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promising professionals of the future, sustaining
our fine music heritage and bringing enjoyment
to the audiences of this region.
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JUNE 13 - 25, 2016
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Table of Contents
Message from Dave Formosa, Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Message from Michael Matthews, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Guest Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
• Anthem of the People – Celebrating the Tla’amin Treaty . . . . . . . .
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PRISMA Festival Orchestra 2016 - Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Concert Schedule
FRIDAY, JUNE 17: GALA GRAND OPENING CONCERT: PRISMA FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
& GUEST ARTISTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Program Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SATURDAY, JUNE 18: SYMPHONY CONCERTS: PRISMA FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA . . . . . . . 22
Program Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
THURSDAY, JUNE 23: CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT: PRISMA GUEST ARTISTS. . . . . . . . 26
Program Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SATURDAY, JUNE 25: GALA CLOSING CONCERT: PRISMA FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA . . . . . 27
Program Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
CONCERTO COMPETITION SEMIFINAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
DAILY MASTERCLASSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
STUDENT RECITALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SECTIONAL REHEARSALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
PRISMA Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
PRISMA Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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Key Staff
Arthur Arnold - Music Director
Michelle Hignell - Executive Director
Lee Coulter - Operations Manager
Megan Gros - Student Services and
Assistant to the Music Director
William Pallot - Transportation and
Facilities Coordinator
Kim Barton-Bridges - Special Events
Coordinator
Sarah Barton-Bridges - Media Liaison
Kerri Carlson - Music Tourism &
Corporate Sponsor Communications
Alison Barbour - Box Office Coordinator
Sharon Thomas - Administrative
Support
Support Staff
Heather Allen, Donor
Acknowledgement
Brian Balfe & Don Somers,
Comox Valley Fundraiser &
Symphony Cruise
Peter Deane, Head of Stage Crew
Nancy de Brouwer, Graphic Designer
Paul Galinski, Photography
CaroleAnn Leishman, PRISMA on the
Beach Stage Manager
Liz Matthews & Dana Percy,
Volunteer Scheduling
Cathy Reckenberg, Volunteer
Appreciation
Paul Schachter, Vice President
Finance
Kuts Shoji, Marketing Consultant
Dave White, Transport & Facilities
Assistant
Kevin Wilson, Web Support
Board of Directors
Michael Matthews, President
John Silver, Vice President
Mike Robinson, Treasurer
Jeanette Scott, Secretary
Lyn Adamson
Arthur Arnold
Julia Levy
Quentin Smith
Kim Stokes
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who spend innumerable hours to plan the
festival and take hands-on responsibility
for its operation.
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Mayor’s Welcome
Message from President
On behalf of City Council and the citizens
of Powell River, I am pleased to welcome
you to our community within the traditional
territory of the Tla’amin Nation.
In just a few short years, PRISMA has
established itself as one of the many
reasons to come to this part of the world
in the summer
summer. Along with our neighbours
in the Academy of Music and the biennial
Kathaumixw International Choral Festival,
we have further enhanced the reputation
of Powell River as a centre of musical
excellence and entertainment.
The Pacific Region International Summer
Music Academy (PRISMA) will once again
be presenting a spectacular Symphony
Festival from June 13-25, 2016. It is
from past experience that I am confident in saying that this festival
promises to be every bit as successful as the previous festivals. With
such amazing talent, the venue and the people who work diligently to
make this happen, all those who share in this experience will most
certainly be inspired.
The orchestral training that music students and aspiring professionals
will receive, combined with the invaluable experience acquired by
working alongside internationally established artists from the world’s
finest symphony orchestras, will undoubtedly put each participant on
solid footing towards a successful career in a professional orchestra.
PRISMA will continue to impact favourably on the well-established
cultural traditions for which Powell River is highly regarded.
It is our hope that you gain inspiration from our stunning waterfront
community and from the camaraderie you will receive from your
fellow students and our citizens. It is my personal hope that the time
you spend with us will play a positive role in helping to secure the
career you seek. May God bless you all!
David J. Formosa, Mayor
Our outstanding students and guest artists work phenomenally
hard before and during the festival, and we have a commitment
to keep the ticket cost at a level that allows everybody to enjoy
these efforts, whether at the concerts, the masterclasses, or
the spectacular free open-air ‘PRISMA on the Beach’. (By the
way, our masterclasses are a relatively undiscovered gem of the
Festival, so don’t miss the opportunity.) We could not deliver on this
commitment were it not for the wonderful support that we receive
from all sectors of the community: civic, corporate and individual.
Most of all, however, we depend upon the enthusiasm and support
of you, the audience.
Many of our performers have commented on the warmth of the
reception they receive here, both inside the concert hall and on the
streets of Powell River
River. This is what brings them back year after
year, so if you happen to come across a PRISMA musician, don’t
forget to say ‘Hello’.
Michael Matthews, President of PRISMA
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PRISMA Guest Artists
ARTHUR ARNOLD - Conductor
AMANDA FORSYTH - Cello
ARTHUR ARNOLD, from the Netherlands, is
Music Director of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra,
appearing regularly in the Grand Hall of the
Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, and at the
Concertgebouw in the Netherlands. He has been
described as “one of the rare conductors who not
only possesses a flawless technique, but also
inspires the orchestra, giving the individual musicians creative freedom”.
Mr. Arnold has established a reputation for sincere musical interpretations,
dynamic performances and the ability to communicate with audiences.
In his native Holland, he conducted the Netherlands Radio Symphony
Orchestra, the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, North Netherlands
Orchestra, Holland Symfonia, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Opera Minora and
the Nieuw Ensemble. He also appears as guest conductor at many wellknown European, Asian and North American orchestras.
Canadian JUNO Award-winning AMANDA
FORSYTH is considered one of North America’s
most dynamic cellists. Her intense richness of tone,
remarkable technique and exceptional musicality
combine to enthrall audiences and critics alike.
Ms. Forsyth has achieved an international reputation
as soloist and chamber musician. She has toured
with the Royal Philharmonic and Israel Philharmonic Orchestras, and was
invited back to South Africa for solo performances and masterclasses
after her first homecoming tour last season. As a founding member of the
Zukerman ChamberPlayers and Zukerman Trio, Ms. Forsyth has frequently
appeared throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia. She
served as Principal Cello of the NAC Orchestra from 1999 to 2015.
Ms. Forsyth’s recordings appear on the Sony Classics, Naxos, Altara,
Fanfare, Marquis, Pro Arte and CBC labels. A recording of the Brahms
Double Concerto with Pinchas Zukerman and the NAC Orchestra was
released last fall by Analekta Records.
Amanda Forsyth performs on a rare 1699 Italian cello by Carlo Giuseppe
Testore.
HERBERT GREENBERG - Violin
HERBERT GREENBERG has been a member of the Minnesota Orchestra
and associate concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony. From 1981 to
2001 he served as concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony
Orchestra. Mr. Greenberg has concertized throughout
North America, Europe and Asia and, at the Peabody
Conservatory, has served as string chair and is a
member of the violin faculty. Many of his former
students occupy concertmaster and principal positions
in major symphony orchestras throughout the world.
He plays on the Jean Becker Stradivarius, dated 1685.
SUNGPIL KIM - Piano
SUNGPIL KIM performs as a recitalist, chamber
musician and orchestral soloist across the US, in
the UK, and in his native South Korea. Appearances
as a soloist with orchestra include the Piano
Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 by F. Chopin with
the Manchester Camerata in England and the Piano
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Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 by S. Rachmaninov with the Changwon
Municipal Philharmonic Orchestra in Tongyeong, South Korea. Mr. Kim
was awarded the first prize at the 2011 Jefferson Symphony International
Young Artists Competition in Colorado and the 2009 South Orange
Symphony Orchestra Artist Competition. He earned Master of Music and
Bachelor of Music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore,
Maryland, where he studied with renowned artist-teacher Yong Hi Moon.
Today, along with his international appearances, Mr. Kim is completing the
Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Peabody, in the studio of Brian Ganz.
RICHARD ROBERTS - Violin
RICHARD ROBERTS is concertmaster of the
Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Prior to his Montreal
appointment, for eight years he was assistant
concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra under
conductor Lorin Maazel. He made his debut as a
soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra,
subsequently pursuing violin studies with Josef
Gingold and chamber music with Janos Starker and William Primrose at
Indiana University. Mr. Roberts has appeared in solo and chamber music
recitals in Canada, South America, Australia, the United States and
Europe, as well as performances with the orchestras of Minnesota,
Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland, Montreal and many others. Mr. Roberts is a
violin professor at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University in
Montreal and has also served on the Faculties of the University of
Minnesota, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Conservatoire de
Musique du Québec.
JASPER WOOD - Violin
JASPER WOOD has performed with many of North
America’s finest orchestras, in cities such as Toronto,
Montreal, Winnipeg, and Buffalo, as well as
throughout Europe. He has performed under the
batons of Gregory Novak, George Cleve, Georg Tintner,
Bramwell Tovey, and Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Mr. Wood
has garnered acclaim for his performances as a
recitalist and chamber musician, which have taken him to major cities
worldwide in venues such as Dame Myra Hess (Chicago), Carnegie Weill
Recital Hall (New York) and the Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts.
Education and outreach have always been important to him, and as such,
he regularly visits schools and gives masterclasses. Mr. Wood plays a 1914
Stefano Scarampella violin.
ANDREW BROWN - Viola
ANDREW BROWN is Associate Principal Viola of
the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and was a
member of the CBC Radio Orchestra for over eighteen
years. An enthusiastic chamber musician, he has
worked extensively with Vancouver’s leading musical
organizations, including the Vetta Quartet, Curio, the
Vancouver New Music Ensemble and Masterpiece
Players. Mr. Brown has performed throughout North America, Korea, China
and Japan, and recently spent three months with the Malaysian
Philharmonic Orchestra. A former member of the Cincinnati Chamber
Orchestra, Mr. Brown earned his Bachelor's and Master's of Music degrees
at The College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati - studying
with Donald McInnes, Paul Coletti, Gerald Stanick and Masao Kawasaki.
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MICHAEL GIELER - Viola
MARK MORTON - Bass
MICHAEL GIELER took up the violin at the age of
five and became a member of a professional string
quartet as a teenager. After completing his studies in
Vienna, he was awarded a scholarship to study viola
at the Berlin Philharmonic’s Orchestra Academy. Mr.
Gieler was appointed principal violist of the Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1993. Chamber music
also plays a very important role in his life. He serves as artistic director of
several concert series and the International Bach Festival of Gran Canaria.
He was a professor for viola and orchestra classes at the Conservatorium of
Amsterdam for over 15 years. His students have won positions in orchestras
such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and many others. In recent
years he has been conducting ensembles and orchestras.
MARK MORTON has served as Principal Bass of
the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, and is Associate
Professor of Double Bass at Texas Tech University.
He is also the Artistic Director of the American
School of Double Bass. He is the author of the
popular “Dr. Morton” series of double bass
technique books. Dr. Morton has soloed in Europe,
South America, the United States and Canada and has been a featured
double bass soloist on many radio broadcasts.
BRIAN YOON - Cello
Currently the Principal Cello of the Victoria Symphony,
BRIAN YOON is also the prizewinner of the 35th
Eckhardt-Gramatté Competition and the prizewinner
for the best performance of a Canadian work at the
2012 Stepping Stone Competition. He has recently
completed a 10-concert tour across Canada as the
E-Gré Competition Winner, presenting a program
focused on Canadian works. As a soloist, Brian has performed with
orchestras in Guelph, Ottawa and Vancouver. In April 2014, he made his
debut with the Victoria Symphony in Schumann’s Cello Concerto. Mr. Yoon
has attended the international Morningside Music Bridge Program and the
NAC’s Young Artists Program, as well as participating in masterclasses at
Banff, Domaine Forget and Orford, led by such eminent cellists as Aldo
Parisot, Lynn Harrell, Philippe Muller, Lluís Claret and Laurence Lesser.
JANET ARMS - Flute and Piccolo
JANET ARMS played flute and piccolo in the
New York City Opera Orchestra from 1997 until
the opera company ceased performing in 2013.
She has performed in North America and Europe
with, among others, the New York Philharmonic,
the Metropolitan Opera, St. Louis Symphony, the
Boston Symphony Orchestra and has been a
soloist with the New York Chamber Soloists. Ms. Arms has a decadelong association with the Bard Festival Orchestra and the American
Symphony Orchestra at Bard, and is a former member of the San
Francisco Ballet Orchestra. Ms. Arms is a prizewinner in both the NY
Flute Club competition and the Concert Artists International
competition, and made her recital debut at Carnegie Hall while
completing her Master's degree at Julliard. Ms. Arms received her
Bachelor's degree from The Hartt School, where she is now a member
of the flute faculty.
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ROGER COLE - Oboe
ROGER COLE has been Principal Oboist of the
Vancouver Symphony since 1976 and Principal
Oboe of the Carmel Bach Festival since 1997. Mr.
Cole played Principal Oboe in the CBC Radio
Orchestra and participated in summer music
festivals at Aspen, Tanglewood, Marlboro, Seattle,
Victoria and Vancouver. He performs regularly in
solo and chamber music recitals and has appeared as soloist with the
Vancouver Symphony and the CBC Vancouver Orchestra.
ALAIN DESGAGNÉ - Clarinet
ALAIN DESGAGNÉ started his professional career
in 1989 with the Victoria Symphony and became
solo clarinet of the Winnipeg Symphony in 1996. In
2001, he achieved his current position of “clarinette
solo associé” with l’Orchestre symphonique de
Montréal. Mr. Desgagné was the Principal Clarinet of
the New European Chamber Orchestra in Seattle,
Washington for several summers. He is a member of the Faculty of Music
at McGill University and a member of the group Kiosque.
MATHIEU HAREL - Bassoon
Associate principal bassoon with L’Orchestre
symphonique de Montréal since 1998, MATHIEU
HAREL was acting principal bassoon of the OSM
during the 2003-04 season. Born in Contrecoeur,
near Montréal, Mr. Harel studied at the Curtis
Institute of Music in Philadelphia and at the
Montreal Conservatory. Prior to the end of his studies at Curtis, Mr. Harel
won the second bassoon position with l’Orchestre symphonique de
Québec and was also assistant principal bassoon with the Grant Park
Symphony in Chicago. He currently teaches at the Montreal Conservatory,
previously having been a member of the Faculties at McGill University,
Trois-Rivières Conservatory and at the Camp Musical des Laurentides. Mr.
Harel plays on a bassoon made by Canadian maker Benson H. Bell.
MARC GOLDBERG - Bassoon
MARC GOLDBERG received his Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees from The Juilliard School as a
student of Harold Goltzer. He is currently the
principal bassoonist of Lincoln Center’s Mostly
Mozart Festival Orchestra, the American Ballet
Theater Orchestra, the New York City Opera
Orchestra, and a member of the New York Woodwind
Quintet. Formerly the associate principal bassoonist of the New York
Philharmonic (2000-2002), Mr. Goldberg has regularly appeared with
groups such as the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Boston Symphony
Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Musicians from Marlboro, and
Orchestra of St. Luke’s, performing concerts with these ensembles across
four continents. In great demand as a teacher, Mr. Goldberg is a long-time
faculty member of The Juilliard School Pre College Division and the Hartt
School; he also teaches at Mannes College, Bard College Conservatory of
Music, NYU, and Columbia University.
FOKKE VAN HEEL - Horn
FOKKE VAN HEEL is the Principal Horn of the Netherlands Philharmonic
Orchestra and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. He is also Horn
Professor at the Music Universities of Amsterdam and Zwolle. He has
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played Principal Horn with the Royal Concertgebouw
Orchestra under conductors Mariss Jansons, Kurt
Masur and George Benjamin. He has also performed
with other distinguished conductors including Edo
de Waart, Valery Gergiev, Oliver Knussen and EsaPekka Salonen. As a soloist he has performed the
two Richard Strauss concertos, Benjamin Britten’s
‘Serenade’ and Oliver Knussen’s horn concerto in the Concertgebouw,
Amsterdam. An advocate of contemporary music, Mr. van Heel frequently
performs with different chamber music groups.
MARCUS GODDARD - Trumpet
MARCUS GODDARD is the Associate Principal
Trumpet with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
and has performed with Vancouver New Music,
Standing Wave, the Vancouver Opera, the CBC
Orchestra and the VSO Brass Quintet. Mr. Goddard
has performed extensively throughout North
America and Europe. He has held principal positions
in the Owensboro Symphony, the Columbus, Indiana Philharmonic and
has played Co-principal Trumpet in the Spoleto Festival, the Aims Festival
in Graz, Austria and the National Orchestral Institute.
GORDON CHERRY - Trombone
GORDON CHERRY performed as the Principal
Trombonist of the Vancouver Symphony and C.B.C.
Vancouver Radio Orchestra from 1974 to 2009.
Prior to that, Mr. Cherry performed in the same
capacity with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. In
1999 Mr. Cherry began Cherry Classics Music as a
publisher of fine music for brass. He also sits on the
Board of Directors of the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra and taught
at the University of British Columbia for 32 years.
PAUL BEAUCHESNE - Tuba
PAUL BEAUCHESNE has been with the Victoria
Symphony as Principal Tuba since 2004. Prior to
moving to Victoria he performed across Canada
and the United States with the Calgary-based
Foothill Brass Quintet. Mr. Beauchesne has
performed with various ensembles including the
Boston Symphony, Tanglewood Music Center, and
the Vancouver Symphony.
WILLIAM LINWOOD - Percussion
A native of Saskatoon, WILLIAM LINWOOD
studied with renowned percussionist George
Gaber at Indiana University and continued his
studies with Cloyd Duff (Cleveland Orchestra)
and Kurt-Hans Goedicke (London Symphony
Orchestra). Mr. Linwood has been Principal
Timpani with the Victoria Symphony since 1982
and has performed with many leading orchestras in both Canada and
England. He has been the Percussion Instructor at the University of
Victoria since 2000, has presented numerous masterclasses and
clinics across Canada and has contributed to several journals
including a series of articles for the Canadian Band Journal. A strong
advocate of new music, Mr. Linwood is the co-founder and artistic
director of Victoria’s Aventa Ensemble and has conducted classic
repertoire as well as Canadian premieres of a wide variety of Canadian
and international repertoire.
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MICHELLE GOTT - Harp
MICHELLE GOTT is an award-winning and
versatile harpist active in Canada and the United
States. An experienced orchestral musician, Ms.
Gott has performed with the New York
Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, St.
Louis Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra,
and the Boston Pops. She has been a featured
soloist at the National Arts Centre and the National Art Gallery in
Ottawa, as well as with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and
the Atlantic String Quartet. Ms. Gott has also performed extensively
for productions on Broadway, including The Producers and The
Fantastiks and for artists such as Diana Krall and Olivia Newton-John.
A winner of numerous national competitions, Ms. Gott is also a
recipient of Juilliard’s Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Leadership
and Achievement in the Arts as well as the Richard F. French grant for
her doctoral dissertation research on the music of R. Murray Schafer.
She is currently on faculty at the University of Ottawa, where she
teaches harp and coaches chamber music. She is also the director of
harp ensembles for the Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy.
MEGAN SKIDMORE - Soprano
MEGAN SKIDMORE holds both her Bachelor and
Master’s degrees in Voice Performance from McGill
University and diplomas from the Schubert Institut,
Weiner Meisterkurze and Mozarteum in Austria.
Currently on faculty at the Powell River Academy of
Music, Ms. Skidmore is an acclaimed voice teacher,
children’s choir conductor and as well as music director for musical
theatre productions. An active performer, Ms. Skidmore has received
praise for her “vocal fireworks’ in numerous opera and operetta roles
including Cunegonde in Candide with Opera McGill and Josephine in HMS
Pinafore with the McGill Savoy Society. She also has a busy performance
schedule in solo recital, concert repertoire and as oratorio soloist in
Dvořak’s Te Deum, Fauré’s Requiem, Saint-Säens’ Christmas Oratorio,
Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s The Creation, Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Her lieder
interpretations have been lauded as “intelligent and deeply heartfelt.”
TOBIN STOKES - Composer
TOBIN STOKES is a full-time writer of opera,
orchestral, and choral music. He is a prolific
composer for film, theatre, chamber ensembles,
and large events. Mr. Stokes’ music for television
has recently aired on BBC, CBC, and PBS. He has
written for Ballet British Columbia, the 2010
Olympics, the Victoria Symphony, the Vancouver
Youth Symphony, The XV Commonwealth Games, and more.
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Following over 20 years of negotiations,
our friends and neighbours of Tla’amin
Nation have implemented a treaty to
restore their rights to self-governance
and legal return of land title. Under
this treaty, which came into effect in
April 2016, Tla’amin has control of
approximately 8,300 hectares of land,
including traditional territory and waters
around the Powell River area, Lasquiti,
Texada, and Cortes Islands, and the
Comox Valley.
AN
NATION IN CELEBRATION
A celebratory event recently introduced
the community to six beautiful red cedar
poles. The three welcoming poles represent
father, mother and child and symbolize
Tla’amin’s openness, as evident in the
Nation’s commitment to provide all of its
people with the same opportunities. The
three larger totem poles depict the past,
present and future of the Tla’amin people.
A figure depicted on the past pole watches
over the grounds, while Tla’amin ancestors
sit proudly atop the present pole. The future
pole was designed from sketches by students
at James Thomson Elementary School
and Brooks Secondary School, featuring
a thunderbird preparing to take flight, as
well as handprints from 10 of the students.
Three faces on the future pole represent
the culture, spirit and future leaders of
Tla’amin.
The poles were carved form red cedar logs
harvested from Toba Inlet northwest of
Powell River, gifted from Klahoose First
Nation. Six carvers worked to complete the
poles in time for the opening: locals Randy
Timothy, Phil Russell, Alvin Wilson, Vince
Timothy, Ivan Rosypskye and Squamish’s
Darren Joseph. The carvers and their
poles were brushed with cedar boughs as a
blessing by Tla’amin elders and youth.
CULTURAL PARTNERS
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IN POWELL RIVER
While Powell River was selected as a
Cultural Capital of Canada in 2004, the
Tla’amin Nation has enriched this region
with its culture for many years. This year,
in celebration, PRISMA on the Beach
features a new piece of music produced in
collaboration by Tla’amin’s Drew Blaney
(Kespahl) and PRISMA’s Composer-inResidence, Tobin Stokes.
The piece combines Tla’amin drummers
and dancers with the full PRISMA Festival
Orchestra. This collaboration looks to the
future, with a chorus of “Hewtum’shin”
(feet moving forward) and lyrics that express
hope and excitement at the beginning of the
new era of self-governance into which the
Tla’amin Nation has just entered alongside
Powell River.
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Asia Doike, USA
Shannon Fitzhenry, USA
Sophie Fortunato, USA
Magdalena Gacek,
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Maalik Glover, USA
Grace Kim, USA
Samantha Kung,
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Minjin Lee, Korea
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Brian Ostrega, USA
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Wennie Wei, Canada
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Emily Allen, USA
Ashley Green, Canada
Zoraida Oyola Rebaza,
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Eli Schweitzer, Canada
Charlee Wielgoz,
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Allen Zhou, Canada
BASS
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Nodier Garcia, Mexico
Joseph Giesting, USA
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Philipp Mellies,
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Michelle Zarco, USA
Lydia Consilvio, USA
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Jasper Igusa, USA
Kelley Tracz, USA
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Steven Christ, USA
Emily Mehigh, USA
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Joseph Swift, USA
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Wendy Stenger, Canada
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Concert Schedule
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 7:30PM
GALA GRAND OPENING CONCERT:
PRISMA Guest Artists and Students
Concert sponsored by RE/MAX
Paul Dukas (1865 – 1935)
La Péri – Fanfare (1912)
Fokke van Heel and students (horns);
Marcus Goddard and students (trumpets);
Gordon Cherry and students (trombones);
Paul Beauchesne (tuba); Conductor TBA
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 – 1959)
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6: Aria (1938)
Janet Arms (flute); Mathieu Harel (bassoon)
Morley Calvert (1928 - 1991)
Suite from the Monteregian Hills (brass quintet) (1961)
Marcus Goddard and student (trumpet);
Fokke van Heel (horn); Gordon Cherry (trombone);
Paul Beauchesne (tuba)
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
Étude No. 1 (1915)
Sungpil Kim (piano)
Wofgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)/
Arcadi Volodos (b. 1972)
Turkish March
Sungpil Kim (piano)
Pablo de Sarasate (1844 – 1908)
Carmen Fantasy (1882)
Shannon Fitzhenry (violin) – winner, PRISMA 2015 Concerto
Competition; Sungpil Kim (piano)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 – 1959)
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (1938/45)
Amanda Forsyth and students (cellos);
Megan Skidmore (soprano)
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Tomaso Albinoni (1671 – 1751)
Concerto for two oboes and strings, Op. 9 no. 9 (1722)
Roger Cole and student (oboes);
Strings from PRISMA Festival Orchestra; Conductor TBA
Giovanni Bottesini (1821 – 1889)
Elegie in D major Tarantella
Mark Morton (bass)
PRISMA Festival Orchestra; Conductor TBA
Leroy Anderson (1908 – 1975)
The Typewriter (Concerto) (1950)
William Linwood (typewriter)
PRISMA Festival Orchestra; Conductor TBA
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908)
Le Coq d’Or - Introduction and Wedding March (1909)
PRISMA Festival Orchestra; Arthur Arnold (conductor)
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PROGRAM NOTES:
La Péri - Fanfare
Paul Dukas’ last major work was the oriental ballet La Péri (1912) about a man
who reaches the Ends of the Earth in a quest to find immortality and comes
across a mythical péri (an imaginary fairy-like being in Persian mythology),
holding The Flower of Immortality. He steals it from her but then falls in love with
her. Subsequently, with one kiss from the péri, he loses both the flower and his
immortality.
At the last minute before its premiere production, Dukas added a brilliant fanfare
prelude for brass instruments. Today, this is heard far more often than the ballet
score as a whole. Some speculate that Dukas added the fanfare to allow time for
the typically noisy audiences of the day to settle down in their seats before the
very quiet opening passages of the ballet began.
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6: Aria
The Bachianas Brasileiras are a series of nine suites, written for various combinations
of instruments and voices between 1930 and 1945, in which the composer evokes
the style of Johann Sebastian Bach using musical folklore of Brazil. Of No. 6 he
wrote: “This suite … is the only one composed in the form of chamber music. I chose
the combination of [flute and bassoon] to suggest the old Brazilian serenade for two
instruments, but the suite is more Bachian in form than Brazilian.”
The writing for both instruments is extremely demanding, particularly so for the
flute. The first movement hews to a perceptibly contrapuntal texture, with melodies
and countermelodies strongly delineated—thus the relationship to Bach.
Suite from the Monteregian Hills (brass quintet)
Morley Calvert was a conductor, bandmaster and composer born in Brantford,
Ontario with his musical education and professional career based in Montreal.
His “Suite for the Monteregian Hills,” published in 1961, was based on French
Canadian folk songs and was named for the mountain range stretching from
Mount Royal, Quebec to the American border. Many of his compositions employ
folk music material and generally are light, pleasing works.
Étude No. 1
Claude Debussy’s Études (L 136) are a set of 12 piano studies composed in
1915. The pieces are extremely dif
difficult to play, and Debussy described them as
“a warning to pianists not to take up the musical profession unless they have
remarkable hands.” They are broadly considered to be his late masterpieces.
Turkish March
The last movement of Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331, is a
Rondo “Alla Turca,” popularly known as the “Turkish March.” Mozart himself gave
the rondo its title as it imitates the sound of Turkish Janissary bands, the music of
which was much in vogue at that time. It is often heard on its own and is one of
Mozart’s best-known piano pieces. The March will be heard in a transcription by
the virtuoso Russian pianist Arcadi Volodos, who is known for making the heads of
his audience spin with extremely dif
difficult transcriptions.
Carmen Fantasy
The Carmen Fantasy is based on music from Georges Bizet’s opera, Carmen.
Sarasate took the themes almost verbatim and then created variations that
certainly no singer would or could ever attempt. Containing an adaptation of the
opera’s Aragonaise, Habanera, an interlude, Seguidilla and the Gypsy Dance, the
piece is one of the most challenging and technically demanding for the violin.
Full of dazzling finger-tricks and exotic embellishments that hearken to the
music’s gypsy inspiration, Sarasate’s short five-movement work is arguably a truer
reflection of the culture that Bizet sought to highlight in his opera.
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria
The fifth suite of the Bachianas Brasileiras series is the best-known music of VillaLobos. It blends cellos and soprano, using the voice for traditional singing both
with and without words. The first movement, Aria (Cantilena), evokes the exquisite,
long-spun melodiousness of a Bach slow movement as it weaves the soprano’s
intonation in and against the ensemble of cellos playing in 5/4 meter.
Concerto for two oboes and strings, Op. 9 no. 9
Albinoni composed a set of 12 concerti a cinque that were published in 1722 as
his op. 9. Four were for violin, four for single oboe and four for two oboes. All follow
the same layout of Allegro, Adagio, Allegro. In the Op. 9 no. 9, the opening Allegro
may remind the listener of Vivaldi, in both its substance and its vigour, while the
expansive Adagio is a prime example of Albinoni’s own particular expressiveness
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and breadth in his slow movements. The concluding Allegro provides a tasteful
conclusion on a conspicuously lower level of emotional/expressive involvement.
University of Maryland School of Music
Elegie in D major. Tarantella
SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1:30 AND 7:30PM
SYMPHONY CONCERTS:
PRISMA Festival Orchestra
Giovanni Bottesini was a talented violinist in his youth but, at age 14, became a bass
player because that was one of only two instruments for which a scholarship was
available at the Milan Conservatory of Music. Four years later, he began touring Europe
and America as a concert soloist and his virtuosic skill would develop to such an extent
that he became known as the Paganini of the Double Bass. As a composer, he wrote a
large number of extremely dif
difficult compositions to showcase his ability.
The Elegie in D major, the first of three Elegies, is tender, lyrical, and romantic, and has
deservedly become one of Bottesini’s most widely performed works. The Tarantella, a
bravura showpiece, furnishes maximum contrast. It opens with a dramatic introduction
culminating in an unaccompanied solo cadenza, and then the dizzying tarantella
theme unfolds as a rondo with episodes, finishing with a spectacular flourish.
Concerts sponsored by Balfe/
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The Typewriter (Concerto)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano in C, Op. 56 (1803)
Leroy Anderson was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many
of which, including The Typewriter Concerto, were introduced by the Boston
Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. The solo instrument of the
Typewriter Concerto is indeed a typewriter with keystrokes, the typewriter bell
and the carriage return mechanism providing a major component of the piece.
Although many have suspected that typists are enlisted to “play” the typewriter,
Anderson insisted that only professional drummers have suf
sufficient wrist flexibility.
Le Coq d’Or Introduction and Wedding March
Le Coq d’or (The Golden Cockerel) tells of a golden cockerel that crows at any sign of
danger. This miraculous bird is given to King Dodon by an astrologer and is a gift that
carries with it the promise of a reward in the future. After the king takes the exotic queen
Shemakah in marriage, the astrologer reappears, demanding the queen for himself.
The king, in his anger, kills the astrologer, only to be killed in turn by the cockerel.
The music to which this story is set is as exotic as the locales and characters. The
Introduction and Wedding March both carry the feel and atmosphere of Scheherazade,
with Arabian influences and delicate—though powerful—rhythms and melodies.
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Arnold (conductor)
Soloists – Herbert Greenberg (violin);
Amanda Forsyth (cello); Sungpil Kim (piano)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908)
Le Coq d’Or Introduction and Wedding March (1909)
Herbert Greenberg (violin); Amanda Forsyth (cello);
Sungpil Kim (piano)
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Rondo alla polacca
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Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 (1937)
I. Moderato
II. Allegretto
III. Largo
IV Allegro non troppo
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PROGRAM NOTES:
Le Coq d’Or Introduction and Wedding March
See Program Notes for Gala Grand Opening Concert.
up with a variant of the rondo theme in duple meter. After a more relaxed, playful
interlude, the music once again charges forward for the exciting coda.
Reno Chamber Orchestra
Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano
Symphony No. 5
The first movement begins with the cellos and basses on a note of quiet portent that
soon builds into an extroverted first theme. The second theme, more lyrical but still
with some underlying anxiety in the accompaniment, follows. A third, more playful
idea leads into a restatement of the three main themes by the soloists, beginning
with the entry of the cello, followed quickly by the violin and piano, with the first
theme. As the leisurely development section proceeds, the music turns grand and
fiery. All of the themes are then recapitulated, with the soloists and the orchestra
alternately taking the lead.
After a hushed opening by muted orchestral strings, the cello quickly takes the lead
in the short slow movement, spinning out the lovely first theme. Then the piano takes
its turn with an ornamental line, over which the violin and cello sing. A brief minor
key outburst from the orchestra darkens the tone only briefly before leading without
break into the Rondo alla Polacca. This has a polonaise-like dance rhythm, which is
especially evident in a minor key episode at the center of the movement. In rondo
form, the jolly main theme is presented slightly differently each time it recurs with
many opportunities for each of the soloists to shine—alone, in sequence as a phrase
is passed amongst them, or together. For the rousing finale, the tempo first speeds
The first movement opens with the starkest and simplest of dramatic gestures. After
much desolate rumination, momentarily brightened by themes on violins and solo
flute, a raging emotional tempest is launched by a harsh, machine-like tread in the
depths of the orchestra, including piano. Once this blazing, goose-stepping hurricane
has blown itself out, the quasi-optimistic flute theme reappears, but only briefly.
The following scherzo-like movement is ripe with grotesquery and satire. With its
heavy-footed dance rhythms and intentionally schmaltzy violin solo, it demonstrates
Shostakovich’s strong af
affinity with Mahler, whose music he had been studying for
more than a decade.
The third movement, a searing portrayal of human suffering, is the heart and soul of
the piece, its sincerity unassailable. The Finale opens in a mood of defiance. In the
wake of a powerful central climax, something of the opening movement’s wistfulness
returns. Then comes the conclusion, whose meaning has been much discussed.
A year after its premiere, Shostakovich said the work resolved in optimism and the
joy of living. In a book of memoirs published after his death, however, he claimed
the rejoicing was forced, created under threat. See what it says to you.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 7:30PM
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT:
PRISMA Guest Artists
Concert sponsored by First Credit Union
Antonin Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
Serenade Op. 44 (1878)
Roger Cole and student (oboes);
Alain Desgagné and student (clarinets);
Marc Goldberg and student (bassoons); Brian Yoon (cello);
Mark Morton (bass)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Clarinet Trio in E flat major, K498 (Kegelstatt) (1786)
Alain Desgagné (clarinet); Michael Gieler (viola);
Sungpil Kim (piano)
I. Andante
II. Menuetto
III. Rondeaux Allegretto
INTERMISSION
Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981)
Summer Music for Wind Quintet, Op. 31 (1956)
Janet Arms (flute); Roger Cole (oboe);
Alain Desgagné (clarinet);
Marc Goldberg (bassoon); Fokke van Heel (horn)
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44 (1842)
Sungpil Kim (piano);
Herbert Greenberg & Richard Roberts (violins);
Michael Gieler (viola); Brian Yoon (cello)
I . Allegro brilliant
II. In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
IV Allegro ma non troppo
IV.
PROGRAM NOTES:
Serenade Op. 44
A mock-serious march opens the proceedings, the trills of its principal theme seeming
to shiver. Then follows a genial, almost Mozartian Minuetto, derived from a sousedská,
a slow Czech couples’ dance. The slow movement also begins with a vaguely Mozartian
opening, the bass line tracing luxurious arpeggios, horns enlivening the rhythm through
quiet syncopations and the woodwinds conversing above in elegantly interlocking
lines. The Finale is witty and carefree, its dance-like spirit suddenly interrupted by a
recurrence of the march music that began the serenade before the Finale breaks into
an energetic coda, which further develops the movement’s principal theme.
Adapted from Program notes of the New York Philharmonic
Kegelstatt Trio
The opening Andante, in 6/8 time, is warm, relaxed, and concise, with no repeats.
The principal theme employs a grupetto, or turn, throughout. The Minuet begins
by using a theme with sharp dynamic contrasts and a pounding bass line. It then
features a contrapuntal development before giving way to a Trio with a chromatic
four-note phrase that reappears in various forms. The final movement, in 2/2 time,
is a rondo in seven parts, ABACADA, where theme A is a singing melody drawn from
the first movement. The piece ends with great flair in an operatic sounding coda.
The Musical Offering
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Summer Music
This piece evokes the ebullient energy of summer. Bubbly arpeggios of the flute,
clarinet, and bassoon often gurgle underneath the other music lines but are also, in
other sections, front and center, flowing leisurely in counterpoint. They are optimistic,
effervescent, and confident of endless sunshine. They dance. At the end of the piece
their notes fly upwards exuberantly like a flight of birds to make an end.
For all their liveliness, the horn and oboe parts often speak not of summer’s fullness
but of something else—something that is definitely sounded in a minor key, not a
major key. This contrasts with the bubbly excitement of the other winds, sounding
against them, under them, beyond them. Their notes are often long drawn out, not
quick runs up and down the scale. They evoke a different emotion—a beautiful
summer’s day is turning into evening—and their plangent, minor, repeated held
tones suggest loss and yearning, the music of the transience of all things.
Peter Schmidt (slightly abbreviated)
Piano Quintet in E flat major
The first movement sets the heroic tone of the work. In Schumann’s characteristic
style, melodic and rhythmical patterns recur across multiple movements to enhance
the unity of the composition. The opening theme of this movement reappears much
later in the fourth movement, as a centerpiece of the fugue that ends the work.
The second movement begins in the mood of a funeral march in C minor, then
brightens into C major for the second theme. A new agitato section offers an
unsettled variant of the movement’s theme before closing back in the mood of
the funeral march.
The third movement scherzo is built upon driving ascending and descending
scales. There are two trios: the first is a lyrical canon for first violin and viola in G
flat major, with the piano providing a rippling harmony and the other two strings
holding long pedal notes, the second trio is a heavily accented perpetual motion
with sixteenth notes driving the impetuous mood.
The finale presents an opening descending theme in C minor and a second
ascending theme in E flat major. After elaborating both themes, Schumann
combines the first of them with the first theme of the first movement in a brilliant
double fugue, introducing new counter-melodies and finishing up with the sound
of a rousing country dance.
Lawrence Bein, The Red Bank Chamber Music Society
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 7:30PM
GALA CLOSING CONCERT:
PRISMA Festival Orchestra
Concert sponsored by Mike Robinson and Lyn Webster
Arthur Arnold (conductor)
Soloists TBA
Final Round of Concerto Competition
INTERMISSION
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911):
Symphony No. 5 (1904)
Part I
1. Trauermarsch. In gemessenem Schritt. Streng.
Wie ein Kondukt
2. Stürmisch bewegt. Mit grösster Vehemenz
Part II
3. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell
Part III
4. Adagietto. Sehr langsam.
5. Rondo-finale. Allegro – allegro giacoso. Frisch
PROGRAM NOTES:
Symphony No. 5
The opening movement is an expansive Funeral March, launched by a solo
trumpet. At one point it is interrupted by an extended passage of extraordinary
violence and despair. The mysterious final statement of the fanfare is capped by
an emphatic, pizzicato chord.
According to Mahler, the true opening movement of the Symphony is the second, the
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preceding Funeral March serving merely as an introduction (echoes of the Funeral
March do indeed return throughout). The movement opens with tremendous fury
before the measured tread of the Funeral March suddenly reappears. The lengthy
development features a stunning contrast of moods, concluding with the hint of a
chorale that will return toward the end of the Symphony.
In contrast to the opening two movements, the Scherzo—which stands on its
own as the Symphony’s second partradiates optimism. Mahler described it as
“mankind in the full brightness of day, at the zenith of life.”
Scored only for strings and harp, the meditative Adagietto is a reflective intermezzo
between the exuberant Scherzo and concluding Rondo. Mahler wrote it as a
declaration of love for his wife, Alma.
The concluding Rondo, which follows without pause, brings a brief introduction
that provides a glimpse of the Finale’s central themes. The first is ultimately
presented in a more fully-developed form by the horns. The strings launch a
vigorous contrapuntal episode and then, after a repeat of the initial melody and
contrapuntal passage, offer yet another central theme, based upon the preceding
Adagietto. Throughout the Finale, the themes are repeated and manipulated
with stunning virtuosity. Toward the Rondo’s conclusion, the second movement
chorale returns in its most triumphant form, as the Symphony hurtles to a joyous
conclusion.
Ken Meltzer, Charlotte Symphony
Concerto Competition Semifinal
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 7:30 PM
EVERGREEN THEATRE - ADMISSION FREE
Selected PRISMA students; Sungpil Kim (piano)
Ten to twelve qualifying students will compete to win
the coveted prize of a week performing with the Moscow
Symphony Orchestra in Russia. Only three of these
students will make it to the final round of the Concerto
Competition that will take place during the Gala Closing
Concert on June 25. The stakes are high and the
expectations are even higher
higher.
Daily Masterclasses
EVERGREEN THEATRE
ADMISSION $5 (FESTIVAL PASS HOLDERS AND YOUTH FREE)
Masterclasses offer a unique opportunity for audiences
to see the core of PRISMA’s vision—students learning
and growing under the direction of world-renowned guest
artists. Delight with the students as they progress,
share their eagerness to learn new skills and marvel at
the perseverance and vulnerability as both student and
teacher strive for musical excellence. The masterclass
accompanist is Sungpil Kim.
WEEK 1:
June 13, 2:00 - 4:45 pm: Conducting with Arthur Arnold
June 14, 2:00 - 3:15 pm: Bass with Mark Morton
3:30 - 4:45 pm: Clarinet with Alain Desgagné
June 15, 2:00 - 4:00 pm: Violin with Herbert Greenberg
and Jasper Wood
June 16, 2:00 - 3:15 pm: Trombone/Tuba with Gordon
Cherry and Paul Beauchesne
3:30 - 4:45 pm: Cello with Amanda Forsyth
June 17, 2:00 - 3:15 pm: Bass with Mark Morton
3:30 - 4:45 pm: Viola with Andrew Brown
Every effort is made to keep to the full schedule above.
Unforeseen circumstances occasionally make changes necessary.
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WEEK 2:
June 20, 2:00 - 3:15 pm:
Violin with Richard Roberts and
Herbert Greenberg
3:30 - 4:45 pm: Flute with Janet Arms
June 21, 2:00 - 3:15 pm:
Bassoon with Marc Goldberg
3:30 - 4:45 pm: Oboe with Roger Cole
June 22, 2:00 - 3:15 pm:
Horn with Fokke van Heel
3:30 - 4:45 pm:
Viola with Michael Gieler
June 23, 2:00 - 3:15 pm:
Trumpet with Marcus Goddard
3:30 - 4:45 pm:
Percussion with William Linwood
June 24, 2:00 - 3:15 pm:
Cello with Brian Yoon
June 24, 3:30 - 4:45 pm:
Harp with Michelle Gott
with
Sightseeing, lunch and
dinner cruises, special occasion
and extended excursions
Student Recitals
Sectional Rehearsals
EVERGREEN THEATRE
JEAN PIKE CENTRE’S ARC COMMUNITY
THEATRE – ADMISSION FREE
5:00 - 5:30 PM – ADMISSION FREE
June 13 – Conducting
(with full orchestra)
June 14 – Clarinet
June 16 – Cello duos
June 20 – Flute
June 21 – Oboe
June 22 – Viola
June 24 – Harp
June 14
2:00 – 3:30 pm: Brass
3:45 – 5:15 pm: Strings
June 15
1:30 – 2:00 pm: Flute
2:00 – 3:30 pm:
Woodwind
3:30 – 4:00 pm:
Bassoon
June 16
2:00 – 3:30 pm:
Trumpet
3:45 – 5:15 pm: Oboe
June 17
2:00 – 4:30 pm – Oboe
and Bassoon
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June 20
2:00 – 3:30 pm:
Trumpet
3:45 – 5:15 pm: Horn
June 21
2:00 – 4:30 pm: Brass
4:30 -- 5:15 pm: Horn
June 22
2:00 – 4:30 pm:
Woodwind
3:45 – 5:15 pm: Oboe
June 23
2:00 – 3:30 pm:
Dvořák rehearsal
3:45 – 3:30 pm: Bass
June 24
2:00 – 5:15 pm: Viola
Welcome
PRISMA 2016
Ted & Joanie Winegarden
604 483-8128
[email protected]
www.BeyondtheRoad.com
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Thank you to all of our
Mother Nature is pleased to support
PRISMA. Let’s continue to grow
together!
www.mother-nature.ca - 604 485-9878
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PRISMA Partners
TITLE SPONSOR
Sunshine Coast Tourism /
Tourism Powell River
Town Centre Mall
BC Ferries
CONCERT SPONSORS
FOUNDING SPONSOR
RBC Dominion Securities - Balfe/
Somers Wealth Management
DIAMOND
Tla’amin Nation
Town Centre Hotel
PLATINUM
Beach Gardens Resort & Marina
Pacific Coastal Airlines
Stubber ed Funeral Home
Stubberfi
GOLD
Beyond the Road Adventures
Peak Publishing
School District # 47
Vancouver Island University
Vista Radio
SILVER
Catalyst Paper
City Transfer
False Island Fudge
Laughing Oyster Restaurant
Laura Wallace, Luthier
Nancy de Brouwer Graphic Design
Pinch & Reid Chartered
Professional Accountants
Powell River Academy of Music
Powell River Digital Film School
Powell River Educational Services
Society
Powell River Healthworks
RBC Royal Bank
Ross Cooper Real Estate
Balfe/Somers Wealth Management
BC Ferries
First Credit Union
Mike Robinson & Lynn Webster
RE/MAX
Telus
SUPPORTERS
ARC Community Theatre
Aaron Service & Supply
Big O Tires
Chopping Block
Claudia Medina
Doves of Love
Economy Rentals
Fortune 900 Printing
Fruits & Roots Juice Bar
Little Hut Curry
Investors Group
Patricia Theatre
Powell River Community Band
Powell River Diversity Initiative
Powell River Garden Club
Powell River Historical Museum
Powell River Kings
Powell River Regals
Powell River Regional Emergency
Program
Quality Foods
Save-On Foods
Savoury Bight
Serious Coffee
Springtime Nursery
Starbucks Coffee
Top of the Hill Grocery & Gas Bar
TMS Moving
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Thanks to our silent auction donors!
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PRISMA MEMBERS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
DONORS
Anonymous - $20,000
annually (2016 - 2020)
Dorothy Janzen - $2,000
annually (2016 - 2020)
Irene O’Connor - $3,500
annually (2016 - 2020)
Rudy Vander Maeden
Foundation – annual
proceeds of this
foundation (into
perpetuity)
MAESTRO’S CIRCLE
Anonymous (2)
The Illahie Foundation
The Shoji Family
ENCORE CLUB
Irene O’Connor
Brian Walker & Dona
Campbell
BENEFACTORS
Anonymous (5)
Brendan & Heather Allen
Bryce & Kim Code
Anne-Marie Dekker
Mary Henry
Dorothy Janzen
Myrna & CaroleAnn
Leishman
Michael & Elizabeth
Matthews
David May
Mike Robinson & Lynn
Webster
Terry & Lorraine Stokes
Alane Wilson & Terry
Noreault
PATRONS
Lyn Adamson & Kathie
Mack
Gale & Stewart Alsgard
Geraldine Bergstrom &
Rudy Vander Maeden
Doreen Berrington & Lee
Coulter
Janet & Wes Bingham
Alison Barbour & Bob
Butkus
Dennis & Kay Bremner
Leta Burechailo & Chris
Morwood
Jane Cameron & Patrick
Brabazon
Frank & Amy Chapman
Warren & Barbara Chapman
Colin & Maureen Daly
Pat & Andy Gerlach
Frank & Margaret
Greenwood
Louise Hamilton
Brad Leggett & Gail Cook
Darryl & Fern MagnusBrown
Robert Main & Hannah
Main van der Kamp
Barrie McDonald & Claire
Bonsor
Hugh Mullaly & Diane
Moore
Karen Ray
Pieter & Roche Rossouw
Barry & Jeanette Scott
Barbara Sherriff
Nicholas Simons & Slim
Milkie
Lawrence & Jayne Skinner
Don & Judy Somers
Kim Stokes & Arthur Arnold
Sharon Thomas
Gordon Thompson
FRIENDS
Wendy G. Armstrong
Heather Baldwin
Terri & Steve Beck
Interested in becoming a member?
Please join on our website, or sign up at the Annual General Meeting.
Richard & Nora Benson
Vincent & Carol Borch
Joyce Bredo
Kerri & Scott Carlson
Gregory Cran & Wendy
Drummond
Hanna Dewynter
Chris Drummond
Max & Winnie Ferrier
Madeleine & Fraser Field
Deanna Flichel
Helen & Hugh Mackenzie
Rick Giesing & Jean
Mackenzie
Steven Grover & Susan
Dawkins
Susan Hainstock
Nancy & Alex Hollmann
Susan & Stephen Jackson
Mary James
Patricia & Robin Jones
Shea Nassichuk
Rudy Pearson
Cedwyn & Margaret Phillips
Moya Pritchard
Paul Schachter & Denise
Reinhardt
Lot & Adrian Sparham
Joanne & Steve Suche
Marguerite Unger
CLASSIC
Anonymous
Kim Beno
Ann Bonkowski
Joan Briggs
Susan Canning
Joyce & Don Carlson
Paul & Ann Clements
J. Doug Dobson & Winnie
Snow
Yvonne Findlater
Rae Fitzgerald
Margaret Hamilton
Maggie Hathaway
Michelle Hignell
Marretje Jensen
Susan Jersak
Deborah Lesuk
David & Christine Masters
Evelyn Pollen
Frankie Robinson
Val Schuetze
Marianne Smisko
Jo Thomas
Geoffrey Whitaker
PRISMA is grateful for the support of those who attended our
fundraiser presentations of the Rattenbury Opera in the Comox
Valley and Powell River, and private donors.
BC Ferries is proud to partner with the Pacific Region
International Summer Music Academy (PRISMA)
to support young, talented musicians
We look forward to welcoming you aboard and
taking you to the beautiful Sunshine Coast!
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PRISMA 2016 IS SUPPORTED BY GRANTS FROM:
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR
AT PRISMA 2017
PRISMA 2016 is supported by contributions
from businesses, organizations and individuals
from Powell River and beyond. We are grateful
for the generous contributions supporting the
promising professionals of the future, sustaining
our fine music heritage and bringing enjoyment
to the audiences of this region.
PROGRAM
Title Sponsor
PACIFIC REGION INTERNATIONAL
SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMY
Thank you!
JUNE 13 - 25, 2016
Powell River, BC Canada
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