UVic Music e-Pulse January 2020
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 | 12:30 PM
Lieder at Lunch: The Lieder of Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms composed lieder throughout his career. His earliest songs through to his last ones are supremely expressive and superbly crafted. Surprisingly, only a few of them are frequently performed. Lieder at Lunch, featuring husband-and-wife duo, soprano Sharon Krebs and pianist Harald Krebs, presents a cross-section of Brahms’s lieder output, including many unknown gems as well as some familiar songs.
Prominent violist and conductor Yariv Aloni will join for a performance of one of Brahms’s two songs with viola, and UVic School of Music alumna Deanna Sills will collaborate in a delightful vocal duet.
This popular concert series is devoted to the exploration of the rich repertoire of German art songs (lieder). Their performances are often augmented with talk, projected images and text translations. Bring your lunch!
Rm. B037, MacLaurin Building, B-Wing | Free
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 | 2:30 PM
Faculty Concert Series: On Winds of Song
Theory professor and pianist Harald Krebs brings together his love and knowledge of song repertoire in a concert featuring faculty brass and some special guests. Together they will delight audiences with arrangements of songs by German, French, and Spanish composers.
The concert title is a pun on Felix Mendelssohn’s most famous song, On Wings of Song, which will open the concert. With trombonist Scott MacInnes and principal horn of the Victoria Symphony Alana Despins, Krebs will perform songs by Johannes Brahms and Mendelssohn. Songs by Fanny Hensel—including two unpublished, recently transcribed songs—will feature trumpeter Merrie Klazek. Joined by tubist Paul Beauchesne, Krebs will play Gustav Mahler’s youthful Songs of a Wayfarer. The Sobremesa Quartet, a talented group of saxophonists from the studio of professor Wendell Clanton, will play arrangements by Sharon and Harald Krebs of songs by Josephine Lang. The afternoon will close with arrangements of vocal duets by Robert Schumann and the almost unknown composer Richard Roessler, with the aforementioned musicians in various configurations.
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall | By donation
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 | 7:30 PM
Faculty Concert Series: Crossing Borders
Flutist Suzanne Snizek presents a concert devoted to rare chamber music by composers Rosy Wertheim, Simon Laks, Jan Novák and Philippe Gaubert. Performers include soprano Anne Grimm, clarinetist Connie Gitlin, violinist Ann Elliott-Goldschmid, cellist Pamela Highbaugh Aloni, Alex Olson on double bass, pianist Yoomi Kim, and School of Music student and mezzo-soprano, Alana Hayes.
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall | By donation
SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 | 2:30 PM
Steinway & UVic: 12 Year Celebration
Pianist Arthur Rowe
Critically acclaimed recitalist and Steinway artist, Arthur Rowe, performs an all-Beethoven program to kick off the School of Music's 12 year anniversary as an all-Steinway school. Works will include Beethoven’s Six Bagatelles Op. 126, Sonata in A Major, Op. 101 and Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 106 (Hammerklavier), widely viewed as one of the greatest piano sonatas of all time and one of the most demanding solo works in the classical piano repertoire.
A recitalist, soloist with orchestra and chamber musician, Rowe has been heard regularly on radio broadcasts in Canada and the United States, and has recorded with various artists for the Crystal, ebs, Innova, GM and Fanfare labels. A highly respected chamber musician, Rowe regularly collaborates with artists and chamber ensembles across North America. He is Professor of Piano at the University of Victoria and Artistic Director of the Victoria Summer Music Festival.
The School of Music became Canada’s first all-Steinway school in 2008 when we acquired 63 new Steinway pianos. Our students, faculty, guest performers and concert goers have been appreciating the beauty and quality of these incredible instruments ever since. Proceeds from this concert will benefit our Steinway Legacy Fund, dedicated to the enhancement and expansion of our valuable collection instruments. Celebration concerts include UBC's Mark Anderson on March 5, Emerging Steinway Stars—featuring School of Music piano students—on March 12, and Bruce Vogt on March 15. Enjoy unique Steinway experiences and preconcert talks at each event.
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall | By donation
A reception will follow the concert.
MONDAY, JANUARY 20
Orion Series in Fine Arts
Brook Ferguson, flute
Hailed by the Washington Post as “brilliantly virtuosic,” flutist Brook Ferguson is a versatile solo and orchestral artist. First prize winner of the 2009 National Flute Association Young Artist Competition, Ferguson has performed as a concerto soloist with the Colorado Symphony, the New World Symphony, the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. She has appeared at the prestigious Marlboro Music Festival and Tanglewood Music Center. Ferguson was appointed Principal Flutist of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra in 2010 and has been Principal Flutist of the innovative River Oaks Chamber Orchestra since 2012. Previously, she completed a three-year fellowship with the New World Symphony, where she had the privilege of working with Michael Tilson Thomas and many other great musicians and conductors.
Flute Masterclass | 9:30-11:30 AM
Ferguson will work with UVic flute students in a guest masterclass. The public is warmly invited to attend this special event.
Concert | 8 PM
Ferguson will play Philippe Gaubert’s rarely performed Flute Sonata No. 2, J.S. Bach’s Sonata in A Major, as well as Piazzolla’s Histoire du Tango for flute and piano. She will be joined by Victoria-based pianist, Yoomi Kim.
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall | Free
JANUARY 21-22
Orion Series in Fine Arts
Krista Bennion Feeney, violin
Violinist Krista Bennion Feeney has enjoyed a varied career, much in demand as a soloist, chamber musician, music director, and concertmaster. She is the founding first violinist of the DNA Quintet, Loma Mar Quartet, and Ridge String Quartet. Krista is concertmaster of Orchestra of St. Luke’s and has been a member of St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble since 1983. She is the founding first violinist of the Serenade Orchestra and Quartet, specializing in music of the late 18th and 19th centuries with historic instrumental configurations. She has soloed several times with the San Francisco Symphony (debuting in the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto at age 15), and with the St. Louis Symphony, Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Mostly Mozart, and New York String Orchestra.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 | 1:30 PM
String Masterclass with School of Music string students. All are welcome to attend.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 | 8 PM
Concert featuring a historically informed performance of Mozart’s Divertimento for String Trio, plus Mozart’s Duo for Violin and Viola, K.423 with violist Joanna Hood and cellist Caroline Nicolas.
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall | Free
JANUARY 22-26
Orion Series in Fine Arts
Marco Vitale, harpsichord
Throughout his career, Marco Vitale has performed at the most prestigious venues and festivals throughout Europe, the USA, Canada, South America, the Middle East and Asia. He is the co-founder and musical director of Contrasto Armonico, an ensemble specializing in Baroque operas and the performance of music in the Italian style, using period instruments and historically informed performance practices. Vitale gives masterclasses in harpsichord and Early Music performance practice. He is the artistic director of the Arcadia Early Music Academy workshop in Poland and teaches at La Pellegrina summer school in the Czech Republic. Since 2017 he has been the music director of the Denman Baroque Workshop & Festival which takes place every spring on Denman Island, BC. From 2008-2011, Vitale worked at the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus, Syria, where he taught early music performance practice and performed concerts together with Syrian musicians.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22 | 12:30 PM
Concert: Made in Italy
Vitale presents a special lecture-recital of Italian music from the 17th-century. The program will include works by Giovanni Picchi, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Bernardo Storace, Antonio Valente and Bernardo Storace.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 | 4-6 PM
Madrigal Workshop
Vitale leads a workshop with the UVic Voice Ensemble in preparation for their concert, Monteverdi Madrigals, on Jan. 26.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 | 8 PM
UVic Voice Ensemble: Monteverdi Madrigals
A concert of madrigals from Claudio Monteverdi’s 7th and 8th books featuring the UVic Voice Ensemble with direction and harpsichord accompaniment by Marco Vitale. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, Monteverdi is considered an essential figure in the transition between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music. Much of Monteverdi's output has been lost, but his nine books of madrigals—secular songs for voice—remain a treasury of music from that period in history. In preparation for this concert,
School of Music voice students will work with Vitale over the course of his 5-day residency at UVic.
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall | Free
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 | 12-2:30 PM
Workshop with trumpeter Bobby Shew
Bobby Shew is a legendary jazz educator and world-class player, whose career has spanned over 60 years. The list of artists he’s worked with is truly astounding. He played big-band jazz with Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. He led blazing horn sections behind Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Barbra Streisand, and Smokey Robinson. He performed on countless film and TV soundtracks and has garnered GRAMMY® nods for his recordings as a leader. As a leading educator and instrument designer, he continues to influence the lives of countless young players.
Bobby Shew’s visit is sponsored by Yamaha.
Phillip T. Young Recital Hall | Free
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 | 8 PM
UVic Orchestra
Conducted by Ajtony Csaba, the UVic Orchestra performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, featuring pianist Xheni Sinaj, 2019 UVic Concerto Competition winner. Xheni is a second year graduate student pursuing a Master of Music in piano performance under Arthur Rowe.
Also on the program is Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36, the first of his “big” symphonies, sometimes called “Fate,” as well as a special composition developed in collaboration with Lindsay Delaronde, Faculty of Fine Arts Indigenous Resurgence Coordinator.
The Farquhar at UVic | Buy tickets $5-$20
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