CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2021-2022 Season
NOTE: All CapU Classics Concerts take place at 11:45am-12:45pm and are live-streamed from the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts on the North Vancouver Campus. These concerts are free to the general public.
September
24 - CapU Classics Concert - Orchid Ensemble
Lan Tung, erhu/Chinese violin and vocal
Dailin Hsieh, zheng/Chinese zither
Jonathan Bernard, percussion
Acclaimed as “one of the most adventurous groups uniting Eastern and Western musical traditions,” the Orchid Ensemble will present a program embracing a variety of styles ranging from Taiwanese and Chinese music, World Music, New Music to Creative Improvisation.
October
15 - CapU Classics Concert - The same song…only different
Heather Pawsey, soprano
Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano
Poems so powerful they inspired more than one composer. Compare and contrast how the same set of words produces vastly different music by Fauré, Debussy, Rorem, Vaughan Williams and more.
29 - CapU Classics Concert - Halloween with The Meeks Duo
Scott Meek and Clare Yuan, piano duo
Transcriptions with a Halloween theme by arrangers from around the world, including brand new transcriptions by Scott Meek.
November
December
2 - 8pm - CapU Instrumental Ensemble Concert - Sheltering Sky: A Concert in the Clouds
Featuring a range of pieces observing different perspectives of the sky, including John Mackey’s Sheltering Sky, Robert W. Smith’s In a Gentle Rain, and Richard Saucedo’s Into the Clouds! Also included are smaller chamber works by Bach, Mozart, and Barber, and some newer textural pieces by Michael Maiorana and Alex Shapiro. All seats $10.
3 - 11:45am - Music Diploma Student Recital
4 - 8pm - CapU Choral Concert - Blow blow, thou winter Wind!
Choral concerts return to Capilano University with an eclectic mixture of music celebrating northern landscapes, Beethoven's quirky sense of humour, Shakespeare's perspective on gender politics in the 16th Century and a Christmas bow to top off the whole package. All seats $10. One show only.
2022
January
21 - CapU Classics Concert - Beethoven’s Battle Symphony
Carl Petersson, piano
Featuring Beethoven’s transcription of Wellington’s Victory for piano and…cannons! Also works by Scarlatti, Liszt and Ravel.
February
4 - CapU Classics Concert - Tres Guitarras
Miri Kim, Matthew Silverman, Stephen Boswell - The Capilano Guitar Trio
An eclectic concert of works from Jacobean England, Baroque and Classical Italy, modern Spain, South America and folk and popular music from around the world.
March
4 - CapU Classics Concert - Canadian Reflections
Laudate Singers
Lars Kaario, conductor
A Program of all-Canadian music including three past composers-in-residence who are graduates from Capilano University.
5 - 7pm - Music Diploma Performance Competition - a live event at the BlueShore Theatre
25 - 11:45am-12:45pm Student Showcase - featuring top prize winners of the Music diploma program performance competitions
April
7 - 7pm, BlueShore Theatre:CapU Instrumental Ensemble and Sutherland Secondary Band Joint Concert
CapU Instrumental Ensemble and Sutherland Secondary Band join forces for a special night of performances. With such a varied programme, from beautiful almost hymn-like music to musical theatre show-stoppers, there’s bound to be something for everyone. The concert will be directed by Chris Bevis from Sutherland Secondary Band, and Karen Nakajima from CapU Music.
9 - 8pm, BlueShore Theatre: Capilano University Chamber Singers and Festival Chorus
"The World in 6 Songs"
Our choirs will perform a variety of a capella and accompanied works from historical and contemporary composers loosely illustrating the ideas put forward in Daniel Levitin's book, "The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature". Explore the six fundamental song types: friendship, joy, comfort, religion, knowledge and love as crafted by composers from BC Indigenous cultures and English madrigalists to Capilano alumnus Chris Sivak and our director, Geordie Roberts.
May
June