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August 30, 2012 Festival Wrap Up: An Appeal, a Survey, Winners & Memories
Dear friend of MusicFest Vancouver,

We've wrapped up our 2012 festival and wanted to say thank you to you for your support and find out what you thought. Whether you sing to yourself when vaccuuming, practice the piano, or play the radio, music is something that requires both a source and a recipient. It was our pleasure to present this festival to you, and we'd love your feedback! top


If you complete the survey by midnight September 7 you'll be entered to win one of two great prizes: a pass to a 2013 Festival Series or a package of CDs by our 2012 artists.

Read on for details of contest and raffle winners, news of how you can help ensure MusicFest Vancouver continues,opportunities to relive a dazzling concert via the web,  and highlights of the exciting music being presented by some of our friends across the Lower Mainland this coming season.

Thank you for being part of MusicFest Vancouver!


It was an amazing festival!  You paused your player - muted your phone - attended a concert - and saw with your own ears how a live musical performance could move you - it's like you were there!
In this issue
Your Help is Necessary to Keep the Music Playing!
Winners! We Have Winners!
Relive Pink Martini: Shaken & Stirred!
Guitar Day & VSO School of Music
Jazz Piano 101 & NSCU season
VSO season
Music in the Morning season
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Matthew Baird, Program Director
Your Help is Necessary to Keep the Music Playing! Like us on Facebook

"How do you keep the music playing?
How do you make it last?
How do you keep the song from fading too fast...?"

As we approach our fiscal year end we are counting on our "Best Friends" to share their continued enthusiasm and support!

Ticket sales account for a relatively small portion of revenue in our overall budget. As a not-for-profit charitable organisation, MusicFest Vancouver depends on people like you: individuals who appreciate live music performances and aren't afraid to show it.

 
The lyrics above come from the 1982 film Best Friends, and seem appropriate at this time of year. MusicFest Vancouver wrapped up a 12th season filled with memorable musical moments, and from the feedback we have received from you, our patrons and supporters, there was plenty to enjoy at this year's festival.
 
As Program Director, it would be impossible to for me choose just one highlight. Among the great moments were pianist Kevin Cole's barn-burning Rhapsody in Blue with the VSO; the out of this world sonic adventures of Nordic Voices;  the infectious joy of Pink Martini; the genre-bending banjo of  Jayme Stone; and the rapture of Ravel's La Valse, played as an encore by Philippe Cassard and Fran�ois Chaplin. The repertoire ranged from early music by Gabrieli, to the brand new, with Jeffrey Ryan's The Whitening of the Ox. And who amongst you would have guessed that Michael Dirk's organ recital at Holy Trinity (complete with popcorn and a silent movie) would be one of seven sold-out performances this year! Your individual gift helps ensure this wealth of music keeps playing.
With just a few clicks you can make a single donation or set up a regular monthly contribution. Your support is crucial, welcome, and all receive tax receipts are issued automatically on our behalf through CanadaHelps.org.
 
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A world of music awaits you. So pause your player, mute your phone, make a donation - and ensure that live musical performances will continue to move you!
 Winners! We Have Winners! 

  

Romantic Rome Raffle 

Congratulations to Weldon and Carmen Brittain of Maple Ridge! They won our Romantic Rome Raffle and are excitedly planning their visit to the Eternal City and stay at the luxurious five-star Hassler-Roma Hotel! Weldon bought his ticket at the Pink Martini: Shaken & Stirred concert. Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket in support of MusicFest Vancouver.

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Pre-New York Voices Dinner for Two at Shaughnessy Restaurant & VIP Parking Spot Winner 


World at the Garden: New York Voices VIP winner Congratulations also go out to Kathy Leaven. She purchased her tickets to the  World at the Garden: New York Voices  before August 3 and was automatically entered to win our VIP package - and what a package it was!

 

Karen and her party pulled into her VIP Reserved Parking spot, were escorted onto the Great Lawn before everyone else to choose their preferred spot to hear the show, and then enjoyed a delicious pre-concert dinner, courtesy of our friends at Shaughnessy Restaurant!

 

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Relive Pink Martini: Shaken & Stirred!

Pink Martini CD covers How much fun was that? The Orpheum Theatre was the site of a major party on August 17 as Pink Martini wrapped us in their cool retro performance and swept us away! From start to finish, a near capacity audience was treated to a display of great musicianship, a globetrotting and genre-bending playlist and even a conga line to close the evening to the tune Aquarela do Brasil! Pink Martini blew into town like a tropical breeze, and quickly had the MusicFest Vancouver audience enthralled. As pianist and band leader Thomas Lauderdale quipped, "We love Vancouver, Why don't we come here more often?" The people beside me in the Orpheum had travelled up from Portland, Oregon (Pink Martini's home base), to hear them in a great concert hall setting.
 
Perhaps you're wondering what that third song was, or on which disc that haunting Croation number can be found? Look no further! We've prepared a pdf of their concert playlist. It also includes links to more information about the band, their discography, and YouTube clips for almost every song they performed that evening!

Click here to download the pdf file and enjoy!
More Music to Enjoy!

Vancouver's arts groups are about to re-emerge after their summer breaks and soon the city will be full of musical options, be it learning an instrument or hearing an internationally renowned virtuoso in concert! These organizations have partnered with us this year and we are pleased to recommend them to you.  Who knows? You may never unmute your phone again!

Loved Guitar Day? Learn How to Play at the VSO School of Music 

 

VSO School of Music logo The first-ever Guitar Day, a collaboration between MusicFest Vancouver and the VSO School of Music' Guitar Department, presented three back-to-back concerts of guitar music that took place Sunday, August 12, and featured the diversity of music the guitar repertoire encompasses.  

 

Taking place at the state-of-the-art Alan and Gwendoline Pyatt Recital Hall at the new VSO School of Music downtown next to the Orpheum Theatre, enthusiastic crowds filled the acoustically-excellent hall to hear the Oberon Guitar Trio, the intimate creations of Ed Henderson and the Brazilian guitar styling of Celso Machado. The day culminated in the sold- out performance of Latin chamber music for cello and guitar, performed by internationally-known guitarist Daniel Bolshoy and cellist Ariel Daniel Bolshoy teaching Barnes.  

 

Bolshoy, who was a featured artist at the festival this year, also directs the thriving Guitar Department at the VSO School of Music. As passionate about teaching as he is onstage in his performances, this Master Guitarist encourages aspiring guitarists to explore the rich world of guitar music through private lessons, playing in the School's Guitar Ensemble, working in chamber groups of other instrumentalist and vocalists, and participating in Master Classes of visiting artists. Under Bolshoy's guidance, students at the School also have the opportunity to perform publicly on one of the school's student recitals throughout the year.

 

With the advent of MusicFest Vancouver's Guitar Day at the VSO School of Music and the interest in this versatile instrument it has inspired, the guitar has a found a large, enthusiastic audience and a new home in Vancouver, at the VSO School of Music.  

 

Upcoming Concerts at Capilano U 

 

Capilano University students with Mark Eisenman (centre)
L to R, Pianists Leo Bae & Matt Choboter, with jazz clinician Mark Eisenman, Mi Li Hong, drums and Spencer Hall, bass
Many of you caught our Mark Eisenman: Jazz Piano 101 session at Christ Church Cathedral. This free event was part of the Industrial Alliance Inside the Music Series and featured Mark working with some very talented students (pictured) from the Jazz Studies program at Capilano University, which is also home to the North Shore Credit Union Centre.

Mark was able to explain how jazz improvisation is like a game of hockey, with the tune represented by the rink. "The game slows down drastically if you spend all of your time outside of the boards, chasing stray pucks," he said. "Likewise the enjoyment level suffers if someone turns the net backwards. By knowing the melody, harmony and history of the music, musicians can interact and play. Remember we PLAY music, you don't WORK music!"
Kurt Elling, jazz vocalist
Kurt Elling, jazz vocalist

Following the Inside the Music session the Cellar Jazz Club's phones were ringing with reservation requests! Thanks to all who came to our Inside the Music session!

 

The NSCU Centre at Capilano University celebrates its 15th season with

highlights including jazz vocal king Kurt Elling, Brazilian songstress Luciana Souza, Cuban pianist Ern�n L�pez Nussa, Gypsy world beat band, Rupa and the April Fishes, International Guitar Night, Portugal's latest Fado star, Ana Moura and piano superstar Brad Mehldau.

 

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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's 2012/2013 Season

 

The VSO presents a season of spectacular highlights, from classical masterpieces like Mozart's great C minor Mass, Beethoven's Eroica Symphony and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, to fun and fantastic Pops concerts featuring John Pizzarelli, Byron Stripling and Leahy; from exciting Special concerts like Dancing with the Stars: Ballroom with a Twist and Barenaked Ladies, to entertaining and enriching concerts for children and families. And don't miss the outstanding lineup of renowned guest artists like Midori, Jon Kimura Parker, Karen Gomyo, Alondra de la Parra, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Vadim Gluzman, and many more.

 

Browse the concerts online, and subscribe to a series package for best seating, savings of up to 30% over single concert pricing, and a host of benefits.

 

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. These aren't just concerts. They're nights you will never forget.
 

Music in the Morning's "Season of Discovery"  

    

Barry Shiffman, music in the morning 
Barry Shiffman

Music in the Morning (MITM) and its patrons prepare to undertake a memorable journey this September: Barry Shiffman, MITM's Executive Artistic Director - former member of the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Director of Chamber Music at the Banff Centre for the Arts, and current Associate Dean of the Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music - is eager to share an array of outstanding artists with Vancouver audiences - many for the first time - in what he has dubbed a Season of Discovery.

 

 

Art of Time Ensemble
Art of Time Ensemble 
Art of Time Ensemble
September 12-14, 2012 - Innovation, inspiration, transformation

 

Loman & Whicher: Harp and Soprano duo 

October 10-12, 2012 - Poignancy, poise, elegance

 

Colin Carr, Bach's Cello Suites  

November 14-16, 2012 - Timeless, masterpiece, virtuoso

 

ARC Ensemble

December 12-14, 2012 - Mentor, master, ambassador

 

Georgy Tchaidze & Cecilia String Quartet 
Georgy Tchaidze & Cecilia String Quartet
Cecilia String Quartet & Georgy Tchaidze, piano - The Winners' Tour

 January 9-11, 2013 - Future, excitement, excellence  

 

Latitude 41 Piano Trio

February 13-15, 2013 - International, magical, graceful

 

Music from Banff

March 13-15, 2013 - Prodigy, alchemy, synergy. Watch a video! 

 

St. Lawrence String Quartet 

April 17-19, 2013 - Pinnacle, acclaim, ecstatic. Watch a video! 

 

 

Contact Music in the Morning to find out more about their exciting first-time subscriber savings, to purchase single tickets, or just to learn more about the MITM experience!

 

Call 604.873.4612 to request a brochure, or visit musicinthemorning.org for more information on the artists or repertoire. 

 

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