Free upcoming Chamber music concerts
“If music be the food of life, play on.”
One of the most famous opening sentences in all of English literature, and one that resonates with me because with music our hearts are filled with love faster than without. This week it’s a full-on menu with varieties of music to discover and enjoy. Starting with tonight at the Dream Café in Penticton, crooner Matt Dusk takes the stage to sing a concert full of songs inspired through the recordings of Tony Bennett. With remarkable songs to include The Best Is Yet To Come, The Way You Look Tonight, The Good Life, and of course the classic, I Left My Heart in San Francisco. Nostalgia or hearing it for the first time, these songs are classics for a reason - hence why I keep going back to them time and time again. Tickets are through the website links a thedreamcafe.ca.
The show begins at 8 p.m.
Chamber Music Kelowna Society will host Isidore String Quartet, Friday April 18, happening at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. This is the last concert of the season and as a result they wanted to finish with arguably one of the most visible young string quartets in the world; because of recent accolades acquired. For their Kelowna appearance, the Quartet’s program consists of two contemporary pieces by Aida Shirazi and Dinuk Wijeratne, bookended by selections from “The Art of the Fugue” by Johann Sebastian Bach and Mendelssohn’s masterful String Quartet. Tickets to the concert are priced at $60 for adults and $20 for students and can be secured through rotarycentreforthearts.com. Show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Crown and Thieves has a remarkable roster of talent inside their basement speakeasy; The Broken Hearts Club. This week, The Prohibition Party happens on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday its Shapes & Shadows, a harmonious blend of intricate electronic elements, and entrancing atmospheres, and rounding the weekend off with Saturday night Reggae and Comedy party that features artist to include, Gold Mynd, Mistah D, T>G, and J Byrd and Comedians Carina Neuman, Josh Ashton, and Stuart Jones. Saturday shenanigans begin at 8 p.m. All tickets can be purchased through: crownthieves.com/pages/events. The Venue is at 3887C Brown Rd. in West Kelowna. Vibes at the Vine happens every Saturday from 1 – 3 p.m., at The Vibrant Vine Winery, 3240 Pooley Road in East Kelowna. Each week there is a local artist performing, this week it’s Nicole Leger. Admission is currently free, but $5 is requested to pay the musicians. It’s always a lovely atmosphere when music, food and wine set the tone for a chilled afternoon.
Saturday night, April 20, my Trio are travelling to Summerland to perform a concert at the Community Centre, 9710 Brown St. This is a fundraising event for the community centre and a fun way to get out and support your local scene. I will be performing a mix bag of jazz, blues, 007 Bond songs and some fun choices that might just lead to dancing! Loni Moger is my guitarist and Stefan Bienz is playing Bass! Tickets are only $20 cash at the door or reserved via e-transfer and emailing summerlandcommunitycentre@gmail.com The stage comes to life at 7 p.m. and doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Don’t know how to dance? Then you should attend the April Swing Sessions at Benvoulin Heritage Church, 2279 Benvoulin Rd, on Tuesday April 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. learn the Lindy Hop and meet great people. It’s $20 for drop in and no experience or even a partner is necessary. Questions or to register call Sharon at 250-826-6440, or email sharon@tangokelowna.com.
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