Sun, Oct. 2

2:30 - 4:30

Admission:

$16.00 (Includes HST)

PIANIST REIKO SHIMOKAWA WITH FLUTIST CHIEKO KONISHI-LOUIE      

A delightfully eclectic and international programme of solo piano selections and flute/piano music

Reiko Shimokawa is a recipient of numerous awards including 2nd prize at the 8th Pacific Piano competition in Canada (2002) and Musical Activity Award from Yamaha Music Foundation in Japan (2001). Her concert appearances include the 'Debut' series broadcast on CBC Radio 2 (2001) , a performance with the Budapest Concert Orchestra in Hungary (1999) and  a concert at Mendelssohn Haus, Leipzig in Germany (2011). She received her initial training at the Royal College of Music, Trinity College of Music and Guildhall school of Music and Drama in London, U.K., and then moved to Canada to study with Prof. Bruce Vogt at the University of Victoria in 1999. She completed her Master's Degree at the University of Victoria in 2001 and her Diploma in Music Performance course at UBC in 2004 under the guidance of Dr. Sara Davis Buechner for piano and Doreen Oke for harpsichord. She has also studied with such renowned teachers as Ronan Magill, Lee Kum-Sing and Paul Roberts. She taught at Oakridge Music Studio in Vancouver (2005-2006), and Music Academy Tokyo (2007-2011). Flutist Chieko Konishi-Louie and Reiko work as DUO and have released a CD "The Ocean in Spring". They regularly collaborate with artists from other disciplines, for example a unique combination of rakugo (Japanese traditional comic tales) and classical music. Reiko also has released two CDs in Japan entitled "In Earth's Many Colored Dream" and "Tunes of Clowns".

Chieko Konishi-Louie:
Chieko graduated from the Osaka University of Art with a Degree in Performing Arts and a Major in Music.  She has studied with Nozomu Machinaga, Ryouichi Sone and Chang-Kook Kim.  She has performed with several orchestras in Japan.
In April 2001, Chieko was invited along with other musicians to perform "Enjoy Japan" at Carnegie Hall in New York City. She has been performing solo and chamber group recitals in the Vancouver area since 2004.
Chieko's CD, "The Ocean in Spring ", was released in 2006.
She currently works as a flute instructor at the Tom Lee Music Learning Centre.

THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE ARTS CENTRE
6TH ANNUAL HARVEST OF MUSIC
Sunday. October 2, 2011  2:30 PM

Reiko Shimokawa, piano and Chieko Konishi-Louie, flute

Piano Music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
1.         Five Pieces from " Songs without Words"
i.          Sweet Remembrance op.19-1
ii.          Consolation op.30-1
iii.         May Breezes op.62-1
iv.         Spring Song (Fruhlingslied) op.62-6

2.         Fantasie,  op.28
         Con moto agitato   Allegro con moto     Presto

Flute and Piano music related to Mendelssohn
3.       Ballade Op.288                           Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)

Piano Music by Mendelssohn
4.         Rondo Capriccioso, op.14

INTERMISSION

 
1: Madrigal                               Phillippe Gaubert　(1879-1941) 

2:Romance                              Phillippe Gaubert　(1879-1941)  

3:Haru-no-Umi / The Ocean in Spring             Michio Miyagi　（1894-1956)

4:Lullaby of Takeda, Japanese Folk Song           arr.Izumi Nakagawa  

5:Tango- Etude no.3,                     Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)   

6:Poem                                Charles T. Griffes  (1884-1920) 

Sun. Oct. 2

7:00 - 9:00

Admission:

$16.00 (Includes HST)

"CORNUCOPIA JAM" (Multi-genre Festival Finale)                                                                  
A surprise spectrum of performers from this year's Harvest of Music presents a sumptuous smorgasbord of selections that will definitely delight every musical palate.

(Homemade fruit spreads and artisan breads from La Boulange Organic Bakery will enhance the refreshment break!)