If you volunteered at ArtSpring during the past year, members of the Board should have phoned you by now to invite you to a catered reception immediately following Paula Kiffner’s concert. If you were somehow missed, please give the Box Office a call and let us know if you can attend. Don’t forget too that we invite you to hear Paula’s 2:30 p.m. concert for a special volunteers’ price of only $5. Thanks again to all of you who volunteer at ArtSpring.
Calendar of Events › Summer 2012
Paula Kiffner: Cello Recital
Salt Spring’s own virtuoso cellist Paula Kiffner teams up with Pamela Highbaugh-Aloni, cellist with Victoria’s Lafayette String Quartet. A former member of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Paula appears frequently as a recitalist and concerto soloist throughout the Pacific Northwest. Pamela has been an Artist-in-Residence at the University of Victoria since 1991 where she teaches both cello and chamber music courses. Jamie Syer will provide piano accompaniment to repertoire from Murray Adaskin, Reinhold Glière and Bela Bartok. Garry Oaks wine tasting – 1:30pm
April 15, 2012
VICTORIA COLLEGIUM
The Victoria Collegium is an enrichment programme bringing together the very best young musicians studying at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. On Sunday April 15 we have invited the musicians to ArtSpring for a concert to showcase their very considerable talents and achievements. This is the fourth year that we are hosting a Collegium concert and you will once again be in for a treat. Many of these young artists are destined for excellent careers in music and have already achieved remarkable levels of performance accomplishment. The concert starts at 1:30pmand tickets are available now from our Ticket Centre (250-537-2102) or online.
April 14, 2012
Met Opera: La Traviata
Verdi’s La Traviata – Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker’s stunning production, in her first Violetta at the Met. Matthew Polenzani sings Alfredo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is Germont, and Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium.
April 7, 2012
Met Opera: Manon
Massenet’s Manon– New Production – Anna Netrebko’s dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine in Laurent Pelly’s new production travels to the Met from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Piotr Beczala and Paulo Szot also star, with the Met’s Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi on the podium.
March 25, 2012
Ballet Victoria: Fours Seasons West Coast Style
After their hugely popular Carmen last spring, Ballet Victoria returns with a new work based on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons interpreted through a West Coast imagination. Paul Destrooper’s original choreography combines with poetry by Linda Rogers and visual art by Deb North to create a uniquely innovative dance experience. A mixed repertoire of new work from international choreographers will again open the first act.
March 20, 2012
André Laplante
Canadian pianist André Laplante is one of the world’s great romantic virtuosos. Critics have compared him with Ashkenazy, Horowitz and Rudolph Serkin. An Officer of the Order of Canada, he has toured everywhere from China and Australia to North America to all the major festivals of Europe.
He has worked with all the great conductors of our time, from Sir Neville Mariner to Andrew Davis to Yehudi Menuhin. In his ArtSpring recital M. Laplante will present works by Liszt and Debussy for sure, and other repertoire of his choosing. Tickets: Adult $28, Youth $5 plus HST. Artist’s reception to follow.
March 15, 2012
Karl Schwonik Jazz Ensemble with Remi Bolduc
An exciting combination of five of North America’s finest musicians brings together award-winning Alberta drummer Karl Schwonik and Montréal saxophone legend Rémi Bolduc. In just a few short years, Schwonik has established himself as a new creative force in the Canadian music landscape.
His youthful energy is a perfect complement to Bolduc’s intensity and precision of sound and rhythm. Joining them are pianist and CBC’s Galaxie Rising Star Chris Andrew, virtuoso Chicago trumpeter James Davis, and Western Canada’s bass stalwart Kodi Hutchinson.
Garry Oaks wine tasting – 7:00pm
March 8, 2012
Elmer Iseler Singers
Founded in 1979 by the late Dr Elmer Iseler, the “Dean of Canadian Choral Conductors”, the Elmer Iseler Singers remain one of our country’s most important musical institutions. Under current conductor Lydia Adams, the 20-voice, fully professional choir performs throughout Canada and the US as well as internationally. With repertoire that spans 500 years of choral music, the Elmer Iseler Singers are known for their beauty of tone and wide interpretive range. The choir regularly commissions and performs new works, and is frequently involved in radio and television broadcasts and a variety of recording projects.
March 7, 2012
Carlos Del Junco & The Blues Mongrels
To say that Carlos del Junco plays the harmonica is like saying “Jimi Hendrix plays guitar.” He delivers music that’s simultaneously sophisticated and raw, blurring the boundaries between blues and jazz.
The emphasis in on blues, but Carlos and his band are not afraid to strike off in other directions, delivering a seamless fusion of New Orleans second line grooves, swing, Latin, hip-hop or ska melodies, and swampy roots rock.