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Legends: The Whitening of the Ox & The Firebird: Jeff Ryan, Michael Bushnell, Turning Point Ensemble, Tyler Duncan

MusicFest Vancouver is proud to present the Turning Point Ensemble in Legends, a...
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Music Classical / Baroque / Opera
Sun. August 12th 2012 + Add to Calendar Vancouver Playhouse (All Ages)
8:00pm - 10:00pm adult $39 , student/sr $34

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Jeff Ryan
Michael Bushnell
Turning Point Ensemble
from Vancouver BC
Unknown
Tyler Duncan

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MusicFest Vancouver

#400-873 Beatty Street Vancouver BC
V6B 2M6

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MusicFest Vancouver is proud to present the Turning Point Ensemble in Legends, a performance that incorporates multi-media components in a compelling musical response to works of the past. Jeffrey Ryan’s recent commission is based on The Whitening of the Ox (Inside the Zen Ox Pictures) by Canadian poet K.V. Skene. This extended vocal/instrumental work incorporates 15th-century illustrations by Tensho Shubun of a Chinese fable, and features Canadian baritone Tyler Duncan. Just as an Oxherd domesticates a beast, the series depicts the Zen Buddhist concept representing the taming of the disordered mind and the ultimate attainment of enlightenment. Stravinsky’s landmark ballet score The Firebird undergoes a metamorphosis at the hand of BC composer Michael Bushnell (from TPE’s Rio Tint... more...

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Vancouver Playhouse

Hamilton & Dunsmuir Vancouver BC

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