Winnipeg, New Zealand String Quartet, Igor Begelman “I am enthralled with the first part of the program tonight. The Corlis was like nothing I have heard before. It made music different and lovely and wonderful…. More music like this will bring young faces & me to the concerts happily… The group: fantastic; sparkling; great energy.” “The […]
Thank-you Helene, Rolf, Gillian, Doug, and Igor. Brilliant concert on Saturday and a total delight to see you all again. Wishing you well until the next time!
The New Zealand String Quartet With Igor Begelman, Clarinet SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 8PM, Eckhardt Gramatte Hall PROGRAMME: Timothy Corlis Raven and The First Men, with film by David N. Dorrington; John Psathas “Manos, Unbridled”; Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12; MozartClarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 Here is a sample of what will be performed on Saturday’s concert, […]
In Winnipeg this week for the performance of Raven and the First Men with the New Zealand String Quartet and clarinetist Igor Begelman. Performance is Saturday, Nov. 7, 8pm Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall. Here is a link to the interview on Classic 107…
HUGE thank-you to all the singers of Canzona, Elroy Friesen, and organist Jenny Vincent for the premiere performance of A Symbol of Promise at the Winnipeg Organ Festival. Also, a very warm thank-you to Lottie Enns-Braun for 100’s of hours of organizing and for her kind mentorship throughout. Here is a short excerpt from the […]
Warmest thanks to Morna Edmundson, Bev Johnston and Elektra Women’s choir for this beautiful recording from Heart Songs of the White Wampum. This song, Fire Flowers, is dedicated to the memory of Vilupti’s house on Galiano Island, that burned to ground Sept 18, 2014. So many priceless gifts, holding memories from friends and family were lost. It was […]
Noel Edison and the Elora Festival Singers premiered Immortality, poem by Sri Chinmoy, as part of their Carnegie Hall program this past Friday. Bravo Noel and choir, Bravo!! “Immortality, by Timothy Corlis, was for this listener, the highlight of the evening. A crowd-pleaser from start to finish, it is a work with something for everyone- driving energy, […]
Noel Edison and the Elora Festival Singers are scheduled to perform a new commissioned work at Carnegie Hall, March 13. The new work is entitled “Immortality,” a setting of the poem by the same title by Sri Chinmoy. Some press info from the Wellington Advertiser… ELORA – The Elora Festival Singers have been asked to perform at […]
Percussionist Bev Johnston and Elektra Women’s Choir will be performing a new work entitled, “Heart Songs of the White Wampum” on March 14 in Vancouver. About the work… Heart Songs of the White Wampum is a setting for four poems from the anthology Flint and Feather written by the Canadian poet […]