BU School of Music Upcoming Events: September & October 2006

Friday, September 22 - 8:00 pm
Location: Muriel Richardson Auditorium, Winnipeg Art Gallery
Groundswell – First Construction, Ben Reimer
Guest artists Ben Reimer (Winnipeg) and Shawn Mativetsky (Montréal) will set the stage alight with works by Canadians Nicole Lizée, Alcides Lanza, Russell Hartenberger and Eliot Britton, and international composers Steve Reich and Hans Werner Henze. An eclectic evening of mixed percussion, this season-opening event will be local and global.

the pro series: Tuesday September 26 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Lorne Watson Recital Hall
David Playfair, baritone
Megumi Masaki, piano
Kerry DuWors, violin
Mark Rudoff, 'cello
Tom Van Seters, piano
Alexander Tselyakov, piano
With Graydon Cramer, drums
Programme: includes songs by Thomson, Warlock and Sondheim, Variations on Gershwin's "I've Got Rhythm" for violin, 'cello, and piano by Victor Davies, "Liebestraum No. 3" by Liszt and "Symphonic Dances and Songs" from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein arranged for two pianos and percussion.

Tuesday, October 3 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Lorne Watson Recital Hall
Joel Haynes Jazz Trio:
Tilden Webb, piano
Jodi Proznick, bass
Joel Haynes, drums

the Mozart series: Tuesday, October 10 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Lorne Watson Recital Hall
The Jarvis Quintet
Programme: String Quintet in B-flat Major, K. 174; String Quintet in E-flat Major, K. 614; String Quintet in G minor, K. 516

the Mozart series: Thursday, October 12 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Lorne Watson Recital Hall
The Jarvis Quintet
Programme: String Quintet in C Minor, K. 406; String Quintet in D Major, K. 593; String Quintet in C Major, K. 515

The programmes of the October 10 & 12 concerts commemorate the 250th Anniversary of Mozart's birth. Over these two evenings, The Jarvis Quintet performs the composer's complete string quintets!

the dean's series: Wednesday, October 18 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Lorne Watson Recital Hall
Canadian Chamber Choir
Programme includes several works by Canadian composers, including Chantal Lisette-Jobin, Jeff Enns and Eleanor Daley, and features Allan Rae's Keltic Suite and R. Murray Schafer's Felix's Girls. This concert marks the return of the Canadian Chamber Choir to Brandon, the host of its inaugural project in 2001. The current tour includes a residency at Mennonite Collegiate Institute in Gretna as well as concerts, collaborations and workshops in Brandon, Steinbach and Winnipeg. For more information on the Canadian Chamber Choir, please visit: http://www.canadianchamberchoir.ca

Sunday, October 29 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: First Presbyterian Church, 339 12th Street
6th Annual Singers Helping Singers Concert
In support of the National Youth Choir 2008
A variety of Westman Choirs in concert. Sponsored by the BU School of Music and First Presbyterian Church.

the pro series: Tuesday, October 31 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Lorne Watson Recital Hall
Denise Djokic, 'cello
David Jalbert, piano
A rising star in the classical music world, Djokic has paired up with Jalbert for the recording of her second album, entitled Folklore, which garnered an East Coast Music Award and a Juno Nomination. From a musical family, she is pursuing a career as a recitalist, soloist and chamber musician in North America, Mexico and Europe.
Programme: Works by Martinu and Franck

Coming in November:

Thursday and Friday, November 2 and 3
The School of Music's Annual Open House
All prospective Bachelor of Music students are invited to our campus to learn more about the School of Music and Brandon University. As participants, students attend music history and theory classes, receive a private lesson, observe or participate in ensemble rehearsals, hear students and faculty in concert, meet our students and professors, and tour the exquisite Queen Elizabeth Ii Music Building.
For information, please send an email to: music@brandonu.ca or visit the website at:
http://www.brandonu.ca/Music/OpenHouse/

For more information, please contact the School of Music at (204) 727-7388 or visit http://www.brandonu.ca/Music/Events.asp

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