The Department of Music in the Faculty of Arts presents CONTRASTS – the 7th Annual University of Calgary Chamber Music Festival on June 4, 7, 10 and 12, 2011 at the Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary.
Chamber music is designed to give small groups of performers and their audience an intimate, shared musical experience.
CONTRASTS showcases a full variety of musical talent and style within the U of C’s Music Department with a repertoire ranging from jazz and classical to folk and new music, from harp to saxophone to African drums. The festival will feature alumni, faculty, and students alongside notable guest artists, including Edmonton Symphony Orchestra first violinist and U of C alumna Anna Kozak, and 2011 and 2010 Rose Bowl winners Ashley Ko (flute), and Scott MacIsaac (piano), both U of C Music students.
CONTRASTS will also feature the world premières of new pieces by U of C Masters student Cavan Carson and award-winning U of C PhD student Michalis Andronikou.
Tickets are available at the door.
Festival Schedule
Saturday, June 4
African Traditional - Ga Da Yina
Glick - Trio for violin, cello and percussion
Borodin - String Quartet No. 2
Michalis Andronikou - Helios I, II, V for string quartet (premiere)
The UCalgary String Quartet
Edmond Agopian and Theresa Lane violins, Dean O'Brien, viola, Beth Root Sandvoss, cello, Rod Squance, percussion
Tuesday, June 7
Bizet - Carmen Fantasy
Ashley Ko, flute, winner of the 2011 Kiwanis Music Festival Rose Bowl
Liszt - Rhapsodie Espagnole
Haydn - Sonata no. 39 in D major
Scott MacIsaac, piano, winner of the 2010 Kiwanis Music Festival Rose Bowl
Brahms - Klavierstücke Op. 119
Marilyn Engle, piano
Brahms - Hungarian Dances Wo01 for two pianoes
Friday, June 10
Delius - Romance and Sonata for violin and piano
Kreisler/Albeniz - Tango
Tchaikovsky - Souvenir d'un Lieu Cher Op. 42
Cavan Carson - The Glass is Half (premiere)
Edmond Agopian, violin, Suzanne Ruberg Gordon, piano
Jazz Improvisations
Jeremy Brown, flutes, Krishan Power, piano
Sunday, June 12
Leclair - Sonatas Nos. 3 and 5 for two violins
Wieniawsky - Etude Caprices Nos. 1 and 2 for two violins
Shostakovich - Five pieces for two violins and piano
Edmond Agopian and Anna Kozak, violins, Marilyn Engle, piano
Piazzola - Histoire du Tango for flute and harp
Mortari - Sonatina Prodigio for solo harp
Alwyn - Naides Fantasy for flute and harp
Lucie Jones, flute, Gianetta Baril, harp
