2022 MBTS Summer Programme:

July 23–August 5,  2022
Bamfield and Victoria BC

Rix Centre at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
Opening Night
CONCERT 1: Saturday Eve, July 23rd, 8:15 pm

Pre-concert Fanfares

Three Fanfares, for horn in a distant rowboat and tuned ships horns (2015) C. Donison (b. 1952)

I. Call and response between distant rowboat and boats (with cannon start)
II. Call and response between less distant rowboat and boats (with siren start)
III. Call and response between close rowboat and boats (with yelping siren start)

Bryn Badel, posthorn (in a rowboat) C. Donison: MIDI controller (on the Rix Centre balcony) CANADIAN COAST GUARD, cannon & sirens, Bamfleld Volunteer Boat Flotilla,

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8:30 pm

Opening remarks

Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927 – 1994) (arr. Roland Dyens)
Felicidade

Jacob Cordover, guitar

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Charles Ives  (1874-1954)
An Old Song Deranged

Nan Hughes, mezzo-soprano
Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Jacob Cordover, guitar
Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Julien Altmann, viola
Kendra Grttani, cello

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J. S. Bach  (1685 – 1750)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

Katya Poplyansky, violin
Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Simon Gidora,violin
Max Nyman, viola
Steven Dann, viola
Julien Altmann, viola
Jobine Siekman, cello
Kendra Grittani, cello
Mosa Tsay, cello

Intermission

Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

 

CONCERT 2: Sunday Matinée, July 24th, noon

Giacomo Puccini  (1858 – 1924)
Crisantimi

Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Katya Poplyansky, violin
Julien Altmann, viola
Kendra Grittani, cello

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Betsy Jolas (b.1926) and Pablo Ortiz (b.1956)
Selected Duos for Viola and Cello

Max Nyman, viola
Mosa Tsay, cello

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L. Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
String Quartet No. 16 in F major  op. 135

Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Simon Gidora,violin,
Steven Dann, viola
Idlir Shyti, cello

 

CONCERT 3: Sunday eve, July 24th , 8:30 pm

L. Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Eyeglasses Duo for viola & cello

Max Nyman, viola
Mosa Tsay, cello

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J. Brahms (1859-1860)
String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18

Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Simon Gidora,violin,
Max Nyman, viola
Steven Dann, viola
Mosa Tsay, cello
Idlir Shyti, cello

Intermission

Andrew York (b. 1958)
Sunburst

José María Gallardo del Rey (b. 1961)
Trianeira

Jacob Cordover, guitar

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Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

 

CONCERT 4: Monday, July 25th , 8:30 pm

Ernst von Dohnányi (1877 –1960)
Serenade in C major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 10

Erika Raum, violin
Steven Dann, viola
Jobine Siekman, cello

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W. Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K 581

Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Katya Poplyansky, violin
Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Julien Altmann, viola
Kendra Grittani, cello

Intermission

Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
Send in the Clowns

Nan Hughes, mezzo soprano
Christopher Donison, piano

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Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

 

CONCERT 5: Tuesday, July 26th, 8:30 pm

Eduardo Martín (b. 1956)
Mirándome

Leo Brouwer (b.1939)
Preludio

Hoagy Carmichael  (1899–1981)
Georgia on my mind

Jacob Cordover, guitar

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Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984)
Clarinet Quintet, Op. Op. 31a

Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Erika Raum, violin
Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Steven Dann, viola
Jobine Siekman, cello

Intermission

Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

 

Community Day Concert: Wednesday, July 27th 8:00pm (Free or by donation to Bamfielders)

Walter Piston (1894-1976)
Duo for Viola and Violoncello
Allegro Risoluto
Andante Sereno
Allegro Brillante

Julien Altmann, viola
Kendra Grittani, cello

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Federico García Lorca (1898 – 1936)
Four songs for guitar and voice

Anda Jaleo
Las Morillas de Jaen
La Tarara
Sevillanas del Siglo XVIII

Nan Huges-Poole, voice
Jacob Cordover, guitar

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F. Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
String Quintet No 2 in B flat major, Op 87

Katya Poplyansky, violin
Erika Raum, violin
Steven Dann, viola
Julien Altmann, viola
Jobine Siekman, cello

Intermission

Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

 

CONCERT 6: Thursday, July 28th, 8:30 pm

Luigi Boccherini (1743 – 1805)
Guitar Quintet  #4 in G maj. G448.

I. Pastorale
II. Allegro Maestoso
III. Grave assai – Fandango

Jacob Cordover, guitar
Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Katya Poplyansky, violin
Julien Altmann, viola
Kendra Grittani, cello

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Krzysztof Penderecki  (1933-2020)
Quartet for clarinet and string trio

Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Erika Raum, violin
Steven Dann, viola
Jobine Siekman, cello

Intermission

Jazz selection with voice and band arrangement TBA  (Porter /Nan)

Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

 

CONCERT 7: Friday, July 29th, 8:30 pm

Jan Antonín Losy  (c1650 – 1721)
Overture

Robert de Visée (c1655 – 1732/33)
Chaconne

Jacob Cordover, guitar

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J. Brahms (1859-1860)
Brahms sextet No. 2 in G major op. 36

Erika Raum, violin
Katya Poplyansky, violin
Julien Altmann, viola
Steven Dann, viola
Kendra Grittani, cello
Jobine Siekman, cello

Intermission

Cole Porter selections

Nan Hughes, mezzo Soprano
Christopher Donison, piano
James Danderfer, clarinet

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Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

 

Closing Night
CONCERT 8: Saturday, July 30th, 8:30 pm

Pre-concert Fanfares

Three Fanfares, for horn in a distant rowboat and tuned ships horns (2015) C. Donison (b. 1952)

I. Call and response between distant rowboat and boats (with cannon start)
II. Call and response between less distant rowboat and boats (with siren start)
III. Call and response between close rowboat and boats (with yelping siren start)

Bryn Badel, posthorn (in a rowboat) C. Donison: MIDI controller (on the Rix Centre balcony) CANADIAN COAST GUARD, cannon & sirens, Bamfleld Volunteer Boat Flotilla,

 

The Hinchinbrook riffs    (for guitar and digital delay)        Nigel Westlake (b. 1958)

A Closed world of fine feelings and grand design              Graeme Koehne  (b. 1956)

Jacob Cordover, guitar

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Alexander von Zemlinsky  (1871-1942)
Maiblumen blühten überall

Nan Hughes, mezzo soprano
Erika Raum, violin
Katya Poplyansky, violin
Julien Altmann, viola
Steven Dann, viola
Kendra Grittani, cello
Jobine Siekman, cello

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Max Reger op. 76 Nr. 52
Mariä Wiegenlied

Nan Hughes, mezzo soprano
Christopher Donison, piano
Dominic Desautels, clarinet

Intermission

Jazz selection with strings TBA

Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

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Toru Takemitsu (1930 – 1996)  (arr. Shin Ichi Fukuda)
To the Island

Jacob Cordover, guitar

 

 

Victoria International Marina

 

CONCERT 1: Opening Night, Monday, August 1st, 7:45

pre-concert Fanfares

Three Fanfares, for horn in a distant rowboat and tuned ships horns (2015) C. Donison (b. 1952)

I. Call and response between distant rowboat and boats (with cannon start)
II. Call and response between less distant rowboat and boats (with siren start)
III. Call and response between close rowboat and boats (with yelping siren start)

Bryn Badel, posthorn (in a rowboat) C. Donison: MIDI controller (on the VIM balcony)

 

8:00 pm
Opening remarks

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Luigi Boccherini (1743 – 1805)
Guitar Quintet  #4 in G maj. G448.

I. Pastorale
II. Allegro Maestoso
III. Grave assai – Fandango

Jacob Cordover, guitar
Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Katya Poplyansky, violin
Julien Altmann, viola
Kendra Grittani, cello

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Krzysztof Penderecki  (1933-2020)
Quartet for clarinet and string trio

Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Erika Raum, violin
Steven Dann, viola
Jobine Siekman, cello

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Charles Ives  (1874-1954)
An Old Song Deranged

Nan Hughes, mezzo-soprano
Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Jacob Cordover, guitar
Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Julien Altmann, viola
Kendra Grittani, cello

Intermission

Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
Send in the Clowns

Nan Hughes, mezzo soprano
Christopher Donison, piano

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Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

 

CONCERT 2: Tuesday, August 2nd, 8:00 pm

W. A. Mozart  (1756 – 1791)
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K 581

Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Katya Poplyansky, violin
Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Julien Altmann, viola
Kendra Grittani, cello

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Eduardo Martín (b. 1956)
Mirándome

Leo Brouwer (b.1939)
Preludio

Hoagy Carmichael  (1899  –   1981)
Georgia On My Mind

Jacob Cordover, solo classical guitar

Intermission

Cole Porter selections

Nan Hughes, mezzo Soprano
Christopher Donison, piano
James Danderfer, clarinet

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Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

 

CONCERT 3: Wednesday, August 3rd, 8:00 pm

Federico García Lorca (1898 – 1936)
Four songs for guitar and voice

Anda Jaleo
Las Morillas de Jaen
La Tarara
Sevillanas del Siglo XVIII

Nan Hughes-Poole, mezzo-soprano
Jacob Cordover, guitar

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Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942)
Maiblumen blühten überall

Nan Hughes, mezzo soprano
Erika Raum, violin
Katya Poplyansky, violin
Julien Altmann, viola
Steven Dann, viola
Kendra Grittani, cello
Jobine Siekman, cello

Intermission

Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

 

CONCERT 4: Thursday, August 4th, 8:00 pm

The Hinchinbrook riffs    (for guitar and digital delay)        Nigel Westlake (b. 1958)

A Closed world of fine feelings and grand design              Graeme Koehne  (b. 1956)

Jacob Cordover, guitar

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Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
Duo for Violin and Violoncello

Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Kendra Grittani, cello

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F. Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
String Quintet No 2 in B flat major, Op 87

Katya Poplyansky, violin
Erika Raum, violin
Steven Dann, viola
Julien Altmann, viola
Jobine Siekman, cello

Intermission

Jazz selection with voice and band arrangement TBA  (Porter /Hughes)

Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

 

CONCERT 5: Closing Night, Friday, August 5th, 7:45 pm

pre-concert Fanfares

Three Fanfares, for horn in a distant rowboat and tuned ships horns (2015) C. Donison (b. 1952)

I. Call and response between distant rowboat and boats (with cannon start)
II. Call and response between less distant rowboat and boats (with siren start)
III. Call and response between close rowboat and boats (with yelping siren start)

Bryn Badel, posthorn (in a rowboat) C. Donison: MIDI controller (on the VIM balcony)

8:00 pm
Closing remarks

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Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984)
Clarinet Quintet, Op. 31

Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Erika Raum, violin
Miranda Hollingsworth, violin
Steven Dann, viola
Jobine Siekman, cello

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J. Brahms (1859-1860)
Brahms sextet No. 2 in G major op. 36

Erika Raum, violin
Katya Poplyansky, violin
Julien Altmann, viola
Steven Dann, viola
Kendra Grittani, cello
Jobine Siekman, cello

Intermission

Max Reger op. 76 Nr. 52
Mariä Wiegenlied 

Nan Hughes, mezzo soprano
Christopher Donison, piano
Dominic Desautels, clarinet

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Jazz selection with strings TBA

Jazz selections TBA

Dave Restivo, piano
Robert Piltch, guitar
Brad Turner, trumpet & flügelhorn
James Danderfer, clarinet/saxophones
Neil Swainson, bass
Buff Allen, drums

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Toru Takemitsu (1930 – 1996)  (arr. Shin Ichi Fukuda)
To the Island

Jacob Cordover, solo classical guitar