Friday, February 27, 8 pm; $10/$8

Workshop/Open Rehearsal at: Grace Lutheran Church; 1273 Fort St.

This workshop/rehearsal is a co-presentation with the University of Victoria School of Music and in cooperation with The Experimental Studio of the Südwestrundfunk (Freiburg, Germany).

Visiting vocalist Noa Frenkel (Holland/Israel) will workshop three compositions recently produced at the Experimental Studio in Freiburg, Germany: Luigi Nono’s Omaggio a György Kurtág; Chava Chernowin’s Shu Hai Practices Javelin; and local composer Daniel Peter Biro’s HaDavar (The Word). Noa Frenkel is one of the most admired interpreters of contemporary music in Europe. She performs regularly with renowned ensembles such as the Ensemble Modern, Frankfurt and the Ensemble Recherche, Freiburg, and has performed recently with the Schonberg Ensemble, Amsterdam and the Ensemble Intercontemporain, Paris. She is the soloist of the Dutch ensemble MAE whom with she regularly performs and tours Europe, Japan and North America.

Featuring: Noa Frenkel, Contralto; Patricia Kostek, Clarinet; Max Murray, Tuba; Laura van Eck, Flute; Laura Vanek, Flute; Dániel Péter Biró, Conductor, Electronics; Kirk McNally, Electronics; Jee Yeon Ryu, piano. Moderated by Jonathan Goldman 

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