First Thursday Concert Series — Invocation: Music by Women Composers

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From Sonata da Camera for violin and piano

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Allegro – Tempo di minuetto – Gigue: Molto Allegro

Amy Beach (1867-1944)

Invocation and Mazurka for violin and piano

Alice Ping Yee Ho (1960-)

Extasis for violin and piano

Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)

Romanza for violin and piano

Clara Schumann (1819-1896)

3 Romances for violin and piano

Florence Price (1887-1953)

Fantasy no. 2 in F-sharp minor based on a folk melody for violin and piano

The Red Deer Public Library asks you to pre-register for this concert using the link below. To register now, please use the following link: https://rdpl.org/first-thursday/. Or, go to the Red Deer Public Library website, rdpl.org and click on Upcoming Events to find the page.

Live streaming of First Thursday concerts

If you are unable to attend the concert in person, the concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel and at rdpl.org/first-thursday. Click on the YouTube channel in the previous sentence and you will be directed to the site.

Donations

Thanks to those who have made donations in support of the First Thursday concerts. These funds have been used to pay fees and expenses for the musicians presenting at the Library. If anyone wishes to support these concerts, cheques should be made out to the Red Deer Public Library, with a memo for concerts. A charitable receipt will be issued.

Coming Events

CONCERT: Burman University’s Sunday at 4 series kicks off its 23-24 concert season with Germany’s Ensemble Phoenix Munich on Sunday, October 29th, at 4:00 pm in the Administration Building Auditorium, Lacombe AB (on campus). The eclectic program will feature songs from the French Renaissance and legendary Canadian singer-songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen, and included on EPM’s forthcoming album on deutsche harmonia mundi. Admission information at burmanu.ca/sundayat4.

A special concert to CELEBRATE THE MUSIC OF VERNON MURGATROYD, Composer, Musician, and Friend of the Red Deer Music Community, will be held Saturday, November 4, at 7:00 PM at Gaetz United Church. General Seating by donation and reserved tickets $10.00. To reserve, please email.

The Central Alberta Chamber Players will present a “Concert of Remembrance – The Songs We Sang” in the church at Sunnybrook Farm on Sunday November 12, 2023 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $20 on Eventbrite.ca or at the door. The concert will feature songs from the 1900s through present that help us remember those who served, those who still serve, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Note: The church only has 70 seats, so we encourage people to buy tickets ahead

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/remembrance-concert-the-songs-we-sang-central-alberta-chamber-players-tickets-728906949307?aff=oddtdtcreator