Okanagan Symphony Orchestra invites people to virtual concert ‘Suites & Serenades’
“While I consider both of these works to be among my favourites, Jocelyn Morlock’s Solace, which showcases the soaring virtuosity of our own Rachel Kristenson is sure to resonate with anyone who is looking for some deep connection to artistic expression.”
Vancouver Island Symphony will make a splash with fish-themed quintets concert
“Trout and salmon are on the musical menu in the Vancouver Island Symphony’s next live-streamed concert…Rounding out the quintet is guest pianist Corey Hamm, who last performed with the VIS in 2017.”
How virtual field trips are bringing animals, art, music and more directly to students
“Christin Reardon MacLellan, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s director of education, describes how its new virtual subscription offerings is spreading world-class music education wider than ever before.”
Inglewood’s Festival Hall to honour late Amy Willier with augmented reality mural
“War Stories will hosted by Richard Flohil and will feature artists sharing their touring experiences. Block Heater artists Cris Derksen, Lucette and 100 Mile House are scheduled to participate in the latest edition of the panel that Flohil has previously hosted at the Calgary Folk Music Festival’s Talk Tent.”
Winnipeg New Music Festival caps its 30th anniversary with contemplative, eclectic program
“An early program highlight became Manitoba-born composer Jocelyn Morlock’s Disquiet inspired by one of her musical icons, Shostakovich. The now Vancouver-based Morlock continues to seduce listeners with her unique sound world rife with tension and delicate timbres – in this case, added percussion to the string ensemble including ghostly crotales. Her edgy, tightly wound piece ultimately splinters into shards of dissonance.”
Classical music is much more than a white European men’s club
“There’s something very important about venturing outside the Western canon because, for me, it helped me discover and explore my own personal and cultural identity.”
Wednesday Noon Hours: Roger Cole and Terence Dawson connect music and memories
“Roger Cole, the principal oboist of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra since 1976, and Terence Dawson, who has earned a reputation as one of Vancouver’s most respected musicians, are both faculty members at UBC’s faculty of music. As expected of two professors, their performance began with the sort of elegance musicians only achieve when they’re comfortable on the stage.”
Review: VSO’s performance of Mozart’s Gran Partita shines regardless of the setting
“Sunday’s VSO performance combined Mozart’s so-called Gran Partita, K. 361 with Vancouver-based composer Jocelyn Morlock’s Zart to remarkable effect.”
Still Creek Press Hits the High Notes at the Opera with Drytac SpotOn Floor 200
“Vancouver-based full-service commercial printer Still Creek Press recently selected Drytac SpotOn Floor 200 to help students from the University of British Colombia (UBC) in Canada stage and perform an opera virtually for audiences at home.”
The Complication of Lyrebirds
“The visually arresting piece also re-contextualises historical documents that have wrought so much pain, including ‘The White Australia Policy’ and ‘The Exemption Form’. Collaborator Kaine Sultan Babij will perform the work alongside Sheppard, with a beautiful score by Cris Derksen and sound design by Naretha Williams.”