The Piano Men: The Music of Billy Joel & Elton John Programme

The Piano Men The Music of Billy Joel & Elton John

OCTOBER

28 & 29 FRIDAY & SATURDAY 7:30PM

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Message from the Executive Director Good evening Music Lovers, On behalf of all of us at the Kamloops Symphony, welcome to the first concert in our 2022–23 Kelson Group Pop Series. After waiting for over two years, we’re thrilled to bring Jim Witter and his band back to Kamloops to pay tribute to pop-rock icons Billy Joel and Elton John.

With a newly elected board of directors, and our Season underway, the Kamloops Symphony has a many exciting things on the horizon.

Of major note is our imminent move into Kelson Hall, a newly renovated educational and administrative space for us and our colleagues at Western Canada Theatre. This new facility on the 300 block of St. Paul Street has been made possible by the incredibly generous support of Ron & Rae Fawcett, and Kelson Group. Kelson Hall will help us provide greater opportunity for musical education here in Kamloops, by allowing us to expand our Music School programming, providing a new permanent rehearsal space for our KSO Chorus, and eventual extending benefits to the community through various music groups.

Also important, this new facility is a concrete step towards the creation of new arts centre for Kamloops, one that will eventually house our Symphony performances and be a key amenity for citizens of our city.

So please join me and thanking Ron & Rae for their incredible gift to us and WCT, and their continued support of the Arts here in Kamloops.

We can’t wait to invite you to visit Kelson Hall when it’s ready.

With appreciation, GOVERNMENT GRANTS

Daniel Mills

Executive Director

BC Interior Community Foundation Kamloops Symphony Foundation Shuswap Community Foundation SOCAN Foundation

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The Kamloops Symphony wishes to acknowledge that this concert is taking place on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory within the traditional lands of the Secwépemc Nation.

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Kamloops Symphony Society BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John McDonald | President Tyler Klymchuk | Treasurer Kathy Collier Lisa Fuller Christy Gauley Lucille Gnanasihamany Gabriele Klein Kait Methot Rod Michell Steve Powrie Sydney Takahashi Simon Walter

HONOURARY LIFE MEMBERS Bonnie Jetsen Art Hooper

ADMINISTRATION Executive Director

Daniel Mills

Music Director

Dina Gilbert

Office Administrator

Sue Adams

Operations Coordinator

Sam Bregoliss

Marketing Coordinator

Ryan Noakes Librarian

Sally Arai

Orchestra Personnel Manager

Olivia Martin

Production Assistant

Adrien Fillion

Chorus Master

Tomas Bijok Proud Member of Orchestras Canada, the national association for Canadian orchestras

Collaborative Pianist

Daniela O’Fee

Music Director Emeritus

Bruce Dunn

MUSIC DIRECTOR Music Director Dina Gilbert is a Canadian conductor passionate about educating audiences of all ages and broadening their appreciation of orchestral music through innovative collaborations. This commitment, as well as Dina Gilbert’s extensive repertoire—often highlighting Canadian and women composers—have shaped her career and the orchestras she has worked with over the years.

Regularly invited to conduct in Canada and overseas, Dina Gilbert attracts critical acclaim for her energy, precision and versatility.

In addition to conducting the Kamloops Symphony, highlights of the 2022-2023 season include debuts with the Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire and a tour with the Orchestre national de Metz in France and return invitations with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. As the Principal Conductor of the Orchestre des Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, she will perform Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Prokofiev’s Cinderella.

Over the years, Dina has been invited by leading Canadian orchestras including the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the Orchestre Métropolitain, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Hamilton Philharmonic and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec. She also conducted performances in Oregon and North-Carolina, in Colombia, Spain, France, and in Niigata and Tokyo.

Her innate curiosity towards nonclassical musical genres and her willingness to democratize classical music have brought her to conduct the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Orchestre national de Lyon in several Hip Hop Symphonic

programs featuring renowned Hip hop artists I AM, MC Solaar, Youssoupha and Bigflo & Oli. Dina is also renowned for her expertise in conducting multidisciplinary projects such as cineconcerts performances (The Red Violin, The Artist, E.T. the Extraterrestrial) as well as Video Game soundtracks (The Montreal Video Game Symphony, Outlast, The Amazing Spiderman 2).

As the Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de l’Estuaire (20172022), Dina expanded the symphonic repertoire and has reached thousands of children with her interactive and participative Conducting 101 workshops.

As the founder and artistic director of the Ensemble Arkea, a Montreal-based chamber orchestra, she premiered over thirty works from emerging Canadian composers. From 2013 to 2016, Dina Gilbert was the assistant conductor of the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal and Maestro Kent Nagano, also assisting guest conductors including Zubin Mehta, Sir Roger Norrington and Lawrence Foster.

Dina Gilbert earned her doctorate from the Université de Montréal and she polished her skills in masterclasses with Kenneth Kiesler, Pinchas Zukerman, Neeme Järvi and the musicians from the Kritische Orchester in Berlin. Awarded the Opus Prize of “Découverte de l’année” in 2017, Dina Gilbert was also named as one of the “50 personnalités créant l’extraordinaire au Québec” in 2018 by the Urbania Magazine. She has also received support from the Canada Arts Council, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and from the PèreLindsay Foundation.

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—assistant concertmaster * Susan Aylard Francisco Barradas Susan Cottrell

FLUTE Heather Beaty* Jeff Pelletier*

SECOND VIOLIN Boris Ulanowicz* Puya Firouzbakhsh Narumi Higuchi

OBOE Marea Chernoff*

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VIOLA Ashley Kroecher* Tony Kastelic Erin Macdonald

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GUEST ARTIST

Jim Witter Jim Witter has been entertaining crowds for over 30 years. Whether it be his original music, the music of Billy Joel and Elton John, or any of the other many artists he pays tribute to, Jim’s versatility as an artist has allowed him the opportunity to reach out and share his music and his infectious personality with audiences of all ages across Canada, the United States, the U.K, Dubai, and the Netherlands. His unique approach and comfortable rapport makes each member of his audience feel as though they are a part of a private concert in the comfort of their own living room. This, along with his rich, powerful voice and ease of manner at the piano, make him a favourite with theatre goers everywhere.

It all started at a very early age, as Jim began performing in the comfort of his own living room. His Mother would play piano, and Jim would belt out the hits. All through his school years, Jim knew that he was destined to have a career in the music business.

He honed his craft, playing in the clubs and bars around his home in Southern Ontario for years. He would write songs and record demos during the day, and play in the clubs at night to pay the bills. A record deal with a smaller independent label in Canada soon gave way to a multi-record deal with Curb Records of Nashville, home of Tim McGraw, Leanne Rimes and Wynonna Judd.

Jim’s music and songwriting have been recognized on both sides of the border, earning him multiple awards and nominations from the Canadian Country Music Association, the Juno Awards, and the Dove Awards in Nashville, where Jim’s album “Forgiveness” was nominated for Inspirational Album of the year.

In 2001, Jim came up with the concept for the show “The Piano Men”; a musical journey through the 70’s featuring the songs of Billy Joel and Elton John. Jim still lives in Southern Ontario with his wife, Rebecca, and their four children, all of whom have shown an interest in the “family business”.

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$750+

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