Atkinson Trio launches series
Music is better even than lemon meringue pie to raise the spirits and lift the heart as the light fades with the approach of winter.
This year the South Okanagan Concert Society invites you to come into the opulence of the beautiful Venables Theatre and share four delightful Friday evenings with others who love to embrace music too.
It all starts on Oct. 12, when the Marc Atkinson Trio performs at 7:30 p.m. Atkinson, a composer and Juno-nominated musician, plays a fiery but elegant guitar style with the casual good-time feel of Canada’s West Coast.
The trio is melodically captivating and technically awe inspiring. The addition of violinist Cameron Wilson who is also a composer and arranger known to orchestras, ensembles and soloists across Canada and the U.S. will add to the excitement.
Double Double Duo visits Nov. 16. Each duo member is a double threat on two instruments: Kornel Wolak plays clarinet and piano, and Michael Bridge plays accordion and piano.
Classically trained international soloists, they use comedy, virtuosity and musical sensitivity to bring classical showpieces, sensitive jazz ballads and fiery folk music alive.
The first show of the new year is Feb. 15 when Duo Fortin-Poirier entertain with four hands on one piano.
The two outgoing and talented women have garnered a long list of distinctions since their inception in 2005. Their albums, ìVingt doigts et un pianoî (2013) and ìMemoiresî (2017) are broadcast regularly on Espace Musique and Radio-classique. Their smiles and fast moving fingers light up a concert hall!
Finally, on March 29, the series will close with O-CELLI, an original and dynamic group of eight cellists. Five different nationalities are represented. The group has performed in their adopted city of Brussels, played throughout Europe and toured eastern Canada in 2017.
Tickets are on sale now at www.venablestheatre.ca or at the theatre box office, Tuesdays to Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Two or more tickets in advance are $21 each. Single tickets in advance are $23. Single tickets at the door are $25. Children and youth are only $2.50 a ticket. For more information call Janet at 250 495 6487.