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Annual Concert
Series
Each year the Pender Harbour Music Society presents a variety of concerts, beginning in October and running through to May or June.
Over the years, we have featured:
 folk musicians
jazz programs
traditional Japanese dance
jazz & poetry nights
world famous string
quartets
solo piano recitals
visits from choirs in transit
to or from Powell River for the world famous Kathaumixw
kids' concerts
and lots more
The Pender Harbour Music Society would like to express it's thanks to Zoom magazine for it's ongoing coverage and support. Check it out:
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Next on stage at the Pender Harbour Music
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Linda Lee Thomas and Jonathan Goldman
Sunday, February 12, 2012
2:00 PM
Pianist Linda Lee Thomas, "Chamber Musician Supreme," and bandoneonist Jonathan Goldman formerly of the legendary Canadian group "Quartango," have come together as a formidable duo, bringing unforgettable tango to West Coast audiences. They have a classical exuberance to their playing that makes tango that is unforgettable.
Ed Hughes of the Georgia Strait once reviewed a performance of Linda Lee's stating, "You can expect deep emotional connections. In Thomas' hands Piazolla's Inverno Porteno became a melancholy and pungent rhapsody of such beauty that it drew outbursts of sobs and tears from a young woman seated next to me. She will never forget, nor will I."
Linda Lee Thomas has been principal pianist of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Radio Orchestra since 1972. She was Artistic Director of Masterpiece Music, the Vancouver East Cultural Centre's hugely successful chamber music series for 17 years and in 2000, she was inducted into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame for her outstanding contributions to the industry. Her other passion is the music and dance of Argentina - the Tango. Since her bold emergence onto the international tango scene, she has become Canada's foremost tango musician, performing and recording with Argentine bandoneonists Daniel Binelli and Nestor Marconi and now with Jonathan Goldman.
Specializing in 20th-century music history, Jonathan Goldman is Assistant Professor of Musicology at the School of Music of the University of Victoria. He also performs on the accordion and the bandoneon, focussing on tango repertoire; in 2002, his arrangement of an orchestral piece by Astor Piazzolla was published by Éditions Henry Lemoine. From 2003 to 2007, Jonathan Goldman performed, composed and arranged the music of the Montreal-based group Sweatshop Tango Ensemble, producing their début album "De la Main à
la Boca" in 2006 and a year later performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival.
Sponsored in part by Elaine & Gary Park
www.lindaleethomas.com
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www.people.finearts.uvic.ca/~goldmanj
TICKETS $20 available at:
Harbour Insurance, Madeira Park
John Henry's Marina, Garden Bay
Visitors Information Centre, Sechelt
Gaia's Fair Trade, Gibsons Landing |
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The Full Line-up of our 2011-2012 Concert
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 Lafayette String Quartet
Sunday, October 16, 2011
2:00 pm
Opening our season is the award-winning Lafayette String Quartet, renowned as one of Canada's leading ensembles. They are highly acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic for their vitality, technical mastery and insightful interpretation of classical to contemporary works. Local audiences may remember them as the headliners of our 2008 Chamber Music Festival.
www.finearts.uvic.ca/music/ensembles/lafayette
Presented in collaboration with MusicFest Vancouver and Windsor Plywood Spectacular Music BC program.
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 Juan
Martin
Saturday, November 5, 2011 8:00 PM
He's BACK! Fiery, passionate, thrilling. Flamenco guitar legend Juan Martin
returns to the Coast, at the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt, to accommodate the
2 dancers, singer and 3 musicians in his troupe. An extravaganza! This is as
real as flamenco gets, in the traditional Andalucian style. Last visit was
standing room only, so get your tickets early!
www.flamencovision.com
Sponsored in part by Alan and Margaret Skelley
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 The Sojourners
Sunday, January 15, 2012
2:00 PM
Seriously spiritual gospel singers, The Sojourners came together to help out a friend on an album. They have stayed together, for each other and the love of their music. Come out and hear them bring soul, spirit and gospel sound to the Pender Harbour Music Society stage.
www.thesojourners.ca
Sponsored in part by Gwen & Ed Hawkins
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 Linda Lee Thomas and Jonathan Goldman
Sunday, February 12, 2012
2:00 PM
Pianist Linda Lee Thomas, "Chamber Musician Supreme," and bandoneonist Jonathan
Goldman of the Legendary Canadian group "Quartango," have come together as a formidable duo, bringing unforgettable tango to West Coast audiences.
www.lindaleethomas.com
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www.people.finearts.uvic.ca/~goldmanj
Sponsored in part by Elaine & Gary Park
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 The Good Lovelies
Sunday, March 4, 2012
2:00 PM
Funny and upbeat, with a pinch of sass, the Good Lovelies have enlivened the folk music landscape since 2006. Their
'take' on folk has been compared to a sonic sun-shower, which separates them from so many of the too-hip-to-be-happy groups currently writing and performing. Come bask in sonic joy!
www.goodlovelies.com
Sponsored in part by H&R Block and Rosemary & Glen Bonderud
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 Sara Buechner
Sunday, March 25, 2012
2:00 PM
Brilliantly gifted pianist Sara Buechner returns to Pender Harbour to dazzle and enchant us. " Buechner's performance... with its soft contours and liquid, legato phrasing... had a beauty that might have taken even Mozart's breath away." - Washington Post. Her art of classical piano is guaranteed to mesmerize you.
www.sarabuechner.com
Presented by the Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival Committee
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 Pearl Django
Saturday, April 14, 2012 8:00 PM
The hit of the Millennium Park Event at the 2010 Jazz Festival, this wickedly
accomplished group of musicians from Seattle bring their gypsy jazz, influenced
by Django Reinhardt, back to Pender Harbour for an encore. Seamless, brilliant
performances make this group a 'do not miss.'
www.pearldjango.com
Sponsored in part by Sunshine Coast Credit Union
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 Christie Reside & Terence Dawson
Sunday, May 6, 2012
2:00 PM
"Possessing trademark elegance and technical flair" - The Georgia Straight. The performances of Reside (flute) and Dawson (piano) highlight a remarkable onstage rapport. Their interpretations of flute and piano repertoire are delightfully colourful and technically assured. We are delighted they will be performing our season's final concert in Pender Harbour.
www.residedawsonduo.myubertor.com
Sponsored in part by The Coast Group
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