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Music of the Whole World: Weaving the Tapestry of Many Traditions
March 28, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Vancouver Public Library Main Branch
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Imagined Worlds: INTERTWINED
Saturday March 31, 2012 at 8:00 pm
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| Concert Archive - 2003 |
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November 11, 2003 As part of Sacred World Music Festival 2003, the VICO, together with Laudate Singers, presented a program including Neil Weisensel's Presence, and the world premiere of Farshid Samandari's Remover of Difficulties at the Croatian Centre. Program Remover Of Difficulties (Qui autre que Dieu?) (2003) by Farshid Samandari A work based on Bahai Sacred texts ("Is there any remover of difficulties save God?"), commissioned by the VICO World Premiere Presence (2002, 2003) Music by Neil Weisensel, Text by Pamela Post A new version of a work commissioned for the VICO in 2002, based on original poetry by Pamela Post, in celebration of 'the present moment'. Featured Performers Choir - Laudate Singers; Soprano - Nancy Fischer; Tenor - Amir Haghighi; Lever Harp - Amy Stephen. The Ensemble Flute - Karen Graves; Violin - Evelyn Creaser-Rumley; Kamanche - Reza Honari; Erhu - Lan Tung; Cello - Finn Manniche; Guitar - Bruce Clausen; Sitar - James Hamilton; Tabla/Hand Percussion - Stefan Cihelka; Percussion - Jonathan Bernard. Conductors Lars Kaario (Presence); Farshid Samandari (Remover of Difficulties) October 25, 2003 The Pro Music Society's Further East - Further West series, in collaboration with Capilano College School of Music, presented a VICO concert featuring two world premieres: Niel Golden's Kusumamaya - a Tabla Concerto, and Farshid Samandari's Sinfonia Unifica. Presented by Vancouver Pro Musica. Program Lao Tse's Love Letter by Joseph "Pepe" Danza Raga for Sitar and Tabla James Hamilton - Sitar; Niel Golden - Tabla Kusumamaya (Consisting of Flowers) by Niel Golden I. Lotus II. Orchid III. Rose Intermission Traditional Persian Music Reza Honari - Kamanche; Hidayat Honari - Tar Sinfonia Unifica - Chamber Symphony no.1 "Out of the ashes rises the Phoenix!" by Farshid Samandari I. Prelude in Search II. Dance in fire III. Fugue from reality IV. Finale in assemblage The King is Dancing by Moshe Denburg Performers Violin - Evelyn Creaser-Rumley; Flute - Mark McGregor; Oboe - Lauris McKenzie; Clarinet/Bass Clarinet - Johanna Hauser; Cello/Guitar - Finn Manniche; Marimba/Percussion - Robin Reid; Vibraphone/Darabuka - Jonathan Bernard; Udu/ Shakuhachi - Joseph "Pepe" Danza; Guzheng - Mei Han; Trombone - Jeremy Berkman;Tar - Hidayat Honari; Kamanche - Reza Honari;Sitar - James Hamilton; Tabla - Niel Golden; Conductors - Moshe Denburg, Farshid Samandari February 2, 2003 The VICO, together with the Laudate Singers presented a program of works including two premieres of newly commissioned works, Circling by Jin Zhang and Ani Ma-amin by Moshe Denburg. At Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre. Musiciens Sans Frontieres (Musicians without Borders) with Special Guests - The Laudate Singers Flute - Graham Ord; Oboe - Lauris McKenzie; Clarinet - Francois Houle; Bass Clarinet - Johanna Hauser; Trumpet - John Korsrud; Percussion - Phil Belanger; Marimba/Percussion - Robin Reid; Vibraphone/Percussion - Jason Overy; Tabla/ Percussion - Niel Golden; Tabla - Neelamjit Singh Dhillon; Quena, Quenacho, Bansuri, Shakuhachi, Udu, Darabuka - Joseph "Pepe" Danza; Danbau - Bic Hoang; Erhu - Lan Tung; Violin 1 - Evelyn Creaser-Rumley; Violin 2 - Margaret Taylor; Viola - Pat Armstrong; Cello - Finn Manniche; Double Bass - Tim Stacey; Pipa - Qing Chang; Ruan, Daruan - Zhimin Yu; Guitar, Charango - Ed Henderson; Oud - Serwan Yamolky; Sitar - James Hamilton; Zheng/Koto - Mei Han; Yangqin - Vivian Xia; Harp - Nadia Kim; Bandoneon - Douglas Schmidt; Choir The Laudate Singers Lars Kaario, Director Mary McKinney, Manager/Accompanist Soprano - Ingrid Andrey, Brooke Angus, Tami Copland, Catherine Crouch, Laurell Hubick, Susan Larkin, Morgan Young Alto - Jaime Ashurst, Miriam Davidson, Trudy Korth, Stephanie Lam, Anita Liebich, Lisa Mitchell Tenor - Mark DeSilva, Stacey Erickson, Mike MacAulay, Lane Price, Chris Robinson, Robin Townsend Bass - Montgomery Bjornson, Jacques Leger, Troy Martell, Nick Meyer, Steve Miller, Ryan Noakes, Tyler Peterson, Adam Turpin Conductors Jin Zhang (Sacred Flowers; Circling); Moshe Denburg (I Saw a Mountain; Ani Ma-amin) |