An international festival of virtuoso performances and extended techniques. Performances by: Jaap Blonk (voice), Tzenka Dianova (piano), Lori Freedman (bass clarinet), Pascal Gallois (bassoon), Kuniko Kato (marimba), Garth Knox (viola), Mark Takeshi McGregor (flute), Stefano Scodanibbio (double bass), Josh Stevenson (synthesizer) and Frances-Marie Uitti (cello).

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Wednesday 22 October 2008
Solus I

Stefano Scodanibbio (Italy)
Double Bass
Plucking, bowing, scraping and tapping with amazing technique and precision, Stefano Scodanibbio has the ability to coax a seemingly impossible range of sounds and colours from his double bass. Both composer and performer, he has written over 30 compositions and has had works written especially for him by such composers as Bussotti, Donatoni, Estrada, Ferneyhough, Frith, Globokar, Sciarrino, Xenakis.

Josh Stevenson (Vancouver)
Synthesizers
Under the guise Magneticring, Stevenson uses vintage synthesizers and analog equipment incorporating influences ranging from Javanese Gamelan, obscure psychedelic music, early new age, and 60’s electronic music. A longstanding figure in Vancouver’s underground music scene, Stevenson has performed, collaborated and toured with numerous artists from Vancouver, to Montreal, Portland and NYC.

Garth Knox (UK)
Viola
A highly sought after performer, Garth Knox has recently become a pioneer of the viola d’amore, exploring its possibilities in new music, with and without electronics, and developing a new repertoire for the instrument. A former member of the Ensemble InterContemporarain in Paris, and the Arditti String Quartet, Knox will perform his own composition Viola Spaces as well as works for solo viola by Ligeti, Dillon, Sciarrino, Scelsi and Berio.

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Thursday 23 October 2008
Solus II

Lori Freedman (Montreal)
Bass Clarinet
Conspicuously described as “a musical revolutionary,” Lori Freedman’s approach to the clarinet is uniquely her own. She is known internationally for her provocative and creative performances of contemporary, improvised and electroacoustic musics.

Frances-Marie Uitti(Netherlands)
Cello
Playing for audiences from New York City to Mongolia, Frances-Marie Uitti delivers a solo cello performance unlike anyone else in the world. Using two bows in one hand, Uitti pioneered a new dimension to the cello by transforming it into a polyphonic instrument capable of sustained chordal (two, three, and four-part chords) and intricate multi-voiced, polyphonic writing.

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Friday 24 October 2008
Solus III

Mark Takeshi McGregor(Vancouver)
Flute
A stand-out performer and musician of “huge physical energy” – an uncommon descriptor for a flautist, to say the least – Vancouver’s Mark McGregor will perform works for flute by the British complexity composer Brian Ferneyhough, including his masterpiece Unity Capsule. Widely regarded as the "enfant terrible" of the avant-garde, Ferneyhough's flute music is infamously difficult, incorporating a stunning array of vocal and percussive effects.
“A mind-blowing flautist…. McGregor played the piece with confidence and a huge physical energy, eliciting elements of free jazz, hip-hop beat boxing and skat singing…. totally engaging.” - Victoria Times Colonist

Kuniko Kato(Japan)
Percussion
An exciting and energetic performer, Kuniko Kato is without a doubt one of the most promising young percussionists in the world today. Kato’s performance for solo marimba will include work by Donatoni, Xenakis and Bach.

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Saturday 25 October 2008
Solus IV

Tzenka Dianova (Victoria)
Piano
Tzenka Dianova is recognized internationally for her masterful and insightful interpretations of 21st Century piano compositions by some of the world’s most recognized composers. Dianova will perform works for solo piano by Stockhausen, Ligeti, Ustvol’skaya and Harvey.

Jaap Blonk (Netherlands)
Voice
Self-taught composer and vocal performer Jaap Blonk performs his interpretation of Kurt Schwitter’s Dadaist composition for solo voice, Ursonate.

Pascal Gallois(France)
Bassoon
An unparalleled bassoonist, brilliant soloist and member of the Ensemble InterContemporain, Pascal Gallois is celebrated the world over. Gallois is a master of advanced extended techniques, showcased in works such as Berio’s Sequenza XII, a piece that incorporates 15 minutes of circular breathing.

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Prices:
Adults: $18.00 ($15.00 + $3.00 service fee)
Students/Senior: $12.75 ($10.00 + $2.75 service fee)

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Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm