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End of Time: Alexina Louie Ι Olivier Messiaen: Turning Point Ensemble

Friday, November 28, 2008 8:00 PM Ryerson United Church, 2195 W. 45 Ave, Van...
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Music Classical / Baroque / Opera Jazz / Blues
Fri. November 28th 2008 + Add to Calendar Ryerson United Church (All Ages)
8:00pm  Doors at: 7:00pm $25 Regular, $20 Senior, $15 Students.

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Turning Point Ensemble
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Friday, November 28, 2008 8:00 PM Ryerson United Church, 2195 W. 45 Ave, Vancouver 7pm Artist Talk with Alexina Louie Presented in association with BC 150 The Turning Point Ensemble marks the centenary of the extraordinary French composer Olivier Messiaen with a performance of Quartet for the End of Time played by clarinetist François Houle, violinist Marc Destrubé, cellist Peggy Lee, and pianist Jane Hayes. This iconic work. composed and premiered in a prisoner-of-war camp in 1940/41, is described by New Yorker critic, Alex Ross, as, “the most ethereally beautiful music of the twentieth century.” Joining the Messiaen are three dynamic and colourful large ensemble pieces by one of Canada’s most skillful and internationally respected composers, Alexina Louie. The solois... more...

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Ryerson United Church

2195 W. 45th Ave. Vancouver BC

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