Live Music Returns with the Summer Recital Series

Christ Church Cathedral is pleased to announce the line-up for its 58th annual Summer Recital Series. Despite the pandemic, the series will carry on this year, featuring a line-up of beloved professional musicians (including Symphony players) as well as talented pianist Jorge Edouardo Carrizales. The series opens on August 1st with VS clarinetist Keith MacLeod alongside pianist Robert Holliston and closes on August 22nd with a much-anticipated Beethoven tribute by the Emily Carr String Quartet.

Due to the cathedral’s social distancing measures, there will be two showings of each concert, with attendance strictly limited to keep a group size of 50. Purchase your non-transferable ticket early to ensure your place. For those who aren’t able to attend in person, a live-stream of the evening showing will be available via Facebook Live.

Program Details  

Saturday, August 1 SRS 1: MacLeod and Holliston play Brahms and Vaughan Williams

VS clarinetist Keith MacLeod and VCM pianist Robert Holliston are joined by violist Jennifer MacLeod in this Romantic program featuring selections from Max Bruch’s Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano (op. 83) and Brahms’ Two Songs (op. 91), as well as Vaughan Williams’ opulent Romance for viola and piano.

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4.00pm: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/112730449810

7.30pm: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/112731342480

Artists:

Keith MacLeod, clarinet

Jennifer MacLeod, viola

Robert Holliston, piano  

Repertoire:  

Johannes Brahms Zwei Gesänge (Op.91) -Gestillte Sehnsucht -Geistliches Wiegenlied  

Max Bruch Acht Stucke (Op.83) No. 2 Allegro con moto No. 3 Andante con moto No. 6 Andante con moto - Nocturne  

Ralph Vaughan Williams Romance for Viola and Piano  

Fritz Kreisler -Liebeslied -Shön Rosmarin    

 

Saturday, August 8 SRS 2: Victoria Chamber Players featuring Members of the Victoria Symphony

Trumpeter David Michaux brings together an all-star cast for a mixed-ensemble recital including music by Paul Hindemith, Bohuslav Martinu, Darius Milhaud and more.

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4.00pm: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/112731703560

7.30pm: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/112732002454

Artists:

Stephanie Bell, flute

Russell Bajer, oboe

Keith MacLeod, clarinet

Anne Power, bassoon

David Michaux, trumpet

Robert Holliston, piano

Müge Büyükçelen, violin

Tyson Doknjas, violin

Kenji Fusé, viola

Alastair Money, cello

Bruce Meikle, bass    

Saturday, August 15, SRS 3: Jorge Edouardo Carrizales, piano

This young pianist is becoming a familiar face on the Victoria music scene. He brings both a passion for the music of his native Mexico, as well as a rare ability to engage with audiences on a personal level. Music by Domingo Lobato, and Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen (op. 15).

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4.00pm: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/112735400618

7.30pm: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/112737663386

Repertoire:  

Schumann Kinderszenen (Op. 15)  

Melesio Morales Looks me in the eyes (guest musician: Amanda Steinemann, viola)

Domingo Lobato Children’s suite I. Dance II. Serenade III. The love for the red top spinning IV. Habanera V. Mother Bear and son    

Saturday, August 22, SRS 4: Emily Carr String Quartet

The Emily Carr String Quartet closes the cathedral’s summer series and marks Beethoven’s anniversary year with a complete performance of the composer’s last major work: String Quartet no. 16 (op. 135), including its famous last movement, headed “The Difficult Decision.”

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4.00pm: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/112737861980

7:30pm: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/112737972310

Artists:

Emily Carr String Quartet:

Müge Büyükçelen-Badel, violin 1

Cory Balzer, violin 2

Mieka Michaux, viola

Alasdair Money, cello  

Repertoire:  

Josef Suk Meditation on an old Bohemian Chorale (op. 35)

Beethoven String Quartet no. 16 in F major (op.135) I.         Allegretto (F major) II.       Vivace (F major) III.     Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo (D major) IV.    "Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß". Grave, ma non troppo tratto ("Muss es sein?") – Allegro ("Es muss sein!") – Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro (F minor – F major)  

Joaquin Turina The Bullfighter’s prayer (op. 34)