Last weekend, we, Apple Choir had a great time with great audiences, residents and staffs of the Wisteria.
Thank you for having us, we appreciate your warm feedbacks and kind invitation for the next performance opportunities!
We're looking forward to having another music hour with you all again!
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| Apple Choir |
Sunday September 29 2024
3pm
Wisteria Place in Steveston, Richmond, BC
Programme
Apple Choir
Johann Strauss: Ein Souper from operetta Die Fledermaus
Giuseppe Verdi: Libiamo from opera La Traviata
Ludwig van Beethoven: Ode to Joy from Symphony no.9
Stephen Chatman: John Kanaka
Japanese Folksong: So-ran Bushi
Soprano solo - Rei
Francesco Cilea: Io son l'utile ancella from opera Adriana Lecouvreur
Apple Choir
Georges Bizet: Street Boys from opera Carmen
Giuseppe Verdi: Noi Siamo Zingarelle from opera La Traviata
Leonard Bernstein: America from musical West Side Story
Japanese Folksong: Yuuyake Koyake
Scottish Folksong: Loch Lomond
Oscar Peterson: Hymn to Freedom
Music director and piano accompaniment: Ayako
Saturday August 3 2024
3:30pm
Firehall Arts Centre
The K.O.N. Artists (mezzo-soprano Ayako Komaki, clarinetist Janine Oye and pianist Alix Nishihara) bring together their diverse musical and artistic backgrounds to explore unique repertoire beautifully suited to the distinct harmony and colour of their combination. The K.O.N. Artists have developed a programme of songs (including songs by Leslie Uyeda, Toru Takemitsu, and Simon Sargon, as well as more traditional songs from the late romantic period of the 19th century) that represents the beauty, pathos, and humour of contemporary daily life.
K.O.N. アーティスツ （メゾソプラノのアヤコ・コマキ、クラリネット奏者のジャニーン・オイエ、ピアニストのアリックス・ニシハラ）は、それぞれが持つ多様な音楽と芸術のバックグラウンドを持ち寄ることでユニークなハーモニーと色彩を織りなす音楽ユニットで、彼らの間に生まれる特別なシナジーをうまく表現できる曲・セットリストを探求しつつ活動しています。。今回K.O.N. アーティスツはレスリー・ウエダ、武満徹、サイモン・サーゴンや、19世紀後期ロマン派のより伝統的な歌を中心に、現代の日常生活の美しさ、哀愁、ユーモアを表現した歌のプログラムを上演します。。