February 2019

THE VANCOUVER GUITAR DUO

Featuring a European programme with music from France, Spain and Italy.

February 24th, 2019 at 1:30pm
Pyatt Hall, VSO School of Music
843 Seymour St.
Tickets at the Door – $20, Under 18 + VSO students $15

December 2018

July 2018

VANCOUVER GUITAR DUO performs at the VSO Sunset at the Beach Concert!

The VSO kicks off it’s 100th year anniversary by offering a free concert at Vancouver’s Sunset Beach.

There will be a pre-concert program performed by the Vancouver Guitar Duo at 7:15 p.m., and a sunset concert performed by the VSO from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
It will include a broad selection of symphonic hits including music by Leonard Bernstein, excerpts from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and John Williams’ scores to Star Wars.
There will be food trucks on site for the event, and the public are encouraged to bring a picnic, a blanket and to make an evening of it at Susnet Beach Park. Concert-goers are asked to bring low chairs so as not to obstruct the view of other audience members.
This will be the first free outdoor VSO concert in VancouveR since 2011, when the VSO played in Stanley Park for the 125th Anniversary of the city.

May Concerts 2018

Ayre II – Early Music Remixed
May 26, 2018 at 8:00pm
The Orpheum Annex
Repertoire:
Monteverdi – Prologue to Orfeo – Remixed by Glenn Sutherland
Hildegard von Bingen – O rubor sanguinis – Remixed by Lou Warde
John Dowland – If my complaints Remixed by John Oliver
John Bartlet – Of all the birds – Remixed by Adam Hill
G. F. Handel – Piangero – Remixed by Vincent Schillaci-Ventura
J.S. Bach – Ich habe genug – Remixed by Michael Park
Narvaez – Cancion del Imperador – Remixed by Elizabeth Knudson (Winner of our composition contest!)
Performers:
Dorothea Hayley, soprano
Melanie Adams, mezzo-soprano
Will George, tenor
Peter Alexander, baritone
Michael Park, piano
Jeff Pelletier – flute
Julie Begg – clarinet
Stefan Hintersteininger – cello
Susan Cosco – violin
Stanton Jack – guitar
Al Cannon – conductor

April Concerts 2018

THE VANCOUVER GUITAR DUO

Featuring works from Spain and Latin America

April 29th, 2018 at 2:00pm
Pyatt Hall, VSO School of Music
843 Seymour St.
Tickets at the Door – $20, Under 18 + VSO students $15

Upcoming February Concerts

Erato’s new solo series kicks off Sunday, February 25th with an intimate recital of guitar music by Stanton Jack. Listen to the music of Albeniz, Barrios, Merlin, Federico Moreno-Torroba, and Canadian composer Jason Noble, in the intimate space at the Canadian Music Centre. Limited seating, so arrive early.

Love is in the air and the place to be this Valentine’s Day is at The University Women’s Club of Vancouver! Treat yourself and a loved one to an intimate evening concert at Hycroft with classical guitar virtuosos, Louise Southwood and Stanton C. Jack followed by a delectable 3-course dinner. This performance is the first of a three-part candlelight concert series presented by the Vancouver Chamber Players in support of the Hycroft Heritage Preservation Foundation. Tickets include a pre-show glass of champagne, canapés, concert, and 3-course dinner.

POP ART! Folk, Pop & Graphic Scores
February 10, 2018 at 8:00pm
The Orpheum Annex
Repertoire:
Stefan Hintersteininger – World Premieres based on the songs of 1950’s indie singer-songwriter Connie Converse & Molly Drake
Cathy Berberian – Stripsody
Peter Maxwell Davies – “The Lady In Waiting” from Eight Songs for a Mad King
John Cage – Aria with Fontana Mix
Gustav Hoyer – Oh Shenandoah
David Storen – Toward A Point
Jason Noble – Shadow Prism
Ali Nader Esfahani – Sorrow A Daughter of Love
Performers:
Dorothea Hayley, soprano
Melanie Adams, mezzo-soprano
Will George, tenor
Michael Park, piano
Jeff Pelletier – flute
Julie Begg – clarinet
Stefan Hintersteininger – cello
Larisa Lebeda – violin
Stanton Jack – guitar

Upcoming December Concerts

Roedde House Classical Series Presents: Lyrichord

On December 10, join us for a concert with William George, tenor and Stanton Jack, guitar. With music inspired by the poetry of such luminaries as Rumi, Rilke, and Shakespeare by composers from Vancouver and all points on the map, Lyrichord presents a well-traveled program which will surely please every musical palate.

Sunday, December 10th, 4:00 PM
Tickets: $15 adults / $12 students & seniors
Roedde House Museum
1415 Barclay St
Vancouver BC V6G 1J6
info@roeddehouse.org
604-684-7040

Winter Concert
– Celebrate the winter season with Louise Southwood and Stanton Jack, a new generation of classical guitarists who combine technical excellence with musical sensitivity.
Tickets $20 (#2117642) register here
Sun, Dec 3, 1:00-2:30pm

Vertical Orchestra 2017: 21st Century Guitars

Vancouver Public Library Promenade
350 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC

November 7, 2017
Afternoon Show 1:00 pm
Evening Show 10:15 pm
Facebook event page

Presented as part of ISCM World New Music Days 2017 in Vancouver, Canada.

Redshift Music Society is creating another of their famous Vertical Orchestra events; this time it’s electric! Vertical Orchestra 2017: 21st Century Guitars, is a dynamic spatial event which features an army of electric guitarists and bass guitarists performing in the atrium of the downtown branch of the Vancouver Public Library (350 West Georgia).

21st Century Guitars continues the tradition of Redshift’s Vertical Orchestra events in the Vancouver Public Library: musicians are dispersed throughout the gallery’s seven levels (including the “moat” below the library main entrance), performing site-specific music written by Canadian composers.

Critically praised as “immensely enjoyable and equally unusual concert experience” (Georgia Straight), Vertical Orchestra events have been featured as part of the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Cultural Olympiads, enjoying capacity crowds and serving as a vital means of connecting Canadian music with thousands of people who would not otherwise seek out a concert of classical music. 21st Century Guitars announces Redshift’s return to the VPL atrium after a six year hiatus.

A team of seven award-winning Canadian composers will create new compositions for multiple guitar ensemble for this unique concert event. The composers are Tim Brady, James Beckwith Maxwell, Lisa Cay Miller, Jordan Nobles, Benton Roark, Alfredo Santa Ana, and Rita Ueda.

Presented as part of ISCM World New Music Days 2017.

Erato Ensemble

Saturday, July 8th 2017 8pm

The Orpheum Annex 823 Seymour Street

Admission by Donation at the door

Erato Ensemble celebrates 10 seasons of music-making with a concert of Homegrown compositions composed and premiered by Erato since 2007!

Since its inception in 2006, Erato Ensemble has premiered over 75 new works, most by Vancouver-based composers. On July 8 they will celebrate this city’s diverse and exceptional talent by revisiting some of their favourite works composed specially for them.

In addition to the encore performances, Erato will premiere a brand new work by Michael Park. The Knitting Club involves not only the entire ensemble, but the audience as well! Listeners are invited to bring their knitting and join in the celebration as the piece unfolds. There will also be an opportunity to purchase items knitted by Erato’s own avid knitting musicians! Don’t know how to knit? Come early for a pre-show knitting lesson!

Homegrown also serves as a fundraiser for Erato’s 2017-18 season. Tickets will be by donation at the door. Help us put the FUN in fundraiser – pay what you can and party with us as we celebrate our anniversary and honour Vancouver’s talented composers and musicians. If you want to be sure to get a seat, you may donate online at the link below (suggested donation $20). Drinks will be available at the cash bar.

For more information contact eratoensemble@gmail.com. 604 720 1792

Program
Christopher Kovarik – Love & Other Absurdities
Stefan Hintersteininger – In Paris With You; Raglan Road
Bruce Sled – Songs & Ayres
Catherine Laub – Bacchus On His Ass; Sonnet To Orpheus III
Matthew Emery – Walk Safely Over Soft Places
Alvaro Rojas – Arctic Rhododendrons
Adam Hill – Oilblood
William George – Canadiana Suite
Michael Park – The Knitting Club (World Premiere)

Musicians:
Dorothea Hayley, soprano
Catherine Laub, soprano
Melanie Adams, mezzo soprano
Will George, tenor
Vaughn Chauvin, baritone
Michael Park, piano
Jeff Pelletier, flute
Julie Begg, clarinet
Lauris Davis, oboe & english horn
Julia Nolan, saxophone
Stanton Jack, guitar
Larisa Lebeda, violin
Alexandra Sia, cello
Stefan Hintersteininger, cello
Katie Rife, percussion
Kevin Zakresky, conductor
Rita Attrot, piano

Erato: The Living Ocean

Saturday, November 26, 2016
8:00pm 9:00pm
Orpheum Annex
823 Seymour Street Vancouver, BC

Canada is a maritime nation, with the longest coastline in the world bordering three oceans. Each day that we are alive, we literally live and breathe the ocean. It doesn’t matter where you live or what you do. If you are presently alive on the planet Earth, your life is inextricably intertwined with the ocean.

That’s why Living Oceans Society is working to ensure a healthy ocean by protecting the four pillars of ocean ecosystems: habitat, biodiversity, food webs, and water quality.

Erato is proud to partner with Living Oceans Society on this program of music inspired by the Sea.

Repertoire:

Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures

Gabriel Faure: L’horizon chimerique

Clifford Ford: Halifax, 6 December, 1917

Edward MacDowell: The Sea

Marga Richter: Serenade for Guitar and Piano

plus World Premieres by

Glenn Sutherland & Sue Hughson

and William George

Performers:

Dorothea Hayley, soprano

Melanie Adams, mezzo-soprano

Will George, tenor

Vaughn Chauvin, baritone

Jeff Pelletier, flute

Julie Begg, clarinet

Stanton Jack, guitar

Stefan Hintersteininger, cello

Michael Park, piano

Champagne and a Show!

featuring works by Celso Machado, Manuel Ponce and Maximo Pujol

Tuesday, July 26th- 730pm

Hycroft Manor 1489 McRae Ave.

Erato Ensemble presents: BAM! Music for voices and percussion.
Saturday, May 28 at 8:00 pm

The Orpheum Annex

repertoire

John Cage – The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs

George Crumb – The Ghosts of Alhambra

William George – Moon Chants

Janice Giteck – Callin’ Home Coyote

Adam Hill – Orpheus Unplugged (World Premiere)

Alfredo Santa Ana – I Should Bring Them Water

Russell Wallace – TBA (World Premiere)

Event
PLUCK!
Saturday 8pm January 30th 2016
The Orpheum Annex 823 Seymour St.
Contemporary Classical & Minimalism for Voices, String Quartet, Guitar and Double Bass

repertoire

Max Richter – On The Nature of Daylight
Kevin Beavers – A Wandlebury Ring
Lou Warde – Songs from Geometrics
Stefan Hintersteininger – After the Fact (World Premiere)
Vladimir Martynov – The Beatitudes
Michael Nyman – Two Songs from Anne Frank
Ben Yarmolinsky – Nathan Songs

Concerts in Care http://www.duotrovador.com
Menno Hospital Chapel 1030am
January 5th 2016

LA Music For Voices
Friday November 27th 8pm
The Orpheum Annex 823 Seymour St.

June 13th 2015

Bocherrinni String Quintette No.4

featuring Stanton C. Jack, guitar

Renaissance Room, Coquitlam B.C.

7pm

May 2nd 2015

Bocherrinni String Quintette No. 4

featuring Stanton C. Jack, guitar

Place de Arts, Coquitlam B.C.

7pm free concert

Full Long Nights Moon – New Music for flute and guitar

March 29th 2015

St. Andrews Wesley Chapel

130-230pm

Tickets $10 at door

online @ trovador.brownpapertickets.co

February 5th 2015

Douglas College
Arts at One
Faculty Recital
Dowland, Villa-Lobos, and new works for guitar and voice.

October 2014

October 8, 3pm. Duo Trovador. Bradley Centre, Chilliwack, BC.