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| Aug 15, 2012 The Mid-Week MusicFest Vancouver Report |
Dear friend of MusicFest Vancouver,
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THURSDAY August 16 - Day 7
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 Khac Chi: Bamboo Music
12 noon CBC Plaza, 700 Hamilton St
Free! In conjunction with CBC's Musical Nooner's series
Classical, folk, and contemporary music from Vietnam performed on rare and unique instruments
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 Marc Eisenman: Jazz Piano 101
2pm Christ Church Cathedral
Free lecture/demonstration/masterclass
Sit in as New York-born, Toronto-based pianist Mark Eisenman encourages aspiring local performers to open their ears for that all-important flash of insight.
Mark is a 'first call' jazz pianist, known for his mastery of many styles, and his sensitivity and creativity. As a jazz instructor at Toronto's York University he has shared his experience widely with a new generation of young performers. For this session he'll work with a handful of young students and grads from the jazz studies program at Capilano University, in a small jazz trio setting of piano, bass and drums. These talented musicians are pianists Leo Bae, Matt Choboter, and Jay Esplana, with Mi Li Hong on drums and Spencer Hall on bass.
For the audience it's a chance to "look under the hood" to see what goes on in a performance that's the real interest. What components go into preparing for a performance - how tackling aspects such as rhythm, melody, harmony etc. can vary the approach. And how does improvisation take place - is it a secret code - what inner dialogue takes place during the performance?
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8pm Orpheum Annex
Songs and tangos from the Americas, from Leonard Cohen to Astor Piazzolla and more, all performed in a cabaret setting.  | |
Patricia O'Callaghan and The Gryphon Trio: Riverman by Nick Drake
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 Campbell Ryga & Mark Eisenman: Playin' Favourites 8pm Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club
Admission $20 Credit card reservations exclusively through
Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club @ 604.738.1959
Two "first call" jazz players on sax and piano collaborate in cross-country musical friendship
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10:30am Christ Church Cathedral
A Bohemian rhapsody of romantic Czech music, with Smetana's heartfelt Trio in G minor and Dvorák's colourful Dumky Trio
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 Carpe Diem String Quartet: Seize the Day!
12 noon CBC Plaza, 700 Hamilton St
Free! In conjunction with CBC's Musical Nooner's series
The premiere American indie string quartet rocks the plaza
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Carpe Diem String Quartet plays Simpsons
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 5:30pm Christ Church Cathedral 
Forgotten songs to fête Debussy's 150th
Donna Brown's voice has been described as "shimmering", "luminous", "gemlike in its brilliance", and "crystal clear".
Philippe Cassard has established an international reputation as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician since giving a joint recital with Christa Ludwig in Paris in 1985. The same year he was finalist at the Clara Haskil Competition and in 1988 he won the First Prize at the Dublin International Piano Competition.
As an interpreter of Debussy's work, French pianist Philippe Cassard has impeccable credentials, having recorded the composer's complete piano works. He has also frequently partnered with singers such as Natalie Dessay, Stéphanie d'Oustrac and Canada's own Donna Brown in recitals of French repertoire. MusicFest Vancouver reunites these deux bons amis in a recital of Debussy's much-admired settings of French texts. 150 years after his birth, Debussy's works for voice and piano are hardly forgotten. But it is delightful to rediscover his unique and delightful marriage of words and music. Highlights of the program include the Chanson de Bilitis, the ravishingly gorgeous Claire de Lune - Andante très expressif for solo piano, and many more.
"I believe with all my heart that Music remains for all time the finest means of expression we have. ... There's no need either for music to make people think! ... It would be enough if music could make people listen, despite themselves and despite their petty mundane troubles,...if they felt that for a moment they had been dreaming of an imaginary country, that's to say, one that can't be found on the map."
Claude Debussy, in a letter to Paul Dukas (1901)
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8pm Orpheum Theatre
Pink Martini shakes things up with an alluring cocktail of jazzy pop, blended with retro-flavoured Latin rhythms
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Pink Martini - Let's Never Stop Falling In Love
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8pm Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music
A recital by acclaimed Dutch bass Harry van der Kamp, with Alexander Weimann on harpsichord, featuring seldom-performed solo cantatas from the Baroque
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SATURDAY August 18 - Day 9
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5pm Christ Church Cathedral
An exploration of the American musical landscape in works by Dvorák, Gershwin, Ellington and Fujiwara
 | | Czardas - Vittorio Monti/arr. Korine Fujiwara |
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8pm Vancouver Playhouse
purchase tickets
To mark the 150th anniversary of Debussy's birth, MusicFest Vancouver is proud to welcome two of Debussy's foremost exponents, French pianists Philippe Cassard and François Chaplin in a recital for four hands and two pianos, a genre that Debussy took immense pleasure in playing with friends throughout his life. Cassard and Chaplin will perform a program that includes the sensual Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, the jaunty Petite Suite, a recently rediscovered piano version of the Première Suite pour Orchestre, and more.
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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune - Debussy
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Phil Dwyer: Generations
8pm Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club
Admission $20 Credit card reservations exclusively through
Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club @ 604.738.1959
A jazz encounter with Phil Dwyer (sax / piano) his son Ben Dwyer (bass) & fellow BC musician Hans Verhoeven (drums)
  
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SUNDAY August 19 - Day 10
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Music in the Garden: BMO Family Day
11am - 3pm VanDusen Botanical Garden
5251 Oak St (W 37th & Oak St)
Public parking access on W 37th
ENTRY FEE: Included in the Garden's regular admission price
Hug a bug in the garden with everyone's favourite, Charlotte Diamond. Enjoy the catchy songs of the Kerplunks, Canada's hippest new children's entertainers!
MusicFest Stage at the Great Lawn
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Charlotte Diamond sings Slimey the Slug
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11:30am - 12:15pm Charlotte Diamond
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The Kerplunks Technology
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12:15pm - 12:45pm Drumming Circle
12:45pm - 1:30pm The Kerplunks
1:30pm - 2pm Drumming Circle
2pm - 2:45pm Charlotte Diamond
Between performances you can meet The Green Man and hear a story, plan a stop at the BMO Face Painting Tent, visit the ever-popular Tom Lee Musical Instruments Petting Zoo, and check out the craft tent.
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Gates open at 5:30 - bring a picnic!
Grammy Award-winning vocal jazz quartet bring their fresh and exciting sound to VanDusen
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Romantic Rome Raffle Draw is Sunday Evening at 8pm!
Tickets available on site at VanDusen Botanical Garden
The draw for the winner of our Romantic Rome Raffle happens at World at the Garden: New York Voices on Sunday night! The grand prize includes two return air tickets - Vancouver to Rome - on Lufthansa Airlines, and three nights at the 5-star Hassler Roma hotel.
For over a century the Hassler at the top of the Spanish Steps has been recognized as one of Europe's legendary independently-owned five-star luxury hotels, synonymous with the highest quality of service, attention to detail and discretion. It's the perfect centrally located luxury base for your own Roman Holiday!
There are only 600 tickets available at $50 each. With the winning ticket to be drawn at the New York Voices concert at VanDusen Botanical Garden on August 19, this raffle in support of MusicFest Vancouver is sure to sell out fast!
Buy your tickets now!
To order your tickets, please call Paul Nash at 604.688.1031 ext. 112 or click here to email him at raffle@musicfestvancouver.ca
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