Chrysanthemums & Maple Leaves Festival
Program, P.2322
- Identifier
- P.2322
- Category
- New Music
- Date
- October 26, 2014
- Description
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Open Space and the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO) are proud to present three events as part of the Chrysanthemums and Maple Leaves 2014 here in Victoria. This innovative festival, organized by VICO celebrates the music of Japan, and explores interactions between Japanese and Canadian cultures through educational events, workshops, chamber recitals and orchestral concerts in Vancouver, Victoria and Burnaby.
Victoria will be welcoming three master musicians from Japan and the Netherlands: Naomi Sato (sho), Bruce Huebner (shakuhachi), and Miyama Tokita (koto).
The events in Victoria begin with an instrument demonstration and recital of traditional music at the Greater Victoria Library on October 24, at 3:30 p.m. This even will provide an introduction to the instruments fo sho, shakuhachi and koto.
On October 25, at 1:30 p.m. emerging composers will present sketches and pieces written for these instruments. This even, a composer reading session, will take the format of an open rehearsal. This will be an excellent opportunity to not only to learn about the instruments, but will provide insight into the compositional process. Feel free to drop by for the whole afternoon or just a portion to see this pieces workshopped.
To finish off the events in Victoria, Naomi Sato, Bruece Huebner, and Miyama McQueen- Tokita will be joined by the Emily Carr String Quartet to show case new works for traditional Japanese instraments. The concert will take place at Open Space on October 26, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.Miyama McQueen-Tokita, Naomi Sato, Bruce Huebner, Farshid Samandar, Emily Carr String Quartet (Müge Büyükçelen, Cory Balzer, Mieka Michaux, Alasdair Money). Festival runs over 2014-10-24-2014-10-26 with the event on the 26th taking place at Open Space