UVic Music e-Pulse September 2019
The UVic School of Music brings you another exciting and adventurous season of concerts and events.
If you haven’t seen our 2019/20 brochure yet, you can pick up a copy at the School of Music or browse online. You can also check out the calendar of events on our website for more detailed information about all upcoming events.
Many of our concerts are broadcast live on the internet. If you can’t make it to an event in person, we encourage you to tune in online.
We look forward to seeing you again this season and thank you for your continued support.
Here’s a look at what’s coming up in the month of September:
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 | 12:30 PM
Lieder at Lunch: Unterwegs (On the Road)
Sharon Krebs, soprano
Harald Krebs, piano
Sharon and Harald Krebs return with Lieder at Lunch, a concert series dedicated to German Lied (song) repertoire. This is their annual "On the Road" recital. Bring your lunch!
MacLaurin Rm. B037 | Free admission
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 | 8 PM
Erasing Cultural Memory:
Music and the impact of war
An evening of guest performances and lectures featuring:
Connie Gitlin, clarinet
Adam Dobres, guitar
The Orontes Guitar Quartet
Julia Riegel, Author of Cultural Erasure, Cultural Endurance: Music in the Warsaw Ghetto
And UVic faculty including Charlotte Schallie (Germanic and Slavic Studies), Kristin Semmens (History), and Suzanne Snizek and Alexander Dunn (Music)
Life in the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust was characterized by intense deprivation and a struggle to survive, but for a time, the ghetto was also home to a thriving musical culture. Join this diverse group of musicians and scholars to discuss historical and contemporary instances of war, and explore the impact of war-time conflict upon musicians and musical cultures.
Connie Gitlin is renown as an outstanding and versatile clarinetist. A leading Canadian Klezmer artist, she has also served as principal clarinet with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Chamber Orchestra, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and Colorado Philharmonic.
The Orontes Guitar Quartet is in residence at UVic through the support of the Artist Protection Fund of the NYC-based Institute of International Education, and are mentored by Alexander Dunn. Their dramatic story of escape from Syria and success in Canada is a narrative of hope and art persisting in the midst of calamity. The quartet performs many musical styles, including blues, jazz, flamenco, baroque, classical, Latin and folk.
Julie Riegel is a PhD candidate in Modern European History at Indiana University Bloomington (USA). Riegel’s research interests include modern Polish-Jewish cultural history, the Holocaust, and music during war and genocide. Her visit is made possible by the Campus Outreach Lecture Program of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, supported by the Anne and Harry Chinitz Campus Outreach Lecture Fund.
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall | Free admission
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 | 8 PM
Mysterious Barricades: A cross-Canada concert for suicide awareness, prevention and hope
Featuring School of Music faculty and guests including:
The Lafayette String Quartet
Louise Rose, piano & voice
Sharon Krebs, soprano & Harald Krebs, piano
Ken Lavigne, tenor & Kinza Tyrrell, piano
Jeanel Liang, violin & Jonathan Li, piano
Fifth Street
Merrie Klazek & Scott MacInnes with the UVic Brass Choir
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in Canada and mental health is a serious risk factor. In a remarkable series of concerts marking World Suicide Awareness Week, the Mysterious Barricades Concert Society endeavours to break down the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide, as well as deliver a message of hope. The concert series, which concludes at the University of Victoria on Sept. 14, takes place in 15 Canadian cities from coast to coast.
School of Music voice professor Benjamin Butterfield has been collaborating with the Mysterious Barricades Concert Society since 2016 to organize concerts in Victoria. His friend and music colleague, Elizabeth Turnbull, tragically lost her husband due to mental illness. As a way of processing the loss, Turnbull approached her singing colleagues from across the country to participate in this initiative. With a mandate of bringing greater awareness to the prevalence of suicide in our society, Mysterious Barricades aims to open a dialogue about understanding and prevention on local, provincial and national levels through music, while also raising funds to education and support those at risk and those affected.
All 15 concerts will be streamed online on Sept. 14.
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall | Free admission
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TUESDAYTALKS | 12:30–1:20 PM
SEPTEMBER 17
Successful practice habits for musicians
With Adam Con
SEPTEMBER 24
Common physical and health problems for musicians
With Merrie Klazek
OCTOBER 1
Performance anxiety: Ways to overcome
With Adam Con
Being a musician can sometimes be tough on the body and mind. From tendonitis to performance anxiety, most musicians have experienced challenges that affect their ability to practice and perform at their full capacity. In this series of talks, a panel of musicians and experts discuss a range issues commonly experienced by musicians. There will be time in each session for questions from the audience.
Dr. Adam Jonathan Con is a conductor, a visionary, a respected teacher of choral conducting and Tai Chi Chuan, and a leader in the advocacy of music education. His holistic approach to choral music through a unique blend of kinesthetic whole-body movement and Eastern philosophy continues to inspire singers of all ages in mind, body and spirit.
Merrie Klazek is a versatile and respected trumpet artist in the world of performance and education. Merrie has appeared as a presenter and adjudicator at the International Trumpet Guild Conference, International Women’s Brass Conference, and Canadian Women’s Brass Collective. Principal trumpet with the Thunder Bay Symphony from 1999-2018, Merrie has held the same position with the Victoria Symphony and Orchestra London Canada.
MacLaurin Rm. B037 | Free admission
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 | 8 PM
Emerging Artists Alumni Series
Echéa Quartet
Featuring
Aliayta Foon-Dancoes, violin (BMus '15)
Emily Earl, violin
Clara Loeb, viola
Eliza Millett, cello
All the way from London, England, the Echéa Quartet brings you music ranging from the delights of Joseph Haydn, to Canadian-born R. Murray Schafer and Hungarian György Ligeti.
Finalists and prizewinners of the International Anton Rubinstein Chamber Music Competition (2018) and Finalists in the Royal Overseas-League Music Competition (2019), the Echéa Quartet is a London-based string quartet formed in 2017 at the Royal Academy of Music. They have recently been awarded the role as Fellowship String Quartet for 2019/20 at the Royal Academy of Music, where they are mentored by John Myerscough, Christoph Richter and Levon Chilingirian.
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall | By donation
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