Standing Wave & Barking Sphinx
in collaboration with Random Elements: A Celebration of Iannis Xenakis presents

Sunday, October 23, 8pm
Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street (at Granville)
$20.00 general / $15.00 students & seniors
Tickets: www.ticketstonight.ca or by phone 604.684.2787 or at the door
For more info: www.standingwave.ca, www.barkingsphinx.com or phone 604.683.8240

Christie Reside, flute ♦ A-K Coope, clarinet ♦ Rebecca Whitling, violin
Peggy Lee, cello ♦ Allen Stiles, piano ♦ Vern Griffiths, percussion
Ron Samworth, guitar ♦ Dylan van der Schyff, drums
Special Guests: Reg Quiring, viola and John Korsrud, trumpet

On Sunday, October 23, Standing Wave, Vancouver’s leading contemporary chamber ensemble, and Talking Pictures, Vancouver’s cutting edge improvising ensemble, join forces for an evening of extreme music creation. The program will feature Iannis Xenakis’ classic chamber works Ikhoor, Oophaa, and Plekto, bookended by improvisatory explorations as well as premieres of new works by John Korsrud and Peggy Lee for the combined Talking Pictures and Standing Wave ensemble.

Ten years have passed since the death of Iannis Xenakis, (1922-2001) the Romanian-born, Greek composer who was arguably the most influential iconoclast of 20th Century Western music. During his lifetime Xenakis was an architect, a mathematician, a scholar of philosophy, Greek Classicism, atomic physics, and computer science, and a political exile, all of which informed his work as a composer.

Xenakinesis! is Standing Wave’s tribute to this musical revolutionary. Three works of Xenakis on the program, the unremittingly intense Ikhoor (1978), the gamelan-inspired Oophaa, and Plekto (1993), with its gestures jabbing out from a dense core of sound, exemplify what the Czech writer Milan Kundera wrote about Xenakis’ music in his 1981 essay “The Prophet of Insensibility”: “…a mass of sound which does not rise from the human heart, but which approaches us from the outside, like raindrops or the voice of wind.”

Taking Xenakis’ music and ideas as a point of departure, internationally acclaimed Vancouverites John Korsrud and Peggy Lee will compose works for the combined forces of Standing Wave and Talking Pictures which we will premiere on this concert. Improvised creations of members of both ensembles will round out the concert.

“Once again, Standing Wave presented a varied and stimulating program,
played as ever, with lashings of intelligence and heart.” – The Georgia Straight

Cross Border Jazz at the Cellar is brought to you in part by
THE HARD RUBBER NEW MUSIC SOCIETY and COASTAL JAZZ & BLUES.

ard Rubber New Music, SFU Woodwards Goldcorp Centre for the Arts and Coastal Jazz present

Vancouver Chinese Instrumental Music Society and Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden Presents

Pipers Air Supply

- Sino-Western Winds -
Sunday, October 9, 2011, 7:30 pm
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden 
578 Carrall Street (at Pender)
Tickets | 604 662 3207 |
Info  | 604 683 8240 |
| $15 general/ $10 student and senior|

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Suona & Sheng - Zhongxi Wu
Bagpipes - Michael O’Neill
Erhu – Jirong Huang
Dizi - Jianmin Pan
Pipa – Guilian Liu
Ruan – Zhimin Yu
Gu Zheng – Wei Li
Dr. Jan Walls as Master of Ceremony

The Vancouver Chinese Instrumental Music Society and the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden will be presenting our fourth collaborative concert for the Around the World series called Pipers Air Supply.  Building on our previous programs, this production will showcase pipes from cultures found in Vancouver and also celebrate the Garden’s 25^th anniversary on Sunday October 9, 2011.

The evening’s music will be led by our musical director Jirong Huang on erhu. He will be working with Chinese suona Master Zhongxi Wu, Jianmin Pan on the Chinese dizi and our guest musician Michael O’Neill on Highland pipes accompanied by the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble. Together, these musicians will integrate their traditions and bring awareness to diverse cultures. They will display an array of techniques and skills ranging from traditional folk to improvised new music. For more information please visitvancouverchinesemusic.ca. The concert will be emceed by renowned linguist Dr. Jan Walls who brings his ability to bridge cultures with words.

Formed in 1989, the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble is the first professional Chinese Instrumental music group established in Canada. Our versatile group embraces the popular and the traditional music of China as well as western classical and contemporary fine art performed with Chinese instruments. Our approach is transformative in nature as each project incorporates innovative collaborations between our ensemble and artists contributing to this creative milieu. New music is created from our eclectic arrangements presenting Chinese instruments in a new light with each performance.

“…vibrant and exciting exposure to another culture.”  The Georgia Straight


For more information please contact Angie@dkam.ca| Tel 604.683.8240 | Fax 604.683.7911 |www.vancouverchinesemusic.ca
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the City of Vancouver

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溫哥華中華樂團與中山公園共同舉辦

溫哥華中華樂團

管乐气供队

~多元文化管樂大觀 ~

日期：2011年10月9日（星期日）7時半
地點：中山公園 | 578 Carrall Street
票價: 成人$15 / 學生, 耆英 $10
購票電話 |604 662 3207| 或於當日在表演場所購買
查詢電話 |604 683 8240|www.vancouverchinesemusic.ca

吳忠喜: 嗩吶
Michael O’Neill:  風笛
黃繼榮﹕二胡
潘建明: 笛子
劉桂蓮﹕琵琶
于志敏﹕阮
李煒: 箏
主持: 王健教授

溫哥華中華樂團將於10月9日（星期日）與中山公園合辦世界民族音樂系列壓軸音樂會《笙管齊鳴》。 承接以往主題, 是次音樂會將展現來自不同文化的吹管樂器, 並同時慶祝中山公園成立二十五周年。

音樂會在二胡大師黃繼榮擔任藝術總監, 並帶領嗩吶名家吳忠喜, 名笛子演奏家潘建明, 以及蘇格蘭風笛家Michael O’Neil, 連同中華樂團各成員, 向聽眾展現精湛技藝和令人驚嘆的旋律。透過管樂器獨奏，重奏以及合奏的表演方式，樂團亦將顯示傳統和創新相結合之特殊效果。節目主持將由著名語言學家王健教授(Dr. Jan Walls)擔任。

溫哥華中華樂團成立於一九八九年，是加拿大第一個由專業中國音樂家組成，以繼承和發揚中國音樂文化為宗旨的音樂團體。樂團的第一次亮相，是在溫哥華奧芬劇場舉行的加拿大總督專場音樂會上演出，隨後在加美各地演出數百場，其精湛技藝和豐富多采的節目深受廣大觀眾評。

“SUPERB, JOYFUL AND EVOCATIVE.” THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT

Birds of Paradox with Dong Jinming

Vancouver International Jazz Festival
| July 1, 2011    12pm |  Free  |
| Performance Works    1218 Cartwright Street |

Ron Samworth (Guitar, Effects), Lan Tung (Erhu, vocals), Neelamjit Dhillon (Sax, Flute, Tabla), Jinming Dong (Erhu).

Birds of Paradox fuses elements of Jazz and improvised music with traditional Chinese, Western and Indian Sensibilities. Their cd was nominated for a 2010 Western Canadian Music Award for the Instrumental Recording of the Year. Director of the Nanjing Festival and master of the erhu, special guest Dong Jingming performs with virtuosity, unrivalled skills and a unique understanding of music.

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Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble

Sunday, June 5, 2011, 7:30 pm
Doors open at 7pm
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall Street (at Pender)

Tickets | 604 662 3207 |
Info      | 604 683 8240 |
| $15 general/ $10 student and senior |

Featuring:
Musical Director – Jirong Huang
Pipa: Gui Lian Liu
Ruan: Zhi Min Yu
Dan Nguyet: Dan Bau
Sitar : TBA
Shamisen :  TBA
Guitar: TBA

 Dr. Jan Walls as Master of Ceremony

Featuring an exciting collection of  plucked stringed instruments from around the world, the Vancouver Chinese Instrumental Music Society and the Vancouver Chinese Classical Garden presents Plucking Strings on Sunday June 5^th, 2011. Jirong Huang, musical director of the Vancouver Chinese Music ensemble will be working with guest musicians on the Vietnamese Dan Nguyet, Japanese Shamisen, Chinese ruan, Indian sitar and western guitar. The ensemble will bring together cultural communities in celebration of the lute family of music. The night’s program will emceed by renouned linguist, Jan Walls, giving context to a display of  an unconventional arrangement of the instruments. Each will be presented in solo performance, performing an array of technique and skill to traditional songs and together, they will showcase new innovative works and improvised music.
For more information please visit vancouverchinesemusic.ca

Formed in 1989, the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble is the first professional Chinese Instrumental music group established in Canada. Our versatile group embraces the popular and the classical traditions of China as well as western classical and contemporary music performed on Chinese instruments. Our approach is transformative in nature as each project incorporates innovative collaborations between our ensemble with musicians playing instruments from other cultures. New music is created from our eclectic ensemble arrangements presenting Chinese instruments in a new light each time.

“…vibrant and exciting exposure to another culture.”  The Georgia Straight

From 1922 to 2012

SFU Woodwards, Fei and MiltonWong Experimental Theatre
149 W.Hastings Street, tickets $20 (gen), $15 (stu/sen)
Buy tickets here: www.ticketstonight.ca
For more info: www.hardrubber.com or phone 604 683 8240

On Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, the 18-piece Hard Rubber Orchestra will be premiering edge-cutting commissioned works for jazz orchestra by San Francisco resident and former National Arts Centre composer-in-residence Linda Bouchard, and Vancouver Symphony composer-in-residence, Scott Good, soloing on his own work.

San Francisco’s Linda Bouchard composes in an energetic and brash style that compliments the unusual aesthetic of the Hard Rubber Orchestra. She will be guest conducting her own music. Scott Good, as well as being one of Canada’s top composers and the current Vancouver Orchestra composer-in-residence, is a highly-active classical and improvising trombonist from Toronto. He will perform as soloist for his work for jazz orchestra, trombone and electronics.

 Completing the evenings’ program will  be guest conductor Alan Matheson presenting works by Fletcher Henderson from the 1920’s, and Leonard Bernstein’s Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs (1949), a concert work for jazz orchestra featuring special guest François Houle on clarinet.

A concert of the best improvised music from New York to Vancouver

Friday 8pm • April 29, 2011
Ironworks • 235 Alexander Street
Tickets $15 general, $12 students/seniors • available at the door
Info: 604.683.8240

Talking Pictures presents its third Annual Invitational, featuring leading Canadian and International musical improvisers, at the intimate and atmospheric Ironworks Studios on Alexander Street on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 8 pm.Collaborating with artists from wide ranging musical and cultural backgrounds, Talking Pictures participates in an exchange of personal narratives – the lifeblood of improvised music. This year, leader and guitarist, Ron Samworth, cellist Peggy Lee and drummer Dylan van der Schyff are inviting Torsten Muller , Briggan Krauss, and JP Carter to perform together and create an evening of exceptional musical improvisation.

German born Torsten Muller is an exceptional improviser and bass player. Krauss who will be on saxophone is a founder of New Yorks’ Sex Mob and a member avant-electric group pig pen. And JP Carter who  is  a member of Vancouver`s stellar jazz ensembles, the Inhabitants and Fond of Tigers will be playing the trumpet for the evening. The transmission of human information inspires and transforms artists and audiences alike. It is vital to successful collaboration and strengthens the artistic community as a whole.

“… provocative, responsive quartet employing interwoven melodic ideas, funked-up freewheeling interludes sometimes resembling tunes and much guess-the-reference materials  that covers New Orleans to new music.”
Goeff Chaplin, Toronto Star