Fraser MacPherson Jazz Workshop - Dec. 7

December 7, 1-3pm, a free workshop by legendary jazz drummer Louis Hayes at Cory Weeds’ Cellar Jazz Club (3611 W. Broadway).

* All workshops are free of charge and open to the public. Students wishing to perform in the workshop must complete and submit all required material listed below by November 1, 2013.

Application for Louis Hayes Workshop

The workshop will be held 1:00-3:00pm, Saturday, December 7, 2013, at the Cellar Jazz Club, 3611 W. Broadway, Vancouver.

Individual drummers or bass players are invited to apply. Small groups of 2-5 players, containing bass and drums, are welcome to apply. Applicants must be BC residents aged 25 and under as of Dec. 31, 2013.

The workshop will be in a masterclass format and each person or group is expected to come to the workshop with instruments, rehearsed and prepared to play music for Mr. Hayes. A bass amp, piano, and drum kit will be available on stage. Drummers should bring their own cymbals.

Please send the following information in an email to jburrows@capilanou.ca with “Louis Hayes Application” in the subject line. Application deadline is November 1, 2013.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Brass Fest at UBC

I am writing to invite you to the Second Annual Brassfest workshop held at the University of British Columbia on Sunday, February 5, from 9am-6pm in UBC's Old Auditorium. A full day of clinics and performances, Brassfest is designed for players of all ages and skill levels. There were over 300 participants in our inaugural year, and this year's event has been expanded to include a Brass Resource Centre, two additional hours of workshops, a double-header guest artist combo, and a mass brass grand finale performance featuring all participants!

The day of special events will feature internationally renowned artists Daniel Perantoni (tuba) and Ralph Sauer (trombone), as well as workshops by UBC faculty members Larry Knopp, Alan Matheson, Ben Kinsman, Richard Mingus, Gregory Cox, Jeremy Berkman, and Peder Maclellan; performances by Vancouver Brass Project, Little Mountain Brass Band, and the UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Brass Ensembles; and a Brass Resource Centre featuring equipment and sheet music displays by our generous sponsors: The Brass Cellar, Cherry Classics, Harrison Mouthpieces, Long & McQuade, Massullo Music, Matterhorn Music, Northwest Musical Services, Tom Lee Music, Yamaha Canada Music, and more!

I hope you will encourage students, colleagues, friends, and other potentially interested participants to attend. For more information, including a full schedule, brochure, and registration information, please visit the Brassfest website.

BC Arts and Culture Week, April 2012

Coming up on its 13th year, Arts and Culture Week turns the spotlight on the vital contribution that arts and culture make in learning and in life. Music, films, media arts, dance, books, theatre and visual art are a part of daily life, and have a lasting impact. They inspire us, challenge us and broaden our horizons and help us to become informed, aware and contributing members of society.

Next year, from April 22-28, hundreds of arts councils and schools across BC will be participating in this week-long celebration of the arts. Each year, over 20,000 artists, young people, educators and community members host and participate in performances, art walks, exhibitions, workshops, and public art projects.

For more information, go to the Arts and Culture Week website

Culture Days at CMC

The Canadian Music Centre BC is participating in the Canada wide Culture Days.

We are hosting a number of events at the BC Creative Hub (our performance space) @ 837 Davie St (between Howe and Hornby). Vancouver BC

CMC BC Open House on Friday September 30th, 2011 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm;

A Weekend Score Reading Club on Saturday October 1st, 2011 from 10:00am to 12:00pm; and

from 1:00pm to 3:30pm on Saturday October 1st, 2011 a Panel discussion with the Composers and Choreographers participating in the upcoming 10x10x10 show (on October 12-15 at the Dance Centre)

Please see the attached releases for more information or check out our blog at www.bccreativehub.com or Facebook: BC Creative Hub.

Culture Days:
SCORE READING CLUB
WHEN: October 1st, 2011, from 10am to 12pm
WHERE: CMC BC Region,
837 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC
FREE for all to attend!
 
A Special Weekend Edition of the Score Reading Club for Culture Days 2011!
As usual, the Score Reading Club is FREE to attend, and this meeting will feature
FOUR distinguished presenters.
Discover gems you may not know, hear something new, and engage in dialogue
about the works.
Composer Jennifer Butler will present a classic Canadian work, R. Murray
Schafer's And Wolf Shall Inherit the Moon. Composer Michael Conway Baker
will present Swiss composer Frank Martin's Petite Symphonie Concertante, a
wonderful work for the unusual combination of piano, harpsichord, harp and string
orchestra. Also featured will be two works to be presented by the Vancouver Inter-
Cultural Orchestra (VICO) and Orchestra Armonia at their October 16th concert.
VICO Co-Artistic Directors Mark Armanini and Moshe Denburg will present
Baban Variations by Lan Tung, and Mark Armanini's Night Bird Singing.
At the SRC, we collectively look at scores, listen to the music and discuss the
works. Please note that no music-reading skills are necessary to enjoy the
session. Everyone is welcome!

Arts Summit 2011

Arts Summit 2011 will showcase our excellence en masse, our group wisdom in action, and you our culture makers.

For two days we will be gathering collaborative and ingenious minds to share strategies, stories, build strength and expand capacity, complexity and connectivity in our arts communities.

Our broad themes will explore how arts organizations and artists are addressing:

• Value and Worth

• Audiences, Volunteers and Non-professionals

• Venues and Placemaking

• Quality of Life in the Arts

Peer-to-Peer dialogues in our Breakout Rooms will help identify existing and upcoming interests and priorities, the assets, people power and strategies needed to move forward. Come talk with us.

Your voice is requested.
This year will also highlight the achievement of Vancouver’s publishers. A book market will feature Vancouver authors, artists and the city as subject.

Some of the speakers confirmed so far include:

• Jane Heyman, pioneer theatre maker, educator and Performing Arts Lodge Vancouver co-founder;

• Sandy Garossino, publisher, businessperson, and specialist in arts governance and advocacy;

• David Pay, artistic director - Music on Main;

• Mo Dhaliwal, founder of the Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration and Asian Heritage Month Society president;

• Sadira Rodrigues, curator, writer and director, Continuing Studies at Emily Carr University of Art and Design;

• Aaron Schubart, music programmer with the Donnelly Group;

• Tracey Friesen, executive producer, National Film Board Canada Pacific & Yukon Centre

• Martha Rans, copyright educator at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, project lead at Creative Commons Canada, legal director with Artists Legal Outreach;

• Irwin Oostindie, W2 Media and Arts Centre executive director;

• Russell Wallace, Summit featured artist, composer, producer and traditional Lil’wat singer.

Register now to take advantage of the Early Bird rate, and stay tuned for further programming announcements.

Check out the Arts Alliance website for more information and registration information.

BC Arts and Culture Week

BC Arts and Culture Week is taking place April 10th to 16th, 2011 presented by ArtStarts and the Assembly of BC Arts Councils.

Arts and Culture Week BCNow in its 12th year, this event turns the spotlight on the vital contribution that Arts and Culture make in learning and in life. Music, film, media arts, dance, books, theatre and visual art are a part of daily life. They inspire us, challenge us, broaden our horizons and help us to become informed, aware and contributing members of society.

Events will take place across the province and are listed online by region: Vancouver Island/Coast (includes Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands and Sunshine Coast), Lower Mainland (includes Sea to Sky corridor, the Whistler area and the Fraser Valley), Kootenays, Interior (includes the Thompson Okanagan, Cariboo and Bella Coola), and North (includes the Queen Charlottes, Prince Rupert to Smithers, and the Peace-Liard).

Some of these events are public and others are listed to provide examples of how schools are participating within their own walls through exhibits and performances.


If your community organization or school is hosting an event that suits the BC Arts and Culture Week profile, you can submit it for listing online.

Saxophone conference at UBC

The School of Music at the University of British Columbia is pleased to host the Region 9 Conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance from Thursday, February 17 to Saturday, February 19, 2011. We invite NASA members to contribute with performances, presentations of scholarly research, educational research, lectures, clinics, master classes, and saxophone activities within our region. Conference registration is free for NASA members. High school students can register as NASA members for the special rate of $10.00. Information and participation forms can be found here.

Can Barbie save Classical Music?

With a wardrobe for any occasion, it’s easy to picture Barbie as a fashion icon for the public school set. But American conductor and music producer Arnie Roth also wants us to try to picture Barbie as a young cultural ambassador, introducing her friends to the magical worlds of ballet and classical music.
For the past nine years, Roth has worked with Barbie’s corporate parents at Mattel to create a series of 10 straight-to-DVD movies based on timeless stories and ballets. All of them feature classical music on the soundtracks.
Released in more than 30 languages, these DVDs have sold in the hundreds of thousands around the world.

Barbie™ at the Symphony is a groundbreaking children's animated classical music experience, combining film projection of the best Barbie™ “ Princess” movies with the world’s most loved classical music scores performed LIVE by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
This series of CGI animated films features Barbie™ singing and dancing to ballet sequences choreographed by Peter Martins of the renowned New York City Ballet. Released in over 30 languages, these popular films have introduced millions of children to ballets such as The Nutcracker and Swan Lake and the timeless music to which they are set. Young audience members will be introduced to the arts through this thrilling new production written especially for them.
Popular scenes from the movies including Barbie™ as Rapunzel, Barbie™ in The 12 Dancing Princesses, Barbie™ as The Princess and the Pauper, Barbie™ and The Magic of Pegasus, and interactive conversations with Barbie™ captivate audience members of all ages.

The Good news here is that another generation of young people is being introduced to classical music.
Bravo!

from the Toronto Star - read the article here
quote above from press release - find it here

Tuba Christmas in Vancouver

Saturday December 18th 11am - 1pm
Vancouver Christmas Market (Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza)

ATTENTION ALL TUBA AND EUPHONIUM PLAYERS:

You are invited to participate in one of the many TUBACHRISTMAS concerts/events presented throughout the world...

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Arts Summit 2010

The Alliance for Arts and Culture, 2010 Legacies NOW and the City of Surrey are pleased to present Arts Summit 2010, Thursday, June 24 and Friday, June 25 at Surrey's Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre. This beautiful new facility is 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver by Skytrain, one block from the Gateway Skytrain station.

Program Highlights Include …
THURSDAY
Vanessa Richards of SFU will reprise her role at last year's Summit and host the two-day event.
Keynote Speaker Writer, social activist, and consultant Arlene Goldbard, author of  New Creative Community, The Art of Cultural Development, talks about cultural action as an instrument of the public good and the desire for coherent cultural policy. Learn more at Arlene's website.
Civic Leaders Panel: Join Max Wyman and a group of mayors and civic leaders in a discussion about what makes a community arts savvy and how they view and promote culture.
Public Art and Art in Public Places: Why is this such a hot topic? What are the issues? Should public art be ephemeral or lasting? How do you achieve a public art policy that serves artists and communities? The inter-municipal Necklace Project has been exploring this terrain. We look for the potholes and the high points.
New Tools: Take part in the launch of the Creative Cities Public Art Toolkit.
Planning & Action / Creating a Successful Provincial Policy: Join BC Arts Council's Gillian Wood and advocacy consultant Mark Marrissen in a conversation about creating a coherent and sustainable provincial arts policy.
Canada Culture Days  Take part in the planning as Trudy Van Dop and Axel Conradi introduce plans for the Canada-wide Culture Days.
Meet & Mingle  Enjoy a networking reception in the glass cube atrium and rooftop terrace.!
Read more »

Concerts this week

The South Delta Jazz Festival hosted by Delta Community Music School begins this week. Two concerts well worth attending will be the evening concerts on Friday and Saturday.

Friday July 10th features saxophonist Dave Branter. Dave is a wonderful musician who can play a wide variety of styles from jazz to all things classical and contemporary. For this event he will be playing mainstream jazz with our festival band.

Saturday July 11 features Steve Maddock with pianist Lorne Kellett and the faculty band. Steve has a wonderful jazz baritone voice, and I am sure this will be one unforgetable concert.

Both concerts are at 7:30 pm at the Tsawwassen Arts Centre, and tickets are just $10 for each concert. Tickets at the door, or at South Coast Casuals on 48th Ave. in Ladner Village

news from place des arts

Evening Concert with Joe Trio
July 11, 2009 @ 7PM
Carré Heritage Square
1120 Brunette Avenue
Coquitlam, BC

To mark the 100th Anniversary of Maillardville, this year's Fair in the Square includes a special evening concert featuring renowned classically trained violin-cello-piano threesome, Joe Trio.

Not your average piano trio, Joe Trio is not neatly categorized, but instead strives for diversity, versatility and more than a little humour and unpredictability. Their repertoire consists of the classics, new works by contemporary composers and their own arrangements of popular, jazz and rock tunes.

Joe Trio features Allen Stiles on piano, Cameron Wilson on violin and Charles Inkman on cello.

The gate opens at 7:00 PM, allowing time to purchase a glass of wine or to enjoy the serene gardens of Heritage Square before the concert begins at 7:30 PM.

Tickets are $20, and are on sale now. They may be purchased in person at Place des Arts, by calling 604.664.1636 or at the gate.

For more info check out the "Fair in the Square" website

Concert announcements - December 2008

The busy month of December is upon us. Here is a small quick sampling of what is going on around the province this month at our community music schools and music for youth programs in BC:

Richmond Youth Concert Band - 30th anniversary concert - Monday Dec. 1st, 7 pm Richmond Pentecostal Church, 9300 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC.

Central Valley Academy - Dec. 4/5 7:30 pm South Abbotsford Church
The Messiah will be presented by CVAM and the Abbotsford Youth Orchestra together with the Fraser Valley Singers, Pacific Spirit Choir and members of the Canada West Chamber Orchestra.

Place Des Arts - Dec. 6th starting at 4pm - Light up the Square.
Carré Heritage Square 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam
What better way for families to mark the start of the holiday season than by basking in the glow of shimmering lights, feasting on traditional French Canadian delicacies, delighting in the foot-stomping sounds of the Coquitlam Celtic Ensemble and watching a heart warming performance of A Child's Christmas in Wales?

Richmond Music School - Saturday Dec. 6th, 2 - 4 pm
Christmas songs performed by children 11 years and under, Music , carols, food, fun and a visit with Santa!

Langley Community Music School - Dec. 7th
Annual Student Christmas Concerts at 1:30pm and 3:30pm.

Delta Youth Orchestra - Christmas Concert - Sunday Dec. 7th, 3pm
Genesis Theatre, Ladner BC.

Chiliwack Academy of Music - Dec. 13, 2008 7:30 pm
Chilliwack Festival Chorus Concert - Features a festive holiday program including seasonal favourites and a carol sing. Paula Quick, director Lisa Scyner, pianist $12/general $10/seniors All Students Free. St Thomas Anglican Church 46048 Gore Avenue.

Delta Community Music School - Christmas Recital -
Sunday Dec. 14 2pm. All Saints Anglican Church, Ladner BC.

Powell River Academy - Dec. 20 8 pm
Chor Musica with Don James, conductor presents “Make we joy now in this fest” featuring popular carols - both sacred and secular.

Tuba Christmas 2008

Granville Island December 14,
Yuletide Stage in Triangle Square

Why: Tuba Christmas is an opportunity for Tuba and Euphonium players to get together and be the star of the concert. We welcome players of all levels and encourage school players to come and join the fun. The carols have parts that can be played by students with a few years of experience. Contact me if you want to get Carol Books in advance.

When: 9:30 - Registration and a short rehearsal will be at the green room at 1402 Anderson (at the corner with Johnston St.)

Cost: Registration - $8.00 Carol Books - $25.00

For More Information: contact Noel MacDonald noelmacdonald@shaw.ca