Jonathan Harvey Concert Postponed: New Music Concerts

Replaced by Screening of ’ÄúTowards and Beyond’Äù & Performance

Friday March 12 at 8:00PM at Betty Oliphant Theatre

Admission is Free.

For Immediate Release ’Äì Toronto, February 17, 2010: New Music Concerts regrets to announce that due to health issues, celebrated British composer Jonathan Harvey is unable to travel at this time. As a result, the March 12 concert has been postponed until next season; the date and venue will be confirmed at a later date. In place of the scheduled event, New Music Concerts will present a free screening of ’ÄúTowards and Beyond’Äù, a 48 minute DVD documentary by Barrie Gavin featuring an exclusive interview in which Jonathan Harvey discusses his music and philosophy. As an added treat, Robert Aitken (flute) and David Swan (piano) will perform Harvey's "Run Before Lightning" composed in 2004 for the Concours Rampal flute competition, and Fujiko Imajishi will revisit "Reconciliation", a solo violin piece written for her by Geoffrey Palmer which she first performed for New Music Concerts in 2002. Mr. Palmer, whose flute concerto ’ÄúCancri 55’Äù was to be premiered on the now postponed concert, will be in attendance.

'Towards and Beyond’Äô

Friday March 12 at 8:00PM

Betty Oliphant Theatre: 404 Jarvis Street, Toronto

Harvey: Run Before Lightning; Palmer: Reconciliation;

Gavin: Towards and Beyond (DVD documentary with Jonathan Harvey).

Robert Aitken, flute; David Swan, piano; Fujiko Imajishi, violin.

Free Admission

New Music Concerts

157 Carlton Street, Suite 203 Toronto ON M5A 2K3

416.961.9594 / fax 416.961.9508

nmc@interlog.com / http://www.newmusicconcerts.com/

New Music Concerts gratefully acknowledges the support of The Canada Council for the Arts; Toronto Arts Council; The Department of Heritage through Arts Presentation Canada; The Province of Ontario through the Ontario Arts Council & the Ontario Arts Foundation Endowment Fund; The Goethe Institut; The Julie-Jiggs Foundation; The Koerner Foundation; The McLean Foundation; Roger D. Moore; The SOCAN Foundation; The Imperial Tobacco Canada Foundation; The Amphion Foundation Inc.; The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.; Edward Epstein and Gallery 345.