Join us for a free livestream concert featuring Banff Centre's Evolution: Classical program participants, including Duo Beija-Flor, Britton-Réne Collins, and Dastoor Woods Duo
– all from the comfort of your own backyard lounge chair!
View a recording of the event here:
(Approx. 2 hr 15 minutes total. No intermission)
Duration of each group below: Approximately 45 minutes
Scroll down to the bottom of this page to see all biographies.
H. Villa-Lobos - Distribuçao de Flôres
S. Assad - Summer Garden Suite
I. Opening
M. de Falla - Siete Canciones Populares Españolas
I. El Pano Moruno
VII. Polo
S. Robinovitch - Four Sephardic Songs
IV. Alta, Alta es la Luna
M. de Falla - Siete Canciones Populares Españolas
III. Asturiana
N. Saúl, arr. Duo Beija-Flor - Boulevard San Jorge
R. Ellias - Havana Street Parade
A. Piazzolla, arr. Duo Beija-Flor - Oblivion
A. Piazzolla - Escualo
C. Machado - Pé de Moleque
Flute and guitar duo, Duo Beija-Flor, performs works based on universal emotions and stories expressed through the lens of the world’s many cultures. Their program Costas brings into focus the rich variety of melodies and rhythms found throughout the Latin world. Strolling naturally from the tango halls of Buenos Aires to the beaches of Rio, from the four corners of Spain to Havana’s carnival, Costas meanders between the light-footed and the profound.
Britton-René Collins - Siren*
Frederic Rzewski - To the Earth
Mark Applebaum - Aphasia
Britton-René Collins - (Re)Purpose*
*World Premiere
This program explores the intersection of musical and human language to initiate social change, featuring contemporary works and original compositions for solo percussion. With an emphasis on the power of amplifying voices, this 45-minute program addresses various socio-political topics through storytelling by percussionist Britton-René Collins. Themes include anti-racism, environmentalism, and accessibility.
Francis Poulenc - Sonata for Violin & Piano, FP 119
I. Allegro con fuoco
Maurice Ravel - Sonata for Violin & Piano in G major
II. Blues. Moderato
Sergei Prokofiev - Five Melodies, Op. 35
I. Andante
Avner Dorman - Sonata No. 2 for Violin & Piano
I. Adagio religioso
II. Prestissimo – Adagio con rubato – Prestissimo
Sergei Prokofiev - Five Melodies, Op. 35
V. Andante non troppo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Souvenir d’un lieu cher for Violin & Piano, Op. 42
III. Mélodie
Bedřich Smetana - From the Homeland, T 128
I. Moderato
II. Andantino moderato e Allegro vivo
From a place of solace and belonging, to one of uncertainty and isolation, home means something different for each of us. But how does this meaning change when our home is called into question, compelling us to seek someplace new? Journey with us through a series of musical postcards, each selection a glimpse into the lives of composers in search of home. By journey’s end, you might discover that home is not the place you thought it was, or even a place at all
With support from:
Duo Beija-Flor - In partnership with Prairie Debut and the National Arts Centre
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