Celebrating the Sounds of Sweden
Special concert upcoming at UPEI
The Sounds of Sweden is coming to UPEI. Sponsored by the Swedish Embassy in Ottawa and Föreningen Svenska Tonsättare, the special concert will be celebration of Swedish classical music, marking the 100th anniversary of the Swedish Society of Composers. Curated by composer Jim O’Leary, the concert will feature music by the foremost Swedish composers living today, like Jan Sandström and Karin Rehnqvist, alongside classics by Hugo Alfvén and Ingvar Lidholm, performed by three leading Island groups.
Eklektikos, led by artistic director
Dale Sorensen on trombone, Morgan Saulnier on flute, and Jacqueline Sorensen Young on piano, will perform chamber music, together with the Nicole Strum and Tristan De Borba Duo on saxophones. The Luminos Ensemble will present highlights from the extensive choral repertoire of Sweden, singing music in four languages, under the direction of Margot Rejskind, artistic director. Sounds of Sweden will take place at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at UPEI on Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free of charge. Jim O’Leary is a composer, based in Charlottetown. After many years in Sweden, O’Leary returned to Canada as the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra’s first ever composer-inresidence from 2011 to 2013. Eklektikos is a chamber music ensemble from Charlottetown that is dedicated to presenting contemporary chamber music. Luminos Ensemble is a Charlottetown-based choir of trained vocal soloists who are passionate about small ensemble performance.
The Strum-DeBorba Duo is a collaboration between saxophonists Nicole Strum and Tristan De Borba.