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| Classic Series - 10 Performances |
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1. Manitoba Chamber Orchestra - September 16, 2009
2. Sun-drenched - October 3, 2009
3. Effervescence - November 14, 2009
4. Christmas with the KSO - December 12, 2009
5. The Magic of Vienna - January 16, 2010
6. The Look of Love - February 13, 2010
7. Irish Rhapsody - March 13, 2010
8. Harmony - March 27, 2010
9. Big Screen, Small Orchestra - April 17, 2010
10. Inspiration - May 15, 2010
Special Family Event - Platypus Theatre's How The Gimquat Found Her Song - January 13, 2010 |
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| Select Series - 4 Performances |
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| Salmon Arm Series - 3 Performances |
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| 1. Manitoba Chamber Orchestra - September 16, 2009 |
| Wednesday 7:30 pm, Sagebrush Theatre |
| The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra tours BC with one of the most eclectic and innovative musicians on the scene today. Dame Evelyn Glennie is the first person ever to successfully create and sustain a full time career as a solo percussionist. She has overcome formidable obstacles in her life, including that of profound deafness. "Hearing is a form of touch. I hear it through the body, by opening myself up. Sometimes it almost hits you in the face." |
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| Guest Artist: Dame Evelyn Glennie, Percussion |
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| Vivaldi | Piccolo Concerto, arranged for vibraphone and strings |
| Evangelista | L’Airs d’Espagne |
| Duddell | Snowblind, for strings, crotales, vibraphone and marimba |
| Hatzis | Mirage? for vibraphone and strings |
| Shostakovich | 10th String Quartet (arr. Barshai) |
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| 2. Sun-drenched - October 3 & 4, 2009 |
Saturday 7:30 pm, Sagebrush Theatre
Sunday 2:00 pm, Salmon Arm Recreation Centre |
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| Solaris shines over a programme full of colour and beauty. Kamloops-born Jerome Summers is our soloist in Landscapes, a work he commissioned. |
| Guest Artist: Jerome Summers, Clarinet |
| Programme: |
| Estacio | Solaris |
| Weber | Concertino for Clarinet |
| Whitehead | Pissarro Landscapes for Clarinet, Piano and Strings |
| Elgar | Enigma Variations |
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| 3. Effervescence - November 14, 2009 |
| Saturday 7:30 pm, Sagebrush Theatre |
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| A spirited overture, a light-hearted concerto and a tuneful, dramatic symphony – joyful and grand! |
| Guest Artists: | Miaomiao Yu, Piano |
| | Chris Mitchell, Trumpet |
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| Programme: |
| Rossini | Overture: The Italian Girl in Algiers |
| Shostakovich | Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings |
| Schubert | Symphony #9 (The Great) |
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| 4. Christmas with the KSO - December 12 & 13, 2009 |
| Saturday 7:30 pm and Sunday 2:00 pm, Sagebrush Theatre |
| Celebrate community and the festive season with your orchestra, the women of the Kamloops Symphony Chorus, a young violin soloist (winner of the 2009 Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts Symphony Award), and Kamloops-born tenor Peter Collins. All we need is The Nutcracker, and we have that too! |
| Guest Artists: | Peter Collins, Tenor |
| | KSO Women’s Chorus |
| | Alicia Venables, Violin |
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| Programme: |
| Baker | Chanson Joyeuse |
| Mendelssohn | Violin Concerto (1st movement) |
| Lutoslowski | Twelve Polish Christmas Carols |
| Dunn | Carol Medley |
| Tchaikovsky | Suite from The Nutcracker |
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| 5. The Magic of Vienna - January 16 & 17, 2010 |
| Saturday 7:30 pm and Sunday 2:00 pm, Sagebrush Theatre |
| A traditional Viennese New Year’s performance. The lively, infectious music of the Strauss family – waltzes, polkas, gallops and more…a veritable feast! |
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| Johann Strauss, Jr. | Indigo March, 1001 Nights Waltz,Klipp-Klapp Gallop, Farmer’s Polka, Fata Morgana Polka Mazurka, Russian March Fantasy, Tales from the Vienna Woods |
| Franz von Suppé | The Beautiful Galatea Overture |
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| 6. The Look of Love - February 12 & 13, 2010 |
| Friday and Saturday 7:30 pm, Sagebrush Theatre |
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| Toronto-born vocalist, pianist and composer Denzal Sinclaire has earned his reputation as Canada’s most popular male jazz vocalist. A multiple Juno award nominee and recipient of the 2004 National Jazz Award for Best Album, he has graced the stages of high profile jazz festivals, performed with symphony orchestras and starred in his own one hour television special for Bravo! |
| Guest Artist: Denzal Sinclaire, Jazz Vocalist |
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| I’ve Got the World on a String, Oh So Nice, Night and Day, Love is Here to Stay, Amazing Grace |
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| 7. Irish Rhapsody - March 13 & 14, 2010 |
Saturday 7:30 pm, Sagebrush Theatre
Sunday 2:00 pm, Salmon Arm Recreation Centre |
| Irish tunes, Irish composers, Irish musical joie de vivre, plus songs of Newfoundland by iconic Canadian composer Howard Cable. You might need a “drop of the finest” after this performance. |
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| Guest Artist: Ingrid Attrot, Soprano |
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| Cable | Newfoundland Rhapsody |
| Stanford | An Irish Rhapsody |
| Harty | Ode to a Nightingale, The Fair Day, With the Wild Geese |
| Dunn | Songs of the Shamrock |
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| 8. Harmony - March 27, 2010 |
| Saturday 7:30 pm, Calvary Community Church |
| A retrospective of the great British composers from Purcell to Britten. The superb Kamloops Symphony Chorus performs the glorious Te deum by Handel. |
| Guest Artists: | Alan Corbishley, Baritone |
| | Jacqui Lynn Fidlar, Alto |
| | KSO Chorus |
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| Programme highlights: |
| Handel | Arrival of the Queen of Sheba |
| Purcell | Suite #1: The Gordian Knot Untied |
| Britten | Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge |
| Handel | Dettingen Te deum |
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| 9. Big Screen, Small Orchestra - April 16 & 17, 2010 |
| Friday and Saturday 7:30 pm, Sagebrush Theatre |
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| Silent films by Charlie Chaplin shown on a big screen are fabulous and the live music written by Carl Davis is a perfect fit. Experience some hilarious moments from the history of cinema. |
| Charlie Chaplin Silent Films with Live Music |
| Programme highlights: |
| Davis (Chaplin) | The Adventurer |
| | The Rink |
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| 10. Inspiration - May 15 & 16, 2010 |
Saturday 7:30 pm, Sagebrush Theatre
Sunday 2:00 pm, Salmon Arm Recreation Centre |
| The sonorities of Nobles, the calm of Pärt, the beauty of Barber and the power of Sibelius, plus a Canadian violin virtuoso – all in one programme. |
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| Guest Artist: Jonathan Crow, Violin |
| Programme: |
| Nobles | Aurora |
| Barber | Violin Concerto |
| Pärt | Silouans Song |
| Sibelius | Symphony #3 |
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Special Family Event - Platypus Theatre's
How The Gimquat Found Her Song - January 13, 2010 |
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| Wednesday 7:00 pm, Sagebrush Theatre |
| Canada’s Platypus Theatre has been a trailblazer in creating programs for children that bring classical music to life in an intelligent, entertaining and interactive way. After more than 200 performances around the world, How the Gimquat Found Her Song, a heart-warming tale told in Dr. Seuss-like verse continues to garner rave reviews and keep audiences of all ages spellbound. |
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