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Underground parking is available in the Telus Convention Centre Parkade on First Street SE, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.
Bison Noir
Centenary in Blue with WindSync
Friday 6 September
9:30 pm
Royal Canadian Legion No. 1 | 116 7 Ave SE
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Musicians who, “play many idioms authoritatively, elegantly, with adroit technique, and with great fun” (All About the Arts).
Put away classical music concert traditions, pull up a chair, and enjoy a beer and some nosh, while award-winning wind quintet WindSync and Honens Artistic Director Jon Kimura Parker take you out for a night in Birdland with a Jazz Age inspired program. In addition to works by Gershwin and the ever-sarcastic Poulenc, enjoy the Calgary premieres of three works— Miguel del Aguila’s Sambeada, Nicky Sohn’s A Night at Birdland, and in celebration of its 100th year, Reinhard Gutschy’s arrangement of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for piano and wind quintet.
With a mix of jazz, blues, and contemporary, all performed by Jackie Parker and the vibrant and versatile musicians of WindSync, this edition of Bison Noir is one you won’t soon forget.
Note: There is enough time for concert-goers to attend both Illia Ovcharenko in Recital and Bison Noir.
WindSync
Garrett Hudson flute
Emily Tsai oboe
Julian Hernandez clarinet
Kara LaMoure bassoon
Anni Hochhalter horn
Jon Kimura Parker piano
PROGRAM
Aguila
Sambeada
Sohn
A Night at Birdland
Poulenc
Sextet
Gershwin
Three Preludes for piano
Summertime
Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Reinhard Gutschy)
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About Bison Noir
With a nod to “Le Poisson Rouge”—New York’s “it” venue for cutting-edge performing arts in a bar/club setting—Honens’ Bison Noir fuses performances of classical and post-classical music in a cabaret setting and removes formal traditions, allowing audiences to feel comfortable wearing casual clothing, getting there when they can, and not worrying about small noises made during the concert.