Join us for another season of rising young stars and established local and national artists. Each concert begins with an informative and educational chat by Artistic Director Marcel Bergman, and is followed by a casual and intimate performance in the Rose Gellert Hall. New this year, LCMS is pleased to announce Concert Cafe Classico will include two evening and one Sunday afternoon performance.

April 17, 2009
Gerlinde Otto, piano
Coffee and Commentary 10am    Concert 11am
German pianist Gerlinde Otto will return to LCMS for another Concerts Cafe Classico performance featuring Mozart's Fantasy in C minor, KV 396, and Shubert's great Sonata in A major, D 959.

Past Events
September 19, 2008
Pacific Rim String Quartet
Coffee and Commentary 10am    Concert 11am
The season will begin with a concert that pays tribute to the great composer Franz Schubert. Formed in 2007 by four of Vancouver’s best young string players, the Pacific Rim String Quartet has quickly established itself in Vancouver through its own concert series at the Pacific Theatre. Their LCMS performance will start off the season with a varied program that includes Schubert’s beautiful and passionate Quartettsatz, as well as Summa, a piece by one of the most celebrated contemporary composers, Arvo Part.

November 7, 2008 - Night Café
Jodi Proznick, bass
Tilden Webb, piano
Steve Kaldestad, tenor saxophone
Coffee and Commentary 7pm   Concert 8pm
This concert marks the launch of a new mini-series Night Café that features jazz and
contemporary music in a casual atmosphere. Jodi and her group will play selections from their Juno nominated release “Foundations” on Cellarlive which was awarded the Album of the Year at the 2008 National Jazz Awards. The program will feature compositions by Joni Mitchell, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others.

November 21, 2008
Canadian Music Week Concert Featuring LCMS Faculty
Coffee and Commentary 10am    Concert 11am
In celebration of British Columbia’s 150^th birthday, Concerts Café Classico is pleased to present a concert featuring LCMS faculty. This performance will be a tribute to some of the province’s most celebrated composers, such as Jean Coulthard, Barbara Pentland, and some contemporary composers of the younger generation.

December 5, 2008
Les Dala, piano
Francois Houle, clarinet
Ariel Barnes, cello
Nancy DiNovo, violin
Coffee and Commentary 10am    Concert 11am
The last performance of 2008 presents one of the greatest chamber works of the 20^th century – Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. Four of Vancouver’s finest
musicians will perform this work in celebration of Messiaen’s 100^th birthday. This is a rare and unforgettable opportunity to hear this masterpiece of extraordinary emotional depth.

January 25, 2009
Helmut Brauss, piano
Kuniko Furuhata, mezzo-soprano
Masterclass and Lecture 1pm    Concert 3pm
Join us for a special recital that will feature some of Kuniko’s original arrangements of Japanese songs for voice and piano. As part of their visit to LCMS, Brauss will also hold a lecture/master – class combination on the topic of his 2003 book The Singing Piano Tone: The Artistry of Pedalling that promises to provide helpful insight and practical tips on this important issue.

February 27, 2009
The Vancouver Trio
Coffee and Commentary 10am    Concert 11am
This concert is a must for Beethoven fans and chamber music lovers alike. Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet; Bo Peng, cello; and Keiko Alexander, piano of The Vancouver Trio will perform Beethoven’s Clarinet Trio, Op 38.

March 13, 2009 - Night Café
Heather Pawsey, soprano
Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano
Coffee and Commentary 7pm   Concert 8pm
Emotional weight and societal strictures make death a fertile field for art, the medium that allows us to speak the unspeakable. A kind of "anti-Valentine", DEAD Serious tackles this most profound, yet taboo, subject – our own mortality – through a musical procession from fear and fascination to acceptance and peace. Acclaimed musicians Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa (piano) and Heather Pawsey (soprano) dig into mirthful and macabre music in an array of works by Canadian and international composers (Leila Lustig, David McIntyre, Jeffrey Ryan, Rodney Sharman, Gabriel Fauré, John Harbison and Francis Poulenc, among others) in this funereal, yet funny, foray. There will also be a visual art presentation by Shaira Holman.This Night Café promises to be surprising, innovative, and entertaining – Heather Pawsey is a champion of contemporary music and has invested much artistic initiative and energy in this area.

**Artists, dates and programs are subject to change.**

Tickets
$15 Adult
$13 Senior
$10 Student
$8 LCMS

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For Tickets and Information call the Box Office at 604.534.2848 or email development@langleymusic.com or visit the School located at 4899 207 Street in Langley, BC.

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