Noonhour recitals at the Fourth Stage feature stars of the Atlantic Canada's thriving classical music scene from April 28-May 1
April 22, 2003 -
OTTAWA (Ontario) -- The second week of the National Arts
Centre's Atlantic Scene features a series of five noon-hour
recitals by young stars of East Coast classical music. These
hour-long concerts take place on the Fourth Stage at 12:00 from April
28 to May 2. Tickets for each of the five concerts are $5.00.
Marc Djokic, violin » Lynn Stodola, piano
Monday, April 28 - 12:00 National Arts Centre, Fourth
Stage
Young violinist Marc Djokic shares the stage with his mother,
critically acclaimed pianist and CBC recording artist Lynn Stodola.
Marc is son of violinist Philippe Djokic - frequently heard
with Lynn at the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, and brother of
cellist Denise Djokic - a rising star and the featured soloist
in Symphony Nova Scotia's Atlantic Scene concert. Programme:
Beethoven's "Kreutzer" Sonata, Ysaye's Sonata for solo violin
in E major, Saint-Saens's Introduction and Rondo
Capriccioso and Canadian composer Jean Papineau-Couture's
Trois Caprices.
Dale Kavanagh, guitar
Tuesday, April 29 - 12:00 National Arts Centre, Fourth
Stage
"Spirited," "impressive," "mature," and "impassioned." That's
what critics are saying. One of the guitar world's most gifted
interpreters, Halifax-born Dale Kavanagh thrills audiences worldwide
with her technical precision and mastery of interpretation.
Programme: Carlo Domeniconi's Tryptichon, Michael
Praetorius's Courante, Ballet and La Volta,
Rodrigo's Invocation et Danse, Pipo's Cancio y
Danza No. 1, and three of Dale Kavanagh's own compositions:
Toronto 98, On the Briny Ocean Toss, and Three
Pieces.
Sean Rice, clarinet » Patrick Cashin, piano
Wednesday, April 30 - 12:00 National Arts Centre, Fourth
Stage
Young Newfoundland clarinettist Sean Rice performed as soloist
with the National Arts Centre Orchestra for its student matinee in
St. John's on its Atlantic Tour 2002, and has also been selected
to perform in the 2002 CBC 'Up and Coming' radio series and
is a recipient of the 2001 Yamaha Rising Star Award from Musicfest
Canada. He teams up with fellow Memorial University student Patrick
Cashin to present a program of Romantic and twentieth-century works
including Carl Maria von Weber's Grand Duo Concertante,
Johannes Brahms' Sonata No.1 and Witold
Lutoslawski's Dance Preludes.
Michel Cardin, lute
Thursday, May 1- 12:00 National Arts Centre, Fourth
Stage
Recognized in the music world as one of today's best
lutenists, award-winning Michel Cardin has earned rave reviews for
his artistic interpretations. Critics have called his playing
"fascinating, full, delicious" (Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung),
"vigorous, expressive, clear and nuanced." (Le Joueur de
Luth). The programme will include works by Weiss, Bach, Kellner
and Dufault, and his own arrangements of Greensleeves, and
Pachelbel's Canon.
Duo Concertante
Friday, May 2 - 12:00 National Arts Centre, Fourth
Stage
Duo Concertante has gained recognition across Canada for
performances marked with brilliance, passion, subtlety and superb
musicianship. The teamwork of violinist Nancy Dahn and pianist
Timothy Steeves is hailed as "one flawlessly harmonious package."
Programme consists of Brahms's Scherzo, Manuel de
Falla's Suite populaire, Franz Schubert's Fantasy
for Violin and Piano in C major, and Kelly-Marie Murphy's
Dance Me to your Beauty with a Burning Violin.
Tickets are $5, and are available in person at the NAC Box Office
(Mon. to Sat. 10:00 to 21:00), by phone at Ticketmaster (613)
755-1111, online at www.atlanticscene.ca.
The National Arts Centre's Atlantic Scene is the first in a
series of biennial regional festivals to take place in the
nation's capital which will showcase the best in Canadian arts
and culture from coast to coast. Four hundred established and
emerging artists from the East Coast will take part in 85 events
ranging from theatre, visual arts, film, comedy and literature, to
Celtic, Acadian, pop and classical music - and even culinary
arts.
Partners and Sponsors
Partners include the Government of Canada and the Department of
Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade, the Governments of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, as well at the
Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership. Media and corporate sponsors
include CBC-Radio Canada, the National Post, Transcontinental
Media, the Ottawa Citizen, Le Droit, Rogers Television
22, Alexander Keith's, Clearwater Fine Foods Inc., VIA Rail
Canada, Eastlink, Universal Music, The Shaw Group, Delta Hotels,
Ramada Hotel & Suites Ottawa, The Aristocrat Hotel and EMI Music
Canada. Philanthropists Margaret and David Fountain, The Craig
Foundation, The Donald R. Sobey Foundation and Purdy Crawford have
also provided important financial support.
For more ticket information or to view the full Atlantic Scene
lineup of performers, as well as the time and date of shows and
activities, please visit www.atlanticscene.ca.
