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2010 |
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April 14 |
Aventa Ensemble: 2009 Tour |
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Tribute to Gilles Tremblay |
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Performing works by Boulez, Biró and Tremblay |
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April 14, 2010, 8pm |
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Saint Mary's University Art Gallery, Halifax NS |
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April 10 |
Aventa Ensemble: 2009 Tour |
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Tribute to Gilles Tremblay |
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Performing works by Edwards, Biró and Tremblay |
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April 10, 2010, 8pm |
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New Music Concerts, Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto ON |
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April 9 |
Aventa Ensemble: 2009 Tour |
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Performing works by Boulez, Biró and Tremblay |
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April 9, 2010, 8pm |
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Chapelle historique du bon Pasteur, Montreal, QC |
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April 6 |
Le Marteau Sans Maître |
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Aventa Ensemble |
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Performing Le Marteau Sans Maître by Pierre Boulez and Mishpatim by Dániel Péter Biró |
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April 6, 2010, 8pm |
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Philip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria |
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March 28 |
Mark McGregor and Kenneth Broadway |
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Performing Mozart, Brahms and Berg |
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March 28, 2010, 2pm |
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The Old School House Arts Centre |
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Qualicum Beach, BC |
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March 27 |
St. Matthew Passion |
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With the Vancouver Voices and Victoria Philharmonic |
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Peter Butterfield, conductor |
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March 27, 2010 |
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Victoria, BC |
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February 14 |
Hommage à Gilles Tremblay |
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Aventa Ensemble |
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Performing works by Tremblay, Wolf Edwards and Simon Steen Andersen |
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February 14, 2010, 8pm |
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February 11 |
Hommage à Gilles Tremblay |
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Aventa Ensemble |
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Performing works by Tremblay, Wolf Edwards and Simon Steen Andersen |
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Philip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria |
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February 11, 2010, 8pm |
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Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal, QC |
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| 2009 |
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November 29 |
Cerberus Trio |
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With Roberta Botelli, cello and Chris Bagan, piano |
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Performing works by Hummel, Gaubert, Martinu, Weber and Boismortier |
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November 29, 2009, 2pm |
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The Old School House Arts Centre |
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Qualicum Beach, BC |
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November 17 |
Tiresias at the Cellar |
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With Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa |
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Presented by Music on Main |
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Performing works by Franck, Gaubert, Ravel and Kara Gibbs |
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November 17, 2009, 8pm |
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The Cellar, Vancouver |
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November 15 |
Aventa Ensemble presents At First Light |
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Performing George Benjamin’s At First Light |
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November 15, 2009, 8pm |
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Philip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria |
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October 3 |
Kolot by Dániel Péter Biró |
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Presented by Vancouver New Music |
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October 3, 2009, 8pm |
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Scotia Bank Dance Centre, Vancouver |
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September 13 |
Aventa Ensemble presents Ignite – the Composers Workshop |
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New works by Christopher Reiche, William Peltier, Dániel Péter Biró, Annette Brosin, Felipe Ribeiro. |
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September 13, 2009, 8pm |
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Philip T. Young Recital Hall, Victoria |
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August 10 |
Transgressions |
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Performing Steam by Barry Truax |
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August 10, 2009, 7:30pm |
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Roundhouse Performance Space, Vancouver |
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August 1 |
Tiresias at Powell Street Festival |
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Performing works by Hiroki Tsurumoto, Toshio Hosokawa and a new premiere by Vancouver composer Kara Gibbs |
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August 1, 2009, 2pm |
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WISE Hall, Vancouver |
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June 15 – 16 |
Aventa Ensemble: 2009 Tour |
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Athelas Festival |
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Performances of music by Poul Ruders, Per Nørgård and Rolf Wallin |
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Copenhagen, Denmark |
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June 14 |
Aventa Ensemble: 2009 Tour |
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A·DEvantgarde Festival |
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Works by Jeffrey Ryan, Michel Gonneville, Rodney Sharman, Michale Oesterle and Paul Frehner |
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Munich, Germany |
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June 11 |
Aventa Ensemble: 2009 Tour |
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Music of the Aurora Borealis |
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Music by Rolf Wallin, Poul Ruders and the premiere of Turmalin for solo flute by Anders Nordentoft |
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Scandinavia House, New York City |
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May 24 |
Aventa Ensemble |
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Performing works by Worsae, Christensen, Steen-Andersen, Sharman and Sorensen. |
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May 24, 2009, 8pm |
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Philip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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April 3 |
Vancouver New Music presents Andriessen |
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Performing Andriessen’s “La Passione” for large ensemble |
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April 3, 2009, 8pm |
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Vancouver Playhouse |
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February 22 |
Tiresias at Qualicum Beach |
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Tiresias performs works by Coulthard, Douglas and Kovarik |
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February 22, 2009, 2pm |
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The Old School House Arts Centre |
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Qualicum Beach, BC |
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February 8 |
Aventa Ensemble |
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Performing works by Oesterle, Wallin and Ristic |
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February 8, 2009, 8pm |
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Philip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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January 24 |
Gjallarhorn |
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Tiresias, with percussionist Brian Nesselroad, present new commissions by Gregory Lee Newsome, James Beckwith Maxwell, and Danish composer Klaus Ib Jørgensen, as well as recent works by Kaija Saariaho. |
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January 24, 2009, 2pm |
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Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver |
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2008 |
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December 18 |
Trade Winds |
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Tiresias presents music by BC composers Jean Coulthard,
Paul M. Douglas and Chris Kovarik. |
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December 18, 2008, 10:30am |
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Silk Purse, West Vancouver |
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October 24 |
Vancouver New Music |
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Presenting a solo flute concert including Unity Capsule by Brian Ferneyhough and Allaure in una lontananza by Salvatore Sciarrino. |
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October 24, 2008, 8pm |
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Scotia Bank Dance Centre, Vancouver |
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October 15 |
Trade Winds |
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Tiresias presents music by BC composers Jean Coulthard,
Paul M. Douglas, and the premiere of a new sonata
by Chris Kovarik. |
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October 15, 2008, noon |
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 12666 72nd Avenue, Surrey |
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September 7 |
Ignite! The Composers Workshop |
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Aventa presents its annual Student Composers Workshop, with works by Christopher Reiche, Mason Koenig, William Peltier, Hiroki Tsurumoto, as well as a new commission by Michel Gonneville, Browsing Agon. |
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September 7, 2008, 8pm |
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Philip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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August 7 |
Gilding the Lily |
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Tiresias performs the music of Rodney Sharman,
in honour of his fiftieth birthday. Presented by Pride in Art. |
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August 7, 2008, 8pm |
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Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver |
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August 3 |
Wilde at Art |
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A tribute to Oscar Wilde. Tiresias premieres a new commission by Vancouver composer Jeffrey Ryan, My Soul Upon My Lips. Presented by Pride in Art. |
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August 3, 2008, 8pm |
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Roundhouse Community Centre, Vancouver |
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April 10 & 13 |
Sonic Boom |
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Performing new works by Christopher Butterfield, Chris Kovarik, Alexander Pechenyuk, Kara Gibbs and John Baker. |
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April 10 - 13, 2008, 8pm |
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Western Front |
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303 E. 8th Avenue, Vancouver |
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March 21 |
Bach’s St. John’s Passion |
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March 21, 2008, 7:30pm |
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St. Helen’s Anglican Church |
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4405 8th Avenue West, Vancouver |
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March 14 |
Échos Fidèles |
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New music for ten flutes |
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A Redshift Music production |
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New works by Rose Bolton, Derek Charke, André Cormier, Anna Höstman, Chris Kovarik, James B. Maxwell, Gregory Lee Newsome, Jordan Nobles, Benton Roark and Carl Winter. |
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March 14, 2008, Noon |
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Sinclair Centre Atrium |
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757 West Hastings Street, Vancouver |
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Admission: Free |
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March 4 |
In C |
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A special performance of Terry Riley’s In C for mixed ensemble. |
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Presented by Music on Main |
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March 4, 2008, 8pm |
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Heritage Hall |
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3102 Main Street, Vancouver |
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February 3 |
Appearances |
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Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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Music by Oesterle, Hatch and Wallin |
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February 3, 2008, 8pm |
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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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January 25 |
Trace the Gold Sun |
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Premiering a new flute concerto by Anna Höstman. |
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Victoria Symphony New Currents Festival |
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January 25, 2008, 8pm |
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MacPherson Theatre, Victoria |
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| December 10 |
Vancouver Miniaturist Ensemble |
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Inaugural concert |
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Music by John Baker, Kathryn Cernauskas, André Cormier, Emily Hall, Chris Kovarik, Elizabeth Knudson, Rodney Sharman, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Amy Williams and others. |
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December 10, 2007, 8pm |
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Western Front, Vancouver |
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| November 4 |
Northern Lights |
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Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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Music by Gregory Lee Newsome, Saariaho and Boulez |
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November 4, 2007, 8pm |
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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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| October 30 |
What Does Vancouver Sound Like? |
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Tiresias presents music by Westerkamp, Butler, Coulthard and Weisgarber. |
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Music on Main: A Month of Tuesdays |
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October 30, 2007, 8pm |
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The Cellar |
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3611 W. Broadway, Vancouver |
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| September 9 |
Composers Workshop II |
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Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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New music by Hiroki Tsurumoto, Cassandra Miller, Simon Martin and Justin Christensen. |
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September 9, 2007, 8pm |
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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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| August 4 |
Vertical Songs: Flute music by Japanese composers |
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Performing works by Toshio Hosokawa and Dai Fujikura |
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Powell Street Festival |
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August 4, 2007, 2:30pm |
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304 Dunlevy, Vancouver |
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| May 22 |
Tiresias at the Cellar |
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Music by Morlock, Fage, Debussy, and the premiere of a new work by Alexander Pechenyuk. |
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Music on Main: A Month of Tuesdays |
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May 22, 2007, 8pm |
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The Cellar |
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3611 W. Broadway, Vancouver |
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| May 12 |
Looking Ears, Listening Eyes |
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New Works Calgary presents Tiresias |
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Works by Shane Fage, Hope Lee, Jocelyn Morlock, Rodney Sharman and Jennifer Butler. |
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May 12, 2007, 8pm |
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Scarboro United Church |
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134 Scarboro Avenue SW |
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Calgary, AB |
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| March 16 |
New Works for Wind Quintet by Rick Covey and Chris Kovarik |
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Works by Jennifer Butler and Rodney Sharman with Tiresias. |
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Sonic Boom Festival of New Music |
| March 16, 2007, 7:30pm |
| Western Front |
| 303 E. 8th Avenue, Vancouver |
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March 5
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Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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Music by Nørgård, Ruders, Jørgensen, Sørensen and Abrahamsen. |
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March 5, 2007, 8pm |
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Scandinavia House, New York City, USA |
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March 3 |
Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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Music by Nørgård, Ruders, Jørgensen, Sharman and Magnanensi. |
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March 3, 2007, 8pm |
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Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, Halifax |
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March 1 |
Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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Music by Oesterle, Ruders, Jørgensen, Sørensen and Magnanensi. |
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March 1, 2007, 8pm |
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Music Gallery, Toronto |
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February 27 |
Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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Music by Ruders, Eggert, Jørgensen, Gonneville and Magnanensi. |
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February 27, 2007, 8pm |
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Salle Pierre-Mercure, Montreal |
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February 24 |
Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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Music by Nørgård, Ruders, Eggert, Jørgensen,
Sørensen and Magnanensi. |
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February 24, 2007, 2:30pm |
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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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February 13 |
Different Stones |
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Music for ten flutes by Christopher Kovarik, Marci Rabe,
Jordan Nobles, Jennifer Butler and Tudor Feraru
in the Rotunda of the Vancouver Art Gallery. |
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February 13, 2007, 7pm |
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Vancouver Art Gallery |
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750 Hornby Street, Vancouver |
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February 1 |
Delicate Fires |
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Tiresias Duo, with Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano |
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Presenting music by Barbara Pentland, and new works by
Jocelyn Morlock, Jennifer Butler and Rodney Sharman. |
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February 1, 2007, 4:30pm |
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The Banff Centre for the Arts |
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January 24 |
Trajectories |
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Tiresias Duo, with Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano |
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Presenting music by Barbara Pentland, and new works by
Jocelyn Morlock, Jennifer Butler and Rodney Sharman. |
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January 24, 2007, 12:30pm |
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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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January 18 & 19 |
Turning Point Ensemble |
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Performing Deserts by Varèse and The Rest is Missing by
Stefan Smulovitz. |
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January 18 & 19, 2007, 8pm |
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Roundhouse Community Centre |
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181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver |
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January 12 |
Delicate Fires |
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Tiresias Duo, with Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano
Presenting music by Barbara Pentland, new works by
Jocelyn Morlock and Jennifer Butler and the premiere of
Arsis and Thesis by Rodney Sharman. |
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January 12, 2007, 8pm |
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Western Front |
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303 E. 8th Avenue, Vancouver |
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November 15 |
Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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Performing Carceri d’Invenzione IIb and Flurries by Brian Ferneyhough and chamber works by
Rodney Sharman and Michael Oesterle. |
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November 15, 2006, 8pm |
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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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October 27 |
FUSE |
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Performing Carceri d’Invenzione IIb by Brian Ferneyhough and Krishna’s Flute by Keith Hamel. |
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Vancouver Art Gallery |
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750 Hornby Street |
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October 19 |
Tiresias at the Silk Purse, West Vancouver |
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Music by Debussy, Faure, Poulenc, Morlock and the premiere of Jennifer Butler’s For Dreams of Things That Cannot Be. |
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September 28 |
Festival MOSAIC |
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Tiresias (with Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano) performs music by
Toru Takemitsu and Derek Charke. |
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Thursday, September 28, 2006, 8pm |
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Vancouver East Cultural Centre |
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September 10 |
Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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BC Composers Workshop: Music by Nett, Roark, Cormier and Wallin. |
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Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, 8pm |
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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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August 26 |
Vertical Orchestra 2006 |
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A Redshift production |
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Saturday, August 26, 1pm |
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Atrium of the Vancouver Public Library |
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350 – West Georgia St., Vancouver |
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July 28 |
Queering the Air |
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A Celebration of Queer Composers and Poets |
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Premiere of Jocelyn Morlock’s I conversed with you in a dream. |
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With Rachel Iwaasa, piano |
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Friday, July 28, 2006, 8pm |
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Roundhouse Community Centre, Yaletown |
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July 2 |
Benefit Concert for the Susan Komen Breast Cancer
Research Foundation. |
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With Jessica Raposo, flute, and Kevin Zakresky, piano. |
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Music by Berlioz, Couperin, Debussy, Bizet and Demersseman. |
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Sunday, June 2, 2006, 3pm |
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St. Francis-in-the-Wood Church, West Vancouver |
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June 25 |
Wind Chamber music by Poulenc, Satie and Mozart |
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Kenneth Broadway, piano, with the Ad Mare Wind Quintet. |
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Sunday, June 25, 2006, 2pm |
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Christ Church Cathedral, Burrard St. and Georgia St., Vancouver |
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May 27 |
Orchid Ensemble |
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Music by Takemitsu, arrangements by Lan Tung. |
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Saturday, May 27, 2006, 8pm |
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Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vancouver |
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May 19 |
Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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Music by Gilles Tremblay. |
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Friday, May 19, 2006, 8pm |
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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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March 17 |
Concerto soloist with UBC Chamber Strings |
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Vivaldi: Piccolo Concerto in C major |
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Friday, March 17, 2006, 8pm |
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Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver |
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March 16 – 19 |
Sonic Boom 2006: Festival of New Music |
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All concerts at 8pm |
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Western Front, 303 East 8th Avenue, Vancouver |
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March 12 |
DMA Chamber Music Recital |
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Prof. Richard Kurth, conductor |
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J.S. Bach: Trio Sonata from the Musical Offering, BWV |
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Kagel: Phantasiestück for flute and piano; |
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Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, op. 21 |
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Sunday, March 12, 2006, 2pm |
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Recital Hall, UBC School of Music |
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March 7 |
Ad Mare Wind Quintet |
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New music for wind quintet by James Beckwith. |
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Maxwell, Jordan Nobles and Jennifer Butler |
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Tuesday, March 7, 2006, 7pm |
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Rotunda of the Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby St., Vancouver |
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February 25 |
Vancouver New Music Ensemble |
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Music by Stockhausen, Lachenmann, Plamondon & Crutchley. |
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Giorgio Magnanensi, conductor |
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Saturday, February 25, 2006, 8pm |
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Vancouver Playhouse Theatre, Hamilton St. at Dunsmuir |
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February 22 |
Kagel: Phantasiestück for flute and piano |
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With Aleksander Szram, piano |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 8pm |
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Recital Hall, UBC School of Music |
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February 19 – 21 |
Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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Music by Victoria composers Butterfield, Komorous and Biro. |
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Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, February 19 – 21, 2006, 8pm |
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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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January 21 |
Tiresias Duo |
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With Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano |
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Music by Prokofiev, Fauré and Debussy. |
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Saturday, January 21, 2006, 2pm |
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Roedde House Museum |
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1415 Barclay Street, Vancouver |
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January 7 |
Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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Music by Ligeti, Boulez, Magnanensi and Sokolovic. |
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Bill Linwood, conductor |
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Saturday, January 7, 2006, 8pm |
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McPherson Playhouse, Victoria, B.C. |
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2005
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November 18 |
Traverso and harpsichord recital |
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With Aleksander Szram, harpsichord. |
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Music by Leclair, Blavet and Telemann. |
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Friday, November 18, 2006, 7pm |
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Gessler Recital Hall, UBC School of Music |
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October 29 |
Birds in the Atrium |
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Tempest Flute Ensemble |
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New music by Kovarik, Rabe, Nobles, Butler and Feraru. |
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Saturday, October 29, 2005, noon |
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Atrium of the Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia |
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October 23 |
Aventa New Music Ensemble |
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Music by Danish composers: Bruun, Jørgensen, Nordentoft, Sørensen and Nielsen. |
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Sunday, October 23, 2005, 8pm |
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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria |
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October 16 |
Tiresias Duo |
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With Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano |
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Music by Reinecke, Prokofiev, Fauré and Debussy. |
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Sunday, October 16, 2005, 2:30pm |
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Old School House Arts Centre, 122 Fern Road West
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia |
