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March 2023
Ventus Machina Wind Quintet
Ventus Machina - Jonathan Fisher, cor français; Christie Goodwin, hautbois; James Kalyn, clarinette; Karin Aurell, flûte et Patrick Bolduc, basson. Photo : Denis Duquette Formed in 2011, the New Brunswick-based woodwind quintet Ventus Machina quickly became a major player on Canada’s east coast classical music scene. Their flexible and dynamic style of performance – often presenting themed programmes that at once engage, entertain, and educate – continues to attract and delight increasingly diverse audiences. Invited guest : Mi’kmaq singer/narrator,…
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Rolston String Quartet Luri Lee, violin Jason Issokson, violin Hezekiah Leung, viola Peter Eom, cello
The history of music has seen the creation of thousands of string quartet works composed. This musical format, accredited to the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, has now been a standard for string musicians worldwide. Yet only a handful of compositions are known universally by a name. Hear the Rolston String Quartet perform and introduce a program of quartet pieces, all more commonly known by their titles. Concert will include Haydn’s Apponyi, Beethoven’s Razumovsky, and some newer works where titles inspire the composition.…
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