Singing B.C.'s stories
Wed, November 19 2008
The Five Songs for BC 150 represent different periods in the history of our province, and will be performed in three separate concerts in November in Vancouver and Victoria.
Composers will attend the concerts, and audience members will have an opportunity to meet them and hear them speak about their creations. All performances are free and open to the public.
Composer Tobin Stokes captures the period of 1858-1914 in Find your Fortune, a work exploring the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of British Columbians during the gold rush.
Yvonne Gillespie’s A New Beginning addresses the struggles, hopes, fears and desires of British Columbians searching to rebuild their lives and their communities in the period following the Second World War (1945-1958).
Brian Tate’s BC: Where are we going? addresses the challenges of growth, change and environmental concern faced by B.C. in 1958-1986.
The contemporary period, 1986-2008, is represented by David MacIntyre’s Hammer, with text by Kootenay-based poet Tom Wayman, conveying a period of unparalleled growth and ambition throughout the province.
The Canadian Music Centre exists to stimulate the awareness, appreciation and performance of Canadian Music.
What: Five Songs for BC 150
When: November 23, 2 p.m.
Where: Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard St., Vancouver
admission: Free
When: November 23, 2 p.m.
Where: Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard St., Vancouver
admission: Free
