UVic Quartet Gold: Accordion Festival

 

Naomi Harris (accordion) and University of Victoria Quartet Gold - Kayleigh Francis (soprano), Cole Davis (alto), Hannah Stanwood (tenor) and Emerson Jong (baritone) - gave a rousing performance of Movement 1 from 4 Dances from Iberia by Gorka Hermosa at the World Accordion and Tango Festival, November 20, 2022, at Saint Mary the Virgin Church, Oak Bay.

Congratulations to Naomi and Quatuor d'Or for an exciting and polished performance at this prestigious international event!

Thanks also belong to Jelena Milojevic (UVic Accordion Instructor) and Dr. Adam Con for initiating and supporting this collaboration.

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Sobremesa Quartet in Shawnigan: St. John's Concert Series

Members of the Sobremesa Saxophone Quartet - Baylie, Matt, Todd and Karsten - performed a recital of works by Bach, Faure, Francaix, Gershwin, Maslanka, and arrangements by members of the Quartet, at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, Cobble Hill, on Sunday Oct. 20th. at 2:30pm.

Petit Quatuor Plays For Mustard Seed Food Bank

Petit Quatuor, so named by its members, because the members are, by their own estimate, of diminutive stature, performed for The Mustard Seed community service organization this past week.

Congratulations, PQ—Baylie, Ayari, Alex and Ben—for your initiative and service to others.

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University of Victoria Quartet Blue: Convocation and Cathedral Performances

This past Reading Break, and into the following week, Quartet Blue (also known as The Sobremesa Quartet), comprised of M. Melnicky, M. Fichter, T. Morgan and K. Brewka, performed at the Annual Fall Convocation for graduating students.

The Quartet also gave a  performance, including Movement I from Quartet Op. 109 by A. Glazunov, at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria (click on images below), as part of the Musical Open House for St Cecilia's Day.

UVic Saxophones with The Civic Orchestra of Victoria, March 18th.

Under the direction of Maestro Yariv Aloni, four University of Victoria Saxophonists performed this afternoon the London Suite by Eric Coates with the The Civic Orchestra of Victoria.

Connor Stairs (Yr 3), Todd Morgan (Yr 1), Jesse Reid (Yr 1) and Matthew Fichter (Yr 2) gave a confident and expressive performance of the three movement Suite at the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre.

1. Covent Gardens (Tarantelle)
2. Westminster (Meditation)
3. Knightsbridge (March)

LtoR: C. Stairs, M. Fichter, Maestro Aloni, J. Reid & T. Morgan

Congratulations to the quartet!