Beethoven Festival - Kamloops Symphony

Festival schedule
Beethoven’s Fifth
May 3, 2014 Saturday - 7:30 pm
Sagebrush Theatre
Beethoven – Life and Times
May 5, 2014 Monday - 12:00 noon
St. Andrews on the Square
Chamber Music
Quintet for Piano and Winds
May 5, 2014 Monday - 7:00 pm
Irving K. Barber Centre at TRU
Beethoven – Music for Piano
May 6, 2014 Tuesday - 12:00 noon
Sagebrush Theatre
Avan Yu Piano Recital
May 6, 2014 Tuesday - 7:00 pm
Sagebrush Theatre
Chamber Music
Septet and Quartet
May 7, 2014 Wednesday - 7:00 pm
Irving K. Barber Centre at TRU
Beethoven in Film
May 8, 2014 Thursday - 7:00 pm
Paramount Theatre
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
May 9, 2014 Friday - 6:00 pm
Sagebrush Theatre
May 9, 2014 Friday - 7:30 pm
Sagebrush Theatre
Ode to Joy
June Goldsmith
Mélanie Léonard
June Goldsmith always
follows her dreams:
to share her love of
music, to make music
accessible to a wide
audience,
and
to
promote and support
young talent.
This life-long commitment has led to a rich
and varied
career.
Founder, artistic and
JUNE GOLDSMITH
executive director of
the popular daytime concert series Music in
the Morning, she currently is a music lecturer
and radio broadcaster.
As a broadcaster, June regularly appears
with host Sheryl MacKay on the CBC Radio
One program North by Northwest. One of
her CBC fans emailed: “I would walk for a
mile, uphill, in the snow, barefoot, to hear
June Goldsmith talk about music.”
Known for her youthful vibrancy and
dynamic versatility with musical genres
and styles, Mélanie Léonard is increasingly
sought after as a guest conductor. She
served as Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s
Resident Conductor from 2009 to 2012
and as Associate Conductor for the 20122013 season.
Guest Speaker
Avan Yu
Guest Conductor
Ms. Léonard’s
impassioned
love of music,
her charming
stage
presence, and her
rapport with
musicians and
audiences are
quickly
becoming known
on the national
music scene.
May 3 – 10, 2014
Mélanie Léonard
festival Sponsors
Musician in Residence
Extraordinary young Canadian pianist Avan
Yu is our guest throughout the Festival,
appearing as a soloist with orchestra and
in recital.
Avan Yu sprang to international attention
when he triumphed at the Sydney
International Piano Competition in 2012,
winning First Prize along with nine special
awards. Hailed as a “pianistic force with
an astonishing sensitivity far beyond his
years”, Avan has appeared as a soloist with
orchestras and conductors globally.
A feast of the music of
Ludwig van Beethoven
May 10, 2014 Saturday - 7:30 pm
Sagebrush Theatre
Beethoven
Festival
Phone: 250-372-5000
[email protected]
www.kamloopssymphony.com
Chamber Music
Quintet for Piano and Winds
Monday, May 5, 2014 - 7:00 pm
Irving K. Barber Centre at TRU
Performers
KSO Chamber Musicians
Beethoven
Serenade in D major
Beethoven
Piano Trio
Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds
Beethoven – Music for Piano
avan yu
Mélanie Léonard
performances
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 12:00 noon
Sagebrush Theatre
Learn more about Beethoven’s contribution to
piano repertoire.
host
Beethoven’s Fifth
Saturday, May 3, 2014 - 7:30 pm
Sagebrush Theatre
Sheryl MacKay,
of CBC Radio One North by Northwest
Speaker
June Goldsmith
Ludwig van Beethoven’s fifth symphony and
fourth piano concerto debuted on the same
evening in Vienna in 1808. Reflect on that
magical moment and revel in Beethoven’s
mastery.
with
Guest Conductor
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 7:00 pm
Sagebrush Theatre
Soloist
Beethoven
Schumann
Beethoven
Beethoven
Mélanie Léonard
Avan Yu, Piano
Beethoven
Beethoven
Beethoven
Leonore Overture #3
Piano Concerto #4
Symphony #5
Pre-concert talk: 6:45 pm
Avan Yu, Piano
Avan Yu Piano Recital
An die Ferne Geliebte
Fantasie Op.17
Sonata in E major, Op.109
Sonata in F minor,
Op. 57 “Appassionata”
Beethoven – an introduction to the composer and his music presented by guest
speaker June Goldsmith.
Chamber Music
Septet and Quartet Festival Opening Reception
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 7:00 pm
Irving K. Barber Centre at TRU
After the performance
Performers
Beethoven - Life and Times
Monday, May 5, 2014 - 12:00 noon
St. Andrews on the Square
Learn about Beethoven’s life and the environment in which he created his music.
Speaker
June Goldsmith
KSO Chamber Musicians
Beethoven
String Quartet #1
BeethovenSeptet
Beethoven in Film
Ode to Joy
Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 7:00 pm
Paramount Theatre
Saturday, May 10, 2014 - 7:30 pm Sagebrush Theatre
Movie
Discover the beginning of Beethoven’s symphonic
journey and bask in the glory of his final creation, one
of the greatest symphonic works ever composed.
Immortal Beloved
The film begins with the death of Ludwig van
Beethoven. His secretary starts the search for
the mysterious person to whom Beethoven has
left his possessions, his works and his money. The
will states: “To my immortal beloved”. His search
of clues to Immortal Beloved, reveals a man of
extremes: a musical genius, a rebellious invalid, a
melancholy lover...
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
2 performances
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm Sagebrush Theatre
Conductor
Bruce Dunn
Guest Artists
Classical Kids LIVE! The original audio recording of Beethoven Lives
Upstairs claims dozens of top music, educational,
and parenting awards. It has gone multi-platinum,
been translated and distributed around the world,
and made into an Emmy award-winning film. The
Beethoven Lives Upstairs theatrical symphony
concert introduces audiences of all ages to the life
and music of Ludwig Van Beethoven.
This world famous production features a lively
exchange of letters between young Christoph and
his uncle. Their subject is the “madman” who has
moved into the upstairs apartment of Christoph’s
Vienna home.
Finally, after attending the famous first performance of the Ninth Symphony, Christoph comes to
understand the genius of Beethoven, the torment
of his deafness, and the beauty of his music.
beethoven lives upstairs
Conductor
Bruce Dunn
Guest Artists
KSO Chorus and Soloists
Eleonora Higginson (Soprano)
Ingrid Mapson (Mezzo-Soprano)
Tomas Bijok (Tenor)
Scott Brooks (Baritone)
Beethoven
Beethoven
Symphony #1
Symphony #9
ticket prices
Festival Pass (includes all events)
AdultStudent/
Youth
KSO Subscribers
Prestige and Classic Series
$ 75 $ 45
$ 130 $ 65
purchase by April 10, 2014
$ 140 $ 70
After Early Deadline
$ 150
$ 80
KSO Subscribers
all other Series
Early Bird Price
Single Tickets
available after April 10, 2014
EVENT
AdultStudent/
Youth
Beethoven’s Fifth
$ 37 $ 15
Ode to Joy
$ 37
$ 15
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
$ 20 $ 8
Avan Yu Recital
$ 25 $ 10
KSO Chamber
$ 25 $ 10
KSO Chamber
$ 25 $ 10
Film
$ 8 $ 8
(No Charge, subject to availability)
June Goldsmith Events
Full Price $ 177 $ 76