A display of works by Salt Spring Painters' members, done in Painters' Guild activities, under Guild instruction, or in our workshops, which reflect our diverse activities. The Guild promotes the artistic growth and self-expression of our members through encouragement, fellowship, mentoring and workshops. The only prerequisite to join us is a desire to draw and […]
SUN MAR 30 | 2:30pm | For 50 years, concert pianist Janina Fialkowska has enchanted audiences and critics around the world. She has been praised for her musical integrity, her refreshing, natural approach, and her unique piano sound thus becoming “one of the Grandes Dames of piano” (Frankfurter Allgemeine.) She is an Officer of the […]
APR 1 | 7:30pm | Lifelong friends, colleagues, and multi-talented musicians Nico Rhodes and Patrick Courtin were shocked and appalled by their realization that piano just isn’t cool anymore. This set off a quest to redeem the keyboard and reinstate its reputation as the greatest instrument of ALL TIME! Armed with the music of the […]
SUN APR 6 | 2:30pm | Canadian pianist Sarah Hagen performs this classic programme featuring Bach’s formidable Goldberg Variations as part of the celebration of the recent release of her recording of the masterwork. Cherished by many, the Goldberg Variations are emblematic of keyboard virtuosity, rich expression, and hardcore classical interpretation. Sarah will offer a […]
THU APR 10 | 7:30pm Let's Dance! Dances in the French Renaissance. Highly stylized and solemn is how we generally imagine early dances, but this concert dansé shows what dances and music were really like in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Omnipresent at court festivities and celebrations, these elegant, refined, and aristocratic dances became as […]
Born to a family of seven children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wesli (Wesley Louissaint) built his first guitar at the age of eight by stringing an old oil can with nylon fishing line. From these humble beginnings, he has gone on to become one of Haiti’s most inspiring and celebrated musical ambassadors. Wesli has earned acclaim […]
Based in Yellowknife and Edmonton, this contemporary folk and roots duo features sibling songwriters Leela Gilday and Jay Gilday. Sechile Sedare (pronounced ‘seh-chee-leh’ 'seh-dahr-eh') means ‘my younger brother, my older sister’ in the Dene language. This musical collaboration sees Jay and Leela co-write and co-create new repertoire together, harnessing their talents as deeply insightful and […]