Convergence I

A Three-Part Virtual Chamber Music Series Featuring Works for Piano and Strings

Mountain View International Festival of Song and Chamber Music Society will showcase three virtual concerts on June 29, July 6 and July 13, featuring chamber music performances by Alberta artists. The performances, hosted by Jonathan Gresl, will feature musicians Jack Olszewski (piano), Lev Nesterov (violin), Sara Far (violin), Susanna Heystek (viola), as well as members of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, David Morrissey (cello) and Matt Heller (double bass).

CONVERGENCE will showcase three diverse 30-minute sets of musical repertoire from around the world, composed for string ensemble and piano. Performances will be broadcast online following this schedule:

Light Classics: A Medley of Chamber Music Miniatures
Live Streamed on Monday, June 29 - 6 PM MST (8 PM EST)

PROGRAMME:

Carl NIELSEN (1865-1931)
Suite for Strings, op.1, arranged by Lev Nesterov for string quintet (1888)

Michael Conway BAKER * (b. 1937)
Rhapsody for Rachmaninoff for piano and strings (2017) *

Jean FRANÇAIX (1912-1997)
L’heure de Berger (French Café Music) for string quintet and piano (1947)

Claude DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
Beau Soir, arranged by Orfeo Mandozzi/Jack Olszewski for string quintet and piano (1880)

Libby LARSEN (b. 1950)
Four on the Floor for violin, cello, bass and piano (1983)

* denotes Canadian composer

Minimalist Expressions: The Sounds of Our Time
Live Streamed on Monday, July 6 - 6 PM MST (8 PM EST)

Mysterious & Magical: A Journey Into a World of Dreams & Imagination
Release Date: Thursday, July 16 - 6 PM MST (8 PM EST)

The concert series will be a collaboration and partnership between Mountain View Festival and several organizations in the Calgary arts community, including the Polaris Centre for the Performing Arts, Steinway Piano Gallery of Calgary, as well as filmmaker Emil Agopian, and Agopian’s new arts streaming platform, Stagestream Live.

All performances can be viewed through the Stagestream Live platform at no charge to the general public. Donations are encouraged and will be matched up to 15% by ATB Cares.

Presented by: Mountain View Connection and Festival

Genres: Woodwinds, Voice, Strings, Keyboard, Chamber Ensembles