Tag Archives: Owen Underhill
Colourful World
Rodney Sharman on Fanny Kiefer Hear Rodney’s new work this weekend along with music by Debussy and Takemitsu! Sunday, January 29, 2012 8pm Enjoy this rare opportunity to be musically engaged with a new chamber symphony by Rodney Sharman, the Canadian premiere of Toru Takemitsu’s Archipelago S. and a new arrangement of Debussy’s Jeux [...]
Members of Turning Point Ensemble perform with Bozzini String Quartet in Montreal!
Owen, Francois and I are in Montreal preparing for a performance and recording of an entire program of music composed by Owen in collaboration with the wonderful Bozzini String Quartet. Francois is performing Owen’s clarinet quintet – Still Image – and I’m performing his Trombone Quintet. In addition, the Bozzini’s are performing Owen’s string quartet [...]
A new season
It’s only August, but all eyes are on the fall with the public announcement of Turning Point’s 11/12 season! The production of our brochure (please download a copy from this web-site!), beautifully designed by James Glen with the photography of Chris Randle and Tim Matheson feels like an event itself – but in a way [...]
Exhilarating First Rehearsal with Ballet BC!
TPE musicians, Ballet BC dancers, lighting and sound designers, choreographers…all sharing the Faris Studio at the Scotia Dance centre today (and there ’til we move to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre next week). It’s hard to believe we’re developing another large live music and dance presentation so soon after Firebird 2011 – but our double anniversary [...]
Double Anniversary with Ballet BC
Don’t miss our next foray into the world of dance with our collaboration with Ballet BC April 14 – 16 at QET. Great tickets till available at www.ticketmaster.ca. We are thrilled to work with Emily Molnar and Jay Rankin at the Ballet. Their choreographers, Wen Wei Wang, Donald Sales, Gioconda Barbuta and Serge Bennathan (who [...]
Firebird 2011 – Two Distinct Presentations
Turning Point Ensemble’s Firebird 2011 is actually two distinct presentations – and as we head into performances we are excited to share it with you. The first half of our show will be a very special concert presentation – no dance – music alone. It is an arrangement of some of Stravinsky’s Firebird ballet music. We had to obtain [...]
We’re in the Cultch!
Our ensemble’s first rehearsals today with Alan Storey’s amazing set. Our lighting designer Conor Moore and Simone are working long hours to set the light cues. What an exciting set of performances this will be. Luckily, the Cultch was available for a couple extra days – and we really need them. But, when I asked Simone whether we [...]
