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June 2013
Tickets | Community Outreach Performances | Master Classes
Promotions: Vacation Package: Campus Tower Suite Hotel | Winspearation
This three-concert festival will showcase the works of prodigies such as Mozart, Mendelssohn and Albéniz, celebrate the musical idioms of 20th century America with works by Copland, Schickele, Corigliano and John Adams, and as in past years, highlight favorite classics from the chamber music repertoire.
Friday, June 21, 2013
8 PM
MUSICAL PRODIGIES
They all exhibited exceptional gifts at a young age and continued to develop their talents late into their lives. Come hear Mozart’s sublime Clarinet Quintet completed two years before his death, as well as El Albaicín and Málaga from Albéniz’s piano masterwork Iberia, plus great works by Barber, Mendelssohn and Saint-Saëns.
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Saturday, June 22, 2013
8 PM
THE NEW WORLD:
MUSIC OF AMERICA
Explore the many facets of American music. Enjoy the lighter side with the blues and jazz inflections of Copland’s Nocturne and Ukulele Serenade and the lively rhythms of John Adams’ John’s Book of Alleged Dances. Settle in for more intimate works by contemporary composers John Corigliano, Mark O’Connor, and Aaron Jay Kernis.
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Sunday, June 23, 2013
3 PM
SUMMER PASSION
More great classics from the chamber music repertoire; Debussy’s Première Rhapsodie for clarinet and piano, Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 1, written with the passionate intensity of youth and revised with the mastery of maturity, and Dohnányi’s tempestuous Piano Quintet No. 1.
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All concerts take place at:
CONVOCATION HALL | U of A Campus
Parking map | Visitor parking rates
More info: www.edmontonchambermusic.org or 780-433-4532
Tickets
FESTIVAL PASS
$50 Adults | $40 Seniors | $15 Students
SINGLE TICKETS
$30 Adults | $20 Seniors | $10 Students
Buy Tickets and Passes:
- TIX ON THE SQUARE*
 780-420-1757 | Sir Winston Churchill Square
*Service fee applies
- Buy passes online
- Buy single tickets online:
- THE GRAMOPHONE 780-428-2356
- AT THE DOOR [Order forms will also be available at ticket desk.]
- BY SURFACE MAIL:
Community Outreach Performances
To add to the excitement, the Summer Solstice Festival will be sponsoring two community outreach performances.
Thursday, June 20, 2013 | 7:30 PM
Judy Kang will be performing at the The Works Festival of Art and Design. The performance will be on main stage at The Works Festival site on Churchill Square.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | 12:05 PM
Andrew Wan, Adrian Fung and David Harding will be performing at the CBC Centre Stage in City Centre Mall. Bring your lunch and get a free taste of the Summer Solstice Festival programming.
Master Classes
Master Classes for advanced Violin and Piano Students
If you are interested in performing, please contact Patricia Tao.
Not a music student? You are still invited to attend and enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the making of musical performance.
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Andrew Wan | Violin
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
3 – 5 PM
Studio 2–7
Fine Arts Building | University of Alberta
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Meng-Chieh Liu | Piano
Thursday, June 20, 2013
4 – 6 PM
Convocation Hall | University of Alberta
Free admission |
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Vacation Package
from Campus Tower Suite Hotel |
Do you live outside of Edmonton but still want to attend the Summer Solstice Festival? Campus Tower Suite Hotel is offering a special package for out-of-towners. This package includes accommodation, festival passes, parking and daily transit passes. |
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James Campbell
Jacques Després
Adrian Fung
David Harding
Marina Hoover
Judy Kang
Jasmine Lin
Meng-Chieh Liu
Patricia Tao
Andrew Wan
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Sunday, June 9, 2013 | 10 AM to 6 PM | Free Admission
Come say hello to your Summer Solstice Festival Committee members and volunteers at the ECMS Summer Solstice Festival display at the Winspear this Sunday, June 9. We will be located on the 2nd or 3rd floor lobby. Send your friends to pick up information on our fabulous festival!
ABOUT WINSPEARATION
The Winspear Centre was officially unveiled to the public in 1997 at Winspearation, a grand opening festival that saw 60,000 Edmontonians pass through their doors. As they close their 15th Anniversary Season, the public is invited to celebrate this stunning acoustic space with a day of free performances, tours and activities for the whole family!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
The lobbies will be open from 10 AM — 5 PM with crafts, demonstrations and exhibitions from ESO Educational Outreach and partner arts organizations. In addition, the main performance chamber will be open for viewing and photos between performances.
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