CV Piano Society 25th Anniversary Variety Concert

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Saturday, April 25th, 2015
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Opening the concert will be Towa Stewart. Towa, at the age of 13, already has an impressive list of awards: winner of the Chopin Piano Competition'12, winner of the Virginia Gracek Music Scholarship'13,winner of the Junior B Piano, B.C, Festival of the Arts '14. Thomas Drew is the other young rising talent on the program. Thomas was last year's winner of the Marie Josephine Richard Scholarship Competition. Local pianist/accompanist/teacher, Erik Taynen has invited several of his fieinds to join him to round out the concert: Dagmar Kilian, Tracey Canil, Eleonore Krullaarts, Tanya Renaud, Tom Spratt, Telell Mooney, Eve Mark, Tony Morrison and Peter Walker, All of these musicians are known in the Comox Valley as well-seasoned performers and several are also inspiring teachers. True to its name, this concert will be diverse in musical styles: a jazz saxophone/piano duet; an Italian aria; a Mozart trio for viola/piano/clarinet; a Schubert Impromptu,and a Bach Suite for cello. There will also be variety of ensembles: duos, trios,and, of course, piano solos. You will hear many favourites: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Debussy's Reflets Dans L'Eau and Brahms Rhapsody in G minor. This concert has been planned as a family event. the music is varied , interesting , and tuneful, just over an hour in length and reasonably priced. All tickets are $10 with a family pass of $30. Tickets are available at Laughing Oyster and Blue Heron Bookstores . Family passes will ONLY be available at the door. For further information: call Donna at 250-338-3299 or www.comoxvalleypianosociety.com/events