The Coast Recital Society presents the exceptional Ensemble Made in Canada this Sunday afternoon, Jan. 26 at 2:30 p.m., at the Raven’s Cry Theatre. CRS president John Storer will lead a pre-concert chat with the artists at 1:30 p.m.
Ensemble Made in Canada (EMIC), fast becoming Canada’s premiere piano quartet, continues to crisscross the country this winter with their Mosaïque Project, featuring new works by Canadian composers, inspired by regions across Canada. Commissioned by the Ensemble, esteemed composers from a wide variety of musical genres including classical, jazz, and First Nations traditions, have created a unique musical quilt representing the many layers of Canada’s multi-faceted society and artistic culture, with the aim of celebrating the diversity and richness of Canada through the eyes and ears of its people (see www.ensemblemadeincanada.com).
First heard in select cities in Ontario, Canada’s east coast, and in Iqaluit, the Mosaïque Project has been performed in concert in cities including Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Snow Lake, Montreal, Quebec City, Whitehorse, Calgary, and several more, reaching all 10 Canadian provinces and three territories. Recently featured on CBC’s The Sunday Edition with Michael Enright, Ensemble Made In Canada is violinist Elissa Lee, violist Sharon Wei, guest cellist Trey Lee and pianist Angela Park – all of whom are also forging outstanding individual music careers. Ludwig van Toronto called Ensemble Made in Canada’s debut recording “favourite chamber music delivered on a beautifully polished silver platter.”
In addition to selections from the Mosaïque Project by Canadian composers Nicole Lizée, Darren Sigesmund, Ana Sokolovic, William Rowson, Richard Mascall, and Vivian Fung, the program will feature more familiar music from the standard repertoire by Johannes Brahms and English composer Frank Bridge.
For ticket information, call 604-885-0991 or see www.coastrecitalsociety.ca
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