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Kelowna Community Theatre, Saturday, January 23, 8:00 p.m.
Vernon Performing Arts Centre, Sunday, January 24, 7:00 p.m.
Celebrating fifty years of classical music in the Okanagan Valley means celebrating our youth, especially those who study and stay here, going on to perform in a professional capacity on local stages. Young people who study music excel in many areas of their lives, both as young students, and throughout their careers and other endeavours. In "Our Future" the orchestra celebrates the youth of our community in a number of ways. The OSO will be joined onstage by the Youth Symphony of the Okanagan for this concert.
Program:
"Child Play",Stephen Gellman
"Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor", BWV 1043 [Vivace; Largo ma non Tanto; Allegro], Johann Sebastian Bach
"The Songs of the Lights" [Song of the Stars; The Sower; The Sun is a Luminous Shield; Daybreak Song], Imant Raminsh
"Concerto for Timpani & Strings", [Bachroque; Aria; Horse Ride], Ney Rosauro
Guest Artists: Alicia Venables, violin; Colleen Venables, violin; Candesca Vocal Ensemble, Alexandra Babel, Director; Dominique Bernath, timpani
Celebrated Canadian Composer Gellman wrote Child Play under a commission from the CBC, and it premiered in 1992 under the baton of Simon Streatfield and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra.
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor (BWV 1043), also known as the Double Violin Concerto, is perhaps one of the most famous works by JS Bach and considered among the best examples of the work of the late Baroque period. Bach wrote it in Leipzig sometime between 1730 and 1731, most likely for the Leipzig Collegium Musicum, of which he was the director. In addition to the two soloists, the concerto is scored for strings and basso continuo. The concerto is characterized by the subtle yet expressive relationship between the violins throughout the work. The musical structure of this piece uses fugal imitation and much counterpoint in three movements.
The first movement is featured in the Woody Allen film Hannah and her Sisters, the second in the film Children of A Lesser God.
Remarkable young violinists Alicia and Colleen Venables have performed onstage with the OSO for several years, as well as playing in the Youth Symphony of the Okanagan. They will be performing this same Bach work with the VSO. We are delighted that we signed them up first! in this same concert year. Both young students are award-winning musicians with outstanding opportunities and careers ahead.
The Songs of the Lights is a set of four movements for treble choir, flute, glockenspiel, and strings, based on Algonquin and Navajo texts, sung in English. This evocative choral and orchestra composition from renowned international choral and orchestral composer Raminsh, Principal Second Violin with the OSO, will be rendered in all its tenderness and evocation by Candesca, the group of young Okanagan-based female singers who toured Europe in the summer of 2008 with their director, Alexandra Babbel.
Rosauro's Concerto for Timpani & Strings is a unique work in which the soloist plays singing melodies rather than drum patterns. Audiences love this challenging work composed in 2003 which is loaded with tuning changes and musicality. Ranging from an homage to Bach, to lyric melodies, to lively ragtime, it is composed by Brazilian percussionist Ney Rosauro, Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Miami. Dominique Bernath, OSO Principal Timpani since 1997, enjoys a vibrant career playing regularly with the Vancouver Symphony, Prince George Symphony, West Coast Symphony, Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and the Willingdon Church Orchestra.
Open dress rehearsal...
Kelowna Community Theatre, from 2-4:30 pm on Saturday, January 23. Admission is free.
Pre-concert talks...
One hour before each mainstage concert (except Christmas and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Experience) our Music Director and Conductor Rosemary Thomson will greet ticket holders with an in-depth discussion and Q&A session on each mainstage concert. Just plan on joining us in the theatre one hour before showtime, and enjoy and learn from this in-depth presentation on that evening's music, compositions, and composers.
Afterthoughts...
In every city, Rosemary invites the concert's guest artist/s to join her onstage post-concert with one or two musicians from the orchestra to share questions and thoughts with the audience.
Concert proudly presented by TD Canada Trust Music
Vernon Performing Arts Centre, Sunday, January 24, 7:00 p.m.
Celebrating fifty years of classical music in the Okanagan Valley means celebrating our youth, especially those who study and stay here, going on to perform in a professional capacity on local stages. Young people who study music excel in many areas of their lives, both as young students, and throughout their careers and other endeavours. In "Our Future" the orchestra celebrates the youth of our community in a number of ways. The OSO will be joined onstage by the Youth Symphony of the Okanagan for this concert.
Program:
"Child Play",Stephen Gellman
"Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor", BWV 1043 [Vivace; Largo ma non Tanto; Allegro], Johann Sebastian Bach
"The Songs of the Lights" [Song of the Stars; The Sower; The Sun is a Luminous Shield; Daybreak Song], Imant Raminsh
"Concerto for Timpani & Strings", [Bachroque; Aria; Horse Ride], Ney Rosauro
Guest Artists: Alicia Venables, violin; Colleen Venables, violin; Candesca Vocal Ensemble, Alexandra Babel, Director; Dominique Bernath, timpani
Celebrated Canadian Composer Gellman wrote Child Play under a commission from the CBC, and it premiered in 1992 under the baton of Simon Streatfield and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra.
Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor (BWV 1043), also known as the Double Violin Concerto, is perhaps one of the most famous works by JS Bach and considered among the best examples of the work of the late Baroque period. Bach wrote it in Leipzig sometime between 1730 and 1731, most likely for the Leipzig Collegium Musicum, of which he was the director. In addition to the two soloists, the concerto is scored for strings and basso continuo. The concerto is characterized by the subtle yet expressive relationship between the violins throughout the work. The musical structure of this piece uses fugal imitation and much counterpoint in three movements.
The first movement is featured in the Woody Allen film Hannah and her Sisters, the second in the film Children of A Lesser God.
Remarkable young violinists Alicia and Colleen Venables have performed onstage with the OSO for several years, as well as playing in the Youth Symphony of the Okanagan. They will be performing this same Bach work with the VSO. We are delighted that we signed them up first! in this same concert year. Both young students are award-winning musicians with outstanding opportunities and careers ahead.
The Songs of the Lights is a set of four movements for treble choir, flute, glockenspiel, and strings, based on Algonquin and Navajo texts, sung in English. This evocative choral and orchestra composition from renowned international choral and orchestral composer Raminsh, Principal Second Violin with the OSO, will be rendered in all its tenderness and evocation by Candesca, the group of young Okanagan-based female singers who toured Europe in the summer of 2008 with their director, Alexandra Babbel.
Rosauro's Concerto for Timpani & Strings is a unique work in which the soloist plays singing melodies rather than drum patterns. Audiences love this challenging work composed in 2003 which is loaded with tuning changes and musicality. Ranging from an homage to Bach, to lyric melodies, to lively ragtime, it is composed by Brazilian percussionist Ney Rosauro, Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Miami. Dominique Bernath, OSO Principal Timpani since 1997, enjoys a vibrant career playing regularly with the Vancouver Symphony, Prince George Symphony, West Coast Symphony, Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and the Willingdon Church Orchestra.
Open dress rehearsal...
Kelowna Community Theatre, from 2-4:30 pm on Saturday, January 23. Admission is free.
Pre-concert talks...
One hour before each mainstage concert (except Christmas and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Experience) our Music Director and Conductor Rosemary Thomson will greet ticket holders with an in-depth discussion and Q&A session on each mainstage concert. Just plan on joining us in the theatre one hour before showtime, and enjoy and learn from this in-depth presentation on that evening's music, compositions, and composers.
Afterthoughts...
In every city, Rosemary invites the concert's guest artist/s to join her onstage post-concert with one or two musicians from the orchestra to share questions and thoughts with the audience.
Concert proudly presented by TD Canada Trust Music
29 Dec 2009
GO Party! fundraiser at the KAG
The Kelowna Art Gallery is organizing our third GO Party! fundraiser as our opening reception for Kelowna Collects exhibition on Friday Jan 15, 2010.
To help Kelowna put on its best face in 2010 when we welcome visitors from around the world who come to the Vancouver Olympics and stay to tour the province, the Kelowna Art Gallery devised this loan exhibition of important works of art in private collections in this city.
The GO Party! event is building on our already successful gallery openings, making the evening bigger and better. Guests will enjoy music by performers from the Okanagan Symphony. There will be refreshments, a silent auction, door prizes, and the opportunity to see works of art in our community collections.
Tickets are $10 for members, and $20 for non-members, and can be purchased at the gallery or by calling 250-762-2226. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser support innovative exhibitions and public programming at the Kelowna Art Gallery.
Mark your calendars for January 15 and join us for an event of olympic proportions at the Kelowna Art Gallery!
Kelowna Collects is sponsored by Pushor Mitchell Lawyers.
To help Kelowna put on its best face in 2010 when we welcome visitors from around the world who come to the Vancouver Olympics and stay to tour the province, the Kelowna Art Gallery devised this loan exhibition of important works of art in private collections in this city.
The GO Party! event is building on our already successful gallery openings, making the evening bigger and better. Guests will enjoy music by performers from the Okanagan Symphony. There will be refreshments, a silent auction, door prizes, and the opportunity to see works of art in our community collections.
Tickets are $10 for members, and $20 for non-members, and can be purchased at the gallery or by calling 250-762-2226. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser support innovative exhibitions and public programming at the Kelowna Art Gallery.
Mark your calendars for January 15 and join us for an event of olympic proportions at the Kelowna Art Gallery!
Kelowna Collects is sponsored by Pushor Mitchell Lawyers.
23 Dec 2009
Christmas Open House December 19 & 20
at the Oyama Lake Alpaca Farm
Hot apple cider and Christmas baking will be served between 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. You may also browse in our Gift Gallery for some Christmas gift giving ideas. We are also open during the week, by appointment, for those who are unable to visit during the weekend.
There are directions to our farm www.alpacadelights.com under "Contact Us". Please look for signs by the side of the road en route to our farm.
Our herd of 29 Alpacas eagerly await your visit to the farm which is decorated for the holiday festive season.
Sincerely,
Darlene & Jim
Oyama Lake Alpaca Farm
'Alpaca Delights' Gift Gallery
Guided Farm Tours
Hot apple cider and Christmas baking will be served between 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. You may also browse in our Gift Gallery for some Christmas gift giving ideas. We are also open during the week, by appointment, for those who are unable to visit during the weekend.
There are directions to our farm www.alpacadelights.com under "Contact Us". Please look for signs by the side of the road en route to our farm.
Our herd of 29 Alpacas eagerly await your visit to the farm which is decorated for the holiday festive season.
Sincerely,
Darlene & Jim
Oyama Lake Alpaca Farm
'Alpaca Delights' Gift Gallery
Guided Farm Tours
14 Dec 2009
Concept Green: Exhibition runs December 11- 31, 2009
Passers by the window display are directed to follow the words of poet Greg Younging, “…my beloved beautiful life-giving sacred curving Earth…”
His words are situated in a cascade of reclaimed plastics, lit up in disco green, a collaborative presentation with painter/sculptor Kevin Michael Witzke.
The message of this first point of contact is clear. There are many possible directions to take, however there is guidance to be found from the elders of this beautiful land,“…Elder, teacher, survivor, warrior…”
Enter through the doors and into the main gallery. The messages begin to develop in hue and tone. Unusual juxtapositions and an eclectic mix of green directions mark this 20th annual members’ exhibition at the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, bringing together 31 artists from the Okanagan Valley.
The works on display in the main gallery appear to be drawn around a central work, a second sculpture by Kevin Michael Witzke. Using water, earth pigments and time, Witzke has built a three dimensional painting, a time piece not unlike an hourglass which he uses to bring us back to ages of ice and rock and the stories of the people and the land who have occupied this valley for thousands of years.
A new work by artist David Wilson reminds us of these stories. A stunning and powerful painting couched in red and gold, Path of the Sacred Tree, tells us that the earth will heal when people as individuals find balance within themselves.
Wilson, an artist of the Syilx nation tells us:
“The elders say that our minds are like two opposite snakes one good and one bad this must be so as this makes us whole like the creator. We can not be too far at either end of the spectrum we must be in the middle it is like taking black and white and making grey.”
Contrasts of history and the now collide like blue and yellow as artists of the Okanagan take us on a journey through time. From the first peoples of this land to the Alternator’s new 1960’s lounge through to the modern day clinical, commercial and poetic approaches, these artists provide a rich array of voice and consideration of time, place and vision in an exciting exhibition offering a direction for all.
The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts; the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council; the BC Gaming Commission; the City of Kelowna; the Central Okanagan Foundation; the Kelowna and District Arts Council; the Vancouver Foundation, members, volunteers, Lois Lane Warehouse and the Okanagan community.
The Alternator would also like to offer a special thank you to all of the participating artists including; Miranda Aschenbrenner, Scott August, Susan Bizecki, Vanessa Bohay, Chris Bose, Gabe Cipes, Aunaray Carol Clusian, Adrian Duceac, Timothy Fehr, David Jefferess, Robert Jenkins, Mary B. Jenkins, Katfish, Sandra Kessler, Jake Kennedy, Santa Tom Kliner, Shawn Laraby, Heather Martin, Mattoo, Mike Macleod, Kathryn Newman-Renwick, Erika Meissl, Richard Moncion, Alice Pallett, Jennifer Pickering, Arthur Schwimmer, Lacia Vogel, Kim Walker, David Wilson, Kevin Michael Witzke and Kyle Zsombor.
Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art
#103-421 Cawston Ave. Kelowna, BC, V1Y 6Z1
250-868-2298
His words are situated in a cascade of reclaimed plastics, lit up in disco green, a collaborative presentation with painter/sculptor Kevin Michael Witzke.
The message of this first point of contact is clear. There are many possible directions to take, however there is guidance to be found from the elders of this beautiful land,“…Elder, teacher, survivor, warrior…”
Enter through the doors and into the main gallery. The messages begin to develop in hue and tone. Unusual juxtapositions and an eclectic mix of green directions mark this 20th annual members’ exhibition at the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, bringing together 31 artists from the Okanagan Valley.
The works on display in the main gallery appear to be drawn around a central work, a second sculpture by Kevin Michael Witzke. Using water, earth pigments and time, Witzke has built a three dimensional painting, a time piece not unlike an hourglass which he uses to bring us back to ages of ice and rock and the stories of the people and the land who have occupied this valley for thousands of years.
A new work by artist David Wilson reminds us of these stories. A stunning and powerful painting couched in red and gold, Path of the Sacred Tree, tells us that the earth will heal when people as individuals find balance within themselves.
Wilson, an artist of the Syilx nation tells us:
“The elders say that our minds are like two opposite snakes one good and one bad this must be so as this makes us whole like the creator. We can not be too far at either end of the spectrum we must be in the middle it is like taking black and white and making grey.”
Contrasts of history and the now collide like blue and yellow as artists of the Okanagan take us on a journey through time. From the first peoples of this land to the Alternator’s new 1960’s lounge through to the modern day clinical, commercial and poetic approaches, these artists provide a rich array of voice and consideration of time, place and vision in an exciting exhibition offering a direction for all.
The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts; the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council; the BC Gaming Commission; the City of Kelowna; the Central Okanagan Foundation; the Kelowna and District Arts Council; the Vancouver Foundation, members, volunteers, Lois Lane Warehouse and the Okanagan community.
The Alternator would also like to offer a special thank you to all of the participating artists including; Miranda Aschenbrenner, Scott August, Susan Bizecki, Vanessa Bohay, Chris Bose, Gabe Cipes, Aunaray Carol Clusian, Adrian Duceac, Timothy Fehr, David Jefferess, Robert Jenkins, Mary B. Jenkins, Katfish, Sandra Kessler, Jake Kennedy, Santa Tom Kliner, Shawn Laraby, Heather Martin, Mattoo, Mike Macleod, Kathryn Newman-Renwick, Erika Meissl, Richard Moncion, Alice Pallett, Jennifer Pickering, Arthur Schwimmer, Lacia Vogel, Kim Walker, David Wilson, Kevin Michael Witzke and Kyle Zsombor.
Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art
#103-421 Cawston Ave. Kelowna, BC, V1Y 6Z1
250-868-2298
13 Dec 2009
SPEAKeasy @ Gallery Vertigo
Friday December 18th @ 8pm
This month Okanagan College's Other:____ Literary Magazine will be hosting the SPEAKeasy alongside the launch of their latest issue at Gallery Veritgo on December 18, 2009.
Come and read your poetry or prose, show off your visual arts, sing your songs, or play your instruments - anything goes. If you're not performing, stop by and enjoy the show.
The "Otherers" also be launching Issue 3/8 of Other:___ - a whole new look by a whole new team. Of course, the new issue be on sale, as well as buttons and old issues.
Calling Writers and Illustrators: Place your submissions in a submissions box for the spring issue of Other:____.
Doors open at 8:00pm, the show starts at 8:30pm.
About the SPEAKeasy Tradition:
Once an establishment that sold alcohol illegally during prohibition, the term Speakeasy, from here on in, will refer to a gathering of the creative community at Gallery Vertigo. SPEAKeasy offers a chance to network, share ideas, and keep in touch with the creative pulse of the Okanagan...a venue for artists to perform, witers to read and musicians to play.
The original SPEAKeasy was an elaborate show with food, live music, floor shows and strip tease dancers. The SPEAKeasy at Gallery Vertigo may prove to be just as much fun....well maybe minus the striptease dancers...the atmosphere will be casual....conducive to innovation and inspiration.
All are welcome to attend. Our door is open to students, creative professionals and curious onlookers. Choose to perform or just sit back and enjoy. It's your home sweet home.
"Anybody who is anybody will soon walk through that door..." (from the movie Bugsy Malone, "Speakeasy")
Admission by Donation. Suggested Donation is $3.00. (Pay what you can.)
Complimentary Refreshments will be served.
This month Okanagan College's Other:____ Literary Magazine will be hosting the SPEAKeasy alongside the launch of their latest issue at Gallery Veritgo on December 18, 2009.
Come and read your poetry or prose, show off your visual arts, sing your songs, or play your instruments - anything goes. If you're not performing, stop by and enjoy the show.
The "Otherers" also be launching Issue 3/8 of Other:___ - a whole new look by a whole new team. Of course, the new issue be on sale, as well as buttons and old issues.
Calling Writers and Illustrators: Place your submissions in a submissions box for the spring issue of Other:____.
Doors open at 8:00pm, the show starts at 8:30pm.
About the SPEAKeasy Tradition:
Once an establishment that sold alcohol illegally during prohibition, the term Speakeasy, from here on in, will refer to a gathering of the creative community at Gallery Vertigo. SPEAKeasy offers a chance to network, share ideas, and keep in touch with the creative pulse of the Okanagan...a venue for artists to perform, witers to read and musicians to play.
The original SPEAKeasy was an elaborate show with food, live music, floor shows and strip tease dancers. The SPEAKeasy at Gallery Vertigo may prove to be just as much fun....well maybe minus the striptease dancers...the atmosphere will be casual....conducive to innovation and inspiration.
All are welcome to attend. Our door is open to students, creative professionals and curious onlookers. Choose to perform or just sit back and enjoy. It's your home sweet home.
"Anybody who is anybody will soon walk through that door..." (from the movie Bugsy Malone, "Speakeasy")
Admission by Donation. Suggested Donation is $3.00. (Pay what you can.)
Complimentary Refreshments will be served.
08 Dec 2009
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