Saint John Arts Centre presents...
LOVE TO SHARE
Wai-chung Kwan's new music series:
"I will share what I love with you... songs, music and life stories behind them. Join me and my guests. Together we will experience the extraordinary!" Wai-chung (Rachel) Kwan
• 'The Four Seasons', Saturday, March 28/09 (featuring special guest, violinist Hok Kwan) Hok will be performing the entire 4 concertos of the complete Four Seasons by Vivaldi - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, with Wai-chung at the piano. Also, Wai-chung will be singing songs which befit the theme of the concert.
'My Irish Bard', Saturday, April 25/09 (featuring special guest, harpist Jane Ogilvie) Jane will perform music by Turlough O'Carolan, a blind Irish composer who lived in the times of Bach and Vivaldi. She's going to be telling this composer's story as Mrs. MacDermott Roe, Turlough's patron and mother figure, to whom he returned to die... • 'Book Re-View', Saturday, May 30/09 She is an Irish immigrant to New Brunswick who authored what people might call "The first travel brochure of New Brunswick". He is a German musical genius of Jewish heritage who made many visits to the British Isles when she was still living in Ireland with her family. Could they have crossed paths before? Come to the "Love To Share" concert on May 30th. I will tell you all about it amidst the beautiful songs and music of Felix Mendelssohn, the composer who wrote the world-famous "Wedding March".
• 'Be-Loved', Saturday, June 27/09 I will be sharing about, singing and improvising on music that have significant meaning in my journey of love. In the programme you will find songs by ABBA, Cantonese pop legends from the 80's, movies, and other more traditional/classical ones.
All concerts start at 7:00 PM, in Saint John Arts Centre, 20 Hazen Ave., Saint John, NB E2L 5A5 Click here for Google map.
Storm dates are the following Sunday.
Adults: $20 or $60/series. Students: $10 each. Post-concert refreshments will be served.
This series is generously sponsored by The MacMurray Foundation, the St. Patrick's Society of Saint John, and The Cool Chicks & the Ugly Doc-lings
Please visit http://www.saintjohnartscentre.com/performing_arts.asp or call Saint John Arts Centre at (506) 633-4870 for more information.
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