus Orchestra and Herbert Blomstedt in Leipzig which was recorded for commercial release; Mozart's Requiem with the Detroit Symphony and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; Bach’s Mass in B Minor with the Pittsburgh Symphony; a debut in Carnegie Hall in the world premiere of the Levine completion of Mozart’s Mass in C Minor and performances of Franz Schmidt's The Book of the Seven Seals with the Cleveland Orchestra.

A native of Houston, James Taylor attended Texas Christian University as a student of Arden Hopkin. A Fulbright Scholar, he studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich where he graduated in 1993 with a "Meisterklassendiplom." In May of 2005 The Yale Institute of Sacred Music and Yale School of Music announced the appointment of James Taylor in the Program in Early Music, Song, and Chamber Ensemble, as Associate Professor of Voice.

James Taylor can be heard on over 30 recordings. For Hänssler he has recorded Dvorak's Stabat Mater, and Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Magnificat, St. John Passion and Handel’s Messiah with Helmuth Rilling. On the Harmonia Mundi label he has recorded Bach’s Easter Oratorio, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis and Mendelssohn's Paulus under Philippe Herreweghe. New releases include the Mozart Requiem with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra led by Andreas Delfs on Limestone Records, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Nashville Symphony on the Naxos label, and the rarely heard Baroque opera Ariadne by Johan Georg Conradi with the Boston Early Music Festival led by Paul O’Dette on ArkivMusik.

Aaron St. Clair Nicholson

Baritone Aaron St. Clair Nicholson has established himself as an artist of the first rank, winning praise for his superb vocal gifts and the dramatic integrity he brings to his performances. Writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, Joshua Kosman singled him out, noting that “…as Ford, baritone Aaron St. Clair Nicholson gave a virtuosic display of vigorous full-throated singing and all out physical comedy.” He made his Metropolitan Opera debut during the 2006-2007 season as Schaunard in LA BOHEME conducted by Domingo and followed those performances with Papageno in DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE conducted by Levine. Further Met duties that season included his assignment as cover artist for the role of Clyde Griffeths in the world premiere of Tobias Picker’s AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY. He was Figaro in IL BARBIERE DE SIVIGLIA for Florida Grand Opera and starred again as the wily barber in a new production of the Rossini masterpiece for Glimmerglass Opera. His 2006-2007 schedule also included the title role in DON GIOVANNI for L’Opéra de Montréal, Valentin in FAUST for Vancouver Opera, Mercutio in ROMÉO ET JULIETTE for Opera Lyra, Ontario and Fauré’s REQUIEM for the Atlanta Symphony, a work he performed at Festival Lanaudiere in Québec.

Nicholson opens his 2008-2009 season with Athanaël in THAÏS for Pacific Opera Victoria and looks forward to Frederic in LAKMÉ and the Count in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, both for Florida Grand Opera, and ILBARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA for Calgary Opera. On the concert circuit he will be heard in Britten’s WAR REQUIEM for Vancouver Symphony, MESSIAH with the Rochester Philharmonic and a concert performance of DIE LUSTIGE WITWE as Danilo for Kitchener’s Grand Philharmonic Choir.

The dashing baritone’s 2007-2008 season included Mozart’s roguish Don for New York City Opera, and later in the season he repeated the role for Ottawa’s Opera Lyra. He returned to l’Opéra de Montréal for IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, Vancouver Opera for Marcello in LA BOHEME and was heard in Rochester in CARMINA BURANA and with the Vancouver Bach Choir in a new work commissioned from John Estacio.

An alumnus of the Glimmerglass and Merola programs for young artists, Nicholson starred in Glimmerglass Opera’s THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK as Lt. Lukash and was heard as Sonora in their production of LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST. Previous seasons have included Harlekin in ARIADNE AUF NAXOS and Ping in TURANDOT for L’Opéra de Montréal, Papageno in DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE for Florida Grand Opera, and Charlie in Estacio’s FILUMENA at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. He appeared with both Orchestra London and Brott Summer Music in CARMINA BURANA and with the Vancouver Bach Choir in MESSIAH and has been heard as Figaro in IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA for Opera Ontario, Tarquinius in THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA for l’Opéra de Montréal, Mercutio in ROMÉO ET JULIETTE for Florida Grand Opera and the Calgary Opera, and Escamillo in CARMEN for Pacific Opera Victoria.

The Abbotsford, British Columbia native is a graduate of the Resident Artist Training program at Tri-Cities Opera in New York where he appeared in a number of leading roles including Belcore in L’ELISIR D’AMORE, the title role in DON GIOVANNI, Dr. Falke in DIE FLEDERMAUS and Sharpless in MADAMA BUTTERFLY. Western Opera Theater chose him for the role of Guglielmo in Mozart’s COSI FAN TUTTE and he was also a member of Seattle Opera’s young artist program.

Orchestras in the United States and Canada have engaged Mr. Nicholson for major repertoire including ELIJAH, MESSIAH, and CARMINA BURANA as well as works by Fauré and Vaughan Williams. The George London competition finalist has been heard with the Binghamton Symphony, Victoria Symphony, Bellevue Philharmonic, Victoria Capriccio, at the San Francisco Opera Center and with the Tri-Cities Opera Orchestra. Nicholson’s awards include the Richmond F. Gold Career Grant, the Karl Muller Performance Award, a career incentive grant from Seattle Opera and most recently, the Sullivan Foundation Award for role preparation assistance.

Vancouver Bach Choir

The Vancouver Bach Choir gave its first concert at the Orpheum in December 1930. During its long history, the choir has sung with such world-renowned conductors as Bruno Walter, Sir Ernest MacMillan, Zubin Mehta, Sir Arthur Bliss, Meredith Davies, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Simon Streatfeild, Andrew Davis and Simon Preston. Its present Music Director, Bruce Pullan, was appointed in 1983.

Since 1930, the Vancouver Bach Choir’s Canadian reputation has grown through numerous broadcasts by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, an Eastern Canadian tour in 1974 and the cross-Canada viewing of a television film of the Easter music from Handel’s Messiah.

During the seventies the Vancouver Bach Choir undertook two international tours, one to Holland and one to Poland and France. On both occasions the choir was awarded first place at international music festivals and gave numerous concerts including appearances at the Hague, Warsaw and Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. In 1978 the choir came first in the prestigious choral competition, Let the Peoples Sing, and was heard by a radio audience of 15 million people throughout the world.

In 1983 the choir took part in the Canadian Premiere of Mahler’s 8th Symphony with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andrew Davis. Subsequently the choir sang “Mahler’s 8th” again with the TSO and gave the Western Canadian Premiere of the same piece with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Mario Bernardi. In 1986 the VBC’s Expo concert was made into a film “Whalesong,” for television, which has been shown all over the world and won a Gemini award.

In 1987 the choir toured England and Wales giving concerts in such prestigious venues as St. Martin in the Fields, St. Paul’s, Canterbury and Lincoln Cathedrals and the Llangollen International Festival where the concert with the BBC Welsh Orchestra was broadcast by the BBC.

In the Summer of 1989 the choir sang in the International Opera Festival’s production of Aida in both Vancouver and Tokyo and in the Summer of 1993 the Choir sang in both the 1993 International Choral Festival in Toronto and the World Symposium on Choral Music in Vancouver. In July 1997 the choir traveled to the UK for concerts in London and Oxford conducted by Bruce Pullan and a performance of Berlioz’ Damnation of Faust with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.

In May 1997 the choir gave the world premiere of the oratorio Job by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies at the opening of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC. The concert was recorded live and recently issued on CD by Collins Classics.

In Vancouver the Vancouver Bach Choir presents a series of concerts each Season and has been responsible for the British Columbia premiere of a number of major works including Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Fanshawe’s African Sanctus, Lloyd Webber’s Requiem, Mahler’s 8th Syrnphony, Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio, Berlioz’ Messe Solennelle and Penderecki’s Polish Requiem.

Vancouver Bach Children’s Chorus

The Vancouver Bach Children’s Chorus has been making beautiful music since 1984 under Music Director Bruce Pullan. As their program gradually expanded, Marisa Gaetanne joined the team and now conducts their youngest choirs. The VBCC encourages children to develop artistically and reap the many benefits of creative expression – from stronger academic performance to improved health and posture. The VBCC believes that encouraging children to sing in a choir teaches them how to demonstrate excellence as a group and provides them with the gift of music as a lifelong joy.

Holland America Line Launches New Employment Entertainment Website

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE LAUNCHES NEW ENTERTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT WEBSITE

Entertainment professionals can now access employment resources through new website

Seattle, WA, October 16, 2008 – Holland America Line announced today the launch of a new employee website for entertainment professionals interested in shipboard employment. The website provides in-depth job descriptions, requirements and links to application forms with an additional section for newly hired entertainment employees. Job listings are for performers, musicians, technicians and cruise staff.

“We designed this employee website to attract and retain skilled staff,” said Bill Prince, director, entertainment for Holland America Line. “This will appeal to more of the premium type of talent we want at our cruise line.”

Divided into five categories, the website provides a brief overview of each genre of entertainment with subdivisions for specific positions. Current job openings are listed under the application section while company and destination information are available through links at the bottom of the website.

With a creative team winning more Tony, Emmy, Grammy and Oscar nominations than any other cruise line, Holland America Line’s entertainment department engages performers and other talent from two days to a renewing four-month contract. For more information, visit www.hollandamerica.com/entertainment.

Nov 25: Classical Recording Foundation 2008 Awards in New York at Carnegie Hall

Classical Recording Foundation Announces 2008 Award Winners

Seventh Annual Awards Ceremony & Benefit

Tuesday, November 25 at 8 pm

Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall

57th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC

Paul Chihara

CRF Composer of the Year

for Paul Chihara (Bridge 9267)

Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

Classical Recording Foundation Award

for George Gershwin: Complete Music for Piano & Orchestra

(Bridge 9252) with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Justin Brown, conductor

Paula Robison, flute

Samuel Sanders Collaborative Artist Award

for Places of the Spirit: The Holy Land (Picker Gallery ISBN: 1-879985-19-5)

Mikhail Simonyan, violin

CRF Young Artist of the Year

for Prokofiev Sonatas for Violin and Piano (Delos 3385)

What: Classical Recording Foundation 2008 Awards Ceremony & Benefit

Program: Performances by pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, flutist Paula Robinson,

violinist Mikhail Simonyan, and the Claremont Trio performing Paul Chihara's Ain't No Sunshine

When: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 8 pm

Where: Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (57th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC)

Tickets & Information: $75 donation (Award Ceremony only) and $200+ donation (Award Ceremony and Reception). Call 914.738.8754 or visit www.classicalrecordingfoundation.org.

Praise for the Classical Recording Foundation:

"The Classical Recording Foundation (is) devoted to the proposition that posterity is despoiled when artists are

denied the chance to record their own interpretations of certain repertoire." – The New Yorker

October 22, 2008 —New York, NY—The Classical Recording Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce the 2008 winners of its annual Classical Recording Foundation Awards – Paul Chihara, CRF Composer of the Year; pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, CRF Award; flutist Paula Robison, Samuel Sanders Collaborative Artist Award; and Mikhail Simonyan, CRF Young Artist of the Year. The awards will be presented at the Foundation's Seventh Annual Awards Ceremony at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall (57th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC). A benefit reception will follow.

The ceremony, for which the public may purchase tickets, will feature performances by the award winners, with the Claremont Trio (Emily Bruskin, violin; Julia Bruskin, 'cello; Donna Kwong, piano) performing Paul Chihara's Ain't No Sunshine. Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott will play Gershwin's Piano Preludes. Flutist Paula Robison (collaborating with violinist Adam Abeshouse, pianist Steve Beck, and guitarist Fred Hand) will present a range of music from Places of the Spirit: The Holy Land. A trip to Jerusalem with painter Jim Schantz including Shall We Gather at the River, The King of Love My Shepherd Is, plus the New York premiere of Blue by Bruce Stark. Violinist Mikhail Simonyan will perform Prokofiev's Violin Sonata No 2.

Paul Chihara, the CRF Composer of the Year, will be honored for his self-titled Bridge Records release. The album features his trio Ain't No Sunshine (2006) for piano, violin and 'cello; Piano Quintet ("La Foce") (2007); Minidoka (1996) for clarinet, viola, harp and percussion; and his orchestral work An Afternoon on the Perfume River (2002). Los Angeles Times critic Mark Swed writes: "It is almost easier to think of Paul Chihara as several different composers. There is the Chihara whose sensitivity to exquisite instrumental color has made him a favorite with such performers as conductor Seiji Ozawa and the Sequoia String Quartet. There is, however, a strong theatrical side to Chihara which expresses itself in works for dance, musical theater and film. And there is Chihara's love for American popular music of the 30s and 40s." Many of these traits are evident in this panoramic survey of Paul Chihara's recent chamber and orchestral music: The piano trio Ain't No Sunshine is based on a blues ballad; Piano Quintet is based on an Italian WWII diary; Minidoka is based on Chihara's memories of his childhood years spent at the American WWII camp for Japanese Americans, Minidoka; and An Afternoon on the Perfume River, commissioned by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, takes its title from a poem by a North Vietnamese poet.

Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott will receive the CRF Award for her recent release, George Gershwin: Complete Music for Piano & Orchestra, a collaboration with conductor Justin Brown and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. David Patrick Stearns of The Philadelphia Inquirer writes that in the recording, "McDermott finds little worlds of meaning in every phrase," while All Music Guide notes that "McDermott is simply awesome," and that the album is "outstanding in every respect." The disc was chosen as an Editor's Choice by Gramophone, and in an October 2008 review, the magazine noted that the performances "fly off the page with verve and confidence, rhythmic precision and real style."

The recipient of the Samuel Sanders Collaborative Artist Award is flutist Paula Robison. She receives the honor in support of her Places of the Spirit: The Holy Land. A trip to Jerusalem with painter Jim Schantz, a book of images and CD of music inspired by her spring 2005 journey. It was released by Boston's Pucker Gallery in April 2008. Ms. Robison is "a rare artist who can make the flute sound both sensuous and classically pure . . . an absolute wonder," according to The New York Times. One of her favorite continuing projects is With Art, collaborations with visual artists in unusual spaces.

The 2008 winner of the CRF Young Artist of the Year Award is violinist Mikhail Simonyan. He receives the award for his debut recording of the Prokofiev Sonatas for Violin and Piano, with Alexei Podkorytov, to be released by Delos in January 2009. The Miami Herald declared, "Mikhail Simonyan . . . played with the poise, perfection and inner burning fire of a master like David Oistrakh – in his prime on a good night." Performing and recording both Prokofiev Violin Sonatas is an undertaking near and dear to Mr. Simonyan's heart. He worked intensely on this repertoire with his mentor, violinist Victor Danchenko, a student of the great David Oistrakh for whom both sonatas were written.

The Classical Recording Foundation applies the universal model of philanthropically-supported live concerts to the recording of new classical performances. Since 2002, when it was founded by Grammy Award winning producer Adam Abeshouse, it has supported more than 20 new recordings. Each Award is tied to a fund administered by the Foundation and the participating record company, to accomplish the tasks of recording and promoting the awardee's recording project. The Award selection process begins with nominations by internationally renowned artists and scholars. Nominees are considered by an anonymous Grant Award Committee, which annually decides on the recipients and Award amounts. Criteria for Classical Recording Foundation Awards include artistic merit of the project, historic significance, strategic value to the artist's career, and breadth of interest.

2008 has been an exciting year for the Classical Recording Foundation and its award recipients from previous years. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein, who was honored in 2006 and 2007, recently received the prestigious Diapason D'or Award for her Bach Goldberg Variations recording. Cellist Zuill Bailey, also honored in 2006 and 2007, signed an exclusive record contract with Telarc, and will soon be releasing a recording of the Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich Cello Concerti, supported by CRF with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. Last year's CRF Composer of the Year, Justin Dello Joio, has been commissioned to write a piano concerto for Garrick Ohlsson. CRF, in collaboration with Bridge records, received its first Latin Grammy Nomination for Best Contemporary Composition for Barcelonazo, music for orchestra by Jorge Liderman. The Foundation was fortunate to receive a Copland Grant that provided partial funding of this recording. In 2008, CRF was awarded three Aaron Copland Grants, an Argosy Grant, and received continued support from the National Endowment for the Arts for its work on a new DVD release about eminent American composer George Crumb.

Artists who have benefited from CRF's support in previous years include the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, the Kalish-Krosnick Duo, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, Anne-Marie McDermott, Benita Valente, The Juilliard String Quartet, Andres Díaz, Judith Gordon, George Crumb, the Harmonie Ensemble, Paul Moravec, Inon Barnatan, Stephen Jaffe, Benjamin Verdery, Giora Schmidt, Rohan De Silva, Simone Dinnerstein, Zuill Bailey, The Daedalus String Quartet, Michael Harrison, Vassily Primakov, Justin Dello Joio, and Richard Wernick.

CRF does not benefit from record sales or royalties, and depends entirely on support from generous individuals and corporations, as well as merit-based grants from public and private sources. The Classical Recording Foundation gives American classical artists means to record music about which they are passionate.

Classical Recording Foundation Board Members include Robert W. Jones; Dr. Julius H. Jacobson II, MD; Neil Yelsey,; Dimitri Sogoloff; and Adam Abeshouse, producer. The proceeds from the 2008 Classical Recording Foundation Award Ceremony and Benefit will go toward making the 2009 Awards possible.

November at The RCM

A NEW ERA FOR THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY

The Royal Concert Season 08.09

Features an Expanded Program of Spectacular Performances

This fall, The Royal Conservatory (RCM) returned home to the spectacular new TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning! With its beautifully restored Ihnatowycz Hall, gorgeous concert venues, state-of-the-art technology, and academic spaces, the new Centre will expand the global reach of the RCM's innovative programs and allow for Canada's greatest artists and emerging performers to be showcased in exciting new ways.

Designed as a musical celebration of the Conservatory's return home, The Royal Concert Season features a greatly expanded Great Artists Series, World Music Concerts, Royal Conservatory Orchestra series, Rising Stars Series, and the free Master Class Series, featuring performances of opera, orchestral and chamber music, and recitals.

"This concert season heralds a new era in our history, as we open our spectacular new home," said Dr. Peter Simon, President of The Royal Conservatory of Music. "It reflects our legacy of diversity, artistry and excellence, and is a terrific opportunity to experience performances by our accomplished students - the next generation of Canadian talent - as well as our extraordinary faculty and acclaimed guest artists."

In November, cross cultural borders and discover the RCM's World Music Concerts. George Gao, pioneer of new music for the erhu, often referred to as a "Chinese fiddle", will play on November 6, and Aditya Verma, a charismatic young sarod player, (the sarod is a stringed musical instrument, used mainly in Indian classical music) will appear on November 20.

The Great Artists Series, which opened in September with a sold out inaugural concert conducted by Maestro Mario Bernardi, continues with ARC (Artists of the Royal Conservatory) on November 7 with a very special concert, Music in Exile, featuring the music of composers who resisted the Nazi regime. Martin Beaver, First Violin of the Tokyo String Quartet, and pianist Li Wang will present a program of Beethoven, Brahms, Bach, and Prokofiev on November 14. And, Juno award-winner, harpist Judy Loman, and Principal Flute of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Nora Schulman, will charm audiences with a showcase of stunning works on November 23.

One of the best kept secrets at the RCM are the free concerts and events, and November is full of them! On November 12 students of the Vocal Department of the Glenn Gould School will be featured in a GGS Vocal Showcase. The Master Class Series, which offers audience members a unique opportunity to observe great artists in the process of teaching young musicians, as well as a glimpse into the personalities of these extraordinary musicians, is an experience not to be missed. The following internationally acclaimed artists will be conducting master classes: Martin Beaver (violin) on November 13, Michael Mermagen (cello) on November 14, Marc Durand (piano) on November 21, Mimi Zweig (violin) on November 28, and finally Stuart Hamilton (voice)

also on November 28.

November also sees the first of a free 5-part lecture series given by the internationally renowned Beethoven interpreter, pianist Anton Kuerti. Each of his 90-minute lecture-demonstrations will be dedicated to one of the five Beethoven Piano Concertos. The first lecture takes place on Friday, November 28 at 2pm.

Capping the music-filled month of November is the Royal Conservatory Orchestra, one of North America's finest training ensembles, who will perform on November 20, conducted by Yoav Talmi and featuring 2006 GGS Concerto Competition winner Sonia Sielaff (clarinet). The program will include Mahler, Strauss, and Neilsen's Clarinet Concerto.

Since it was founded in 1886, The Royal Conservatory has been a leader in music and arts education, and has played a central role in developing a uniquely Canadian culture. Today, the RCM continues to cultivate the next Glenn Gould, Oscar Peterson, and Teresa Stratas.

THE ROYAL CONCERT SEASON - November 2008

George Gao, erhu (World Music Concerts): Thursday, November 6 at 7:30pm

ARC Music in Exile (Great Artists Series): Friday, November 7 at 8pm

Students of the GGS Vocal Department (GGS Vocal Showcase): Wed, November 12 at 8pm*

Martin Beaver, violin (GGS Master Class Series): Thursday, November 13 at 6pm*

Michael Mermagen, cello (GGS Master Class Series): Friday, November 14 at 10am and 5pm*

Martin Beaver, violin, and Li Wang, piano (Great Artists Series): Friday, November 14 at 8pm

Aditya Verma, sarod (World Music Concerts): Thursday, November 20 at 7:30pm

Yoav Talmi, conductor, and Sonia Sielaff, clarinet (Royal Conservatory Orchestra):

Thursday, November 20 at 8pm

Marc Durand, piano (GGS Master Class Series): Friday, November 21 time TBA*

Judy Loman, harp, and Nora Schulman, flute (Great Artists Series): Sunday, November 23 at 2pm

Mimi Zweig, violin (GGS Master Class Series): Friday, November 28 time TBA*

Anton Kuerti, piano (GGS Lecture Series): Friday, November 28 2pm*

Stuart Hamilton, voice (GGS Master Class Series): Friday, November 28 time TBA*

Tickets $20.00 - $30.00, students $10

Tickets available online at www.rcmusic.ca, by calling 416-408-2824 X321,

or at the door at the RCM, 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto

* Free event

All events, except for the Royal Conservatory Orchestra, will take place at the Conservatory's new home, the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, 273 Bloor Street West.

The Royal Conservatory Orchestra performs at the George Weston Recital Hall at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. For tickets visit www.ticketmaster.ca or call 416.872.1111.

More information about the 2008-2009 Concert Season is available on The Royal Conservatory website at www.rcmusic.ca.

Le Cinéma Ex-Centris accueille Dominic Champagne et Adrian Willis!

LE CINÉMA EX-CENTRIS ACCUEILLE

DOMINIC CHAMPAGNE ET ADRIAN WILLS!

VENEZ LES RENCONTRER LE VENDREDI 24 OCTOBRE après la séance de 19H30

BILLETS EN VENTE DÈS MAINTENANT

Montréal, le mercredi 22 octobre 2008 — Pour souligner la sortie en salle du documentaire ALL TOGETHER NOW, du réalisateur canadien Adrian Wills, une rencontre exceptionnelle sera offerte au grand public le vendredi 24 octobre après la séance de 19h30 au Cinéma Ex-Centris (3536 boul. St-Laurent). Les cinéphiles sont invités à assister à une rencontre unique. Au menu : la présentation du film All Together Now suivi d'une discussion avec le réalisateur Adrian Wills et Dominic Champagne, qui a conçu et mis en scène « Love », le plus récent spectacle permanent du Cirque du Soleil à Las Vegas!

Les cinéphiles sont invités à acheter dès maintenant leur billets pour assister à cette activité présentée exclusivement le vendredi 24 octobre à la séance de 19h30! En vente à la billetterie d'Ex-Centris située au 3536 boul. St-Laurent. Le film prend l'affiche au Cinéma Ex-Centris dès le 24 octobre en version originale anglaise avec sous-titres français.

Vibrez au rythme de All Together Now qui nous fait revivre la fascinante aventure de la rencontre entre les Beatles et le Cirque du Soleil autour de la création de « LOVE », le spectacle toujours couru de l'hôtel The Mirage à Las Vegas, et de l'album éponyme récipiendaire de deux Grammy. Ce jeune réalisateur ayant déjà plusieurs making of du Cirque à son actif, amènera jusqu'à vous l'histoire de cette collaboration mythique, avec tout ce qu'elle a de juteux et de croustillant. Découvrez comment George Harrison et Guy Laliberté ont transformé une simple idée en une vaste entreprise artistique. Un voyage dans lequel on suit pas à pas le spectacle, de sa création à la grande première. Il met en vedette Paul McCartney, Ringo Star, Yoko Ono et Olivia Harrison de même que George et Giles Martin et les créateurs du Cirque.

Auteur, metteur en scène et directeur artistique du Théâtre Il va sans dire, Dominic Champagne a écrit et mis en scène une dizaine de créations, dont Vacarme, Cabaret perdu (collectif), La caverne, L'Asile, Don Quichotte (avec Wajdi Mouawad), Korsakov, Lolita et Cabaret neiges noires (en collaboration). Mentionnons également son adaptation de L'Odyssée, d'après Homère, avec Alexis Martin, qu'il a remarquablement mis en scène. Pour le Cirque du Soleil, il a mis en scène le magnifique spectacle Varekai dont les représentations en tournée nord-américaine ravissent le public et recueillent les éloges de la critique. Puis, en collaboration avec René Richard Cyr, il a fait la conception et la mise en scène de Zumanity avant de travailler, seul cette fois, à la conception et la mise en scène de Love, le plus récent spectacle permanent du Cirque du Soleil à Las Vegas. Il oeuvre présentement à la préparation de nouveaux spectacles dont Paradis perdu, en collaboration avec le biologiste et cinéaste, Jean Lemire.

Informations pour le grand public : (514) 847-2206 ou www.ex-centris.com

Prochains concerts en Novembre

Prochains concerts en novembre Montréal, le 22 octobre 2008 — L’Orchestre de chambre I Musici de Montréal annonce un automne vibrant, une saison festive et commémorative; une 25e saison concoctée par Maestro Yuli Turovsky. Tout d’abord, pour le premier concert de novembre, Au commencement… une soirée évoquant les débuts de l’orchestre. Puis, place aux découvertes avec Étoiles du futur, un concert regroupant de très jeunes solistes du Québec et de l’Ontario. Et pour le dernier concert du mois, la fabuleuse Kim Yaroshevskaya racontera Des bêtes pas si bêtes, des contes musicaux irrésistibles pour les petits et grands. SÉRIE CENTRE-VILLE AU COMMENCEMENT… Mercredi 5 novembre 2008, 20 h, salle Pollack Au commencement… en 1983. Retour aux sources, brin de nostalgie et clin d’œil vers le passé. Afin d’évoquer les débuts de l’ensemble, I Musici interprétera à nouveau les premières œuvres de son répertoire et les très à propos Variations sur Happy Birthday de Peter Heidrich. Au programme de la soirée, entre autres, les Concerti grossi de Hændel qui comptent parmi les œuvres les plus réussies en matière de musique instrumentale. Rappelons que L’Orchestre I Musici a reçu une Rosette du Penguin Guide, en 1992, pour son enregistrement de ces Concerti grossi attribuant à cette version la cote d’enregistrement de référence. Direction : Yuli Turovsky SÉRIE OGILVY ÉTOILES DU FUTUR Jeudi et vendredi 13 et 14 novembre 2008, 11 h et 17 h 45, salle Tudor du magasin Ogilvy Pour une troisième année consécutive, Maestro Yuli Turovsky nous présente quelques musiciens de la très jeune relève. Des solistes lauréats de nombreux prix, âgés de quinze ans et moins, et qui assument déjà une jeune notoriété dans le paysage musical. Le moment fort du programme sera sans conteste la prestation de Juan Sebastían Blanco, un jeune harpiste étudiant au Conservatorio de la Universidad Nacional en Colombie. Maestro Yuli Turovsky rencontra, en janvier dernier, le jeune virtuose à l’occasion du Festival international de musique de Carthagène de 2008 lors des prestations de L’Orchestre I Musici. Solistes : Juan Sebastían Blanco, harpe (15 ans) Kerson Leong, violon (11 ans) Stanley Leong, violoncelle (13 ans) Bryan Chen, violoncelle (11 ans) Direction : Yuli Turovsky et Stéphane Tétreault (15 ans) SÉRIE PICCOLI « Il existe une fée au Québec, à la voix d’ange, Kim Yaroshevskaya (…) C’est notre matriochka nationale, celle qui nous offre sur fond de tradition russe, des œufs de Pâques finement ciselés. Ce sont des bijoux d’invention racontés par notre Comtesse de Ségur à la beauté impériale, qui a su adapter nos rêves aux siens, par la langue et par la sensibilité. » Jacques Hétu, ResMusica, 2006 DES BÊTES PAS SI BÊTES… Dimanche 16 novembre 2008, 14 h 30, salle Tudor du magasin Ogilvy Élaborée selon une approche multidisciplinaire — chaque concert interpelle une discipline artistique différente — la série Piccoli suscite l’éveil musical chez les enfants de cinq ans et plus. Pour ce second concert de la série, la conteuse notoire Kim Yaroshevskaya racontera pour notre plus grand plaisir quelques histoires de bêtes. Ces dernières années, Kim Yaroshevskaya a participé à divers projets musicaux. En plus d’avoir enregistré plusieurs histoires de bêtes que l’auteure désigne de « contes philosophiques », la comédienne a collaboré à plusieurs créations musicales des Musici. Direction : Airat Ichmouratov Animatrice et conceptrice de la série : Suzanne De Serres 2008-2009 : 25e saison de l’Orchestre I Musici Pour connaître la programmation ou encore pour se procurer la brochure de saison, communiquez avec notre service à la clientèle, par téléphone au 514 982-6038 ou par courriel à l’adresse info@imusi.com. Pour être au fait des dernières nouvelles de l’Orchestre, visitez notre site Internet : www.imusici.com Concerts in November Montréal, October 22, 2008 — L’Orchestre de chambre I Musici de Montréal begins a vibrant autumn with a touch of festivities and memories – and a 25th anniversary season concocted by Maestro Yuli Turovsky. First of all, In the Beginning… an evening that will evoke memories of the orchestra’s first concerts. Then the spotlight turns on the Stars of the Future, a concert in which young soloists from Quebec and Ontario will be featured along with a special young guest from Columbia. And, as always, young people will not be overlooked with our popular Piccoli Series. « I Musici de Montréal propose another smashing season. » Entertainment Spotlight, CTV, October, 2008 DOWNTOWN SERIES IN THE BEGINNING… Wednesday November 5, 2008, 8 pm in Pollack Hall In the beginning… in 1983. A return to the source, a touch of nostalgia and a nod to the past. To evoke the very beginnings of the ensemble, I Musici will perform the first works of its repertoire along with the very clever, amusing and à propos Variations on Happy Birthday by Peter Heidrich. Included in the program are Handel’s Concerti grossi, some of the greatest instrumental works ever written for orchestra. I Musici received a Rosette from the Penguin Guide in 1992 and named the Concerti grossi on the recording as a reference for these works. Maestro Turovsky’s important connection to the world of Shostakovitch has also been a feature of I Musici’s repertoire from the very beginning. Conductor : Yuli Turovsky OGILVY SERIES STARS OF THE FUTURE Thursday and Friday, November 13 and 14, 11 am and 5:45 pm, Ogilvy Tudor Hall For the third consecutive year, Maestro Yuli Turovsky presents several up and coming but very young musicians. The soloists have already won many prizes and are all 15 years old or younger. Many are already making a mark in the musical world and, without a doubt, one of the highlights of the program will be Juan Sebastían Blanco, a young harpist studying at the Conservatorio de la Universdad Nacional in Colombia. Last January, Maestro Yuli Turovsky met this young virtuoso during the Cartagena International Music Festival to which I Musici was invited in 2008. Soloist s: Juan Sebastían Blanco, harp (15 years) Kerson Leong, violin (11 years) Stanley Leong, cello (13 years) Bryan Chen, cello (11 years) Conductors: Yuli Turovsky and Stéphane Tétreault (15 years) PICCOLI SERIES SOME PRETTY SMART ANIMALS… (IN FRENCH) Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 2:30 pm, Ogilvy Tudor Hall Created as a multidisciplinary approach (each concert calls upon a different artistic discipline) the Piccoli Series awakens the musical curiosity of children from five years old and up. For the second concert of the series, one of Quebec’s most beloved story tellers, Kim Yaroshevskaya will tell us delightful stories about various creatures. Over the last several years Kim Yaroshevskaya has participated in many musical projects. As well as recording numerous stories about animals, which the author has called “philosophical stories”, she has also collaborated in several musical creations with I Musici. Conductor: Airat Ichmouratov Host and series concept: Suzanne De Serres 2008-2009: 25th Season of l’Orchestre I Musici To know our program or to receive a season brochure, telephone client services at 514 982-6038 or write by e-mail at info@imusi.com. To learn all the latest news on the orchestra, visit our web site at www.imusici.com .

Spectacles à L'Intendant

Mardi 22 OCTOBRE 2008

Réservations:

418-692-6666

1-888-909-6666

www.intendant.net

Cette semAINE

ALIX RENAUD "Désirs"
Poèmes et chansons en français, créole, espagnol et italien

Samedi 25 octobre 20 hrs
18$

Avec la participation de Jeannot Turcotte (piano) et de Jean-Michel Borgeat (guitare)
Invitée spéciale : Patricia Morasse (du groupe Melao)
Le voici de retour à L'Intendant, celui que les critiques présentent tour à tour comme «un poète hypnotisant» , «une voix qui envoûte» , «l'homme qui a le don des mots» !
Poète et auteur d'une vingtaine d'ouvrages publiés au Québec et en France (poésie, romans, nouvelles et dictionnaires spécialisés), ALIX RENAUD figure dans plusieurs anthologies et ouvrages de référence tels que l'Anthologie Poésie vivante, le Dictionnaire des écrivains québécois, le Dictionnaire des œuvres littéraires, pour ne citer que ceux-là. Diseur, il se produit sur scène depuis de nombreuses années, au pays comme à l'étranger (récitals de poèmes et de chansons en français, créole, espagnol et italien). Lauréat du prix Charles-Biddle 2007 (Prix québécois de la citoyenneté).
ALIX RENAUD vous convie une fois de plus à l'un de ces petits tours du monde dont il a le secret. Son nouveau spectacle aborde sous tous les angles ce moteur affectif qu'on appelle le désir et se veut, comme les précédents, un hommage à différents auteurs d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, d'Europe et des Amériques.

Site de l'artiste : http://www3.sympatico.ca/alix.renaud

À VENIR

CONCERT
Gilles Roucaute et François Verguet
Vendredi 7 novembre 20h
12$

Gilles Roucaute est né à Montréal. Il grandit à Marseille.
A Brest, Poznan (Pologne), Marseille, Annecy ou Paris, il est successivement ingénieur télécoms, intervenant en milieu carcéral, animateur associatif et directeur de service éducatif. Il se décide à proposer ses nombreuses chansons sur scène en 2001.
Roucaute a donné plus de 200 concerts, tous spectacles confondus.

Pour plus d'infos sur Gilles Roucaute:
http://roucaut.club.fr/index.htm
http://www.myspace.com/roucaute

« François Verguet n'est pas un guitariste. Il est mieux que ça : un musicien qui joue de la guitare et sert les projets auxquels il se dédie avec une virtuosité discrète et une grande humilité. Et voilà que ces qualités se font chanson. Des chansons de débutant-en-écriture étonnantes de maturité, de justesse et de sensibilité. Qui nous touchent à coeur, comme le faisait déjà sa musique. Avec lui sur scène, il a trouvé mieux que des accompagnateurs ; des complices, des frères d'état-civil et de voyage, des amis de musique. Ca groove comme du rock, ça nous émeut comme de la chanson. C'est du François Verguet. »
Gilles Roucaute

Pour plus d'infos sur François Verguet:
http://www.francoisverguet.com
http://www.myspace.com/francoisverguet

Marc Chabot GROUPE D'ÉCRITURE
Pour qui : Paroliers, Auteurs compositeurs.
Mercredi 12 novembre, Mercredi 10 décembre,
Mercredi 14 janvier 2009, Mercredi 11 février 2009
De 19h00 à 22h00
Coût : Membre de la SPACQ* Gratuit
Non-membre: 30$ pour les quatre ateliers
*Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec

Rencontres mensuelles abordant des approches variées en matière de processus créatif.
Tantôt basée sur l'exploration et les jeux d'écriture, tantôt sur les contraintes et la structure, chaque rencontre abordera un angle ou un thème distinctif. L'animateur (ou un invité) ouvrira la rencontre avec un bref exposé sur un aspect du travail créatif, pour ensuite dépayser nos imaginaires au moyen d'exercices déclencheurs.
Invité : Alain Massé (sera présent à l'une des quatre rencontres, date à déterminer)
LE PARTICIPANT S'INSCRIT POUR L'ENSEMBLE DE CES 4 RENCONTRES
Nombre d'ateliers: 4 soirées - 1 par mois. Modalité d'inscription : Par courriel à sthibault@spacq.qc.ca
Bien y indiquer le titre de la formation à laquelle vous désirez participer.
Premier arrivé, premier servi. PLACES LIMITÉES : 12 participants.
site internet de la SPACQ http://spacq.qc.ca

Alexandre Belliard Piège à con et Demain…la peur
Vendredi 21 novembre 20 hrs
18$

Alexandre est de retour à L'Intendant pour présenter les pièces de ses albums, ainsi que des textes de son recueil de poésie ¨Tu cours après les pigeons¨ paru en mars dernier.
En primeur…. Quelques chansons de son album à venir!!!

Site officiel: http://www.alexandrebelliard.com
Son myspace: http://www.myspace.com/alexandrebelliard

Josianne Paradis
jeudi 27 novembre 20 h
vendredi 28 novembre 20 h
Prix des billets :
1 entrée : 12$,
1 entrée + 1 CD : 20$
1 entrée + 2 CD : 30$

Le 3 septembre 2008, Josianne Paradis lançait son 1er album, éponyme, devant 300 journalistes, fans et amis au Lion d'or, à Montréal. Salué par la critique et le public, le CD se tient en palmarès chez les disquaires et tourne de plus en plus. La première montréalaise du concert a lieu le 15 novembre dans le cadre de Coup de coeur francophone. Puis, deux soirs à Québec et ... bientôt chez vous !
En scène, l'auteure-compositeure lauréate de Petite-Vallée propose une chanson pop sans fond de teint -- elle et son band forme un quartet du tonnerre ! L'invitation : paroles et musiques d'une fille allumée et rieuse qui se colletaille avec la vie, sourire aux lèvres et cœur dans la main. Josianne, c'est comme des feux de Bengale un soir de fête : lumineux et pétillant ! Les textes : tendresse et humour dans un style frais, vrai, qui fait du bien!
Avec ses musiciens: Benoit Paradis, trombone/trompette et percussions Yannick Parent, batterie Maxime Rouleau, guitares et basse

Une belle soirée pour découvrir ou redécouvrir l'univers musical de Josianne Paradis.

site officiel: http://josianneparadis.com
son myspace: http://www.myspace.com/josianneparadis

Osmosaïc

Yume

Osmosaïc en premiere partie
Yume en deuxieme partie
samedi 29 novembre 20h
10$

La musique d'Osmosaïc se situe quelque part entre la chanson et le folk aux accents progressifs, celtiques et médiévaux. Le duo propose un univers où s'entrelacent guitares acoustiques et riches harmonies vocales.
Site officiel: http://www.osmosaic.com
Leur myspace : http://www.myspace.com/osmosaic

YUME
Yume nous ouvre la porte d'un rêve qui puise son inspiration au coeur d'un quotidien vécu au Québec et au Japon. De Montréal à Kyoto, en passant par le toit de l'aéroport de Kobe, ils ont visité plusieurs scènes inédites et toujours chaleureuses.
Cette fois, c'est à Québec que le duo renouvelle le plaisir en nous invitant à venir
partager leur répertoire d'ici et d'ailleurs
Site officiel: http://www.yume.qc.ca

Ciné-Kid, de retour dès le 2 novembre au Cinéma Ex-Centris!

Ciné-Kid, le grand écran des petits et grands

De retour dès le 2 novembre au cinéma Ex-Centris

franz et le chef d'orchestre (uzi et lotta geffenblad)

la reine soleil (philippe leclerc)

la véritable histoire du père noË l (juha wuolijoki)

le bal des lucioles et autres courts (dace riduze, marie brinkmanis, eval lacis)

la traversée du temps (mamoru hosoda)

max minsky et moi (anna justice) - FIlm SURPRISE!

Montréal, le mercredi 22 octobre 2008 — Initiation à la découverte du 7^e Art, Ciné-Kid, le grand écran des petits et grands, présenté au Cinéma Ex-Centris, est le rendez-vous des cinéphiles en herbe. Ce rendez-vous cinématographique jeune public et familiale est un événement incontournable présenté les dimanches dès le 2 novembre. Pensé et conçu pour les enfants et adolescents de 3 à 15 ans, Ciné-Kid s'adresse bien sûr à toutes les générations d'amateurs de cinéma, se voulant avant tout un moment ludique, qui crée un contexte favorable à la découverte et à la sensibilisation à un cinéma différent de l'offre commerciale habituelle. Pour l'année 2008-2009, ce sont sept films qu'auront à découvrir les cinéphiles, petits et grands. Alertez les voisins, amenez grand-mère chez le coiffeur, habillez les enfants, les dimanches en famille seront désormais le clou de la semaine! La saison 2008-2009 est présentée en collaboration avec le journal Métro qui s'associe fièrement à Ciné-Kid pour une troisième année consécutive.

UNE CARTE-FAMILLE EN VENTE DÈS LE 31 OCTOBRE!

À la demande générale, la Carte-famille permettant de profiter de trois (3) séances au choix de la programmation Ciné-Kid 2008-2009, valide pour trois (3) personnes à la fois, sera mise en vente dès le 31 octobre. Coût exceptionnel de 50 $ taxes incluses, une économie de plus de 20 % sur le prix des billets achetés individuellement!

Franz et le chef d'orchestre (dès 4 ans)

Les dimanches 2, 9 et 16 novembre à 13h

Franz accompagne son père chef d'orchestre à une colonie musicale d'été. Il aimerait jouer d'un instrument mais il est encore trop petit. C'est pourtant lui qui, pour sauver le concert, viendra au secours du soliste victime de la méchanceté des autres enfants. En musique, les histoires vont se nouer autour de ce trio en passant du rire aux larmes. Cette courte histoire de tolérance, sans violence, sans trop d'action, mais fraîche et joliment touchante devrait émouvoir les chérubins les plus curieux. Un film d'animation de Uzi et Lotta Geffenblad. Présenté en version française. Durée : 46 minutes.

La Reine Soleil (dès 8 ans)

Les dimanches 23, 30 novembre + 7 décembre à 13h

La Reine Soleil est un long métrage d'animation français librement inspiré du roman de Christian Jacq. Le film met en scène le voyage initiatique de la jeune Akhesa, ravissante princesse de 14 ans, fille du pharaon Akhenaton. L'adolescente est décidée à découvrir pourquoi sa mère, la reine Nefertiti, est en exil sur l'île Eléphantine. Avec le jeune prince Thout, elle fuit et découvre un complot visant son père. Avec leur innocence comme seule arme, Akhesa et Thout surmonteront de nombreuses épreuves et connaîtront ensemble un destin extraordinaire. Une aventure historique et pleine de dangers. Un film de Philippe Leclerc présenté en version française. Durée : 77 minutes.

La vÉritable histoire du PÈre Noël (dès 6 ans)

Le 14 décembre + 21 décembre au 4 janvier à 13h

Qui n'a jamais rêvé de vouloir connaître la vraie histoire du Père Noël… La voici !

Il était une fois en Laponie, un petit garçon nommé Nikolas. À la veille de Noël, il perd sa famille dans un tragique accident. Les villageois décident de s'occuper du petit orphelin à tour de rôle. Pour les remercier, Nikolas fabrique des jouets pour les enfants du village. À treize ans, il est envoyé chez un vieux charpentier grincheux pour qui il travaille. Avec le temps, apporter des jouets le matin de Noël est devenu une tradition mais, un jour, ce beau projet est mis en péril. Heureusement, Nikolas trouve une idée géniale qui apportera la joie de Noël à tous les enfants et ce, encore aujourd'hui… Un film de Juha Wuolijoki présenté en version française. Durée : 83 minutes.

Le bal des lucioles et autres courts (dès 3 ans)

Les dimanches 11, 18 et 25 janvier à 13h

Le bal des lucioles et autres courts est idéal pour faire ses premiers pas dans une salle de cinéma et éveillera les petits à de nouvelles émotions et découvertes. Ces quatre (4) courts-métrages nous racontent, avec beaucoup de fantaisie, les aventures de toutes sortes d'insectes qui vivent un peu comme des êtres humains. En effet, ils vont à l'école ou se promènent en famille. Rien de bien extravagant. Mais leur vie est tout de même bien colorée ! Surtout lorsque des lucioles dansent au clair de lune. Et que dire d'une petite chenille qui joue du violon pour appâter l'ennemi ou d'une mouche qui porte une perruque et se met du rouge à lèvre ! Le bal des lucioles et autres courts sont de jolies variations sur la nature et le monde vivant qui s'y cache. Avec des inventions visuelles étonnantes, des marionnettes attachantes et beaucoup d'humour, la vie quotidienne de cette faune invisible est décrite pour le plus grand plaisir des petits et des grands. Des films d'animation réalisés par Dace Riduze, Marie Brinkmanis, Evald Lacis et présentés en version française. Durée : 42 minutes.

Max Minsky et moi (dès 11 ans)

Les dimanches 1^er, 8 et 15 février à 13h

Ce long métrage de fiction raconte l'histoire de Nelly, une petite « bolée » qui adore les livres et idolâtre le prince du Luxembourg, qui partage sa passion pour l'espace. Lorsqu'elle apprend que l'équipe de basket-ball de son école se rendra au Luxembourg pour une compétition, elle décide de se joindre à eux. Elle prend une entente avec Max, un as du basket de 16 ans : Nelly fait les devoirs de Max, qui, en échange, lui montre comment jouer au basket-ball. Un film de Anna Justice présenté en version française. Durée : 94 minutes.

La traversée du temps (dès 10 ans)

Les dimanches 22 février + 8 et 15 mars à 13h

Semaine de relâche : du 1^er au 7 mars à 13h

Tiré du livre éponyme de Yasutaka TsuTsui, La Traversée du temps a connu nombre d'adaptations au cinéma ou à la télévision. Mamoru Hosoda (Digimon, the movie) situe son action dans l'époque contemporaine et livre un film moins naïf qu'il n'y paraît. Makoto est une jeune lycéenne comme les autres, absolument pas concernée par le temps qui passe! Jusqu'au jour où elle reçoit un don particulier : celui de pouvoir traverser le temps. Améliorer ses notes, aider des idylles naissantes, manger à répétition ses plats préférés, tout devient alors possible pour Makoto. Jouer avec le temps est dangereux, un pouvoir qui permet de réaliser tous les fantasmes, mais qui confronte à un problème insoluble : peut-on réellement changer le présent en modifiant le passé ? La Traversée du temps est un film riche de sens, et cinématographiquement pertinent. Un film de Mamoru Hosoda présenté en version française. Durée : 98 minutes.

Pour conclure la saison 2008-2009, l'équipe de programmation réserve aux jeunes cinéphiles un film surprise qui sera dévoilé en mars prochain. Gardez l'œil ouvert !

Les billets pour la programmation de Ciné-Kid sont disponibles le jour même des séances choisies à la billetterie du Cinéma Ex-Centris (3536 boul. St-Laurent). La programmation est disponible en format PDF au www.ex-centris.com ou à la billetterie d'Ex-Centris.

Tarif enfant : 6 $

Tarif adulte : 8 $

Informations pour le public : (514) 847-2206 ou le www.ex-centris.com

Next La Scena Musicale (November) and The Music Scene (Winter 2009)

[Version française]

The deadline has been extended for advertising in La Scena Musicale's November issue (appearance: October 30). NEW DEADLINE: October 24 at noon. Upcoming in November we feature the Canadian countertenor Daniel Taylor and the winner of the International Organ Competition, plus many other featurs. This month's theme is Higher Education, which includes our 9th annual Guide, plus many related features.

Higher Education is also the theme of the Winter 2009 issue of The Music Scene Ontario, which will appear on November 12. The advertising deadline is October 31st.

Our 2008-2009 publishing schedule is now available: 4 issues of La SCENA and 6 issues of stand-alone La Scena Musicale (2 of these are national issues) plus 2 issues of The Music Scene Ontario. For more info on rates and production please visit http://ads.scena.org for our 2008-2009 schedule or contact our sales department directly at 514-948-0509 or sales@scena.org

Yours sincerely,

Wah Keung Chan
Founding Publisher and Editor
La Scena Musicale
La SCENA
The Music Scene

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Upcoming Issue:

La Scena Musicale November 2008

• Cover featuring Canadian countertenor Daniel Taylor
• Our Higher Education Guide featuring Raffi Armenian of the Montreal Conservatory, Denise Lupien of McGill University, University of Montréal's innovative musicology program
• Contination of our Puccini and Messiaen series
• Bizet's The Pearl Fishers at the Montreal Opera: Interviews with Frédéric Chaslin and Karina Gauvin
• An interview with the winner of the International Organ Competition (finals October 17th)
• A follow up of our election analysis and the reverberations in arts, culture and music
• and much more
  
  

GUIDE

• 9th Higher Education Guide: advertising info

Distribution (25,000 copies; 90% distribution by the first 7 to 10 days):

• * 2000 copies: mailed to paying and non-paying subscribers (including the music and arts industry)
  
• * 10,000 copies: home delivery to Montreal affluent neighbourhoods (Outremont, Westmount, Mount-Royal)
  
• * 5000 copies: controlled circulation at cultural venues, record stores, etc. in Montreal
  
• * 4000 copies: Music Schools targeting students and educators in Montreal and the province of Quebec.
  
• * 2000 copies: Quebec City
  
• * 2000 copies: newsstands in Quebec

Deadline for La Scena Musicale November 2008 Issue

• October 24 at noon: display ads (info : http://ads.scena.org)
• October 24: materials
  
• October 30: distribution

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The Music Scene Ontario: Winter 2009 Issue

Theme: Canadian and International Higher Education Guide

Circulation: 25,000 copies in Ontario (Toronto, Ottawa) and schools across Canada

• Toronto: 16,000
  
• Ottawa: 4,000
  
• Schools across Canada: 3000
  
• Mailing: 2,000

Appearance: November 12
Ad Deadline: October 31
Artwork deadline: November 3

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Special Feature in the next La SCENA: Top 100 Movers and Shakers in the Arts

The Winter 2009 issue of La SCENA (December 1, 2008) will include a look at the 100 most influential people in the Arts in Quebec (creators, performers, administrators, philantrophists, etc). Nominate your candidate by emailing editor@scena.org. Deadline: November 7, 2008

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Guides / Directories 2008-2009

La Scena Musicale has proven to be a leader in providing music and arts information. Visit http://guides.scena.org for our list of guides for 2008-2009

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Prochain La Scena Musicale (Novembre) et The Music Scene (Hiver)

Bonjour,

Le numéro de novembre 2008 de La Scena Musicale (thème : études supérieures) va sortir le 30 octobre. La nouvelle date de tombée (publicité) est le 24 octobre à midi.

Le numéro d'hiver 2009 de The Music Scene Ontario (thème : études supérieures) va sortir le 12 novembre. La date de tombée (publicité) est le 31 octobre.

Pour plus d’information sur les tarifs et la production, voir notre calendrier 2008-2009 à http://ads.scena.org ou communiquer directement avec notre service des ventes au 514-948-0509 ou à sales@scena.org.

Salutations cordiales,

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Éditeur et rédacteur en chef fondateur
La Scena Musicale
La SCENA
The Music Scene

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Dans le numéro de novembre de La Scena Musicale :

• Article-vedette sur le contre-ténor canadien Daniel Taylor
  
• Notre guide sur les études supérieures, avec Raffi Armenian, directeur du Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, et Denise Lupien de l’Université McGill, et un article sur le programme innovateur en musicologie de l’Université de Montréal
  
• Suites de nos séries sur Puccini et Messiaen
  
• Les pêcheurs de perles de Bizet à l'Opéra de Montréal: Une entrevue avec Frédéric Chaslin et Karina Gauvin
  
• Une entrevue avec le lauréat du Concours international d’orgue (finales le 17 octobre)
  
• La poursuite de notre analyse des élections et des répercussions sur les arts, la culture et la musique
  

GUIDE

• Études supérieures (musique) : info
  

Distribution au Québec de La Scena Musicale (25 000 exemplaires ; 90 % distribuée avant le 10 du mois)

• 2000 exemplaires : envois aux abonnés et membres du milieu artistique
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La Scena Musicale : Novembre 2008

• Thèmes : Études supérieures
• Sortie : 30 octobre
• Date de tombée publicitaire : 23 octobre
• Maquettes : 24 octobre

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• Thèmes : Études supérieures
• Distribution de The Music Scene : Ontario : 25 000
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• 12 novembre : distribution

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Guides 2008-2009

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Opera Australia: Triumphant Farewell for John Pringle

On Friday 24 October 2008 John Pringle AM will give his final performance with Opera Australia. To mark the occasion and celebrate his remarkable career, the cast and chorus of The Makropulos Secret will gather on the Sydney Opera House stage after the performance to see him presented with the Opera Australia Trophy.

John Pringle is currently appearing in the role of Prus in Janacek's The Makropulos Secret, has been with Australia's national opera company for over forty years. He graduated from Melbourne University as a pharmacist but at the age of 28 music took over. His first appearance with the Australian Opera, as it was then, was in Die Fledermaus at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne in 1967, and in 1973 he was part of the Company's historic first season at the Sydney Opera House singing the role of Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro.

Over the last four decades John Pringle has thrilled audiences on stages in Australia, Europe and the US. The great Mozart roles have dominated his career, with appearances as Figaro, Don Giovanni, Papageno, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso and, in his final Melbourne performances in November last year, Leporello.

Beyond Mozart, he has also made his mark singing the great baritone roles of Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Puccini, Janacek, Shostakovich, Britten and Berg. On stage he has died, committed murders, cracked jokes and kissed countless divas from Dame Joan Sutherland and Sumi Jo to Emma Matthews. He has appeared with operatic heroes such as Tito Gobbi, and even spent eight months learning Russian to sing the title role of Eugene Onegin.

One of the many highlights of his career came just five years ago, when Simone Young asked him to take on the role of Doctor Schon / Jack the Ripper in Berg's Lulu. "It was the most difficult part I'd ever learned" says Pringle; "performing it was like walking a tightrope over a pit of venomous snakes. But the high you felt afterwards… Who needs drugs?"

In receiving the Opera Australia Trophy John Pringle joins an illustrious band of artists. The Trophy is a magnificent silver bowl, commissioned from master craftsman David Cruikshank, and past recipients include Dame Joan Sutherland, Moffatt Oxenbould, Donald Shanks and Joan Carden. Anson Austin, also a recipient of the trophy, will make the presentation with Adrian Collette, Chief Executive of Opera Australia.

Adrian Collette comments: "John Pringle is one of the artists on which our company has been built. He has been there almost from the beginning and has stuck with us through thick and thin, a great actor, a magnificent singer and, above all, a real ensemble player loved and admired by colleagues and audiences alike."

Showcase 2009

International Performing Arts for Youth presents the
31st International Showcase of Performing Arts for Young People, "Showcase 2009," January 21-24, 2009

PHILADELPHIA, PA - The International Showcase of Performing Arts for Young People (Showcase 2009), presented by International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY), is returning to PlayhouseSquare in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, January 21-24. This annual event, held in a different city each year since 1979, attracts more than 400 artists, agents and presenters from across North America and the world. Showcase 2009 features 15 professional performing arts companies from around the world that create dance, music and theater specifically for young people. The companies are selected by an international committee comprised of experts in the field of performing arts for youth, including accomplished artists and artistic or programming directors, arts education directors, children's festival directors, and artist managers. This year's companies come from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Israel, Republic of the Congo, Scotland, The Netherlands, and The United States. Showcasing artists include Cas Public (Canada), Compagnie Punta Negra (Republic of the Congo), Corbian Visual Arts & Dance (USA), CORONA LA BALANCE - Danish National Ensemble for Children's Theatre (Denmark), Dream Jam Band (USA), Introdans Ensemble for Youth (The Netherlands), Jessica Wilson Productions (Australia), Nephesh Theatre (Israel), Nightswimming (Canada), Off Broadway Booking (USA), Puppet State Theatre Company (Scotland), Rennie Harris Puremovement (USA), Slingsby Theatre Company (Australia), Spare Parts Puppet Theatre (Australia), and Terrence Simien & The Zydeco Experience (USA.)

"The Arrival is such a special show... so warm and heartfelt... and it is a great privilege to get to present it at the IPAY Showcase," says Cathcart Weatherly, General Manager of Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, one of Australia's leading producers of theatre for children and families. "Coming from Perth, Western Australia, the most isolated city on the planet, this is a great opportunity for [us] to show off our premier work at the Showcase and look to building a tour of North America"

Showcase features an exhibit area that provides display information and video material on touring productions. As an educational service to the field, the conference offers professional development learning communities which engage current issues and trends. Of particular significance this year, IPAY will present a plenary session led by Teresa Eyring, Executive Director of Theatre Communications Group.

"In hosting Showcase in 2005, 2007, and now 2009, I have had a unique perspective in watching the conference grow in size and scope," says Colleen Porter, Director of Arts Education at PlayhouseSquare. "With artists from more countries around the world applying and performing each year, the shows presented continue to reach new heights in artistic excellence. Furthermore, the professional development has grown from a one day event to a plethora of sessions and topics that run the length of Showcase. Our attendees' response to the performances is reflected in their dialogue during the learning communities, allowing for a truly integrated and thought-provoking conference experience."

Since 2001, International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY) has created professional and educational opportunities supporting meaningful performing arts experiences for young audiences in North America. IPAY is proud to be the only service organization devoted exclusively to the entire performing arts for youth industry, including all forms of theatre, dance, and music. It exists to serve its membership consisting of presenters, artists, and agents/managers from throughout the world by providing meaningful engagement with, and support of, the presentation and creation of new and established work for young audiences in North America.

"We are both proud and excited to host our colleagues throughout North America and indeed from around the world, in this world-class facility at PlayhouseSquare", says IPAY Board President, Boomer Stacey. "This global community meeting place provides a spark to stimulate international dialogue and collaboration, a hub for artists, presenters, educators and promoters to connect and work together, as well as creating a portal to look at what and how we produce or program for young audiences here in North America - and it all stems from the work that is happening on-stage. "

Registration for Showcase 2009 or membership to IPAY is available at www.ipayweb.org. Register to exhibit before October 1 or register to attend Showcase before November 1 and save $50. Contact Daniel Student, Administrative Director, at 267-690-1325 or daniel@ipayweb.org for any questions regarding the conference.

Evenement theatrale PLUCKED, HAMMERED & STRUNG

PLUCKED, HAMMERED & STRUNG

Textes de Carolyn Guillet

Mise en scène de Arianna Bardesono

Le 30 et 31 Octobre

Le 1, 6, 7 et 8 Novembre

Bain St-Michel Prix des billets :

5300, rue St-Dominique Adultes : 20$

(Coin McGuire) Âge d'or / étudiants : 15$

Prévues & Groupes : 10$

Billetterie :

(514) 987 – 1774 poste 104

box-office@infinitheatre.com

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Un femme, un piano, et cinq amoureux. Six chansons d'amour obsédantes. Neuf pères morts et un ou deux conjoint oublié. Un événement d'exécution théâtrale complètement de passion, de lamentation et de frivolité. C'est une réunion de L'opéra de quat'sous de Kurt Weill avec Electra d'Aeschylus. Un mélange de Peggy Lee et de Mozart improvisant des « variations sur le thème de l'amour ».

SEULEMENT du jeudi au samedi 22 h 00

Octobre 30 & 31

Novembre 1 et 6, 7 & 8

Theatre event PLUCKED, HAMMERED & STRUNG

Infinithéâtre presents

PLUCKED HAMMERED & STRUNG

By Carolyn Guillet

Directed by Arianna Bardesono

Oct. 30, 31

Nov. 1, 6,7 & 8

Bain St-Michel

5300, rue St-Dominique

(Corner McGuire)

Box Office:

(514) 987 – 1774 ext. 104

box-office@infinitheatre.com

Ticket Prices:

Regular: $20

Seniors/Students: $15

Previews & Groups) $10

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A woman, a piano, and five lovers. Six obsessive love songs. Nine dying fathers and a forgotten spouse or two. A theatrical performance event full of passion, lamentation and frivolity. Themes of yearning, inanity and insanity are played out to the tune of Chopin's Funeral March and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata. This is Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera meeting Aeschylus' Electra. A cross between Peggy Lee and Mozart improvising "Variations on the Theme of Love"

Thurs. – Sat. ONLY 10 PM

October 30 & 31

November 1 and 6,7 & 8

Persephone Productions: Othello

Persephone Productions Brings OTHELLO to the McCord Museum

November 13 – 29, 2008

Persephone Productions presents Shakespeare's great tragedy Othello at the McCord Museum's J. Armand Bombardier Theatre from November 14 – 29, with one preview November 13^th.

Othello, a noble moor and a military hero, is caught in a terrifying web of deceit in Shakespeare's gripping masterpiece. The play vividly illustrates the power of words to manipulate and ultimately destroy, revealing our own vulnerability against the forces of persuasion. The plot is brimming with disturbing and conflicting emotions of love and hate, jealousy and ambition, sexual desire and individual integrity, as the characters struggle against forces that overpower them.

Tackling a hefty classic such as Othello is an ambitious undertaking. When asked what in particular about this play attracted Ms Soskin, she explained, "What is so wonderful about Othello is its timelessness. Like all great tragedies, it is tragedy of character. It is a tragedy about human beings, not a play specifically about betrayal, jealousy, power or racism. I think that is the appeal and greatness of Shakespeare; he wrote about us as we really are in all our frailty. The special challenge of this production is to speak the heightened and rich language of the text so that the story is clear and can be understood. I think the audience will then be able to identify its universal truth."

The company will stage this production on a bare stage with costumes that reflect the period of the Renaissance, designed by newcomer Raina-Clair Gillis, with lighting by Jody Burkholder and an original musical score by first-year McGill Arts student, James Keenan Campbell, with Mary Davidson at the helm as stage manager.

Created in 2000, Persephone Productions is mandated to provide work experience for young professional theatre artists in all areas of their expertise. Besides giving wonderful acting roles to professional theatre graduates, there are two other shining examples of this ideal.

Gabrielle Soskin met Raina-Clair Gillis at a vernisage at Envers, the popular Westmount clothing boutique owned by Quebecois fashion designer, Yves Jean Lacasse. They briefly discussed theatre design versus haute couture after which Ms Soskin suggested that Raina-Clair contact her if she would like to try her hand at costume design. A year later, Raina-Clair called to announce that she had launched her own fashion design business with a studio on the Plateau and was still very intrigued with the idea of designing for theatre. Not only did Raina-Clair design all the costumes for Othello, but she constructed them as well.

James Keenan Campbell is another model of the Persephone mandate in action. A mailing list member contacted Ms Soskin, as she knew of a student coming to Montreal from Minneapolis to attend McGill University. He had a penchant for theatre and expressed a desire to get involved in the local scene. Through the mutual connection, James already knew that Persephone was producing Othello and let it be known that he had wanted to write music for the play for some time. A score he had created for his high school production of The Crucible, as well as musical samples of the direction he would like to take with an original Othello score, were sent to Ms Soskin. Although her initial concept of the play did not include original music, she liked what she heard and agreed to give him a chance to meet this special challenge.

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DATES & TIMES: November 13 to 29 8:00 pm

Weekday matinées: November 14, 17, 19, 20, 24 & 26 1:00 pm
Sunday matinées: November 16 and 23 2:00 pm

TICKETS PRICES:

Adults $26
Groups (10 or more) $20
Students / seniors $18
School groups $17.50
QDF members $18

VENUE: McCord Museum

690 Sherbrooke Street West

J. Armand Bombardier Theatre

Box office: (514) 398 - 7100 ext. 234

WEB SITE: http://www.persephoneproductions.org/

AGA-BOOM - An Explosion Of Surreal Silliness for the Holidays!

Show One presents

AGA-BOOM

An Explosion Of Surreal Silliness!

Bluma Appel Theatre, December 2008

"Aga-Boom, one of the most creative shows to heat Vegas in a while, is perfect for the entire clan."
Las Vegas Sun

Get ready for a big BOOM in fun! Show One is proud to announce that the critically acclaimed clown show AGA-BOOM will make its Canadian premiere in Ontario this holiday season. Created by veterans of Cirque du Soleil and rooted in the European style of clowning, AGA-BOOM is a riotous mix of bold physical comedy, sophisticated stunts and delicious disarray.

"Masterly clowning." New York Times

Clever, messy and outrageously fun, AGA-BOOM cuts through the barriers of language and culture to dazzle audiences of all ages.

Taking its name from a play on boomaga (the Russian word for paper), AGA-BOOM begins and ends with scenes about paper, starting with a small piece stuck to someone's hand and escalating into an huge paper fight. In between is joyful chaos that features inflated garbage bags, juggling suitcases, enormous rubber balloons and lots of audience participation.

"The kids in the audience were on cloud nine, but hardly more so than the adults." Los Angeles Times

AGA-BOOM combines physical comedy, mime, poetry, circus arts and experimental theatre to create a kooky, kinetic entertainment experience. AGA-BOOM is the brainchild of creator/director DIMITRI BOGATIREV who, together, with wife and co-star IRYNA IVANYTSKA, and cast mates PHILIP BRIGGS, ELENA NEKRASSOVA and ANTON BOGATIREV, are true masters of mayhem!

"Disorderly conduct is the order of the dayŠ in a show that is pure family fun." New York Times

Show One presents

AGA-BOOM

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - Saturday, January 3, 2009

Show Times: 1pm & 7pm (December 31 @ 1pm only, dark January 1)

Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts

27 Front Street East, Toronto, ON

Tickets: $39/$49/$65 o Family Four Pack: $189 (plus applicable service charges)

Box Office: 416.366.7723/1.800.708.6754 or online at www.Ticketmaster.ca/ShowOne

Thanks to Alex Shnaider's generous contribution,

a portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Hospital for Sick Children

AGA-BOOM will also play in Hamilton at Hamilton Place, December 26 & 27, 2008
For more info visit www.showoneproductions.ca or www.agaboom.com

Colette Boky à la Bibliothèque Georges Dor

Pour lancer sa saison littéraire, L’Agence littéraire Alinéa reçoit la chanteuse soprano Colette Boky qui parlera de sa carrière, de sa vie et de ses contemporains avec sa biographe Mireille Barièrre. Sa biographie Colette Boky, le chant d’une femme vient de paraître aux éditions Triptyque. Les invités pourront échanger avec Mme Boky.

Lieu : Bibliothèque George-Dor,
2760, chemin Chambly,
Longueuil

Date et heure : le dimanche 26 octobre entre 11h et 13h

Coût : 7 $ pour les membres (on peut devenir membre sur place)

10 $ pour les non-membres

Café, jus et brioches

Réservations : par courriel : alinea06@videotron.ca tel : 450 616-6658 (avant le 24 octobre)

Cirque du Soleil returns to T.O. September 2009!

In the wake of its great success with KOOZA and Saltimbanco

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL RETURNS TO TORONTO IN SEPTEMBER 2009

An entirely new touring show will be premiering next fall

Montreal, October 20, 2008 - After its most recent successes in Toronto, KOOZA (2007) and Saltimbanco (Arena Tour 2008), Cirque du Soleil is delighted to announce it will return to the Port Lands at Cherry Street in Toronto with an entirely new touring show, beginning in September 2009. Toronto will mark the last stop of the Canadian leg of its journey before the troupe continues on to the United States. The tour will be sponsored by Desjardins Group.

As fate would have it, Cirque 2009 (working title) will be Cirque du Soleil's 25th show in 25 years, i.e. since the company came into being in 1984. The year 2009 is thus an important year for Cirque du Soleil, and this all-new performance will be one of the highlights of the celebrations.

Dates and tickets
Cirque 2009 will be playing at Toronto's Port Lands starting September 3. Tickets for all performances can be obtained from Cirque du Soleil's website at www.cirquedusoleil.com.

Price of tickets (taxes included):

$65 to $125 for adults;

$45.50 to $87.50 for children 2 to 12 years old, inclusively;

$58.50 to $112.50 for children 13 or older (with valid I.D.) and seniors on weekdays only.

There is also a TAPIS ROUGE Package available. This includes a seat in one of the best sections of the big top, a pass for the TAPIS ROUGE lounge an hour before the performance and during intermission, and an exclusive multimedia presentation in the TAPIS ROUGE lounge. The cost for this package (taxes included) is $250 for adults and $175 for children aged 2 to 12 inclusively.

For group reservations of 20 or more, call the Cirque du Soleil box office at 1-800-450-1480. You can also make reservations through the Cirque du Soleil website at cirquedusoleil.com/tapisrouge.

Sponsors
Cirque 2009 is a presentation of Desjardins Group. CGI, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Infiniti, Panasonic and Delta Air Lines are the official sponsors.

Cirque du Soleil
From a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984, Cirque du Soleil is now a major Quebec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. The company has close to 4,000 employees from over 40 different countries, including 1,000 artists.

Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to almost 80 million spectators in over 200 cities on five continents. In 2008, Cirque du Soleil will present 17 shows simultaneously throughout the world. The company has received such prestigious awards as the Emmy, Drama Desk, Bambi, ACE, Gémeaux, Félix, and Rose d'Or de Montreux. Cirque du Soleil International Headquarters are in Montreal, Canada.

For more information on Cirque du Soleil, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com.

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ONE DROP Foundation
The ONE DROP Foundation is a non-profit organization born from of the dream of Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté, to fight poverty worldwide by ensuring that everyone across the planet has access to water, now and in the future. To find out more about the One Drop Foundation, visit www.onedrop.org.

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C'est un Champion qui remporte le Concours d'orgue!

C'est un Champion qui remporte le Concours d'orgue!

Le concurrent français Frédéric Champion remporte le premier prix du nouveau Concours international d'orgue du Canada – ainsi que le prix du public

Montréal, le 21 octobre 2008 – Le nouveau Concours international d'orgue du Canada (CIOC) s'est terminé sur une bonne note dimanche soir alors que les trois lauréats ont donné un récital d'au revoir devant un public de 1 000 personnes à l'occasion du concert gala de clôture à l'église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. « Il était tout à fait propice que le concert se tienne le 19 octobre puisque c'est la journée internationale Organ Spectacular, au cours duquel les orgues sont jouées à travers le monde », a dit René Fréchette, directeur général du Concours. Tout aussi opportun, le fait que le grand gagnant, celui du premier prix et du prix du public, s'appelle Champion – Frédéric Champion.

Seul concours international d'orgue des Amériques en 2008, le CIOC a tenu sa première édition à Montréal du 8 au 19 octobre dans trois églises, soit Immaculée-Conception, Saint-Jean-Baptiste et la basilique Notre-Dame. À l'issue de deux épreuves intenses, la finale était tout à fait spectaculaire. « C'était incroyable! Les concurrents, la musique, les gens – il y avait au moins 1 000 personnes à la basilique! », s'est exclamé Noël Spinelli, président du conseil d'administration du Concours. « Le Concours international d'orgue du Canada est un franc succès. C'est réellement le fruit d'un travail d'équipe. »

Lors de la finale, cinq concurrents de cinq pays ont chacun présenté un récital de 60 minutes avec un répertoire au choix. Les concurrents se sont disputés des prix et bourses totalisant 72 000 $, avec le premier prix s'élevant à 30 000 $. Ce prix a été décerné à Frédéric Champion de France. Le concurrent français se mérite également un accord de gestion de carrière de trois ans avec l'agence Karen McFarlane Artists, ainsi qu'un enregistrement CD avec ATMA Classique. Pour ce qui est du deuxième prix de 15 000 $, c'est Andrew Dewar du Royaume-Uni qui le remporte en plus du prix Messiaen de 5 000 $ attribué lors de la deuxième épreuve. Quant au troisième prix de 10 000 $, le jury l'a attribué au concurrent allemand Jens Korndörfer. Els Biesemans de Belgique a remporté le prix Bach de 5 000 $ lors de la première épreuve, tandis que Jonathan Oldengarm s'est mérité le prix du Collège royal canadien des organistes (CRCO) de 2 000 $ attribué au meilleur espoir canadien.

Le jury a attribué tous les prix sauf le prix du public Richard Bradshaw de 5 000 $, qui a été annoncé dimanche soir lors du concert gala de clôture à l'église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. L'événement comprenait une cérémonie officielle de remise des prix ainsi que des récitals d'au revoir des trois grands lauréats du Concours. Jens Korndörfer a présenté une œuvre de Louis Vierne, Symphonie n^o 3 op. 28 (extraits), (iv. Adagio – v. Final). Ensuite, Andrew Dewar a joué Fantaisie über Halleluja! Gott zu loben bleibe meine Seelenfreund!, op. 52 n^o 3 de Max Reger. Et enfin, Frédéric Champion a clôturé l'événement en interprétant deux pièces : Allegro de la Sixième Symphonie en sol mineur, op. 42 n^o 2 de Charles-Marie Widor et Sicilienne et Toccata, extraits de la Suite, op. 5 du compositeur Maurice Duruflé. Ce récital a non seulement confirmé le choix du jury pour le premier prix, mais explique le vote du public qui a attribué le prix Richard Bradshaw à Frédéric Champion. « Il arrive souvent dans les concours de musique que le choix du public ne corresponde pas avec celui du jury. Mais pour ce Concours, Frédéric Champion était le favori auprès du jury ET du public », a déclaré John Grew, directeur artistique du CIOC. M. Grew était accompagné de Diana Bradshaw, veuve de Richard Bradshaw, pour annoncer et présenter le prix du public à Champion. « Ce prix honore la mémoire de notre ami et collègue, le regretté Richard Bradshaw, qui a introduit la première maison d'opéra au pays et a fortement encouragé la tenue du Concours », a précisé M. Grew.

Des récitals sont déjà planifiés avec Frédéric Champion pour 2009 et 2010, dont un récital dans le Bales Organ Recital Hall de l'Université de Kansas, un concert au Festival Bach à Montréal et un autre récital à Calgary en collaboration avec la Fondation Cantos.

À propos du CIOC

Le Concours international d'orgue du Canada (CIOC) accueille au pays de jeunes organistes recrutés à travers le monde. L'organisme effectue un travail annuel pour promouvoir l'orgue comme instrument majeur dans la culture musicale au pays en plus de contribuer au rayonnement de la musique d'orgue grâce au talent de jeunes organistes. Présenté sur des instruments de qualité dans des lieux d'une grande beauté architecturale, le CIOC jouera un rôle important dans la mise en valeur du patrimoine qui a fait de Montréal une référence nord-américaine dans le domaine de l'orgue. Pour tous les détails, visitez le site Web du CIOC au www.ciocm.org.

Walt Disney Concert Hall Curator Dedicates Local Church Organ

WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL CURATOR DEDICATES LOCAL CHURCH ORGAN
Curator Manuel Rosales Restores 50-Year-Old Pipe Organ and Showcases at Recital on Nov. 2

(LOS ANGELES, CA)–Walt Disney Concert Hall curator and builder of its pipe organ, Manuel Rosales will dedicate St. Edmund’s Episcopal Church newly restored pipe organ on November 2. Fifty years ago, St. Edmund’s in San Marino invested in a world-class instrument known as Aeolian-Skinner Opus Number 1323, or a pipe organ. One of 1,400 instruments produced by the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company and its predecessor, the Skinner Organ Company, in America, St. Edmund’s pipe organ is a significant historical instrument in need of restoration.

“St. Edmund’s has only been able to provide the maintenance necessary to slow the pipe organ’s disintegration,” said The Reverend George F. Woodward III, rector of St. Edmund’s. “The pipe organ was in need of restoration, revoicing, and tonal finishing to enhance and improve the instrument to the builder’s original intent.”

The San Marino church consulted with Thomas Harmon, PhD, Professor and University Organist, Emeritus, of UCLA, who established the potential for enhanced effectiveness of the organ through restoration and judicious additions of new pipework. “The church with long and continued services from its fine Aeolian-Skinner instrument and has the potential, particularly if the organ is enlarged, of regaining its place as one of the important instruments in the greater Los Angeles area,” according to Harmon.

To assist with the organ’s restoration, St. Edmund’s contracted Manuel Rosales of Rosales Organ Builders, who designed and supervised the construction of the organ at the new Walt Disney Concert Hall and is the Curator of that organ. With over 25 new instruments including large organs for Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon and St. James Catholic Cathedral in Seattle Washington, Rosales is the fine artisan St. Edmund’s needed to revive its pipe organ’s stunning voice and tone. Examining fully the St. Edmund’s pipe organ, which is located in four chamber rooms, Rosales provided the church with a comprehensive description of its much-needed mechanical rebuilding.

The formal name of the completed instrument is “The St. Edmund’s Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1323 / Rosales Opus 37 Organ.” With over 700 new pipes, including the addition of exterior façade pipes in the chancel, renovation of the console, and a total rebuilding of all wind chests, leather pouches, electronics and expression shutters, the San Marino pipe organ is among the finest church organs in Southern California, and is attracting national attention.
St. Edmund’s pipe organ has already garnered national attention with its guest organist for the dedication recital, world-renowned Stephen Tharp, who is hailed as “the organist for the connoisseur” (Organ magazine, Germany), “the thinking person’s performer” (Het Orgel), “every bit the equal of any organist” (The American Organist magazine) and “the consummate creative artist” (Michael Barone, Pipedreams). Tharp is recognized as one of the great concert organists of our age.

Having played 32 solo intercontinental tours and over 800 North American concerts, Tharp has built one of the most well-respected international careers in the world, earning him the reputation as the most traveled concert organist of his generation. He is currently Artist-in-Residence at Grace Church (Episcopal), New York, and served as organist at St. Patrick's Cathedral from 1995-1997 and the Associate Organist at St. Bartholomew's, NYC, from 1998-2002.

Tharp’s recital will include the works of Bach, Widor, Demessieux, Drupré, Hakim and Mendelssohn. The dedication will begin at 4:00 p.m. at St. Edmund’s Episcopal Church located at 1175 San Gabriel Blvd. in San Marino, CA 91108. Rosales will also offer a special presentation about the restoration project.
To learn more about St. Edmund’s Aeolian-Skinner Opus 1323 / Rosales Opus 37 Organ, contact the San Marino church at (626) 793-9167 and visit www.saintedmunds.org.

[Foreshadow]: Continnuum

Continuum Contemporary Music Presents

[Foreshadow]

Dutch and British works & some of the best of Continuum’s commissions in recent years

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 8 pm

The Music Gallery

Toronto, October 20, 2008: Continuum Contemporary Music launches the 2008/09 season with [Foreshadow] at The Music Gallery on Tuesday, November 11. With this programme, Continuum’s ensemble gears up for its second European tour. Works are a sampling of the touring repertoire: 9 through 99, by Dutch composer Peter Adriaansz and Underpaintings, by British composer Ian Vine. [Foreshadow] also features works by Canadian composers: Moonlight on the Bluff, by Martin Arnold; Marsh Chapel Experiment, by Nicole Lizée and Liquid States by Linda Bouchard. Fast pieces can really move, or they can stand still – slow pieces can wash over the listener or create dynamic tension; [Foreshadow] balances movement and stasis through essays in time.

9 through 99, by Dutch composer Peter Adriaansz, reflects in its relentless, dizzying precariousness, the composer’s preoccupation with formalism, structure and audible mathematics. Underpaintings, by British composer Ian Vine, is a slow shadowy piece that moves mysteriously through a highly coloured landscape. Widely commissioned in the UK and abroad, Vine has worked extensively with London Sinfonietta and is artistic director of Radius (London) and first moon. Continuum performs his work at Sound Festival in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Recent Continuum commissions are Moonlight on the Bluff (2005), by Martin Arnold, and Marsh Chapel Experiment (2007), by Nicole Lizée. Arnold teaches at Trent University, plays guitar, banjo, hurdy-gurdy and melodica with a number of groups in Toronto, and in the summer works as a gardener. Moonlight (included on Continuum’s latest CD, Sea Change) is an intricate interlacing of lines that are calculated to lead nowhere. Continuum plays it on tour at November Music and in the UK at the prestigious Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (HCMF.) Marsh Chapel Experiment, by Nicole Lizée, manipulates tempo and motion in a more programmatic sense, ala psilocybin experience, by making use of ghetto blaster as percussion – the ghetto blaster playing distorted karaoke tapes -- and through the video that accompanies the work. The work is played again at HCMF. Active as composer, rock musician and video artist, Lizée exemplifies the mix of genre and media and musical overflow so much in evidence in Montreal.

A composer-in-residence with the National Arts Centre Orchestra during the days of Trevor Pinnock, Linda Bouchard is represented in this concert by Liquid States. In Amsterdam Continuum joins with the acclaimed Ives Ensemble for the premiere of her new work as part of SHIFT, a festival of Canadian and Dutch arts.

Led by artistic director Jennifer Waring, Continuum has one of the finest new music ensembles in the country. Members are Anne Thompson (flute), Max Christie (clarinet), Benjamin Bowman (violin), Paul Widner (cello), Ryan Scott (percussion) and Laurent Philippe (piano) and regular guest conductor Gregory Oh. The upcoming European tour is organized around SHIFT, a festival of Canadian and Dutch music, film, literature and visual art that takes place in Amsterdam in November 2008 and is repeated in Toronto in February 2009. Continuum is the instigator and artistic and organizational lead; partners include the International Festival of Authors, Images Festival of Film and Video, Harbourfront, and in Amsterdam, the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ and Muziek Centrum Nederland.

Other concerts in Continuum’s 2008 -09 season are SHIFTed, February 28, 2009, and After Image, a co-production with Images Festival in April 2009.

Continuum is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, SOCAN Foundation, the George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation and many private donors.

Continuum Contemporary Music presents

[Foreshadow]

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 8 pm at The Music Gallery

197 John Street, north of Queen

Tickets ($25 regular/$15 member + senior/$5 student)

will be available at the door on the night of the concert.

For more information on this concert, Continuum’s European tour and SHIFT please visit www.continuummusic.org, email josh@continuummusic.org

or call (416) 924-4945.

PSO Presents a Concert for Peace, November 11

PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS DONA NOBIS PACEM TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11

PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) explores themes of peace and reconciliation on Tuesday, November 11. Music Director Robert Moody conducts Christian Zeal and Activity by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams, followed by Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5, "Reformation," inspired by Martin Luther. The evening concludes with Dona Nobis Pacem, a glorious plea for peace composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, featuring soprano Tracy Dahl, baritone Troy Cook, and the Choral Art Society.

Limited seating is still available for this concert which begins at 7:30 PM in Merrill Auditorium. A Concert Conversation with Robert Moody will be held at 6:15 PM in the Rehearsal Hall.

Canadian Soprano Tracy Dahl has sung at La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera and Canadian Opera Company and more. She has "a voice filled with sunshine, rainbows and laser light" according to Opera Magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle finds her "bright, sparkling, and bouncing, accurate and winning."

Baritone Troy Cook has just performed with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Pacific, Opera Omaha, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Berkshire Opera and others. His voice has been called "supple" and "resonant with a warm tone and solid musicality."

The Choral Art Society, led by Robert Russell, was founded in 1972. Singers are selected by audition and perform in several concerts a year in Greater Portland.

This concert is sponsored by the Canadian Consulate General.

Ticket prices start $17 with special pricing available for students, seniors and groups. All Portland Symphony Orchestra tickets are sold through PortTix at (207) 842-0800 or www.porttix.com, and new this year, the website offers real-time online seat selection. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the box office at 20 Myrtle St., Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. For complete season information, including artist biographies and program notes, visit www.portlandsymphony.com.

The Portland Symphony Orchestra will next perform on November 15 and 16 with Classical Mystery Tour, a tribute to the Beatles.

"Let's Find A Way" Song Brings Hope For Children With AIDS

Let's Find A Way is a labour of love or "kenoronhkwa" (in the Mohawk language of the Iroquois confederacy, it is the word for love medicine) that began with the hopes of bringing international attention and relief to children either affected or infected by the HIV virus. It's a concern that reaches across borders, religions and political beliefs; never before have so many performers come together in song, from around the world, to raise awareness of the need for help in fighting this deadly disease. For more information please visit letsfindaway.ca.

In 2006, Robin Tomlin (Chair of the Let's Find A Way Society), approached songwriters Phil Koochin and Kevan Ehman to write a song that would inspire hope all over the world and serve as an AIDS international anthem. He could not turn a blind eye to the fact that children worldwide are being orphaned, left homeless, hungry or dying due to this ravaging virus and that they desperately need our help and support.. Once the song was complete, Tomlin's dream really began to take shape when multi-talented Toronto artist Waleed Abdulhamid came on board as Musical Director of the project. He produced and recomposed the song and successfully recruited top-notch international musicians and performers to sing in their native languages. Highly acclaimed artists such as Blood Sweat and Tears frontman David Clayton Thomas, and Zaki Ibrahim as well as the dulcet tones of the Orpheus Choir of Toronto all added their enormous talent and good will to the project.

Over time many more people got involved, whether for religious or personal reasons, or just for the love of children. The result of these efforts are three unique versions of the song entitled "Let's Find A Way" - an English version, a multicultural version featuring 13 languages, and another with rap and spoken word featuring US artist Ursula Rucker and Toronto poet/activist Boona Mohammad. A documentary of the process, including interviews with performers and organizers is also set for release in October of this year.

The Let's Find A Way Society hopes that people of all walks of life will be moved to purchase the CD/DVD package and or/make a donation to this worthiest of causes, by visiting the Lets Find A Way Society website. The three versions of the song and a DVD are available now at iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, mTraks, and through letsfindaway.ca.

All proceeds will be disbursed internationally to marginal communities including Aboriginal youth populations that do not have direct access to HIV/AIDS support.

ARTISTS BIOS

PHIL KOOCHIN & KEVAN EHMAN - Songwriters
Both musicians grew up in British Columbia where they spent their youth forming and playing in many popular and successful bands. Over the years they have formed a bond of experience and creativity which has resulted in a diverse and unique repertoire of original music. Their songs bridge musical genres effortlessly and reach across all boundaries to share a passion for music that can make a difference.

KGOMOTSO (KG) TSATSI – English - myspace.com/musicbykg
Kgomotso Tsatsi was born in Johannesburg , South Africa where she began studying music as a young child. While only 21, she recently participated in the USA World Showcase where she made the top 20 out of over 40,000 auditions. She performs regularly in and around Southern Ontario as the lead singer of her own R&B-blues band, The Hip Kings, and has just released her first EP, The Art of Love.

ZAKI IBRAHIM – French - zakiibrahim.com
Born in Vancouver , BC and raised between South Africa and Canada 's West Coast, vocal sensation Zaki Ibrahim has performed at Capetown's historic Armchair Theatre, toured Canada with South Africa 's Tumi and the Volume, as well as with the Roots and Bedouin Soundclash.

FATIMA - Spanish and German - myspace.com/fatimanyc
Born to a European mother and an African father, Fatima studied classical music in Germany while pursuing her love of Arabic music. She is currently living in New York City where she has earned both a music and theatre degree.

RUTH MATHIANG - Swahili – myspace.com/ruthenfriends
Ruth Mathiang was born in Malakal-Sudan and is quickly becoming one of the rising stars of African music in Toronto. Growing up in Kenya , Ruth performed with local musicians in styles ranging from traditional music to hip hop. In 2006, she recorded her second album which is a mixture of hip hop, reggae, Afrobeat, and gospel.

YUI KIEWBORIBOON - Chinese
Born in Thailand , Yui is now the volunteer Executive Secretary at the Thai Society of Ontario in Toronto and is the co-host of Thai News Radio at AM1430, which entertains the local Thai community with music and news updates.

URSULA RUCKER – rap and spoken word - ursula-rucker.com
Ursula Rucker is a spoken word artist from the United States and is known for her diverse repertoire and performances with The Roots, Mos Def, and Nina Simone.

DAVID CLAYTON THOMAS - English - davidclaytonthomas.com
Best known as the frontman of Canadian band Blood, Sweat & Tears, David has sold over 40 milion records and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1996, and in 2007 was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame.

SAMIDHA JOGLEKAR - Hindi
Born in New Brunswick and raised in Guelph , Ontario , Samidha began her vocal training in western classical music at the age of ten and has since developed a deep appreciation for the Hindustani vocal music of her heritage.

ANTON MAMINE - Russian
Opera sensation Anton Mamine was born in Moscow and placed first in the Kiwanis Music Festival's Grand Opera category of Toronto in both 2007 and 2008. He performed at the opening of the Four Seasons Centre, and performed his solo debut at Roy Thomson Hall in 2007.

VALU DAVID - Portuguese - valudavid.com
At the age of twelve Valu began his musical career singing at youth festivals and church choirs in his home of Angola , Africa . After migrating to Canada , he studied music at Toronto 's Seneca College to become a sound engineer. Today the singer- songwriter, composer, and producer has brought his combination of mainstream jazz, soul / R&B and African beats from Angola to Toronto. He sings in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and in some Angolan dialects such as Kimbundo, Humbundo, and Kikongo.

BOONAA MOHAMMED - Rap - boonaa.com
As a youth activist, Boonaa Mohammed has taken leadership roles in organizations such as the Black Youth Coalition Against Violence, B.L.O.C.K. headz, and the Toronto Youth Cabinet. He has won numerous poetry slams around Toronto and he has been featured in the historical "When Brothers Speak" spoken word concert. Boonaa was a member of Team Toronto in the Canadian Festival of Spoken Words, and is currently touring high schools with the "Stolen From Africa" movement.

LIZZY MAHASHE - Zulu - myspace.com/mahashe
Lizzy Mahashe was born in Cape Town , South Africa and has been recognized with awards and nominations from the Black Label Artist Coalition Award - African Canadian Music, Toronto African Music Award - Best Female performer.

DENISE WHITCOMB - Thai
Denise Whitcomb is the assistant director of the Thai Dance Troupe of Ottawa. Studying at the University of Ottawa in Arts Administration, music and dance has always been an integral part of her life. She has dabbled in the traditional dances of Scotland , India , Indonesia and the diverse Canadian cultures, however Thai classical and folk dance are her forte.

DAVID MARACLE - Mohawk, Iroquoian - Celtic flutes - davidrmaracle.com
With no formal training in the arts or music, he believes his talents are a gift from the Creator. He is a six- time Canadian Aboriginal Music Award winner, has won the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards for Best Instrumental Album in 2007, has two gold records globally, and played to the Queen for her Jubilee.

THE ORPHEUS CHOIR OF TORONTO - orpheuschoirtoronto.com
The Orpheus Choir of Toronto has earned a reputation as one of Toronto 's most distinguished and important choirs. The sixty-voice group is now in its 43rd season and sings in French, Spanish, and English on this recording.

ROBERT COOPER – Orpheus Choir of Toronto Conductor - orpheuschoirtoronto.com/7.html
One of Canada 's leading conductors of choral music, Robert Cooper is currently also the Artistic Director of the Chorus Niagara, the Opera in Concert Chorus, and the Faculty of Music Women's Chorus, University of Toronto . He brings fine choral music to all of Canada as Executive Producer of Opera and Choral Music for CBC Radio Two. He was recently made a member of the Order of Canada .

WALEED ABDULHAMID – Arabic - Electric Bass & Acoustic Guitar - myspace.com/waleedabdulhamid
Waleed Abdulhamid is the project manager, music director and producer of the recording of "Let's Find A Way". He is also responsible for recomposing the original song to the version that is now heard on the recording. Originally from Sudan , the multi-instrumentalist, composer, vocalist and producer has been an active member of the Toronto music scene since his arrival in Canada in 1992. Waleed leads his African jazz band, Radio Nomad which won Band of the Year at the Toronto African Music Awards in 2000.

MARK KELSO - Drums - groovydrums.com
Originally hailing from Belfast , Northern Ireland , Kelso has made Toronto his home for quite some time. He has performed with Herbie Hancock, Paquito D'Rivera, Jane Bunnett & Spirits of Havana , and Montuno Police.

RICHARD GREENSPOON - Drums
Toronto-based Richard Greenspoon is an accomplished drummer and teacher whose credits include studio work, feature film recordings, touring and a large student base.

BRUCE CASSIDY - Trumpet - brucecassidymusic.com
Born in Fredericton and schooled in Nova Scotia , Bruce Cassidy is the musical director for David Clayton Thomas and is one of the most sought-after jazz musicians in Toronto .

RAVI NAIMPALLY - Tabla
Ravi Naimpally was born in Kanpur , India where his parents ran a classical music society. This gave Ravi the opportunity to listen to some of the legends of Hindustani music. Today Ravi has accompanied many of India 's finest artists including vocalist Lakshmi Shankar, sarod maestro Buddadev Das Gupta, and kathak dancer Pratap Pawar.

JOHN EBATA - Piano & Keyboard - myspace.com/johnebata
John Ebata's talents run deep in the music world as a musician, song writer, arranger, producer, musical director and recording engineer. As a recording engineer, his Time Warp album was nominated for Jazz Album of the Year at the Juno Music Awards. As a writer, his song, "Hit & Run Lover", won Rhythm & Blues Song of the year at the Black Music Awards of Canada.

DEREK THORNE – Congas & Percussion - myspace.com/riddum
Born in Trinidad, Derek performs regularly in the Toronto area with Kobo Town , Ballet Creole, and various other jazz artists.

LAURENCE STEVENSON - Violin - myspace.com/laurencestevenson
Laurence is a radio producer for CBC Radio One's "Outfront". Outside of work, he plays violin and electric mandolin in several bands utilizing a variety of styles including traditional folk, electric Celtic, flamenco, experimental electronica, prog rock, jazz-rock fusion and African music.

HENNIE BEKKER - Piano - henniebekker.com
Hennie Bekker is an award winning, multi-platinum selling musician whose eclectic career spans decades, continents, generations and genres.

JORDAN LIPSON

HELEN COXON

Let's Find A Way Society gratefully acknowledges the support from the Producers of the CTV's Corner Gas, David Livingstone and Empire New Media, TXN Installations, Arbor Records, iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, mTraks, Robert Cooper and Helen Coxon.

Chelsea Chen Debut Nov 23 | Walt Disney Concert Hall

CHELSEA CHEN TO MAKE LOS ANGELES DEBUT ON THE WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL ORGAN RECITAL SERIES

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008 AT 7:30 PM

24-YEAR-OLD VIRTUOSO WILL PERFORM WORKS BY DUPRÉ, VIERNE, CHEN, GJEILO, HINDEMITH, BACH, AND REGER

Chelsea Chen, the brilliant 24-year-old organ virtuoso, will make her Los Angeles debut on the Walt Disney Concert Hall Organ Series on Sunday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m. The program is a rich mix of works from four centuries, including a piece written by Ms. Chen:

Marcel Dupré – "Le Monde dans l'attente du Sauveur" from Symphonie-Passion

Louis Vierne – Naiades from "Pièces de fantaisie"

Chelsea Chen – Taiwan Tableaux

Ola Gjeilo – Sinfonietta

Paul Hindemith – Sonata No. 1

J.S. Bach – An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653

Max Reger – Chorale-fantasy on "Hallelujah! Gott zu loben, bleibe meine Seelenfreud!"

Ms. Chen will be playing from the detached, movable (electro-pneumatic) console on stage, which will allow her to hear the balance of the organ in the hall, and will give the audience a better sight line.

"I've always admired Disney Hall's scintillating architecture and organ design. There really is not a more 'hip' place to hear and play the organ! Originally, I thought of the organ only as a church instrument, and while I am passionate about that magnificent repertory, I am also dedicated to secular works that show off the organ's wide range of expression. I hope that the audience will enjoy both the traditional and the contemporary works on the program, such as my own "Taiwan Tableaux" and Ola Gjeilo's "Sinfonietta."

Tickets

Tickets for the performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall (111 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles) are $24 to $49, on sale now online at LAPhil.com; at Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office; or via credit card phone order at 323/850-2000. A limited number of $10 rush tickets for seniors and full-time students may be available at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office two hours prior to the performance. Valid identification is required; one ticket per person; cash only. Groups of 10 or more may be eligible for special discounts for selected concerts and seating areas. For information, please call 323/850-2000.

About Chelsea Chen

With performances described as "electrifying" and "brilliant," Chelsea Chen elicits high praise for her exceptional command of the organ. She has already performed to great acclaim throughout the U.S., Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan. A Juilliard graduate and Fulbright scholar, she is broadening the classical organ repertoire with her own Asian-inspired compositions.

Ms. Chen recorded her debut CD and DVD, "Live at Heinz Chapel," on the Heinz Chapel organ in Pittsburgh, PA at the 2005 Convention of the American Institute of Organbuilders. Her playing has been broadcast on "Pipedreams" from American Public Media, Hawaii Public Radio, and Taiwan's Good News Radio.

In 2006, Ms. Chen was featured at both the American Guild of Organists Region IX Conclave in Las Vegas and the AGO National Convention in Chicago. In addition, she has appeared as soloist with the Juilliard Percussion Orchestra in Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall and with the Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra in Colorado. She premiered her own "Taiwanese Suite" (2003) and "Taiwan Tableaux" (2007) at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, and has premiered several works by Juilliard composers Teddy Niedermaier and Ola Gjeilo, all with great success. In collaboration with harpist Arielle, their organ and harp ensemble, Duo Mango, has championed new works by Paul Desenne, Yui Kitamura, and Roderick Gorby.

Ms. Chen has been the recipient of many awards including The Baker Prize for a top incoming organ student at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, The Charles Ives Prize for an outstanding organ major at the Yale School of Music, and The John Erskine Prize for scholastic and artistic distinction at The Juilliard School. In addition, she has taken first prizes in competitions including the 2005 Augustana/Reuter National Undergraduate Organ Competition, the 2003 Region IX AGO RCYO Competition, and the 2005 Musical Merit Foundation Competition. In 2006, she was an Aspen Music Festival full-scholarship recipient for piano.

Originally from San Diego, California, Ms. Chen studied piano from a young age with Jane Bastien and Lori Bastien Vickers. At fifteen, she began organ lessons with Leslie Robb, and later with Monte Maxwell. She then went on to study with John Weaver and Paul Jacobs at Juilliard, receiving her Bachelor's and Master's degrees. From 2003-06, she was organist at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Manhattan and was a leader of the Juilliard Christian Fellowship. In 2006-2007, she composed, lectured, and performed in Taiwan as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar. Currently, she is in the Artist Diploma program at Yale University studying with Thomas Murray.

The Unusual Works on the Program – Notes by Chelsea Chen

Chelsea Chen: Taiwan Tableaux (2007)

"Taiwan Tableaux" is a suite of six short movements based on Taiwanese folksongs dating from the 1930s. In recent years, these popular melodies have been heard in arrangements for orchestra, traditional Chinese instruments, and a variety of other ensembles. Five years ago, I wrote the three-movement "Taiwanese Suite" for a concert at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in San Diego. The original idea was to showcase the colorful sounds of that outdoor organ. Later, I expanded that work during my Fulbright residency in Taiwan. Renamed "Taiwan Tableaux," it is dedicated to my father, who grew up in Taiwan.

Ola Gjeilo: Sinfonietta (2002)

Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo was a classmate of mine at Juilliard. Now based in New York City, he is critically acclaimed for his film, choral and instrumental music, which meld classical and jazz styles. In 2005, he approached me to give the U.S. premiere of "Sinfonietta." As the title implies, this is a "little symphony" in one movement for organ. The opening features spirited passagework for the hands and a solo pedal cadenza for the feet, inspired by Bach's Toccata in C Major, BWV 564. A modal chorale emerges in a reflective, middle section, and is the basis for the climactic chordal ending.

Louis Vierne: Naiades from "Pieces de Fantaisie"

Born virtually blind, French organist and composer Louis Vierne was organist for 37 years at Notre Dame in Paris. One of the first organists to tour internationally, he composed his "Pieces de Fantaisie" for an immensely popular American concert tour in 1926-27. "Naiades" -- French for water-nymphs -- features a never-ending stream of sixteenth-note scales in the right and left hands. The lush string and flute pipes of the organ are highlighted in this piece.

Marcel Dupré: "Le Monde dans l'attente du Sauveur" from Symphonie-Passion,

Op. 23

French virtuoso organist Dupré improvised a four-movement symphony at the world- famous Wanamaker Grand Court Organ in Philadelphia during his U.S. concert tour in 1921. Having been given four liturgical melodies on which to improvise, he recalled: "I played in a state of exaltation that I have rarely experienced." He returned to France and composed "Symphonie-Passion" based on his improvisation. The first movement, "The World Awaiting a Savior" (Le Monde dans l'attente du Sauveur), depicts a restless pre-Christian world with a series of hushed, rapid-fire chords growing in intensity. The middle section introduces Jesu redemptor omnium (Jesus, redeemer of the world), a traditional Christmas hymn. This melody is then combined with the agitated chords of the opening in a triumphant, fortissimo conclusion.

Max Reger: "Hallelujah! Gott zu loben, bleibe meine Seelenfreud!" Op. 52, No. 3

Reger wrote his three Op. 52 chorale-fantasias in 1900, angered by a review citing his "weakness of invention." "Hallelujah! Gott zu loben," the third and most victorious of the three fantasias, is a series of variations on a hymn based on Psalm 146. After five variations, he introduces a mammoth fugue in which the chorale returns in the pedal, triumphantly showcasing his compositional prowess while setting the text, "The Lord shall reign for ever, unto all generations."

FRANKENSTEIN creation

Opéra/théâtre Voxpopuli
Opéra de Montréal – Maison de la culture Rosemont-Petite-Patrie

Au coeur de la noire forêt de la lointaine Allemagne se trouve une petite ville
où depuis des siècles et des siècles le temps s'écoule paisiblement.
En ce bourg vit, avec sa fille Marguerite et son serviteur Pantoufle,
un homme qui consacre son existence à l'étude, aux livres
et aux mystères obscurs qui régissent ciel et terre.
Cet homme dont nous allons vous conter l'histoire
s'appelle Frankenstein.
Le docteur...
FRANKENSTEIN
Opéra pour la famille

PATRICK MATHIEU musique et texte - MARC-ANDRÉ COALLIER mise en scène
RÉGIS GUYONNET éclairages - Cecilia Meza costumes

AVEC
BERNARD LEVASSEUR Docteur Frankenstein
SASHA DJIHANIAN Marguerite
GEOFFROY SALVAS Pantoufle et L'évêque
PATRICK MATHIEU Le monstre
MARTIN DUBÉ piano

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FESTIVAL COUPS DE THÉÂTRE
29 novembre 2008, 14h et 19h
30 novembre 2008, 11h et 15h
Salle Jean-Eudes, 3535, boul. Rosemont, Montréal

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Opéra/théâtre Voxpopuli
T. 514 524-4027
C. info@operavoxpopuli.com

Canadian Orchestra Websites Improve for 3rd Straight Year

Canadian Orchestra Websites Rank Higher Than US Counterparts

Annual Orchestra Website Review examines 14 professional Canadian orchestra websites

www.adaptistration.com - October 20th, 2008 - Between 10/13/08 and 10/17/08, Drew McManus, a Chicago based nonprofit consultant, examined 14 professional Canadian orchestra websites and ranked them by how well they presented their concert schedule, sold tickets, facilitated making donations, provided organizational information, utilized dynamic content, and on overall functionality.

In a series of articles, the review examines how the scores have changed over the past five years as well as compares specific website components between Canadian and Us offerings. The overall rankings along with detailed orchestra website scores (coming 10/21/08) are available at Adaptistration, one of several blogs featured at InsideTheArts.com; a cultural blogging collective.

Updated for 2008 with new and revised grading criteria, this one-of-a-kind comprehensive examination by industry insider, Drew McManus, shines an intense light on orchestra websites by peeling away the “pretty face” of a home page to examine the five critical components that will make or break an orchestra’s online effort to generate revenue, bring in a new audience, and generate awareness.

De la grande visite à Montréal

Directement d’Italie et
pour la première fois au Canada

L’Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia
Avec artistes invités :
Francesca Ruospo, soprano
Claudio Marcotulli, guitare

10 novembre 2008, 20 h
Église St.James United
460, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montréal
Métro Place-des-Arts

Billets : 25 $ régulier / 20 $ Étudiant-Aîné
Billetterie et renseignements : 514.848.9696
www.cshow.ca

Montréal, 3 octobre 2008 – De la grande visite s’amène à Montréal le 10 novembre prochain ! En effet, pour célébrer le 150e anniversaire de naissance du célèbre compositeur Giacomo Puccini, le réputé Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia, dirigé par le chef d’orchestre canadien Kerry Stratton présentera un concert à l’Église Unie Saint-James dans le cadre de la toute première tournée canadienne de l’orchestre.

Se joigneront à l’orchestre le talentueux guitariste italien Claudio Marcotulli ainsi que la soprano Francesca Ruospo, présentée avec la permission de l’Accademia Teatro Alla Scala.

Au programme, quelques-uns des plus célèbres airs de Puccini, Rossini et Rodrigo, ainsi que deux œuvres présentées en grande première canadienne de deux compositeurs italiens, commandes de RAI trade. Une soirée magique aux effluves d’Italie à ne pas rater !

Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia
www.oidi.com
Fondé en 1986, l’Orchestre international d’Italie (Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia) est une émanation de l’Orchestre mondial des Jeunesses Musicales. Il s’est produit un peu partout en Europe, en Amérique latine et an Asie, tant dans des festivals que dans les salles les plus prestigieuses. Il a donné à ce jour plus de 900 concerts et participé à de nombreuses productions lyriques. Il a été dirigé par plusieurs chefs réputés et accompagné des solistes qui comptent parmi les plus célèbres de notre époque. En 1997, il a reçu le Prix européen de la culture pour les orchestres. Son port d’attache est l’antique et magnifique cité de Fermo située dans les Marches au cœur de l’Italie, tout près de l’Adriatique. Depuis 2003, il est l’orchestre en résidence du Teatro Venditio Basso à Ascoli Piceno. L’orchestre nous arrive tout droit d’Italie où il a donné des concerts sous la direction de Maestro Stratton les 24, 25 et 26 octobre.



Francesca Ruospo
Lauréate de nombreux prix, la soprano Francesca Ruospo s’est formée à l’Académie de la Scala de Milan. Elle a chanté dans plusieurs villes italiennes, ainsi qu’à Londres, Chicago, Abou Dhabi, Pékin et au Parlement européen. Elle fait ses débuts au Canada peu de temps après avoir tenu le rôle de La Comtesse dans une production des Noces de Figaro présentée à la Scala.

Claudio Marcotulli
www.claudiomarcotulli.it
Le guitariste italien Claudio Marcotulli, est considéré comme l’un des guitaristes les plus exceptionnels de sa génération pour la qualité de ses exécutions et de son captivant choix de répertoire. En 1984, il fut lauréat du concours René Bartoli ainsi que le premier prix à la compétition F. Tarrega d'Espagne. Claudio Marcotulli participé à plusieurs tournées mondiales et compte plusieurs albums à son actif sous étiquette Tres. Il a notamment donné plusieurs concerts avec l’Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia et le grand ténor italien Luciano Pavarotti.

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Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia
Tournée canadienne :

2 novembre: Port Hope, Ontario
3 novembre: Toronto, Ontario
4 novembre: Welland, Ontario
5 novembre: Orillia, Ontario
6 novembre: Markham, Ontario
7 novembre: Milton, Ontario
8 novembre: Barrie, Ontario
9 novembre: Richmond Hill, Ontario
10 novembre: Montréal, Québec

La tournée canadienne de l’Orchestra Internazionale d’Italie est présentée par International Touring Productions et le International Resource Centre for Performing Arts.

Faites de l'air !

Innovations en concert
présente

Évolutions 2008 : Faites de l’air !
Une série sur la flûte du 21 au 25 octobre 2008, 20 h
Château Ramezay
280, rue Notre-Dame Est, Montréal
Métro Champ-de-Mars
Billets à la porte: 15$ régulier / 8$ étudiant – aîné
Informations: 514.252.8520

Montréal, 3 octobre 2008 – Faites de l’air ! Voilà ce que vous propose Innovations en concert dans le cadre de sa série automnale Évolutions qui offrira cette année quatre concerts autour de la flûte. À l’affiche, une fine sélection de virtuoses qui interpréteront des programmes variés, visitant la musique contemporaine écrite, la musique assistée par ordinateur et la musique improvisée, tout cela pour un instrument privilégié : la flûte.

La série Évolutions présente depuis 1997 des séries thématiques souvent articulées autour d’un instrument ou d’une famille d’instruments. Cette année, Michel Frigon, le directeur artistique de Innovations en concert, a choisi la flûte, qui, de tous les bois, est certainement le plus agile et celui qui possède le son le plus aérien.
La table est donc mise pour quatre concerts plus que prometteurs !

Mardi 21 octobre, 20 h ::: Robert Aitken
Pour ouvrir la série, Robert Aitken nous présentera entre autre, trois pièces de Toru Takemitsu, dont il était un ami très proche. C’est également lors de ce concert que nous pourrons entendre les résultats de notre volet Direction Jeunesse dans le cadre duquel neuf étudiants de l’université de Montréal se joindront à Robert Aitken pour interpréter Ghosts and Gargoyles de Henry Brant. Originaire de Montréal, Brant a vécu aux États-Unis et est devenu un compositeur marquant de l’avant-garde, parmi les John Cage, Milton Babbitt et Conlon Nancarow.

Mercredi 22 octobre, 20 h ::: MariEve Lauzon / Cléo Palacio-Quintin
Le concert de Cléo Palacio-Quintin et de MariEve Lauzon nous fera entendre des instruments peu communs, dont l’hyper-flûte basse, un instrument branché qui, grâce à une multitude de senseurs, peut jouer divers effets sonores commandés par l’interprète au moyen d’une interface MIDI, accédant ainsi aux traitements électroniques en direct. MariEve Lauzon créera Relax de Michel Frigon, écrite pour flûte en sol. Le point culminant de ce concert sera certainement le duo Palacio-Quintin/Lauzon qui interprétera Recombinant Landscape de Robert Dick, une première canadienne.

Jeudi 23 octobre, 20 h ::: Jocelyne Roy / Marie-Noëlle Choquette
Jocelyne Roy et Marie-Noëlle Choquette sont quant à elles deux flûtistes de la relève. Jocelyne Roy (Prix d’Europe 2005) interprétera entre autres Sequenza I de Luciano Berio, une des premières œuvres à laisser l’interprète libre de modifier la partition au moment de l’interprétation grâce à un jeu de durées variables. Marie-Noëlle Choquette pour sa part visitera la flûte et le multimédia, avec entre autre Dialogue du silence de Katia Makdissi-Warren, qui inclut une projection vidéo.

Vendredi 24 octobre, 20 h ::: Guy Pelletier / Jean Derome / Julien Grégoire /
Nous conclurons cette excitante série avec Guy Pelletier et Jean Derome, deux flûtistes montréalais qui n’ont plus besoin de présentation. Ils seront accompagnés pour l’occasion par le percussionniste Julien Grégoire. Au programme, des musiques improvisées, mais surtout, le plaisir de jouer, le bonheur de faire de la musique. Une soirée joyeuse que nous partageons avec vous.

Matt Haimovitz with Geoff Burleson and DJ Olive - Nov 6 in Montreal!

CBC/McGill Presents

MATT HAIMOVITZ, GEOFFREY BURLESON and DJ OLIVE

A Celebration of an "Odd Couple": Duos for Cello & Piano by Beethoven and Elliot Carter and for Cello & Turntables by Tod Machover and Montreal composer Nicole Lizée with the world premiere of "Bookburners" for Cello and DJ

Pollack Hall in Montreal, Thursday, November 6 @ 7:30pm

"Odd Couple" CD in stores November 4 on Oxingale Records

For Immediate Release, October 8, 2008 … With a cutting-edge program already lauded by the press in Washington DC, Boston and across the US on NPR's All Things Considered, cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Geoffrey Burleson bring "Odd Couple" to Montreal's Pollack Hall on Thursday, November 6^th at 7:30pm, featuring special guest DJ Olive. The following night, November 7^th, Haimovitz, Burleson and DJ Olive take their Montreal set list to Wakefield, Quebec's Black Sheep Inn, then on to New York's downtown multi-media art cabaret space, Le Poisson Rouge, on November 13^th.

The Montreal concert also launches the "Odd Couple" CD, to be released in Canada on November 4^th on Oxingale Records. "Odd Couple" explores the defiant individuality between cello and piano. With the addition of DJ, Haimovitz says, "I'd like to experience and illustrate that it is just as odd for a cellist to be performing with a pianist as with a turntablist." "Odd Couple" includes David Sanford's funk-driven 22 Part I, Augusta Read Thomas's Cantos for Slava – both heard in their world premiere recordings - alongside Samuel Barber's neo-Romantic classic, Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 6 and Elliot Carter's landmark Sonata for Cello and Piano, in honour of the Carter centennial year.

"Haimovitz brought his prodigious technique and unsparing advocacy of the modern cello repertoire," said The Washington Post following an "Odd Couple" recital last month, "Haimovitz was emotive and dramatic by turns, with Burleson's piquancy and poetry blending beautifully." Following Boston's Ditson Music Festival, The Boston Phoenix called Tod Machover's VinylCello (2007), also planned for Pollack Hall, "exciting and very beautiful." Haimovitz and Burleson go back to the origin of genre with Beethoven's Sonata Op. 102 No. 2, a gateway into the composer's late style. DJ Olive and Haimovitz have collaborated a number of times over the last several years; in their attempt to establish the new genre of chamber music for cello and turntables, the concert will also feature a new work for cello and DJ by Montrealer Nicole Lizée, commissioned especially for the occasion by the CBC.

The improvisation skills of all three musicians will also be on display as they create improvised interludes between the composed works bridging the various styles further giving new context to established works, and poking wholes in the predictable routine of the concert experience.

A professor at McGill University's Schulich School of Music, Haimovitz is heard frequently in Montreal this season, including the Brahms Double Concerto with violinist Ida Haendel and the McGill Symphony (Pollack Hall, October 18 & 19); Luna Pearl Woolf's Après Moi Le Deluge with the McGill Chamber Singers (Pollack Hall, December 2) and Montreal's MusiMarch (Redpath Hall, March 5-7). The season culminates with a brand new cello concerto from Quebec composer Denis Bouliane for Haimovitz, the Montreal Symphony, and conducted by Kent Nagano in the final concert of the OSM season (May 26 & 28).

Matt Haimovitz has also recently released a new recording of J.S Bach's Goldberg Variations for String Trio (October 2 on Oxingale Records) with McGill colleagues, violinist Jonathan Crow and violist Douglas McNabney. For more information see: www.oxingale.com.

CBC/McGill presents Matt Haimovitz, Geoffrey Burleson & DJ Olive

Thursday, November 6 @ 7:30pm Pollack Hall, 555 Sherbrooke Street West

$15 ($10 students and seniors) Information: 514-398-4547

Almost Blue, Altera Vitae at MainLine Theatre- Nov. 5-16

Almost Blue

By Keith Reddin

Directed by Carolyn Fe

Wednesday, November 5 - Sunday, November 16

"They couldn't put me away long enough. Not for a hundred years, it wouldn't be long enough."- Phil

Montreal, October 2008- Altera Vitae is thrilled to present their second production, Almost Blue, playing at MainLine Theatre from November 5 to 16. This marks Carolyn Fe's directorial debut. The able cast includes Rick Bel, Anisa Cameron, Vance De Waele and Patrick Goddard. Altera Vitae produces works of theatre that engage and service the community. With each new production, the company partners itself with a valuable organization whose mandate is similar to themes in the play. For Almost Blue, Altera Vitae supports NEO-DEP (New Departure–Nouveau Départ), born out of Correctional Services Canada. Says Carolyn Fe, Altera Vitae's artistic director, "We hope to spread the word about this pilot group helping former inmates reintegrate into society with the help of trained volunteers." Carolyn continues, "This play has forced me to look at the other side of any story and put prejudices aside."

In this 'stage noir', four people are stuck in a place they desperately need to get out of. We are slowly drawn into the lives of Phil- just out of prison; Blue- a lonely pornography ghostwriter; Steve- an ex-con needing to settle scores; and Liz- a beautiful woman in trouble, as they edge into a dirty web of lies and mind games. Written in a series of brutal, funny encounters, Almost Blue is a journey into the dark night, full of plot twists and sultry exchanges.

With arts and culture in the forefront these days, Carolyn hope the audience is as moved as she is by the play and the power of theatre in general, "If it wasn't for the arts, we'd remain unaware and numb about what goes on around us." She confides she has learned to ask, "How can I make this better for you? Or simply, what have you gone through?" Carolyn would like audiences to look at the other side of the coin and to take action by calling Father René an dvolunteering for NEO-DEP.

The creative team comprises stage manager and lighting designer Mindy Sirois and sound designer Dan Legault. The original theme song playing throughout is written and performed by Carolyn Fe, backed by veteran musicians Yves Jacquier, Dan Legault and Naveen Uttamchandani.

"Everybody needs somebody to talk to. Everybody. Please talk to me, Phil. Please." - Blue

Almost Blue

Altera Vitae Productions

Playing at MainLine Theatre

3997 Blvd. St. Laurent

Tuesday to Sunday, 8:00 pm

Matinees: Saturday and Sunday, 2:00 pm

18$ regular or Four Play Card: $48 for 4 tickets

Pay-what-you-can: Wed. Nov. 5 preview and Nov. 8 and 9 matinées, to help spread word of mouth

Reservations: 514 849-3378 or www.mainlinetheatre.ca

www.alteravitae.com