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CBU (Radio station : Vancouver, B.C.) Composers--Canada
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Ingrid Suderman [and] Harold Brown

SUMMARY: Soprano Ingrid Suderman performs songs by Canadian composer Jean Coulthard, with piano accompaniment by Harold Brown. The songs heard are "The White Rose" (from "Six Irish Poems"), "The May Tree", "So; Are You to My Thoughts", and "Two Songs of the Haida Indians".;

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Bach Choir

SUMMARY: This episode was recorded at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre on Monday, October 17, 1983. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama) and the Vancouver Bach Choir (directed by Bruce ;Pullen) perform Stravinsky's "Symphony of Songs", Brahms' "Song of Destiny", Canadian composer S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatte's "Molto Sostenuto", and Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5".;

Healey Willan : Songs

SUMMARY: The CBC Times refers to "Vancouver Recital" as "a serious music program featuring BC artists". It appears in the CBC Times during the new fall season of 1969. This episode features two groups of songs; arranged by Canadian composer Healey Willan, performed by baritone Steven Henrikson with pianist Bryan Gooch. The first group includes seven songs of the British Isles; the second group are arrangeme;nts of French-Canadian songs. The latter group, entitled "Chansons Canadiennes", includes "Sainte Marguerite", "Laquelle marierons-nous?", "Si j'etais petite mere", and "D'ou viens-tu, Bergere?";

Joan Hansen : Piano sonata

SUMMARY: The CBC Times refers to "Vancouver Recital" as "a serious music program featuring BC artists". It appears in the CBC Times during the new fall season of 1969. This item features Joan Hansen's piano s;onata, performed by the composer. Hansen studied composition at UBC with Jean Coulthard.;

Coulthard sonatas

SUMMARY: The CBC Times refers to "Vancouver Recital" as "a serious music program featuring BC artists". It appears in the CBC Times during the new fall season of 1969. This episode features two chamber sonatas; by composer Jean Coulthard. The first piece, "Sonata for Cello and Piano", was written in 1946. Ian Hampton plays cello, and Derek Bampton, piano. The second piece, "Lyric Sonatina", is an unpublishe;d sonatina for bassoon and piano, performed by George Zukerman and Harold Brown, accompanist.;

Barbara Pentland ; V Mass ; Vancouver recital program - Bartok

SUMMARY: "CBC Monday Evening" was a multi-part series that included documentaries and interviews on the arts, along with drama and serious music. The first part of this episode features the Canadian composer B;arbara Pentland. It includes an interview with Pentland by Philip Lamarsh, and a recording of a 1962 recital, with Barbara Pentland performing piano pieces at the CBC Music Festival, Queen Elizabeth T;heatre, Vancouver. The second part, "V Mass" [sp?]", is a story by Carl Sandor, read by NeilDainard. The third part, "Vancouver Recital Program - Bartok", included works for violin and piano by Bela; Bartok. [Note: this portion of the broadcast is missing from the tape.];

Vancouver New Music Society : [tape 2 only]

SUMMARY: This item is tape two of the program "Vancouver New Music Society". The Vancouver New Music Society, in conjunction with the Heritage Festival, presents "Sidney Hodkinson Conducts" at the Vancouver Ea;st Cultural Centre. This tape contains a portion of that performance. The pieces on the program included "November Voices" by Sidney Hodkinson, "Driftwood" by Paul Chichara, "Session IV" by William Bo;lcom, "On The Contrary" by Stephen Chatman, and "Twenty-Three Poems About Horses" by Rudolf Komorous (of the University of Victoria). "Twenty-Three Poems About Horses", heard on this tape, is based on; a set of ancient Chinese poems, and is written for string ensemble and narrator. William Bolcom's "Session IV" is also heard.;

In concert : Student composers

SUMMARY: "Midweek Theatre" is a series of hour-long dramas which alternated between four CBC production centers: Winnipeg, Montreal, Halifax and Vancouver. The series began on December 2, 1964. This episode, e;ntitled "In Concert - Student Composers", features four UBC composition students of Jean Coulthard in a birthday tribute to this Canadian composer and teacher. The students discuss their own music, an;d under the direction of Hugh McLean, their pieces are heard. The students are Michael Baker, Jean Etheridge, Gary Spilstead and Lloyd Burrett. Jean Coulthard begins the episode with a discussion of ;her students.;

Audition, from Ian McDougall

SUMMARY: This item, "Audition, From Ian McDougall", appears to be a collection of musical pieces by Vancouver musician Ian McDougall, including the following: 1. "Trio" - Flute, Violin, Cello. 2. William Bla;ke, "Seasons" - Soprano and Guitar. 3. Piece for Solo Trumpet and Brass and Percussion Ensemble. 4. "Playground" - Two Celli, Percussion and Electronics. 5. "Collage" - Brass Quartet and Eight Trombo;nes.;

Eugene Wilson music

SUMMARY: This program features performances of two pieces composed by Eugene Wilson, recorded at UBC. One performance is "Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano"; musicians include John Loban, Eugene Wilson and Rob;ert Rogers. The other performance is "Sonata for Cello and Piano", played by Eugene Wilson and Robert Rogers.;

A recital of songs by Elliot Weisgarber

SUMMARY: Soprano Audrey Borschel performs a program of songs by the Vancouver composer Elliot Weisgarber, accompanied on piano by Robert Rogers. The works featured include selections from "Eight Songs" (1952); "Seven Poems by Robinson Jeffers" (1972, revised 1980); "English Lyrics: Book 1" (1981); and "Omnia Exeunt in Misterium" (1943, 1946, 1976 and 1981).;

CBC week in Victoria : Paul Kling and etc.

SUMMARY: This episode was recorded at the McPherson Playhouse during CBC Week In Victoria, on October 27, 1982. Violinist Paul Kling and harpist Taka Kling perform a program of pieces by Donizetti, Bach, Busser, Mivagi, Adaskin, Ravel and Ibert.

Days Months and Years to Come

SUMMARY: This performance by the Vancouver new-music ensemble Days Months and Years To Come was recorded at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre on April 17, 1983. Musical selections included pieces by Frederic;k Schipizky, George Crumb, Werner Heider, David Koblitz and Walter Boudreau. Members of the ensemble include: Kathryn Cernauskas, flute; Sal Ferreras, percussion; Paula Kiffner, violoncello; Arlie Tho;mpson, keyboards; and Patrick Wedd, keyboards. Guest artists were Walter Boudreau and Frederick Schipizky.;

An evening of theatre works

SUMMARY: This musical program, "An Evening Of Theatre Works", was performed at The Vancouver East Cultural Centre on April 24, 1983. Two musical selections recorded for CBC broadcast included William Bolcom's; "A Short Lecture On The Clarinet" (with soloist Ron de Kant), and Denis Gougeon's "Argile". Performers included in "Argile" are: Lucie Bertrand, mime; Stephen Chatman, conductor; Ron de Kant, clarin;et; Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet; Don Stout, clarinet; Mike Borschel, clarinet; Martin Berinbaum, trumpet; Edward Bach, trumpet; Gordon Cherry, trombone; Ken Wagner, contrabassoon; and Fred Schipizky, co;ntrabass.;

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

SUMMARY: This episode was recorded on January 30, 1984 at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre with Kazuyoshi Akiyama conducting and oboe soloist Roger Cole. The program includes Mozart's "Don Giovanni Overture"; Richard Strauss's "Oboe Concerto in D Major"; Schipizky's "Divertimento for String Orchestra"; and Shostakovitch's "Symphony No. 9, Opus 70".;

Patrick Wedd

SUMMARY: This episode was recorded at the UBC Recital Hall on October 26, 1984. This faculty recital featured Patrick Wedd on organ, playing Canadian composer Bruce Mather's "6 etudes pour l'orgue" (in its pre;miere performance); Luciano Berio's "Fa-Si"; and William Bolcom's "Three Gospel Preludes".;

Okanagan composers festival : The Rolston Trio

SUMMARY: The Rolston Trio performs at the Okanagan Music Festival For Composers at Okanagan College, May 28, 1983. The Rolston Trio comprises Thomas Rolston, violin; Isobel Rolston, piano; and Shauna Rolston, ;cello. The program features "Ile de Re (for cello and piano)" by Sylvia Rickard; "Sonata for violin solo" by Jean Coulthard; "Bel-Tine" by Allan Bell; and "Sonata for solo cello" by Violet Archer.;

Hugh McLean

SUMMARY: This episode features organist Hugh McLean -- recorded January 11th, 1983 on the organ at Ryerson United Church in Vancouver -- playing selections by Mendelssohn ("Postlude In D"), Franck ("Fantaisie ;in C, Opus 16") and Daveluy ("Three Choral Preludes").;

Music For violin and piano

SUMMARY: This concert features music by Mexican and Canadian composers, played by Derry Deane (violin) and Marylou Dawes (piano). The musical selections includes works by Manuel Enriquez, Manuel Ponce, Taliva;ldis Kenins, and Carlos Chavez. This item comprises part 2 of program 2 in the "Arts National" sub-series "Music Of The Americas".;

Derry Deane [and] Marylou Dawes

SUMMARY: This episode features Derry Deane on violin and Marylou Dawes on piano, performing selections by Beethoven, faure, and Canadian composer Jean Coulthard.;

Vancouver New Music Society concert

SUMMARY: A concert staged by the Vancouver New Music Society at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, April 8, 1984. The works heard are: "Three Piano Duets After Pictures by Paul Klee" by Barbara Pentland; "Ele;gy for Solo Harp" by Frederick Schipizky; "Glide Reflexions" by John Rea; "Nocturne" by Murray Adaskin; "Hesitation" by Stephen Chatman; and "Etudes" by John Beckwith. The musiciansinclude Jane Coop; and Robert Rogers, piano; Rita Costanzi, harp; Gene Ramsbottom and Dave Whitely, clarinet; Lee Duckles and Susan Round, cello; Victor Costanzi, violin; and Arlie Thompson, celesta.;

Kathryn Bailey

SUMMARY: Pianist Kathryn Bailey plays the music of Eugene Wilson, including "Five pieces for piano", "Sonata: The New Romanticism",. "Sonate in D", and two movements from "Eight pieces for Keyboard".;

Christine Coyiuto

SUMMARY: Pianist Christine Coyiuto performs Jean Coulthard's "Aegean Sketches", Chopin's "Ballade, Opus 52", Coulthard's "Image Astrale" (commissioned by Coyiuto), and Schubert's "Fantasy, Opus 19".;

Audience : Purcell Quartet : String quartet no. 4 (Pentland)

SUMMARY: The premiere of Barbara Pentland's "String Quartet No. 4", which was commissioned by the Okanagan Summer School of the Arts to mark the occasion of its twenty-first anniversary. The work is in one mo;vement with sections divided by aleatoric zones. It is perfomed by the Purcell String Quartet and was recorded in concert at the Summer School in Penticton.;

Peter Hannan [and] Lubomyr Melnyk

SUMMARY: This episode was recorded at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre on January 27, 1985, at a concert of the Vancouver New Music Society. Peter Hannan performed on the recorder and Lubomyr Melnyk was the ;pianist. The program included works by Martin Bartlett, Walter Zimmermann, Peter Hannan, Louis Andriessen, and Lubomyr Melnyk.;

Masterpiece Trio

SUMMARY: This episode features violist Philippe Etter and mezzo-soprano Margarita Noye with the Masterpiece Trio (Linda Lee Thomas, Gwen Thompson, Eric Wilson), performing works by Telemann, Douglas, Hindemith;, and Canadian composer Jean Coulthard.;

Magnetic Band

SUMMARY: The new music ensemble Magnetic Band performs in concert at the SFU Theatre on Simon Fraser University's Burnaby campus, September 21, 1984. The musicians include: Kathryn Cernauskas, flute; David Owe;n, oboe and keyboards; Victor Costanzi, violin; Susan Round, cello; Salvador Ferreras, percussion; and Arlie Thompson, Owen Underhill and Patrick Wedd, keyboards. The musical program includes selectio;ns composed by Gilles Tremblay, Bruce Mather, John Celona, John Fodi and Steve Reich.;

Gary Dahl [and] Bryan Gooch

SUMMARY: Baritone Gary Dahl sings songs by Sir Edward Elgar and Healey Willan, accompanied by pianist Bryan Gooch. The works heard are Elgar's "Seven Lieder" and selections from Willan's "Song Albums".;

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