CHORUS AND
GUITARS TEAM
UP

[T* Douglas College Chorus
and the Douglas College
Guitar arts combine their
talents on Friday, February 19, in
a lively program that is sure to
please fans of both genres.

It’s a natural combination, says
Tatsuo Hoshina, director of the
chorus. "Our chorus is made up
of singing students, guitar
players and pianists from the
music department, and that's
why we are having a guitar en-
semble as well. It’s an ensemble
of students who are taking guitar
lessons at the college. Michael
Strutt is the director."

A heterogeneous performance
is planned, including 16th cen-
tury chansons, a Bach canon and
a work by Brahms. Seldom-
heard Russian composer Cesar
Cui will also be represented,
along with contemporary com-
poser Ernst Krenek. Rounding
off the evening, the chorus will
sing several lighter works: a
Somerset folk melody, some
Negro spirituals, an unusual ar-
rangement of "Oh, Dear, What
can the Matter Be?" and the
Carols Jobim bossa nova, "Cor-
covado" (Quiet Nights).

ment of UBC.

 

LOVE THROUGH THE AGES

oO: Thursday, February 18, the
Noon at New West Series
continues its custom of delivering
"something for everyone" in free
public concerts highlighting a
wide range of musical styles and
time periods. Tenor soloist Peter
Spira and piano accompanist
Henry Waack perform the works

of composers from John Dowland

to Kurt Weill in a concert entitled
"Four Centuries of Love.”

Spira and Waack have put
together a diverse program that
covers the love songs of several
musical periods from very early
to contemporary. As well as the

works by Dowland and Weill,

they will perform five songs by
Maurice Ravel, operatic pieces by
Donizetti and Celia and an aria
from the opera Albert Herring by
Benjamin Britten.

The concert will also be the
premiere performance of three
songs by contemporary Canadian
composer Stephen Chatman, a
graduate of the music evar

 

Waack, organizer of the Noon
at New West series, says "The
theme of the concert was meant
as a kind of tribute to Valentine's
Day."

Peter Spira started his career as
a music student at Douglas Col-
lege and went on to study at
UBC. He sings with the Van-
couver Chamber Singers, who
have toured China and per-
formed at the recent Olympic
celebrations in Calgary. Henry
Waack is convenor of music here
at Douglas College and often per-
forms in musicals and as an
accompanist for vocalists.

There is no charge for admis-
sion to the concert, which gets
underway at 12:30 p.m. in the Per-
forming Arts Theatre. For more
information, call the Box Office at
520-5488.

An Evening of Choral
and Guitar Music

Douglas College Chorus

Admission is free and the Tatsuo Hoshina, director
public is invited to attend. The Psi alles: Canae Prema
OURS O) eRe ui ar Busemble :
concert is scheduled to begin at 8 Michael Strutt, director

p-m., February 19, in the Perform-
ing Arts Theatre. For further
information, contact the Box Of-
fice at 520-5488

Douglas College Performing Arts Theatre
700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster
(One block from Sky Train Terminus)

: Friday, February 19, 1988 - 8:00 p.m.
c f an Admission: Free