A VIRTUAL MUSIC EXPERIENCE
Opening Night: Sunday, August 8, 2021 @7:00 PM CDT
Looking forward, remembering our past: a journey of song to Manitoba’s prairie past and three choreography/ Manitoba Music works commissioned especially for the Festival grace our Opening Night.
Concert 2: Tuesday, August 10, 2021, @7:00 PM CDT
“Quotations and Homages” Meet the Manitoba Composers I
we focus on Manitoba composers and artists, with chamber works for guitar, clarinet, cello, piano, flute and voice. A concert of intimacy and surprising power.
Movie Night: Friday, August 13, 2021, @7:00 PM CDT
“Wheat City: 1900s, Making Modern Brandon”: A film recounting the formative years of Brandon, Manitoba, created by historian Tom Mitchell, with music by Dr. Ken Nichols, Sandra Smith,violin; CAtherine Wood, clarinet; Leanne Zacharias, cello; Alla Turbanova, piano
Concert 3: Saturday, August 14, 2021 @10:00 AM CDT Coffee Concert
A perennial favourite of the Festival, the “Coffee Concert”: playful and evocative tunes performed by Graham Campbell, James Campbell, and the Graham Campbell Ensemble.
Concert 4: Tuesday, August 17, 2021, @7:00 PM CDT Beethoven @ 251
An evening of Beethoven: a beloved piano concerto and a renowned piano sonata, performed by Alexander Tselyakov, Daniel Tselyakov, and the Libby Quintet.
Concert 5: Thursday, August 19, 2021 @7:00 PM CDT Our Young Artists initiations Meet the Manitoba Composers II
Manitoba composers, Brandon performers: A showcase of young talent playing piano works by Naina Jinga, Bill Pura, Ken Nichols, Sid Robinovitch, Jim Hiscott, Remi Bouchard, and Constantine Caravassilis
Concert 6: Saturday, August 21, 2021 @7:00 PM CDT Festival Finale “Jazz and Dance” Guest Composers Meet the Manitoba Composers III