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February 2020
Brandon University Indigenous New Music Festival 2020
building intercultural understanding, partnerships and mutual respect The BU Indigenous NMF will include concerts, lectures, talks and workshops. Pro Series BU Indigenous NMF concerts Tuesday, February 11 @ 7:30 p.m. in the Lorne Watson Recital Hall Wednesday, February 12 @ 7:30 p.m. in the Lorne Watson Recital Hall Concerts will feature Cris Derksen, a two-spirit Juno Award-nominated Cree cellist and composer, and Melody McKiver, Anishinaabe musician, violist, media artist, grass dancer and arts educator; The Brandon University New Music Ensemble…
Find out more »Brandon University Indigenous New Music Festival Concert
Megumi Masaki, director Guest artists include: Cris Derksen, 'cellist and composer; Melody McKiver, musician, media artist, traditional powwow dance and arts educator; Brandon University New Music Ensemble. Tuesday, February 11, 2020 @ 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, 2020 @ 7:30 p.m. No admission charge.
Find out more »Brandon University Indigenous New Music Festival 2020: February 11 – 12, 2010
Megumi Masaki, director Guest artists include: Cris Derksen, 'cellist and composer; Melody McKiver, musician, media artist, traditional powwow dancer and arts educator; Brandon University New Music Ensemble. Tuesday, February 11, 2020 @ 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, 2020 @ 7:30 p.m. No admission charge.
Find out more »Pro Series: Les voix humaines, Viol Consort; Violas da gamba: Melisand Corriveau, Felix Deak, Margaret Little, Susie Napper
The programme features Vivalid's The Four Seasons, Op. 8, RV 269, RV 315, RV 293, and RV297, and other season-inspired works. This inimitable viol consort, with a world-wide following and more than 30 recordings to its credit, reinterprets works not only from the Baroque period, but from other eras as well. Lorne Watson Recital Hall 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door: $20 Adults; $15 Seniors, Students & Alumni Questions? Contact the School of Music Office at 204-727-9631 or 204-727-7438.
Find out more »Pro Series: Diana Cohen, violin; Franklin Cohen, clarinet; Roman Rabinovich, piano
The programme includes Bartok's Contrasts and Mozart's Kegelstadt Trio. The concertmasster of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Diana Cohen, joins forces with her father Franklin, the distinguished, long-time principal clarinetist of the Cleveland Orchestra, and her husband, concert pianist Roman Rabinovich, for this leap day performance. Lorne Watson Recital Hall 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door: $20 Adults; $15 Seniors, Alumni & Students Questions? Contact the School of Music office at 204-727-9631 or 204-727-7438.
Find out more »March 2020
Pro Series: Corey Hamm, piano
The programme consists of Frederic Rzewski's theme and 36 variations entitled The People United Will Never Be Defeated! Lorne Watson Recital Hall 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door: $20 Adults; $15 Seniors, Students & Alumni Questions? Contact the School of Music Office at 204-727-9631 or 204-727-7438.
Find out more »Pro Series Concert: Corey Hamm, piano
The programme includes Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 84, Dutilleux's Piano Sonate, and Kapustin's Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 54. A professor of piano at UBC and a champion of new music, Hamm has commissioned, premiered and recorded more than 200 compositions, including works for solo piano and concerti for piano and orchestra. Lorne Watson Recital Hall 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door: $20 Adults; $15 Students, Senior & Alumni Questions? Contact the School of Music Office at…
Find out more »Pro Series Concert: Corey Hamm, piano Copy
The programme includes Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 84, Dutilleux's Piano Sonate, and Kapustin's Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 54. A professor of piano at UBC and a champion of new music, Hamm has commissioned, premiered and recorded more than 200 compositions, including works for solo piano and concerti for piano and orchestra. Lorne Watson Recital Hall 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door: $20 Adults; $15 Students, Senior & Alumni Questions? Contact the School of Music Office at…
Find out more »November 2020
E-Gre 2020 Competition Winner, Brittany Rae, soprano (live-streamed)
Brittany Rae E-Gré National Music Competition winner Brittany Rae and accompanist Jesse Plessis will conclude their Winner’s Tour with a live-streamed performance on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The concert, beginning at 7:30 p.m. CDT, will be streamed on the Brandon University (BU) School of Music Facebook and YouTube pages. In September Rae won the 43rd E-Gré Competition, which featured singers this year. Raised in Calgary and based in Montreal, Rae is a soprano who has a Graduate Artist Diploma from McGill…
Find out more »February 2021
BU Indigenous New Music Festival/Pro Series — Jessica McMann (livestream)
Jessica McMann is a Cree musician, dancer and choreographer from Cowessess, Sask. McMann's recent compositions explore Indigenous identity and history.
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