VISI @ Vancouver Public Library

A Landscape of Song
Presented by the Vancouver International Song Institute
performance of A Spirit Alive

Join mezzo-soprano, Lynne McMurtry and pianist, Alison d'Amato for a presentation of songs that will take you from Rossini's Joan of Arc to the latest creation by creative duo Ray Hsu and Michael Park. This lively duo will show you how to listen to these unusual pieces and will give a knock-out performance that you'll be sure to love!
 

7pm June 2, 2014

Alice MacKay Room, Central Library
Lower Level, 350 W Georgia St.

Vancouver, BC

Free Admission

Erato Ensemble @ Sonic Boom Music Festival

Erato Ensemble and Vancouver Pro Musica Present:

Erato Ensemble at the 2014 Sonic Boom Festival
piano performance

ERATO is proud to serve as Ensemble-In-Residence for the 2014 Sonic Boom Festival.
Repertoire will feature compositions by BC Composers selected by a distinguished jury.

7:30pm March 27, 2014

Orpheum Annex
823 Seymour St.
Vancouver, BC

Michael Park @ Health Talks 2014

BC Patient Safety & Quality Council Presents:

Quality Forum 2014 - Health Talks
speaking engagement

Inspired by his TED Talk, Health Talks 2014 invited Michael to speak about his greatest hopes for healthcare. Joined by 7 other speakers (including the president of Emily Carr University and the Frank's Red Hot spokeswoman), Michael will be presenting in Pecha Kucha format: 20 slides, 20 seconds each.

6:30pm February 26, 2014

Grand Ballroom

Westin Bayshore Vancouver

1601 Bayshore Drive

Vancouver, BC

Erato Ensemble @ The Orpheum Annex

Erato Ensemble Presents:

Echo
piano performance

ERATO, Vancouver's professional art-song chamber ensemble, presents ECHO, the first concert of their season Re:Soundings. ECHOES is Erato's 7th annual Vancouver composer concert. The event takes place at the Orpheum Annex on November 2, 2013 at 8pm.

Featuring Music by Paul M. Douglas, Robin Harrison, Stefan Hintersteinger*, Catherine Laub*, Daniel Marshall*, Colin MacDonald, Jocelyn Morlock, Jeffrey Ryan, Scott F. Thompson*, and including lyrics by local poets Tom Cone & Sue Hughson.
(*premiere performance)

Performers:
Catherine Laub, soprano; William George, tenor; Michael Park, piano; Rita Attrot, piano; Jeff Pelletier, flute; Julie Begg, clarinet; Lauris Davis, oboe; Julian Nolan, saxophone

Repertoire:
Catherine Laub - Meditations; Daniel Marshall - Reason; Robin Harrison - 3 Rosetti Songs; Paul M. Douglas - Chose; Jeffrey Ryan - Of Passions Tide; Scott F. Thompson - Garden Twirl & Muffin Time; Jocelyn Morlock - Somewhere Along the Line; Colin MacDonald - Poly Tonos; Stefan Hintersteininger - Love Cycle

ERATO thanks the support of The City of Vancouver and The Canadian Music Centre

8pm November 2, 2013

Orpheum Annex
823 Seymour St.
Vancouver, BC

Discounted tickets through Brown Paper Tickets
or $20 at the door

Futures of the Past @ Visible Verse Festival 2013

Visible Verse Festival 2013

 Presents:

Screening of 

Futures of the Past

October 12, 2013

8pm

Pacific Cinematheque

1131 Howe St.

Vancouver, BC

 The Visible Verse Festival has a long history of celebrating videopoetry, which brings together words, image, and music. A natural fit for the festival,

Futures of the Past

, a collaboration between composer Michael Park, poet Ray Hsu, and illustrator Chloe Chan, has been selected for screening at this year's festival.

Creators Ray Hsu, Chloe Chan, and Michael Park asked. "What would happen if the words and images of a graphic novel were created in tandem with music that explores the same theme?"

Testing the conventions of graphic novel presentation, this collaboration examines the links between frontiers in rail transportation in Canada and China.

Michael Park @ TEDxSFU

TEDxSFU
Presents:

Experiencing Disease Through Music

Discussion and Performance of 
Alzheimer's Variations

9-5 pm September 21, 2013
SFU Theatre (Convo Mall)
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC

Invited to speak at TEDxSFU 2013, Michael will be discussing his piece, Alzheimer's Variations, exploring how the roles of composer, notation, performer, and audience intersect in an emotional musical experience like no other.

Check out Michael's TEDxSFU Profile online!

Premiere of A Spirit Alive in a Ready Body @ Songfire Festival

Songfire Festival Presents:

From the Cradle to the Cabaret

World Premiere of A Spirit Alive in a Ready Body
 

8pm June 24, 2013

Roy Barnett Hall

UBC Music Building
Vancouver, BC

Songs for an eclectic evening with VISI faculty artists and guests: Alison d'Amato, Terence Dawson, Lynne McMurtry, Neil Misky and Tracy Satterfield.

A Spirit Alive in a Ready Body was commissioned by mezzo-soprano, Lynne McMurtry and pianist, Alison d'Amato.

Art Song Lib @ Erato Ensemble's Fire: Music Dramas

Erato Ensemble Presents:

Fire: Music Dramas
performance of Art Song Lib
piano performance
 

From over 40 submissions, Vancouver's Professional Art-Song Chamber Ensemble chose my piece to be one of their featured performances at the fourth concert of their 2012/13 season.
Full details about the concert can be found here.

8pm May 25, 2013

St Andrew's-Wesley United Church
1022 Nelson St. 
Vancouver, BC
 

3pm May 26, 2013
Orpheum Annex
823 Seymour St.
Vancouver, BC

$20 in advance through Brown Paper Tickets
or $25 at the door

Art Song Lib @ Boston Metro Opera's Contempofest

Boston Metro Opera

 Presents:

Contempofest

United States Premiere of 
Art Song Lib

7pm May 9, 2013
Hope Central Church
85 Seaverns Ave
Jamaica Plain (Boston), MA

World Premiere @ The Dodson Series

The Dodson Series Presents:

5x7: And Interdisciplinary Concert of New Art and Sound

World Premiere of 

Five Pieces

 for String Quartet and Guitar

8pm November 24, 2012

Dodson Room

IK Barber Learning Centre

UBC

Vancouver, BC

FREE