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State of the Arts – How Societies Make Music

ArtSpring — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:57:36 +0000

The role of the Roman Catholic Church, patrons, and the State in the evolution of Western Art music from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century. Along with lots of good music, we’ll explore art and architecture, peasant life and high society, famine and plague, and plenty of strange goings-on. You’ll even find out why and when the Parisians had Le Civet de Kangarou and Le Chat flanqué de Rats on the menu. You’ll learn a bit about changing form and structure in music, and why that happened, but no special musical knowledge is necessary. One lucky patron will have his or her full registration fee returned in gift certificates to ArtSpring events.

Six Sunday afternoons, 1:30 to 4:00, from January 22 to February 26, 2012 in the Theatre at ArtSpring.

$50 per person, $80 per couple. Tea will be served, but not kangaroo. All proceeds go to ArtSpring.

Joyce Yang

ArtSpring — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:52:58 +0000

We all fell in love with Joyce Yang last season when she substituted for an unwell Angela Cheng to play with Augustin Hadelich.

She is a superb pianist, silver medalist at the 2005 Van Cliburn International Competition, and 2010 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner, one of the most prestigious prizes in classical music. More importantly, she charmed us all with her superb technique and captivating stage presence. Joyce will perform in February with the Vancouver Symphony and we have taken the opportunity to kidnap her back to Salt Spring for a recital of her choice.

GISS Improv

ArtSpring — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:40:25 +0000

After just returning from regionals the Saltspring Island improv teams are exited to explode on their home stage with a night of hilarity, entertainment, and specifically random scenes and theatre sports. The GISS senior team will also be performing and recording 4 consecutive scenes to enter into the wild card online video tournament. The revenue is also a fundraiser to help the teams pay for the cost of the regional tournament as well as helping the winning team of our region go to Ottawa. But last but not least, we’ll be playing everyone’s favorite game: What’s in the Box? Four Saltspring Island improv teams will be participating, from all grades at GISS, as well as students at SIMS. All teams have been practicing furiously and are ready to slam down scenes from audience suggestions.

Met Opera: Götterdämmerung

ArtSpring — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:22:15 +0000

Wagner’s Götterdämmerung – New Production – With its cataclysmic climax, the Met’s new Ring cycle, directed by Robert Lepage, comes to its resolution. Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde and Gary Lehman is Siegfried—the star-crossed lovers doomed by fate. James Levine conducts.

State of the Arts – How Societies Make Music

ArtSpring — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:57:36 +0000

Six Sunday afternoons, 1:30 to 4:00, from January 22 to February 26, 2012 in the Theatre at ArtSpring.

$50 per person, $80 per couple. Tea will be served, but not kangaroo. All proceeds go to ArtSpring.

One Thousand Cranes

ArtSpring — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:50:58 +0000

UBC Theatre alumnus Colin Thomas’ award-winning play is being presented in Toyoshi Yoshihara’s translation by Bunkaza, a Japanese theatre company with a 70-year record of excellence and a special interest in producing Canadian work. The play weaves together two stories. In the first, which is based on the true story of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl discovers that she has radiation-induced leukemia nine years after the bombing of Hiroshima. Determined to live, she folds origami cranes, which are a symbol of hope. The second story is about Buddy, a Canadian boy who is afraid of nuclear war and thinks there’s nothing he can do to stop it.

One Thousand Cranes

ArtSpring — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:52:34 +0000

SS Film Festival Society

ArtSpring — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:44:42 +0000

When an elementary school teacher commits suicide, her class and the entire community is shaken to the core. No one wants to talk about it save her replacement, Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant seeking political asylum. With great sensitivity and humor, Monsieur Lazhar follows a humble man who is ready to overcome his own loss in order to accompany children beyond the silence and taboo of death. Exquisitely acted by Fellag and a group of extraordinarily talented children,Monsieur Lazhar was named Best Canadian Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival and is Canada’s entry for Best Foreign Film in the Oscars.

Salt Spring Film Festival gratefully acknowledges our partnership with Film Circuit, presented by TIFF, and its sponsors and supporters. For more information about Film Circuit and to view a full list of their sponsors and supporters, please visit www.tiff.net/filmcircuit

Salt Spring Chamber Players

ArtSpring — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:25:38 +0000

The Salt Spring Chamber Players, Laurie, Jim and Matthew Stubbs, will be featuring Matthew on Saturday, 18th Feb, 2012, at 7:30 PM at ArtSpring. There will be a pre-concert talk at 6:30 P.M.

The Salt Spring Chamber Players presents its fourth season at ArtSpring, continuing its tradition of performing the finest chamber music. The SSCP performs music from the Renaissance to the Twenty-First Century in venues such as the University of Victoria, Hastings House, All Saints Church, and the Mayne Island Concert Series.
Matt will be performing piano works by Ravel and Prokofiev. Jim and Laurie will join Matt in works by Rossini and M. Glinka.

Matt, who is 16 years old, will also be the piano soloist in the popular and glorious Schuman Piano Concerto on January 21st and 22nd, 2012, with Bach on the Rock. This past summer, he participated in the Chamber Music Conference of the East in Bennington, Vermont, performing chamber music works by Faure, Beethoven and Poulenc.

In 2010, Matt was the youngest of three piano finalists in the Concerto Competition for the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2008, he was the winner of the Salt Spring Concert Band’s competition and performed the Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Winds under the direction of Dawn Hage. In 2009, Matt performed the Poulenc Piano Concerto with the Cowichan Consort and Orchestra.

When he was 10 years old, Matt performed as a piano soloist with the Westchester Philharmonic concert series in New York. He studies with David Oei, world renowned pianist, in New York City.
Matt is in demand as an accompanist both on and off the island.

Pre-concert chat at 6:30pm

State of the Arts – How Societies Make Music

ArtSpring — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:57:36 +0000

Six Sunday afternoons, 1:30 to 4:00, from January 22 to February 26, 2012 in the Theatre at ArtSpring.

$50 per person, $80 per couple. Tea will be served, but not kangaroo. All proceeds go to ArtSpring.