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Government of CanadaOur Government understands the importance of arts and culture in strengthening our identity, our communities, and our economy. This is why we are proud to invest in cultural events like MusicFest Vancouver. The ten days of MusicFest offer many wonderful opportunities for music lovers to come together and enjoy classical, jazz and

world music performances.

On behalf of the Government of Canada, I congratulate all those responsible for the success of this extraordinary music festival. The contribution you are making to the cultural landscape of this great city is outstanding.

The Honorable James Moore Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages

Province of British ColumbiaAs Premier of the Province of British Columbia, I would like to welcome everyone to MusicFest Vancouver 2012.

Thanks to the hard work of the MusicFest Board and staff, the dedication of volunteers, and the support of community sponsors, this festival continues to be an annual success. Once again, music lovers will

come together in 2012 to enjoy and celebrate the talents of local and international artists. I know a lot of time and effort goes into preparing for these live performances, and I would like to commend all the musicians for sharing their passion for music with the audiences this week.

Enjoy the festival and please accept my best wishes for a fun and memorable week filled with good music and good company.

Christy Clark, Premier

City of VancouverOn behalf of the citizens of Vancouver and the entire City Council, I am excited to welcome everyone to the 12th fabulous season of MusicFest Vancouver.

MusicFest Vancouver is one of the highlights of Vancouver’s cultural calendar, bringing together Canadian and international artists to share the concert

stage with a full spectrum of musical styles and cultures. Our city is constantly enriched by the diverse and vibrant cultures from every corner of the world. MusicFest Vancouver gives our citizens a chance to experience this diversity, both as expressed by our city’s artists and by top-flight performers from around the globe.

We would like to express our gratitude to all the people behind the scenes that make the festival run smoothly and effortlessly and our very best wishes to the artists for sharing their talents with us all.

Gregor Robertson, Mayor


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Welcome to MusicFest Vancouver August 10 – 19, 2012

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Bob Marley

Music hit me early on. It has the power to express both joy and pain, but it can also console and heal. I may have learned this as a treble chorister, or as a budding band member. By the time I entered university, I knew that a music career was in my future, in a role that could reach out to a wider

audience. I’ve been fortunate to work as a programmer and producer with CBC Radio for more than thirty years, and now have joined the team of dedicated music enthusiasts that present MusicFest Vancouver.

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to what promises to be another wide-ranging and entertaining 10 days of concerts. You’ll notice a bit of a Brazilian theme in the year. You can celebrate one of the most universal and versatile of instruments, the guitar, and be introduced to two fabulous new MusicFest Vancouver venues: Pyatt Hall and the Orpheum Annex. You can also mark some significant musical anniversaries: the 150th of Debussy’s birth, an organ centenary, and 75 years since Gershwin’s death.

A world of music awaits you. So pause your player – mute your phone – attend a concert – and see with your own ears how a live musical performance can hit you – it’s like you’re there!

Matthew Baird Program Director, MusicFest Vancouver

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Gala Opening Concert

Here to Stay: The Gershwin ExperienceMusic and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin

Here to Stay: The Gershwin Experience launches MusicFest Vancouver with the Canadian premiere of a multimedia concert event at the historic Orpheum Theatre that celebrates one of the greatest teams of collaborators in the history of American music.

Our guide for this glittering evening is the renowned pianist and Gershwin interpreter Kevin Cole. The brilliant singer Sylvia McNair, vocalist/tap sensation Ryan VanDenBoom, and our own Grammy Award-winning Vancouver Symphony Orchestra led by guest conductor Leslie Dala, join together for this unique and entertaining insight into the legendary duo, George and Ira Gershwin.

Gershwin family photos, rare video clips, and elegant, visual elements provide a distinctive and unique experience, plus there will be an unforgettable offering of the Gershwin brothers’ best. Performances include The Man I Love, I Got Rhythm, Strike Up the Band, Summertime, ’S Wonderful and many more.

The music and lyrics for “Here To Stay: The Gershwin Experience” were provided through special arrangement with members of the George Gershwin Family and the Ira and Leonore Gershwin Trusts.

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INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE INSIDE THE MUSIC SERIES

Free! Feel free to get closer to the artists and programming you’re bound to enjoy at MusicFest Vancouver. Take the opportunity to expand your musical knowledge and appreciation with a great mix of events covering classical, contemporary and jazz genres. Why does the instrumental combination of violin, cello and piano have a history stretching from Haydn’s era right up until the present day? How does a composer draw inspiration from words, which were in turn inspired by images from a distant culture? What does a jazz pianist listen for when improvising at the keyboard? These events take the form of lecture / demonstrations and while they are not concert performances, they do offer fascinating insights into other MusicFest Vancouver events.

Friday, August 1010:30am CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL Duration: 1 hour without intermission

Trios from Haydn to TodayAn overview of the history of some of the Piano Trio literature featured at MusicFest with the Swiss Piano Trio and hosted by June Goldsmith. (see pages 9, 26, 31, 32)

Saturday, August 113pm TOM LEE MUSIC HALL Duration: 1 hour without intermission

Open Rehearsal: The Whitening of the OxComposer Jeffrey Ryan and conductor Owen Underhill provide an insider’s look at this new work as it is brought to life by baritone Tyler Duncan and the Turning Point Ensemble. (see page 16)

Thursday, August 162pm CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL Duration: 1 hour without intermission

Mark Eisenman: Jazz Piano 101Sit in as New York-born, Toronto-based pianist Mark Eisenman encourages aspiring local performers to open their ears for that all-important flash of insight. (see page 13)

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THE EARLY MUSIC CONCERTS

Friday, August 108pm CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL Duration: 2 hours including intermission(pre-concert introduction at 7:15pm)TICKETS: $35/32 This event is also part of the Vancouver Early Music Festival.For more information and to purchase tickets, visit earlymusic.bc.ca or call 604.732.1610. Student and youth discounts available.

Gabrieli’s Venice: A Polychoral VespersAlexander Weimann music director

Les Voix Baroques and La Rose des Vents

Giovanni Gabrieli’s sonorous compositions for separated choirs, strings, and brass greatly influenced the development of western classical music. Now Montréal’s Les Voix Baroques and La Rose des Vents have created a compelling homage to the composer: a Marian Vespers rooted in the polychoral traditions of Venice.

Join us as we commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gabrieli’s death, and celebrate his life and work in the best possible way: with a remarkable concert by stunning singers and ten leading early music instrumentalists.

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Casavant Frères: 100 Years of Good VibrationsSelf-described “organblaster” Michael Dirk showcases the mighty Casavant Frères Opus 485 pipe organ in a lighthearted performance to mark its centenary. Exactly 100 years ago – August 11, 1912 – the doors of Chalmers Presbyterian Church (now Holy Trinity) opened at the corner of Hemlock and 12th, and the first chords resounded from the 2,271 pipes of this historic instrument. This celebratory concert includes works by J.S. Bach, a tribute to Virgil Fox’s “Heavy Organ” tours from the ‘70’s, Healey Willan’s magnum opus Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue, Denis Bedard’s Variations on “Old Hundredth” – plus improvisations to a Laurel & Hardy silent movie, complete with popcorn for the audience! A keyboard cam and projection system will put you alongside the artist as Michael Dirk works his keyboard wizardry, and you are invited to visit the display of organ pipes and workings at intermission.

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Saturday, August 115pm CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL Duration: 2 hours including intermissionTICKETS: $39/34ticketstonight.ca | 1.877.840.0457 (toll free)(Includes HST and most Tickets Tonight charges – see centre insert)

Schweizer Klaviertrio: Chamber GemsPiano Trio in C Major, KV 548 Wolfgang Amadeus MozartMoments Musicaux (excerpts) Rudolf Kelterborn Litaniae, Op.70 Paul JuonPiano Trio No.2 in C Major, Op.87 Johannes Brahms

The Swiss Piano Trio is one of the most acclaimed chamber ensembles of its generation. MusicFest Vancouver is pleased to welcome these three outstanding musicians to their final stop in a cross-Canada tour, following performances for Ottawa’s Chamberfest and Parry Sound’s Festival of the Sound. Pianist Martin Lucas Staub, violinist Angela Golubeva and cellist Sébastien Singer have chosen a playful work by Mozart to begin their program before introducing Vancouver audiences to two Swiss composers. Rudolf Kelterborn’s Moments Musicaux are brief and witty pieces written in 2006, while Paul Juon’s neo-Romantic tone poem Litaniae, Op.70 dates from 1920. The sweeping romanticism of Brahms’ Piano Trio No.2 in C Major closes the concert in grand style. Known for its power and clarity, this work abounds in gorgeous melody and is one of the most popular pieces in the trio repertoire.

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MusicFest Vancouver is proud to present Nordic Voices in the glorious acoustics of the Chan Centre.

This six-voice a cappella vocal ensemble from Oslo is regarded as one of the world’s leading ensembles of its genre. Performing a repertoire ranging from mediaeval to contemporary works, the six singers are unrivaled in the fine art of sophisticated music-making and stylish performance. Nordic Voices has been hailed by international critics for its live appearances and remarkable recordings.

“Such mesmerizing talent is rare.... Whatever language, it was the group’s astonishing range of sonic vocabulary... that thrilled the senses and sent an emotional message no listener could miss” Washington Post

Nordic Voices appears by arrangement with Jonathan Wentworth Assoc. Ltd.

This concert is dedicated to the memory of Vancouver Sun music critic Lloyd Dykk

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Jazz at the CellarThis extremely popular series takes place at Vancouver’s intimate and hottest jazz club. Enjoy great performers from Vancouver and around the globe in a restaurant setting (3611 West Broadway at Dunbar).

8pm CORY WEEDS’ CELLAR JAZZ CLUB (show consists of 2 sets with intermission)

Admission: $20 (credit card reservations exclusively through Cory Weeds’ Cellar Jazz Club @ 604.738.1959) Doors open @ 6:30pm for dinner. Full beverage service and à la carte menu (minimum $15 food/beverage charge applies) cellarjazz.com

Saturday, August 11New York City’s Jim Rotondi & Cory Weeds’ QuartetFiery elegant trumpet with warm engaging tenor sax

Tuesday, August 14Marc Atkinson Trio: ImprovirtuosityFlawless surprised-filled sizzling and supremely melodic guitar trio

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Wednesday, August 15Van Django: Gypsy Swing Played with SoulCombines the gypsy jazz of ‘30s Paris with other genres of music including classical, pop and country to produce a truly original sound

Thursday, August 16Campbell Ryga & Mark Eisenman: Playin’ FavouritesTwo “first call” jazz players on sax and piano collaborate in cross-country musical friendship

Saturday, August 18Phil Dwyer: GenerationsA jazz encounter with Phil Dwyer (sax / piano) his son Ben Dwyer (bass) & fellow BC musician Hans Verhoeven (drums)

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Last fall, classical guitarist Daniel Bolshoy gave the inaugural solo recital at Pyatt Hall, at the new VSO School of Music on Seymour Street. The hall (see page 30) is a sonic and visual gem, designed by acoustician John O’Keefe with Mike Hill and Doug Nelson from Bingham Hill Architects, and perfectly suited as a showcase for acoustic guitarists. We invite MusicFest audiences to discover its pleasures for themselves in three hour-long concerts in solo, duo and trio configurations.

Sunday, August 12PYATT HALL 11am: Oberon Guitar Trio: Music of Our Time1pm: Celso Machado & Ed Henderson: Guitar Encounters3pm: Bolshoy & Barnes: BrasileirasDuration of each performance: 1 hour without intermissionTICKETS FOR EACH PERFORMANCE: $24/19ticketstonight.ca | 1.877.840.0457 (toll free)(Includes HST and most Tickets Tonight charges – see centre insert)

Music of Our TimeRalph Maier | Murray Visscher | Brad Mahon

Formed in 2007 by faculty members at Mount Royal University Conservatory in Calgary, the trio shares its passion for contemporary works for three guitars with a focus on Canadian composers.

Guitar EncountersCelso Machado has been described as “a one man compendium of Brazilian diversity who doubles as a guitarist and percussionist par excellence.” Ed Henderson is a composer, arranger and musical director, singled out for his “fleet-fingered playing [and] dazzling display of low-key acoustic virtuosity.” Two of Vancouver’s most versatile guitarists share musical views that have a global perspective.

BrasileirasDaniel Bolshoy guitar | Ariel Barnes cello

There’s more to Brazilian music than the Bossa Nova! Two outstanding soloists come together for a program that includes a sonata by Radamés Gnatalli, a work that is an enchanting mix of Brazilian folk and classical themes. There’s also music by Villa-Lobos, Luiz Bonfá and others.


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Quartango: Tangos from the Barrios to the BallroomStéphane Aubin piano | Jonathan Goldman bandoneón René Gosselin double bass | Chantal Simard percussion Antoine Bareil violin

When classically trained musicians come together to explore their passion for tango, the result is nothing short of delightful. Quartango takes tango in new directions, with impeccable arrangements, subtle and unexpected allusions to classical music, and a liberal dose of humour, all woven together by the elegant interplay of ensemble playing at its best.

Quartango’s program ranges from the classic tangos to tango nuevo and Piazzolla. They also explore other genres, from jazz and opera to waltzes and jigs, in their own inimitable style. Quartango has charmed audiences across Canada and the United States, and in Tokyo, Taipei, Paris and São Paulo. They stole the show at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops, and have also appeared with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Orchestre Métropolitain.


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Sunday, August 128pm VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE Duration: 2 hours including intermissionTICKETS: $39/34ticketstonight.ca | 1.877.840.0457 (toll free)(includes HST, venue fees, and most Tickets Tonight charges – see centre insert)

Legends: The Whitening of the Ox & The FirebirdMusicFest Vancouver is proud to present the Turning Point Ensemble in Legends, a performance that incorporates multi-media components in a compelling musical response to works of the past. Jeffrey Ryan’s recent commission is based on The Whitening of the Ox (Inside the Zen Ox Pictures) by Canadian poet K.V. Skene. This extended vocal/instrumental work incorporates 15th-century illustrations by Tensho Shubun of a Chinese fable, and features Canadian baritone Tyler Duncan. Just as an Oxherd domesticates a beast, the series depicts the Zen Buddhist concept representing the taming of the disordered mind and the ultimate attainment of enlightenment.

Stravinsky’s landmark ballet score The Firebird undergoes a metamorphosis at the hand of BC composer Michael Bushnell (from TPE’s Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award winning production). It is inspired by a Russian legend about the adventures of young prince Ivan and his search for the most beautiful bird in the world: The Firebird.


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Sunday, August 128pm ROY BARNETT RECITAL HALL – UBC SCHOOL OF MUSICDuration: 2 hours including intermission(pre-concert introduction at 7:15pm)TICKETS: $35/32 This event is also part of the Vancouver Early Music Festival.For more information and to purchase tickets, visit earlymusic.bc.caor call 604.732.1610. Student and youth discounts available.

The Legacy of the Baroque: Concertos & Chamber MusicMarc Destrubé & Julie Andrijeski baroque violinsWilbert Hazelzet traversoJaap ter Linden & Tulio Rondón viola da gamba & baroque celloJacques Ogg harpsichord

In this exceptional programme, six acclaimed musicians – the faculty of Early Music Vancouver’s Baroque Instrumental Programme – come together for a dynamic performance of richly textured chamber music from the French baroque. Works by Charpentier, Guillemain, Rameau, and more will make for an elegant concert, expertly performed.


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This three-concert chamber music experience welcomes local music lovers and tourists alike to one-hour events ending just in time for lunch.

Monday, August 1310:30am CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRALDuration: 1 hour without intermissionTICKETS: $27/22ticketstonight.ca | 1.877.840.0457 (toll free)(Includes HST and most Tickets Tonight charges – see centre insert)

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Fire and passion ignite on stage as Vancouver’s Borealis String Quartet and internationally recognized guitarist Daniel Bolshoy kick off our Morning Chamber Music series with a program guaranteed to delight on a summer morning. With works ranging from the Schubert-infused melodies of Tedesco’s Quintet to an exploration of dance forms from the 18th to 20th centuries, this concert colours outside of the lines of traditional classical playing traditions. It’s a joyous and fun-filled program that will leave you smiling and calling for more.

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Our Pre-Dinner Concerts offer one-hour events that are the perfect way to end a business day or begin an evening out.

Monday, August 135:30pm CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRALDuration: 1 hour without intermissionTICKETS: $27/22ticketstonight.ca | 1.877.840.0457 (toll free)(Includes HST and most Tickets Tonight charges – see centre insert)

Cristina Braga with Ricardo Medeiros & Sal Ferreras: Harpa Bossa JazzFrom the tropical beaches of Rio de Janeiro in the late 1950s, a “new beat” started a musical craze. A sensual mixture of Brazilian rhythms, American jazz and Portuguese lyrics, Bossa Nova became an international sensation, and Stan Getz’s 1964 recording of The Girl from Ipanema with João & Astrud Gilberto spent 96 weeks on the US charts! At home in both popular and classical music, Cristina Braga is principal harpist with the Rio de Janeiro Symphony and has worked as a soloist with many ensembles. She is a compelling vocalist with a deep melancholy in her voice that seems specially carved for the compositions of Tom Jobim, Luiz Bonfá, Roberto Menescal and other masters of Música Popular Brasileira.

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Monday, August 138pm CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRALDuration: 2 hours including intermissionTICKETS: $39/34ticketstonight.ca | 1.877.840.0457 (toll free)(Includes HST and most Tickets Tonight charges – see centre insert)

Bergmann Piano Duo & Gamelan Si Pawit: Ancient Cultures New SoundsIn the 1930s, the Montreal-born composer Colin McPhee fell in love with the music of Bali. His passion led him to remain there for several years, studying the music and composing. The piano duo (and musical couple) of Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann explore some of the Balinese music that McPhee transcribed for two pianos decades before “world music” became widespread. They’ll also present music of similar inspiration, and team up with Vancouver Community College’s Gamelan Si Pawit, for a work that juxtaposes gongs with Glenn Gould and the Goldberg Variations! The entrancing sounds of tuned metallophones, drums, gongs and xylophones that make up the Sundanese gamelan will also resound in a travelogue of new sonic destinations.

“[The Bergmanns]…play as one pianist with a supernatural sense of ensemble. They are both superb musicians and pianists able to infuse music with genuine, deeply felt expression.” Music and Vision

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Tuesday, August 145:30pm CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRALDuration: 1 hour without intermissionTICKETS: $27/22ticketstonight.ca | 1.877.840.0457 (toll free)(Includes HST and most Tickets Tonight charges – see centre insert)

Duo Brazil: Soprano Donna Brown & Guitarist Andrew MahRenowned for the floating, angelic quality of her voice, Canada’s Donna Brown quickly became one of the leading sopranos in Europe, where she lived for more than twenty years. A Festival favourite, she returns to Vancouver in the first of two performances that showcase her vocal versatility (see page 33). In Duo Brazil, she teams with Ottawa guitarist Andrew Mah, who has taken special interest in music of Brazil and the Cape Verde Islands, for a program that ranges from the dreamy sounds of the Bachianas Brasileiras of Villa-Lobos to the exuberance of Carnaval season in Rio.

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La Bottine Souriante Rocks the Vogue

Tuesday, August 148pm VOGUE THEATREDuration: 2 hours including intermission

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Be prepared to party as MusicFest Vancouver presents the sensational group La Bottine Souriante at the Vogue! Featuring big brass, stepdancing, fiddles, and fun, this world famous ensemble of Québécois artists will have you dancing in the aisles to their infectious combination of pure folk music infused with a dash of jazz and salsa! La Bottine Souriante is a living legend of French North American roots music, having sold over half a million CDs, with four Gold and three Platinum albums to their credit. The members of “The Smiling Boot” have crossed borders the world over and left in their wake countless enchanted fans, including a worldwide television audience of billions for their acclaimed performance in the Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

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12 NOON Free! Throughout the summer, CBC’s Musical Nooners series offers up 40 Free Outdoor Concerts in 40 Days. For the week of August 13th–17th, CBC teams up with MusicFest Vancouver to present a wide-ranging series by festival performers. If you live, work, or are visiting in downtown Vancouver, your summer lunch hours can be filled with amazing FREE music on CBC’s outdoor stage at Hamilton and Georgia. We’ll see you there!

Monday, August 13Ezra Kwizera: Sounds of AfricaTraditional African and reggae-roots music will get you dancing along

Tuesday, August 14Jayme Stone: Banjo VirtuosoMusic inspired by folk dances from around the world

Wednesday, August 15Marc Atkinson Trio: Jazz Guitar Gypsy FlairThe music good-naturedly welcomes all listeners aboard for an intriguing, exhilarating and unforgettable ride

Thursday, August 16Khac Chi: Bamboo MusicClassical, folk, and contemporary music from Vietnam performed on rare and unique instruments

Friday, August 17Carpe Diem String Quartet: Seize the Day!The premiere American indie string quartet rocks the plaza


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You Spoke, We Listened Each year we look forward to feedback from our patrons. We want you to know that we take your suggestions seriously! Here are some of the ways we’ve integrated your ideas…

Going Greener, Going Mobile!We know that the environment is on your mind, so we’re keeping our Festival Guide lean. More and more of you are saying that you use the internet as your main information source, so that’s where we’re putting it all!

Our website and brochure is smartphone friendly: you’ll find QR codes on our materials. Just point your smartphone at the code, scan with the QR code scanner of your choice, and receive concert info right to your smartphone.

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Thinking LocallyBuilding a sustainable platform for the arts starts at home which is why we’re using Tickets Tonight as our official festival ticketing agency. Tickets Tonight is a not-for-profit agency based out of Tourism Vancouver. Go Vancouver!

Ticket Price TransparencySometimes a ticket price isn’t just a ticket price. That’s why we’ve broken it down for you in the How Ticket Prices Work section of the pullout insert.

NEW! Cheap Seats for StudentsMusicFest Vancouver now offers Student Rush Tickets for events taking place at Christ Church Cathedral, and for the August 12th performance of Legends: The Whitening of the Ox & The Firebird at the Vancouver Playhouse. $15 – cheap! Tickets will be available at the door only for people with valid student ID. Tickets subject to availability. (Student Rush Tickets may not be combined with any other offer.)

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Wednesday, August 1510:30am CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRALDuration: 1 hour without intermissionTICKETS: $27/22ticketstonight.ca | 1.877.840.0457 (toll free)(Includes HST and most Tickets Tonight charges – see centre insert)

Gryphon Trio: Beethoven’s BestPiano Trio “Ghost”, Op.70, No.1 | Piano Trio “Archduke”, Op.97

The internationally acclaimed all-Canadian Gryphon Trio makes its MusicFest Vancouver debut with an all-Beethoven program featuring two of the composer’s best-loved works. The Largo of Op.70 contains shimmering piano tremolos and a ghoulish atmosphere that Beethoven’s star pupil Carl Czerny called “an appearance from the underworld,” hence the nickname “The Ghost”. The “Archduke” trio is not only Beethoven’s masterpiece in the genre but also one of his finest lyrical achievements. Through its highly refined, dynamic performances, the Gryphon Trio has firmly established itself as one of the world’s pre-eminent piano trios. MusicFest Vancouver is pleased to feature the consummate artistry of this renowned ensemble in three diverse programs (see pages 31 & 32).

“The Gryphon Trio is one of the best ensembles in the world, consistently making music of rare excellence.” The Globe and Mail, Toronto

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Wednesday, August 155:30pm CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRALDuration: 1 hour without intermissionTICKETS: $27/22ticketstonight.ca | 1.877.840.0457 (toll free)(Includes HST and most Tickets Tonight charges – see centre insert)

Jayme Stone: Bach to Africa and BackJayme Stone banjo | Rob Mosher woodwinds | Rob Hecht five-string fiddle | Andrew Small bass

Jayme Stone makes music inspired by folk traditions from around the world. His latest album, Room of Wonders, includes works from Norway, Sweden, Bulgaria, Brazil, Italy and North America. His backpack must be overflowing with sheet music, ranging from Bach’s French Suites, to a Moorish sword-fighting dance to his own lush, original works. His JUNO Award-winning albums both defy and honor the banjo’s long role in the world’s music, turning historical connections into compelling music. In a specially selected set for MusicFest Vancouver, this world-traveller will include many classical transcriptions, including arias, two-part inventions and fugues by J.S. Bach, as well as a passepied by Claude Debussy.

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G.F. Handel: “Orlando”

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Tim Mead countertenor – OrlandoKarina Gauvin soprano – AngelicaAllyson McHardy alto – MedoroAmanda Forsythe soprano – DorindaHarry van der Kamp bass – Zoroastro

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Early Music Vancouver presents a thrilling opera-in-concert performance featuring Vancouver’s own Pacific Baroque Orchestra and an all-star cast of early music singers. Premiered in 1733, Orlando was composed at the height of Handel’s operatic powers, and this performance is the embodiment of his genius. Musically remarkable, emotionally gripping, and performed with consummate skill: it’s the summer early music event you won’t want to miss.


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PYATT HALL & ORPHEUM ANNEX

In Vancouver’s long and celebrated history, the city block bounded by Robson, Granville, Smithe and Seymour streets has been an entertainment mecca. The Orpheum Theatre still reigns as the Grand Dame of the city’s theatres, but right next door stand two new venues that add a great deal to the musical life of the city. MusicFest Vancouver extends a welcoming invitation to see and hear what the Orpheum Annex and Pyatt Hall have to offer audiences who appreciate great music in intimate venues.

Alan and Gwendoline Pyatt Hall is housed in the VSO School of Music (843 Seymour), Western Canada’s newest music school, where students of all ages and abilities can enjoy lifelong learning in unique engagement with the musicians and guest artists of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The Hall is a warm and inviting 120-seat space with convenient access to the school’s many amenities. The state-of-the-art School combines unique learning opportunities with the benefits of 21st Century technology and acoustics. Pyatt Hall’s acoustics are clear and detailed, warm and welcoming – ideal for the subtleties of a classical recital. On August 12th, Pyatt Hall will be your destination for Guitar Day programming (see page 14).

A few doors north of the School (and the new Capitol Residences building) lies the entrance to the Orpheum Annex (823 Seymour). Tucked up on the 2nd floor, the lobby looks over Seymour Street. Inside, the Annex is an acoustically-superior, 200-seat space that provides a welcoming environment for plays, dance performances, recitals, chamber music and mid-sized ensembles. On August 16th, MusicFest Vancouver presents vocalist Patricia O’Callaghan and the Gryphon Trio in their acclaimed Broken Hearts & Madmen project (see page 31).

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Thursday, August 168pm ORPHEUM ANNEXDuration: 2 hours including intermissionTICKETS: $$39/34ticketstonight.ca | 1.877.840.0457 (toll free)(includes HST, venue fees, and most Tickets Tonight charges – see centre insert)

Gryphon Trio with Patricia O’Callaghan: Broken Hearts & MadmenThe Gryphon Trio teams up with vocalist Patricia O’Callaghan (hailed by Billboard as “the most promising cabaret performer of her generation”) to present their genre-stretching concert of songs and tangos from the Americas. O’Callaghan trained as an opera singer but was soon drawn to the music of Leonard Cohen and Kurt Weill. A multilingual performer who has recorded everything from Erik Satie to Bob Dylan, O’Callaghan fell in love with Hispanic music while living in Mexico as a teenager.

The engaging program for Broken Hearts & Madmen includes songs by Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen, Lhasa de Sela, Laurie Anderson, Elvis Costello, Astor Piazzolla and more, and showcases the Gryphon Trio at its adventurous and groundbreaking best. Beautiful songs sung in an intimate cabaret setting by a renowned singer in collaboration with an internationally acclaimed piano trio – this is sure to be a festival highlight and seating is limited, so purchase early to avoid disappointment!


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Friday, August 1710:30am CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRALDuration: 1 hour without intermissionTICKETS: $27/22ticketstonight.ca | 1.877.840.0457 (toll free)(Includes HST and most Tickets Tonight charges – see centre insert)

Gryphon Trio: Czech MastersPiano Trio in G minor, Op. 15 Bedr̆ ich SmetanaPiano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, “Dumky” Antonin Dvor̆ ák

A Bohemian rhapsody of romantic Czech music awaits you. Bedr̆ ich Smetana and Antonin Dvor̆ ák were the musical father figures who gave voice to the folk music of their native country in the Romantic era. Smetana is best known for his set of picturesque tone poems Má Vlast (“My country”). The heartfelt Piano Trio in G minor was without question Smetana’s first great masterpiece, and was much admired by Franz Liszt. In the 1860s, Smetana was also the director of the theatre orchestra in which the younger Antonin Dvor̆ ák dabbled as a violist. Thirty years later, Dvor̆ ák was an international celebrity, being wooed to teach in America. Before departing his homeland, he gave a forty-concert tour that featured his colourful Dumky Piano Trio, filled with “fleeting thoughts” of Czech folk songs and dances.


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Friday, August 175:30pm CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRALDuration: 1 hour without intermissionTICKETS: $27/22ticketstonight.ca | 1.877.840.0457 (toll free)(Includes HST and most Tickets Tonight charges – see centre insert)

Donna Brown & Philippe Cassard: Ariettes oubliéesForgotten songs to fête Debussy’s 150th

As an interpreter of Debussy’s work, French pianist Philippe Cassard has impeccable credentials, having recorded the composer’s complete piano works. He has also frequently partnered with singers such as Natalie Dessay, Stéphanie d’Oustrac and Canada’s own Donna Brown in recitals of French repertoire. MusicFest Vancouver reunites these deux bons amis in a recital of Debussy’s much admired settings of French texts. Debussy pushed back from being labeled “an impressionist” in music, and more clearly identified with the work of “symbolist” poets such as Paul Verlaine, Stéphane Mallarmé and Charles Baudelaire. From among Debussy’s much loved mélodies and song cycles, you’ll hear Ariettes oubliées, Fêtes Galantes, Deux Romances, and more.


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Dress up for a grand night of seriously cool music as Pink Martini brings its lush ‘60s technicolor sound to a hot Vancouver summer night! The thirteen members of Pink Martini offer a highly polished blend of multilingual musical virtuosity in a combination of class and kitsch, swooning nostalgia, and deliriously romantic melodies to delight you. Pink Martini draws inspiration from the romantic Hollywood musicals of the 1940s or ‘50s with a more global perspective. Like musical archeologists digging through scores and recordings of years past, Pink Martini rediscovers beautiful songs – bridging the divide between high brow and pop culture.

“If the United Nations had a house band in 1962,” says Pink Martini’s bandleader and pianist, Thomas Lauderdale, “then hopefully we’d be that band.”

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Friday, August 178pm ROY BARNETT RECITAL HALL – UBC SCHOOL OF MUSICDuration: 2 hours including intermission(pre-concert introduction at 7:15pm)TICKETS: $35/32 This event is also part of the Vancouver Early Music Festival. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit earlymusic.bc.ca or call 604.732.1610. Student and youth discounts available.

Love’s Lament: Italian Solo Cantatas circa 1700Harry van der Kamp bass Alexander Weimann harpsichord & chamber organ

The Vancouver Early Music Festival closes with an intimate recital by Harry van der Kamp – internationally known as one of the most important bass singers in early music – and the “committed and articulate” Alexander Weimann (Vancouver Sun). Their expertise and deep knowledge of this period culminates in a resplendent program of seldom-heard solo cantatas by Porpora, Handel, Scarlatti, and more.


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Carpe Diem String Quartet: Big Sky Big CityString Quartet Op. 96 “American” Antonin Dvor̆ ákFiddle Suite: Montana Korine Fujiwara and more…

From the time of its founding in 2005, Carpe Diem has won critical praise for its mastery of the classical chamber music canon, as well as its ability to expand upon the traditional string music repertoire. The group showcases works inspired by both rural and urban settings, including Dvor̆ ák’s much-loved American string quartet. It was written during Dvor̆ ák’s summer vacation in Spillville, Iowa, home to a community of Czech immigrants. Carpe Diem’s founding violist, Korine Fujiwara, is also a gifted composer and arranger. Raised amid the majestic scenery of Big Sky country, her Fiddle Suite: Montana depicts five favorite scenic spots in a work about family and tradition. Serving as a contrast will be music of George Gershwin and Duke Ellington, stretching from New York City’s Tin Pan Alley and Harlem to the hustle of Hollywood.


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Philippe Cassard and François Chaplin mark the 150th anniversary of Debussy’s birth.

“There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. I love music passionately. And because I love it, I try to free it from the barren traditions that stifle it.” Claude Debussy


Saturday, August 188pm VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE Duration: 2 hours including intermission

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One of the great pillars of musical modernism, Debussy is “the composer without whose investigations of texture, colour, form and feeling, the vast majority of 20th century music could not have been written.” To mark the 150th anniversary of Debussy’s birth, MusicFest Vancouver is proud to welcome two of Debussy’s foremost exponents, French pianists Philippe Cassard and François Chaplin. In this recital for four hands and two pianos, the artists celebrate a genre that Debussy took immense pleasure in playing with friends throughout his life. Cassard and Chaplin will perform a program that includes the sensual Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, the jaunty Petite Suite, a recently rediscovered piano version of the Première Suite pour Orchestre, and more.

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MUSIC IN THE GARDEN: FAMILY DAY

Featuring Charlotte Diamond The KerplunksKids of all ages will love our Family Day at VanDusen Garden! Join Charlotte Diamond as well as The Kerplunks on the Great Lawn for a day of music and rollicking fun. Beloved children’s entertainer Charlotte Diamond has been enthralling kids for 25 years and garnering awards and acclaim along the way. Her lively songs are fun for all – parents and grandparents will be captivated as well! The Kerplunks are a high-energy four-piece band – multi-instrumentalists who sing and play music for children in a variety of styles ranging from swing, jazz, funk, bluegrass, and a variety of world beats. You’ll be singing and dancing in no time!

Between performances you can meet The Green Man and hear a story, have your face painted, visit the ever-popular Tom Lee Musical Petting Zoo, join the interactive drumming circle led by Groove Masters Percussion, and visit the craft tent. This four-hour daytime event is centred around the Great Lawn, so when each new activity starts you’re never far away. Bring your parents for a day of music, flowers, and fun!.

Sunday, August 1911am – 3pm VANDUSEN BOTANICAL GARDEN5251 Oak Street (West 37th & Oak Street)Public parking access on W. 37th AvenueENTRY FEE: Included in the Garden’s regular admission price (vandusengarden.org)

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World at the Garden: New York Voices

Children 12 and under admitted free when accompanied by a ticket-holding adult (maximum 2 children per adult). Festival seating on the Great Lawn. Chairs not provided. Please bring your own festival chair (max 8” legs) or blanket. Designated areas at either side of the Great Lawn for patrons bringing full height chairs.

Sunday, August 197pm VANDUSEN BOTANICAL GARDEN Duration: 2 hours including intermission (gates open @ 5:30pm)

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MusicFest Vancouver closes with an al fresco evening featuring New York Voices – cool vocal jazz on a hot summer night on the Great Lawn of VanDusen Botanical Garden. Celebrating their 25th year, this Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble is renowned for their excellence in jazz and the art of group singing. Like the great groups that have come before, such as Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Singers Unlimited, and Manhattan Transfer, they have learned from the best and taken the art form to new levels. While rooted in jazz, New York Voices calls on influences ranging from R&B, Brazilian, classical, and pop music to create a fresh exciting sound. They have travelled the globe performing with artists such as Bobby McFerrin, Nancy Wilson, George Benson, and the Count Basie Orchestra. Bring a picnic and settle in for a vocal jazz treat!

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Trios from Haydn to Today10:30am CCCpg. 6 FREE!

Guitarist Daniel Bolshoy with Borealis String Quartet: Fandango 10:30am CCC pg. 18

Gryphon Trio: Beethoven’s Best10:30am CCCpg. 26

Gryphon Trio: Czech Masters10:30am CCC pg. 32

Oberon Guitar Trio: Music of Our Time11am PYATTpg.14

Music in the Garden: BMO Family DayCharlotte Diamond The Kerplunks11am to 3pm VDBG pg. 40

Ezra Kwizera: Sounds of Africa12pm CBC pg. 24FREE!

Jayme Stone: Banjo Virtuoso12pm CBC pg. 24FREE!

Marc Atkinson Trio: Jazz Guitar Gypsy Flair12pm CBC pg. 24FREE!

Khac Chi: Bamboo Music12pm CBC pg. 24FREE!

Carpe Diem String Quartet: Seize the Day!12pm CBC pg. 24FREE!

Celso Machado & Ed Henderson: Guitar Encounters1pm PYATT pg. 14

Casavant Frères: 100 Years of Good Vibrations2pm HTACpg. 8

Mark Eisenman: Jazz Piano 1012pm CCCpg. 6 FREE!

Open Rehearsal: The Whitening of the Ox3pm TLMHpg. 6 FREE!

Bolshoy & Barnes: Brasileiras3pm PYATTpg. 14

Schweizer Klaviertrio: Chamber Gems5pm CCCpg. 9

Quartango: Tangos from the Barrios to the Ballroom5pm CCCpg. 15

Carpe Diem String Quartet: Big Sky to Big City5pm CCC pg. 37

Cristina Braga with Ricardo Medeiros & Sal Ferreras: Harpa Bossa Jazz5:30pm CCC pg. 19

Duo Brazil: Soprano Donna Brown & Guitarist Andrew Mah5:30pm CCCpg. 21

Jayme Stone: Bach to Africa and Back5:30pm CCCpg. 27

Donna Brown & Philippe Cassard: Ariettes oubliées 5:30pm CCCpg. 33

World at the Garden: New York Voices7pm VDBGpg. 42

G.F. Handel: “Orlando”7:30pm CHANpg. 28

Here To Stay: The Gershwin Experience8pm ORPHpg. 4

Nordic Voices8pm CHANpg. 10

Legends: The Whitening of the Ox & The Firebird8pm VPH pg. 16

Bergmann Piano Duo & Gamelan Si Pawit: Ancient Cultures New Sounds8pm CCC pg. 20

La Bottine Souriante Rocks The Vogue8pm VOGUEpg. 22

Gryphon Trio with Patricia O’Callaghan: Broken Hearts & Madmen8pm ANNEXpg. 31

Pink Martini: Shaken & Stirred8pm ORPH pg. 34

Deux Pianos: Hommage à Debussy8pm VPH pg. 38

Gabrieli’s Venice: A Polychoral Vespers8pm CCC pg. 7

New York City’s Jim Rotondi & Cory Weeds’ Quartet8pm CEL pg. 12

The Legacy of the Baroque:Concertos & Chamber Music8pm UBCpg. 17

Marc Atkinson Trio: Improvirtuosity8pm CELpg. 12

Van Django: Gypsy Swing Played with Soul8pm CEL pg. 12

Campbell Ryga & Mark Eisenman: Playin’ Favourites8pm CEL pg. 12

Love’s Lament: Italian Solo Cantatas circa 17008pm UBCpg. 36

Phil Dwyer: Generations8pm CEL pg. 12

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Christ Church Cathedral 690 Burrard at Georgia

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Vogue Theatre 918 Granville (between Nelson and Smithe)

Vancouver Playhouse 601 Cambie at Dunsmuir

Orpheum Annex 823 Seymour – 2nd Floor (between Smithe and Robson)

Pyatt Hall – VSO School of Music 843 Seymour (between Smithe and Robson)

Tom Lee Music Hall 929 Granville – 3rd Floor (between Nelson and Smithe)

CBC Plaza 700 Hamilton (between Robson and Georgia)

Other Venues Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC

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Roy Barnett Recital Hall – UBC School of Music 6361 Memorial Road

VanDusen Botanical Garden 5251 Oak (West 37th & Oak) Public parking access on West 37th

Cory Weeds’ Cellar Jazz Club 3611 West Broadway at Dunbar

Holy Trinity Anglican Church 1440 West 12th at Hemlock

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Seating PlansAll concerts at the Orpheum, the Chan Centre and the Vancouver Playhouse are reserved seating concerts. Concerts at all other venues are general admission.

Tickets and SeatingFor ticket prices, please see individual concert pages.

To order by phone, call Tickets Tonight 1.877.840.0457 (toll free).

To order tickets on-line, go to ticketstonight.ca (Visit the festival online for all concert descriptions and links to ticket purchase – musicfestvancouver.ca)

To purchase tickets in person, visit Tickets Tonight at 200 Burrard Street, Plaza Level or visit the Tourism Vancouver kiosk on the corner of Robson and Howe, by The Vancouver Art Gallery.

Ticket prices in the Festival Guide include all taxes and surcharges, with the exception of:- a per-order charge on phone sales. - a per-order mailing charge.- G.F. Handel’s Orlando concert. Services charges will be added to

those listed.

Tickets may be purchased at the venue on the day of the concert, subject to availability. The venue box offi ce will open one hour before the concert starts, with the exception of the World at the Garden: New York Voices concert where the box offi ce is open from 5:30pm.

Tickets for La Bottine Souriante may be purchased via the Vogue Theatre online at voguetheatre.com, by phone 604.569.1144 or in person at the Vogue Box Offi ce (Monday to Saturday 10am-6pm, Sundays 12pm-4pm). Please note: this concert is NOT available through Tickets Tonight.

For concerts at the Chan Centre, tickets may be purchased via ticketmaster.ca or by calling 1.855.985.2787. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Chan Box Offi ce. Offi ce hours are Tuesday to Saturday 12 – 5pm. For more information please call 604.822.2697. Please note: concerts taking place at the Chan Centre are NOT available through Tickets Tonight.

For tickets to concerts in the Early Music Concerts series, please call Early Music Vancouver at 604.732.1610 or visit earlymusic.bc.ca.

For tickets in the Jazz at the Cellar Series, please call the Cory Weeds’ Cellar Jazz Club at 604.738.1959 or visit cellarjazz.com to purchase via credit card in advance. Tickets may also be purchased at the door, subject to availability. Please note: these concerts are NOT available through Tickets Tonight.

Tickets to Music in the Garden: BMO Family Day are only available at the door and include garden access.

Individual tickets for the World at the Garden: New York Voices concert will increase by $5 at the door.

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How Ticket Prices WorkTicket prices can sometimes be confusing, especially in this day and age of additional fees. At MusicFest Vancouver, we do our best to make our ticket prices as simple as possible. That’s why when you look in our Festival Guide or on our website, you’ll fi nd the prices are what you actually pay when you purchase tickets in person. No extra fees. No surprises.

The price you see includes HST, venue fees and ticket outlet service charges. For example, from an advertised ticket price of $49, MusicFest Vancouver takes home $37.72. That’s $11.28 we integrate into the price so you don’t get that unpleasant surprise when you go to pay for your tickets.

Please note: When you order tickets from Tickets Tonight by phone, Tickets Tonight adds a per order fee of around $5.00. Again, this fee is once per order, not per ticket, so we couldn’t build it into our listed ticket prices. Additionally, if you’d like your tickets to be mailed to you, there will be an additional charge of $3. This charge is once per order as well.

Festival Artists Around the Province

MusicFest Vancouver is proud to share its music with audiences throughout British Columbia through a year-round series of

concerts featuring local, national and international artists who have performed at our past festivals or are appearing this year.

Summer ConcertsWindsor Plywood Spectacular Music BC (SMBC)

VictoriaMonday, July 30 ~ 7:30pm

Alcan String Quartet with pianist Michelle Mares at the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria

Presented by the Victoria Summer Music Festival Society vsmf.org

Hornby Island Friday, August 10 ~ 8pm

Quartango at the Hornby Community HallPresented by the Hornby Festival Society hornbyfestival.bc.ca

Victoria Saturday, August 11 ~ 8pm

Quartango at the Alix Goolden HallPresented by the Passion for Tango Festival passion4tango.com

Salt Spring Island Sunday, August 19 ~ 8pm

Carpe Diem String Quartet at ArtSpringPresented by ArtSpring artspring.ca

Fall and Winter concerts presented throughout British Columbia during the 2012-13 season:

Chilliwack – Duo Rendezvous | Coquitlam – St. Lawrence String Quartet with Quiring Chamber Players | Denman Island – Gryphon Trio | Langley – Gryphon Trio | Nelson – musica intima

| Oliver – Duo Rendezvous | Parksville – Masabo Culture Company | Pender Harbour – Trio Hochelaga | Pender Island – Duo Rendezvous | Powell River – Gryphon Trio | Quesnel – Trio

Hochelaga | Sechelt – Jane Coop and Afi ara String QuartetTerrace – Gryphon Trio | Tofi no – Hugh Fraser | Vernon – François

Houle | Whistler – Montreal Guitar Trio

For more information on SMBC concerts, contact Nancy Cottingham Powell, Artist Services & Outreach Manager

at 604.688.1031, ext.103 or email: [email protected]

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Documents

2012 Festival Guide