Tuesday, March 8, 2005, 9:15 pm
Salle Pierre-Mercure — Centre Pierre-Péladeau
300, boulevard de Maisonneuve Est [métro Berri-UQAM], Montréal, Québec
Tickets: 514-987-6919
Hailing from Toronto and preceded by its fame, the Esprit Orchestra will present a major concert with more than 50 musicians performing three major Canadian works: a concerto for harp by Alex Pauk (founder and musical director of the orchestra), a recent work by Denys Bouliane entitled La neige est blanche mais l’eau est noire, as well as excerpts from Alexina Louie’s opera, The Scarlet Princess, a work that holds a special place in the history of Canadian opera.
This concert is recorded by CBC Radio and will air on CBC Radio Two (93,5 FM in Montréal) on the following programs: Two New Hours (Sundays at 10pm with host Larry Lake), In Performance (Mondays to Thursdays at 8pm with host Andrew Craig), Studio Parks (Weekdays at 12pm with host Eric Friesen) et Quebec in Concerts (Sundays at 12pm with host Kelly Rice). Parts of this concert may also be heard in more than 50 countries in the European Broadcasting Union.
Executive producer: Kelly Rice
Regional Director, CBC Radio: Patricia Pleszczynska
Alex Pauk, Concerto for Harp and Orchestra (Canadian premiere)
orchestra and solo harp
Commission: Erica Goodman with support from the Ontario Arts Council
Erica Goodman, harp
Alexina Louie, The Scarlet Princess (2002) (David Henry Hwang, libretto) (premiere) (extract)
voice, choir and orchestra
Colleen Skull, soprano; David Pomeroy, tenor
Denys Bouliane, La neige est blanche mais l’eau est noire (2003)
orchestra
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