BC Concentrate

Since its first concert in January 2003, the Turning Point Ensemble has been building a repertoire of outstanding new compositions by British Columbia’s leading composers. The international quality of music composed in BC is a too well kept secret. Now in a single dynamic program – BC Concentrate – the Turning Point Ensemble presents second performances of music by BC composers Rudolf Komorous, John Korsrud, Jocelyn Morlock, Bradshaw Pack, Marcus Goddard and Owen Underhill. The premieres of these compositions elicited the following comments from critics of The Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun and The Georgia Straight – “the best piece on the program . . . a piece that hurtles with a physics of its own” – “ Strange Sphere . . .flits in wacky homage to Thelonious Monk” – “an ambitious piece contrasting dance riffs, foggy washes of sound, and a network of quotations.” – “fast-paced and restless” – “the night’s energetic apogee.” Also featured as soloists with the ensemble are Turning Point Ensemble clarinetist François Houle and pianist Jane Hayes. Come and celebrate top-notch music by BC composers played by an ensemble that is quickly garnering a national reputation for excellence and dedication in performance.