3D glasses and everything! Join The Equation at The Starlight Room February 4th, 2011 to celebrate the release of their new album: 0=1=Infinity

Featuring: Nobody Likes Dwight & Southroot
tix $10 adv (through the bands)
$12 @ door

Eight of the Boys’ and Girls’ Choir members are performing as members of the Alberta Children’s Choir under the baton of John Wiebe, with guest appearances from Jennifer Bustin (Vln), and me!  The entire Boys’ Choir will also be performing at the honour choir concert, as a feature choir.  This is a significant honour for the singers. Hope to see you there, Saturday, February 5, 7:00 pm, at McDougall United Church. Jennifer Bustin and I will also be recording Elgar’s The Snow for their Winter-Christmas CD featuring all of the choirs. The CD should be available for fall, 2011.

Jennifer Bustin, John Calverley, Miriam Ferguson, and Josephine van Lier are the Strathcona String Quartet. The group is holding a concert on December 4th, 2010 at the Edmonton Moravian Church. We will be playing Brahms’ stellar first string quartet and fantastic new works by George Andrix, Colin Labadie, and Galen Noland.

Experience the joy of over 200 children singing in beautiful harmony at the magical Winspear Centre for Music SUNDAY December 5, 2010 • 2:30 pm.  Children and Christmas just seem to belong together, and this annual Cantilon tradition has long been a “must see” event for Edmonton audiences.  Combining the pure vocal sound of our chorister’s voices with the strings of the Strathcona String Quartet, percussion, brass and the Winspear Centre’s glorious organ truly produces the sound of Christmas.  Enjoy an afternoon away from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and let us transport you to a place a peace, joy and wonder.  KinderSingers, Primary Choir, Children’s Choir, Chamber Choir, Belle Canto.

Winspear Centre for Music • 9720-102 Avenue

Tickets • $20/$17 (students)
Tix on the Square 780/420-1757

November 16-21, 2010. For more than a decade audiences have thrilled to the artistry and emotion of Vinok Woldance’s Christmas Around the World!  Acclaimed singer/actor Timothy J. Anderson is your guide through centuries of culture, story, sumptuous costumes, live music, and stunning choreography.  Complemented by a decadent dinner and dessert buffet. These tickets go fast so buy yours today

Tim Rutter and the Prairie-timers knocking great mari-time, irish and prarie music on Sunday, November 14 · 8:00pm – 11:00pm.

Chili’s Texas Grill

8217 104th St, Edmonton

Join The Pure for two special nights of heal stompin’ Maritime party music with special guest….me!

October 22, 2010 @ Burnsy O’Flannagans, 5014-49st, Leduc

October 29, 2010 @ The Edmonton Queen, Maritime Night -Lobster Seafood Buffet

• Phyllis Sinclair With Tales to Tell

• Where: Cristy’s House Concerts, Spruce Grove
• When: Friday, October 15, 2010
• Price:$20.00

• A true storyteller, Phyllis Sinclair poignantly creates verbal images that gently transport the listener to places, times, and experiences they might not otherwise encounter. Her songs, told with understanding and compassion, connect with her audiences on a deep and meaningful level. Her songs stay with you long after the performance has ended.

Make the Westbury Theatre at the TransAlta Arts Barns (10330 84 Avenue) one of your stops for this years Fringe. Composer Andrew Creaghan & The Collegium Musicum present a world premiere chamber opera version of Kafka’s classic tale “The Metamorphosis”. 8 musicians and 4 singers under the baton of Don Ross tell the crazy story of a young man who transforms overnight into a beetlelike insect. It is a harrowing and absurdly comic study on the quintessentially alienated man of modern society.

Aug 13, 2:15pm-3:20pm Aug 14, 6:15pm-7:20pm Aug 17, 8:45pm-9:50pm Aug 19, 4:00pm-5:05pm Aug 20, 12:15pm-1:20pm Aug 21, 10:15pm-11:20pm

Tickets: $12

I will be joining Hot Club Edmonton at the Regina Folk Fest August 6-8, 2010.  This gypsy-jazz collective includes Clinton & Freddie Pelletier (guitars), Thea Neuman (vocals), and Travis Switzer (Bass).  We’ll be stomp’n and swing’n our way though traditional and original tunes.  If you’re in the area drop by and say hello.

Here we go again!

The Dryland band will rockn’ Festival Place in Sherwood  Park Aug 4th, 2010 @ 7:30pm.

Joining us is the The Command Sisters. These siblings are young up and comers with an awesome folk sound.

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Dig out your plumes, garters and bow-ties for the ultimate retro party of the summer! Vinok is hosting a fabulous fundraiser that hearkens back to the glory days of K-Days.

On July 21, 2010 we’re transforming the Chateau Louis Ballroom into a rootin’ tootin’ saloon complete with Sluice Juice, BBQ, prizes and fab Klondyke entertainment!

5pm Cocktails   6pm Outdoor BBQ    8pm Floor Show

All proceeds will benefit Vinok’s ongoing artistic and educational programming.

CLICK HERE for photos from this event

Tickets are $65 (incl. GST & Gratuity) and may be purchased by filling out the online form. You may also call Vinok Worldance 780.454.3739

Opera Nuova is presenting Romeo & Juliet and Falstaff @ the Timms Center for the Arts as part of their Vocal Arts Festival.  You will be treated to great singers backed up by a 20 piece pit orchestra. Performances run from June 22nd-27th starting at 7:30pm with matinee performances  June 26th and 27th staring at 1:30pm. Click for more details and tickets.

CCFCC 4th Annual Lobster Fest is hosting Celtic band ‘The Pure’, June 13th, 2010 @ the Shaw Conference Center. Your toes will be a tappin’…guaranteed!  Tim Rutter-vocal/guitar, Ian Forth-vocal/guitar, Gareth Lambkin-vocal/percussion/bass, Jay Kuchinsky-fiddle/banjo/accordion and John Calverley on fiddle/mandolin.

Tickets are $60 per person (members and non-members). Contact Stephen Kaiser at treasurer@edmontonchefs.ca for tickets or pick them up at Fin’s Seafood Distributors.

Music with the Moravians

 The Strathcona String Quartet performs Worlds at War April 10, 2pm, at the Edmonton Moravian Church (9540-83 Avenue), the second concert in the Music With the Moravians Spring 2010 Concert Series. Admission is by donation and a reception follows the concert.

The Music With the Moravians Concert Series is a unique Edmonton cultural experience. Top Edmonton musicians in a wide variety of genres perform short, informal afternoon concerts, including an audience Q & A session, followed by a reception where the audience meets the artists face to face.

The Strathcona String Quartet will perform Shostakovich’s String Quartet #8, Borodin’s Nocturne, and Edmonton composer Dave Wall’s Wakish2. This concert will be a thrilling experience, featuring some of the most darkly dramatic music in the string quartet repertoire.

Contact: Jennifer Bustin kenanjen@shaw.ca or
Ken Read +1(780)439-6950.