Oak Bay Music, the Victoria Composers Collective and Open Space collaborate to bring an all day music festival including three concerts and an artist talk. The first two “I ♥ Composers” concerts, at 1pm and 5pm feature works from the Victoria Composers Collective. The final concert “Do: Come so we may see” at 7:30pm features Cathy Fern Lewis and Christopher Reiche. The Artist Talk at 3pm (between the first two concerts) will be presented by guest musician Cléo Palacio-Quintin from Montreal.
Performance Date, Time & DayPasses
| Saturday February 13, 1-9 pm |
Chapel at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, 1701 Elgin Rd, Oak Bay BC |
FIND TICKETS (“DAYPASSES”) ONLINE
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Please note: A daypass covers all four events (3 concerts and artist talk) and is only $20 General and $10 Student.
Tickets also available through Ivy’s Books, and at the door on the day of the concert.
Availability is limited so please buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
Program
1 pm: Concert #1, I ♥ Composers
New and recent works by Julio Lopezhiler, Nathan Friedman, Maria Eduarda Mendes Martins, Lynne Penhale and Hollas Longton.
3 pm: Artist Talk with Cléo Palacio-Quintin, artist in residence at Open Space.
Cléo Palacio-Quintin will give a talk and presentation. Her work focusses on the hyper-flute, an instrument that combines the traditional flute with electronics and extends the range of the instrument into the digital realm.
5 pm: Concert #2, I ♥ Composers
New and recent works by Natalie Dzbik, Alex Jang, Nolan Krell, Kimberley Manerikar and Justin Boechler.
7:30 pm: Concert #3: “Do: Come so we may see”
Well-known Victoria new music musicians Chris Reiche and Cathy Fern Lewis feature their unique program “Do: Come so we may see”, exploring the Fragments of Greek poet Sappho on found instruments, found pitches, and found objects.