This is the inaugural edition of what I hope will be a regular feature on this blog: a monthly compilation of what’s coming down the pipe for me professionally. I find that posting media releases only tells half – or maybe even only a third – of the story…since, at any given time, many of the things I’m working on don’t necessarily come with media releases attached. So…here’s a more complete tally of the projects I’ve got on my plate this month:
Publicity:
Bluebird North (April 7, 7:30 pm at the Roundhouse): songwriters showcase featuring Leslie Alexander, John Wort Hannam, Dave Phillips and Bonnie Ste-Croix. www.songwriters.ca
Every Road Leads Home (April 18th, 8 pm at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage): benefit concert for the Callanish Society featuring Shari Ulrich and the Universal Gospel Choir. www.callanish.org
Music of the Whole World: Balinese Gamelan & Western Composition, with Michael Tenzer (April 22, 7:00 pm at the Vancouver Public Library Central Branch): fourth in the VICO’s annual six-part FREE educational series Music of the Whole World: Explorations of World Music Cultures By Canadian Composers. Composer Michael Tenzer, assisted by Balinese musician I Wayan Sudirana, presents an introduction to both the Balinese tradition and his own intercultural music, which combines Gamelan and Western ideas. www.vi-co.org
Tempus Theatre – 36 VIEWS (May 1-23 at Jericho Arts Centre – Western Canadian premiere!) by award-winning Japanese American playwright Naomi Iizuka: an innovative multi-disciplinary production directed by Anthony F. Ingram and starring Keith Martin Gordey Annabel Kershaw, Michael Kopsa, Lissa Neptuno, Bert Steinmanis and Valerie Sing Turner. Part romance, part mystery and part con game, the play casts a enthralling spell of poetic language, evocative sounds and beautiful images, even as it asks compelling and timely questions about cultural authenticity, the value of art in society, and the quest for truth in art and in human relationships. www.tempustheatre.com
Laudate Singers – Viva Vivaldi! (May 22, St. David’s United Church, West Vancouver): featuring violinist Nancy DiNovo and an ensemble of Vancouver’s finest Baroque instrumentalists in a performance of Vivaldi’s beloved Gloria, as well as Beatus Vir and the glittering Spring movement from the Four Seasons concerto. www.laudatesingers.com
Production Coordination/Stage Management:
Broadway Bound (May 24, 6 pm at Mulgrave School): Creber Music’s gala end-of-year revue, featuring The CM Singers, Encore Musical Theatre, the Mulgrave Community Choir and more, with live accompaniment by the Michael Creber Band. Ticket info coming soon!
Summer Musical Theatre at Mulgrave (July 13-25): 2-week program in which participants (grades K to 9) mount a full-length musical from the ground up, culminating in a spectacular live performance. Info and registration form here: www.mulgrave.com/summermusicaltheatre.asp
Writing / Editing:
Grants, grants and more grants: Canada Council, BC Gaming, BC Arts Council, City of Vancouver…all have deadlines falling between now and mid-June.
The Inter-Cultural: Spring issue of the VICO’s quarterly newsletter.
Onward!
