8:00PM Concert
FREE RECEPTION FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE

How do you suppose American composer Gabriella Smith comes up with such inventive titles for her works? Tonight, we’ll present the third of her cleverly titled pieces this season. On this evening’s program, Esprit also revisists Claude Vivier’s crowd favourite Pulau Dewata for chamber orchestra and contrasts a solo work for piano with larger works by the same composer (Gabriella Smith) performed earlier in the season. A reprise of Chris Paul Harman’s Partita provides listeners the chance to hear Mark Fewer perform this immensely virtuosic piece in the fine acoustic environment of Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, and Ryan Scott will be sure to amaze with an electrifying performance of Keiko Abe’s Michi. After the concert, stick around to mingle with the artists and enjoy a free refreshment! Can you imagine what an Imaginary Pancake sounds like?

featuring

Alex Pauk Conductor
Wesley Shen Piano
Mark Fewer Violin
Ryan Scott Marimba

PROGRAMME

Claude Vivier (CAN)
Pulau Dewata (1977)
Arranged by John Rea

Keiko Abe (JPN)
Michi (1979)
for solo marimba

Ben Nobuto (GBR)
Serenity 2.0* (2021)
for string quartet, percussion & electronics

Gabriella Smith (USA)
Imaginary Pancake (2020)
for solo piano

Chris Paul Harman (CAN)
Partita #2 for Solo Violin (2019)

*Canadian Premiere