Concerts & Events: Special Events
A series of special panel discussions and concert events, focussing on many fascinating topics and applications of song.Sunday June 17
Opening Ceremonies:
Bill Richardson, Master of Ceremonies
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Forum
ART SONG ALCHEMY: From Poem Into Song
Meet the 2007 faculty of musicians and scholars in a lively discussion
about the fusion of poetry and song. An introductory exploration of how
Art Songm oves us into our collective history, and into intimate shared
perceptions and feelings.
Panel Discussion: Deen Larsen, Richard Kurth, Margo Garrett and VISI faculty
3:30 pm: Forum
HONOURING OUR OWN: Panel of B.C. Poets and Composers
Composers and poets from B.C. and beyond talk
about the translation from verse to song.
Bill Richardson, moderator
Panel Discussion: Dorothy Chang, Stephen Chatman, Lorna Crozier, David
Duke, John Greer, Bob Pritchard, Rodney Sharman, Leslie Uyeda
Special lecture series price of $35 for opening afternoon forums. (See Listener Studies program info for more details.)
8:00 pm: Concert
CANADA HERE AND NOW
An extraordinary gathering of Canadian musicians kick off VISI’s
opening concert with an all-Canadian program. Featuring the world premiere
of The First Woman, a song cycle by composer Leslie Uyeda and
poet Lorna Crozier. Also includes Halifax 6 December 1917, Clifford
Ford’s
song cycle about the historic explosion.
Bill Richardson, Master of Ceremonies
VISI Faculty: Benjamin Butterfield, Tracy Dahl, Alison d’Amato,
Terence Dawson, Tyler Duncan, Martha Guth, Laura Loewen, Phoebe MacRae,
Lynne
McMurtry, Lambroula Maria Pappas, Susan Platts, Rena Sharon, Erika Switzer
Guest Artists: John Greer, Robyn Driedger-Klassen, Blaine Hendsbee, Heather
Pawsey
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Saturday June 23
10 am – 12 noon - Free Admission
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Exploratory Workshop Public
Lecture
HOMO MUSICUS: Where Song Begins
UBC School of Music Recital Hall
Professor Ellen Dissanayake, internationally renowned
author of “Homo Aestheticus,” is sought-after as a speaker
around
the
world for her perspectives on the global phenomenon of artistic
expression. She will speak about the natural inclination of the human
species to sing, from lullabies to laments to laudations.
Lecturer: Ellen Dissanayake, author, “Homo Aestheticus”
1:00 pm: Concert
SHEER TIRELESS FAITH: Songs of Catharsis and Healing
A special concert in conjunction with the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced
Studies symposium on Art Song, this program presents songs that address
the struggle, faith, and love with which we cope with illness and loss.
Includes solos, duets, and trios from Ned Rorem’s compelling cycle
Evidence of Things Not Seen, as well as Chris de Blasio’s affecting
song “Walt Whitman in 1989” from The AIDS Quilt Songbook.
*The concert follows a free public lecture with Professor and renowned author Ellen Dissanayake entitled” Homo Musicus: Where Song Begins.”
VISI Faculty: Alan Corbishley, Alison d’Amato, Terence Dawson, Martha Guth, Phoebe MacRae, Lynne McMurtry
Wednesday June 27
7:00 pm: Song Salon
CANADA SINGS!
Celebrate our heritage in song! Join the entire VISI community
and other guests for a fun-filled gala concert that highlights Canadian’s
rich multicultural legacy.
VISI Faculty: Benjamin Butterfield, Alison d’Amato, Terence Dawson,
Tyler Duncan, Martha Guth, Laura Loewen, Phoebe MacRae, Lynne McMurtry,
Lambroula Maria Pappas, Susan Platts, Rena Sharon, Erika Switzer and
others.
Guest Artist: Diane Loomer
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For complete lecture schedule please see the VISI Lecture/Workshop schedule.
For complete concert series please see VISI Noon-Hour and Evening Concert schedules.