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Performing Arts Exchange ( PAE )
Memphis, TN? -? Sept 21-24 2005
Showcasing for Chamber Music
America
Foothills Brass Quintet
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"Everything about this show, the music, the staging and on-stage humor was of
the highest caliber." The Stettler Independent
A Yamaha performing ensemble, FBQ promises "serious Fun!"? Five
outrageous, high-energy personalities present polished shows filled with entertainment and
musical variety, inviting their audiences - with a friendly smile and an "off
key" sense of humor - to get closer to the music than ever before.? Programming
choices range from Baroque, Classical and Jazz, to contemporary as well as several
outstanding and educational shows for young audiences.
Celebrating the Centennial of Canada's province of Alberta - its history, people,
and diversity - FBQ features in 2005-06-07, two commissioned pieces by Canadian Composer Tobin
Stokes.? The John Ware Suite honors the first
black cowboy in Alberta and Leaning on the wind is a work based
on the poetry of Albertan Sid Marty, whose work explores the
themes of natural history and western Canadian life and culture.? Evoking a sense of
pride in the natural wonders that surround Albertans and describing the hardy and
inventive spirit of Canadians.? This work allows each quintet member to read a
portion of the poetry while the remaining four musicians present the music.
For booking information and more details about Foothills Brass Quintet click here or visit their web
site at www.foothillsbrass.ab.ca
Derek
Yaple-Schobert
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Dynamic young pianist, Derek Yaple-Schobert has been honored with many awards and
scholarships, some of which have enabled him to study and perform in Europe and the USA.
? Yaple-Schobert interpretations confirm his striking ability to act as the medium
between the composers and his audience.? As a result, connoisseurs, music lovers and
newcomers alike delight in being transported into the far away lands of fjords and trolls
through works by Grieg, Nielsen and von Koch, as well as experience his vision and
virtuosity in a Bach Toccata, a Beethoven Sonata
or a Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody.
In December 2004, he was the featured performer in the first of a series "The
Classical Now" on the Canadian TV Network, "BRAVO".? Critics say he
plays with "elegance and humor", "force and passion", "energy and
personality", qualities that assure an exciting performance by this rising Canadian
star.
For booking information and further details regarding Derek Yaple-Schobert
contact Gudrun at PIC or visit his Web site at www.yaple-schobert.com
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Rudens Turku - Violin
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"Rudens Turku's exceptional talent and superior technical and
artistic competency has been widely acknowledged.? He brings deeply felt passion to
his playing, which extends from the most profound sweetness to overwhelming force reaching
directly into our hearts.? You simply have to hear him and in doing so weep, laugh or
simply lift off." - MERKUR
Duo Turku-Rohn.? Duo
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"Music maturity, technical brilliance as well as
infectious, full of temperament and lively interpretation is the hallmark of these two
young artists."? This is how the Suddeutsche Zeitung portrays the Duo
Turku-Rohn.? The two violinists got to know Munchner Musilhochschule and by now in
Europe they are counted amongst the most renown virtuosi of our times.? Several CD
and radio recordings as well as TV productions but foremost an active international
concert agenda gives an impressive evidence of their superior standard.
? The Duo's first CD was enthusiastically received by public and media
and resulted in numerous concert engagements in Germany as well as invitations to France,
Belgium and Albany.
? The 2005-06 concert season will see these rising stars in several
European festivals and on a concert tour bringing them to the United States as well as
into the recording studio for their next CD.
Sun Ergos
A Company of Theatre and Dance
Celebrating the differences and recognizing the similarities among
peoples and cultures.
'Working together' - Moving the Human Spirit!
Sun. Ergos, Founded in 1977 in Calgary,
Alberta, by Robert Greenwood and Dana Luebke, has produced some47 shows of original, and
contemporary material based on the cultural diversity of our world.? Performances,
Residencies, Outreach Programmes? have been created expressly for festivals,
communities, and young people, with premiers in Canada, USA, Great Britain, Poland,
Croatia, Israel, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia.
"Sun.Ergos is synonymous with excellence!? The meticulous
preparation and scholarly research are evident to the well-informed, while the hundreds of
students and community members are tricked into thinking these guys are simple lunatics!
Robert and Dana have developed characterizations in their 47 shows which are as carefully
woven as are the gorgeous fabrics they use for costumes and sets.
With Sun.Ergos, you will be stretched - with extreme giddiness, with deep thought, with
new knowledge and with great joy.? Choose the vehicles to fit or challenge your
audiences, and know that they will be in masterful and caring hands!"
- Carolyn? Deuel,? ARTCORE, Casper,
Wyoming
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