MRU Presents: Canadian Guitar Quartet

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MUSIC TO YOUR EARS CONCERT SEASON 2016/17 FEB. 8, 2017 • 7:30 P.M.

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MESSAGE FROM THE CONSERVATORY WELCOME TO THE MUSIC TO YOUR EARS concert season at the Bella Concert Hall in the Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts! We are so excited to launch our inaugural season featuring seven separate series with over 25 diverse events.

As a world-class centre for arts education and training, we are committed to providing education and performance opportunities for our students as well as showcasing exemplary artistic achievement in music and speech arts.

From reggae legends and jazz aficionados to eastern classical masters to Canadian astronauts, this year’s line-up quite literally has something for everyone.

The Canadian Guitar Quartet is the perfect patriotic addition to our season during Canada’s 150th anniversary. With a busy touring schedule, media appearances and renowned recordings, they are tremendous ambassadors for our country. After winning audiences over at throughout the world, we’re pleased to have this national treasure debut in the new bella concert hall.

The Bella Concert Hall is an award-winning venue with perfect acoustics to amplify the finest artistic voices of our time. For upcoming artists, visit mru.ca/enjoy.

Please welcome the Canadian Guitar Quartet to the Bella!

Mark DeJong Artistic Program Coordinator

Julien Bisaillon • Renaud CôtèGiguère Bruno Roussel • Louis Trépanier

“…fantastic, spir ited playing and sheer inve ntiveness…” ~Julia Crowe,

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Since its debut in 1999, the CANADIAN GUITAR QUARTET has toured extensively in North and South America, from one standing ovation to the next, establishing a reputation as one of the finest guitar ensembles in the world. The CGQ has appeared with orchestra across Canada, and has recorded three critically acclaimed CDs. The quartet has been broadcast on both CBC and Radio-Canada, has had a special performance feature on Bravo! Television, was featured in the webcast at Chicago’s Northwestern University, on CBC’s overseas networks, and in various international magazines. The CGQ’s first concert at the 92Street Y in New York, part of the Art of the Guitar series, was extremely well received.

Don Witter Jr., of the New York Classical Guitar Society, wrote: “The Canadian Guitar Quartet made one of the greatest New York City Debuts of any artistic ensemble in decades …

STUNNING !!!”.

Concerts in some of Canada’s most prestigious concert halls, such as the Winspear Center, the Palais Montcalm, the Glenn Gould Studio, and National Gallery of Canada, as well as their performances in seminal events such as the Guitar Foundation of America’s annual convention, Yale’s Guitar Extravaganza, the Norfolk and Ottawa chamber music festivals, have allowed the Canadian Guitar Quartet to develop an international reputation. The mix of dynamic original music and classical masterpieces make a CGQ concert an unforgettable experience.

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Julien Bisaillon • Renaud Côtè-Giguère Bruno Roussel • Louis Trépanier

Concerto RV.531 I-Allegro II-Largo III-Allegro Octopus Fille de Cuivre (8 min) I-Enveloppe Isolante II-Sans Alliage III-Touret String Quartet Op. 59, No. 3 -Menuetto. Grazioso – Trio -Allegro Molto

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) arr. Bruno Roussel

Hans Brüderl (1959-) Renaud Côté-Giguère (1990-)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) arr. Denis Donegani

Intermission Danse Macabre

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) arr. Louis Trépanier

Hungarian Dances, Nos. 1, 4, 5 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

arr. Denis Donegani / Louis Trépanier En las Calles de Buenos Aires William Tell Overture

Patrick Roux (1962-) Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) arr. Bruno Roussel

Western Canadian tours coordinated by George Zukerman, Surrey, B.C. Artists appear courtesy Richard Paul Concert Artists, Toronto, Ont.

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Acquisition of our Hamburg Steinway Piano was made possible through generous support from an anonymous donor and The Community Facility Enhancement Program, Alberta Culture and Tourism.

Take Your Seat at the Bella Concert Hall Ensure that you always have the best seat in the house. A tax-deductible donation of $1000 is all it takes to place your name on a seat in Calgary's brand new Bella Concert Hall in the Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts. With only 300 seats left, now is the time to support your arts community by sponsoring in your name, or the name of a loved one. Each seat sponsorship comes with the gift of a pair of concert tickets to an MRU Conservatory event of your choice at the Bella in 2017.

To take your seat, and for more information, contact Heidi Christophel at 403.440.6591.

MRU CONSERVATORY Guitar Level 1, 2 & 3 Ages 15+

Summer Jazz Workshop Ages 13+, adults welcome

Adult Beginning Band Ages 18+

Fiddle Classes Ages 12+

Jazz Guitar Ages 15+

Flamenco Dance Ages 4+

Jazz Ensemble Ages 13+

Latin Percussion Ages 15+

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MUSIC TO YOUR EARS

Tickets at mru.ca/enjoy

Wu Man

& Friends MAR. 3, 2017

Antigona

Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca MAR. 10, 2017

Journey LIVE!

Fifth House Ensemble MAY 6, 2017

Kronos Quartet MAR. 22, 2017

Zukerman Trio FEB. 17, 2017

Pedrito Martinez

Group APR. 22, 2017

Avital meets Avital MAR. 15, 2017

Cowtown Opera APR. 2, 2017

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