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The Jaybirds put their own particular stamp on bluegrass, old time and acoustic roots music, with a satisfying blend of traditional and modern styles, and they also give the impression that they really enjoy playing together. There’s plenty here to please both bluegrass traditionalists and lovers of modern American folk music, especially for those with […]
Celebrate Conductor Jeff Faragher’s 10th year with Symphony of the Kootenays that includes Camille Saint Saens’ cello concerto, and the work he has wanted to perform for many years – Berlioz’s remarkable Symphonie fantastique, the story of an obsessed artist and is filled with dramatic and macabre events. The music stunned its first audiences in […]
The Creston Community Band invites everyone to their spring concert on Sunday afternoon, April 14th at 2:30PM in the Kootenay River Theatre. The wonderful and talented conductor Monte Anderson will be leading the band in a number of well known and upbeat musical pieces which are designed to entertain all ages. Admission is free but […]
East meets West in an intriguing musical dialogue weaving contemporary jazz performance with the sounds and musical traditions of Peru, China, and Vietnam. This is jazz with an eclectic twist, as contrasting musical traditions intertwine in a seamless listening experience. Each instrument catches the inflections of the others, echoing them back in a punchy and […]
Lifelong friends, and colleagues, Nico Rhodes, Patrick Courtin, shocked and appalled by the realization that piano just isn’t cool anymore, set off on a divine quest to redeem the keyboard and reinstate its reputation as the greatest instrument of ALL TIME! Armed with the music of the greatest composers, songwriters, and performers of the past […]
Morgan Toney combines the fiery fiddling of Cape Breton Island with his Mi’kmaq (me-ga-mah) Roots. With this blend of two cultures, Morgan Toney and his Co-Hort Keith Mullins created a new genre of music, which they call Mi’lmaltic. First Flight, Toney’s award nominated debut album, celebrates language and heritage in Toney’s transformation of traditional songs […]
Quartetto Gelato has performed sold-out concerts around the world, appeared with the major North American orchestras, and produced 11 CD’s reflecting their signature style of multi-instrument mastery, humour, and virtuosity. Their music has been heard on Hollywood soundtracks and on board the NASA space shuttle Columbia, from where they were heard, literally, around the world. […]
