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Award-winning
jazz musician Brad Turner and the Turning Point Ensemble kick off the LCMS
season next week.
It’s not very often people can eavesdrop on the
dialogue between a professional composer and an ensemble developing new works.
But Langley Community Music School students, as
well as members of the public, are invited to be part of that process next
week, when the school hosts a reading session with alumnus Brad Turner and
Turning Point Ensemble (TPE).
While bringing the award-winning composer and jazz
musician back to LCMS for the Sept. 16 session is exciting, principal Susan
Magnusson is even more thrilled because this will the first chance to showcase
the school’s new resident ensemble – TPE.
The 18-member Vancouver-based group has agreed to
be the ensemble in residence for the 2011-12 school year, giving students and
the public a chance to witness the creative process of music at various events
and concerts, Magnusson explained.
“We are thrilled to have this association with the
TPE,” she said. “LCMS has a long-standing commitment to the creation and
performance of Canadian music, and we are excited to continue this tradition
throug hthe TPE residency. It’s a great opportunity for students and concert
goers alike.”
Magnusson elaborated that the TPE was formed in
2002 by its musician members, and its mandate is to increase the appreciation
of music composed during the past 100 years, linking the music of earlier times
to the music of today through innovative programming and outstanding
performance.
The ensemble, which was recently honoured with the
Rio Tinto Alcan Award for Performing Arts 2011, trumpets their involvement with
LCMS with next week’s reading session, which begins Friday, Sept. 16 at 7:30
p.m.
Audience members can experience first-hand the
dialogue that occurs between professional composer and ensemble as a new work
is developed.
This session is part of the Ensemble’s project, The
Creative and the Classical, that explores the relationship and reciprocal
influence between jazz and classical music.
The ensemble’s residency continues with the
Creating Composers project, where students learn and participate in the
step-by-step process of creative composition.
The Creating Composers sessions run on Sept. 25,
Nov. 20, and 27, and culminate in an informal performance of the compositions
by the ensemble for students, their families and guests on Nov. 27, as part of
LCMS’ Canadian Music Week celebrations.
“Creating Composers is open to any young musician
interested in exploring the composition process,” Magnusson said. “They don’t
have to be a student at the school to take advantage of this unique
opportunity.
During their tenure, the ensemble will pair works
of Igor Stravinsky and Duke Ellington with the premiere performance of a new
work by Jazz artist Dave Douglas, as well as the LCMS-commissioned work by
Turner, and concludes it residency with a concert on March 30, with the final
LCMS Rose Gellert Hall season performance.
“The reading session and Creating Composers project
are just two of the many exciting things we have happening in September at
LCMS, and throughout the year,” Magnusson said.
Anyone interested in learning more about the
programs and events at LCMS should attend the school’s open house on Saturday,
Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or call 604-534-2848.
Also on the school’s fall itinerary is the Concert
Cafe Classico season opener with Duo Concertante on Friday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m.
Langley Community Music School is located at 4899
207th St. For more information, visit www.langleymusic.com, or call
604-534-2848. ©
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