Concert Music for Strings and Brass
By Kara Gibbs on January 6, 2008 - 10:55pm
Concert Music for Strings and Brass
Featuring the works of Ian McDougall
February 2, 2008 at 8:00 pm
First Unitarian Church of Victoria
FREE
On February 2, 2008 at 8:00 pm don’t miss an evening of beautifully infectious music by Canadian composer Ian McDougall at the First Unitarian Church of Victoria (5575 West Saanich Road) featuring two of the cities hottest up-and-coming ensembles Beacon Hill Brass and the Emily Carr String Quartet.
Ian McDougall is a trombonist and composer renowned for his rhythmic energy and sensitive lyricism. Though McDougall is best known as one of Canada’s leading jazz musicians, he is also a prolific composer with an extensive body of work that stretches into the classical vein. This concert will focus on his works for brass and string instruments.
Beacon Hill Brass will be performing a range of repertoire by McDougall including Bells and Cavatina for brass quintet, Three Vignettes and a Variation for tenor and bass trombone, and Conversations for tuba and double bass. These pieces will be complemented by Ian McDougall’s string quartets Transitions, Pacific Green, and Blues; performed by the Emily Carr String Quartet.
Beacon Hill Brass is an exciting new ensemble based in Victoria, BC. For their New Music in New Places event, this highly skilled and versatile group will feature David Michaux, Stevan Paranosic and Louis Ranger on trumpet; Daniel Moses on horn; Brad Howland on trombone; Robert Fraser on bass trombone; Paul Beauchesne on tuba; and special guests on piano and double bass. The Emily Carr String Quartet is an innovative group of musicians inspired by the eclectic life of Emily Carr and the spirit of the West Coast of Canada. It features Müge Büyükçelen and Cory Balzer on violin; Mieka Kohut on viola; and Alasdair Money on cello.
This performance is free and open to the public. It is part of the fourth season of New Music in New Places, an innovative concert series presented by the Canadian Music Centre that is designed to bring Canadian contemporary music out of the concert hall and into the lives of Canadians.
For more information please contact the Canadian Music Centre at www.musiccentre.ca or 604.734.4622.
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