Anyone can see I love you
- A new opera from Gavin Bryars
Singers Eivør Pálsdóttir and Richard Morris in costume for the June 12, 2010 workshop performance of the opera "Anyone Can See I love You" at The Banff Centre. The libretto is by the Canadian writer Marilyn Bowering, who lives in Sooke. The music is by Gavin Bryars, who is based in his native England but has spent part of each year in Metchosin. - Photograph by: Banff Centre
http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/Opera+goddess/3146887/story.html
Famed British composer Gavin Bryars joins Aventa in residence at The Banff Centre to create a new opera based on the last days of Marilyn Monroe, based on
award winning Canadian author Marilyn Bowering's book "Anyone can see Ilove you".
Under the direction of Canadian director Joel Ivany, the evening will feature the other-worldly Faroese chanteuse, Eivør in two fully staged scenes from the opera. Also on the program is a performance of Bryars's 20th century masterwork "The Sinking of the Titanic". This residency is a co-production of the Banff Centre and the British Columbia Arts Council.
Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Margaret Greenham Theatre, Banff, Alberta
Tickets: Adult $25 | Student/Senior $20 | Child $15
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Eivør as Marilyn
Originally classically trained in Reykjavík, Faroese vocalist Eivør Pálsdóttir has become well known to Canadian audiences as a folk singer. She recently collaborated with Gavin Bryars in a new work about Tróndur í Gøtu, a Viking hero from her own hometown of Gøta.
Residency Support:
Aventa visits Montreal, Toronto and Halifax
In April 2010, Aventa was joined by Dutch contralo Noa Frenkel in performances of Pierre Boulez's classic work for ensemble Le Marteau sans maître and the premiere performances of Dániel Péter Biró's Mishapatim Laws III - Masked Shadows, which featured German percussion soloist Olaf Tzschoppe. New Music Concerts presented Aventa at the Betty Oliphant Theatre, in a program featuring Gilles Tremblay's À quelle heure commence le temps? with the brilliant Canadian baritone, Vincent Ranallo.
Hommage à Gilles Tremblay
"Hommage à Gilles Tremblay", is a year-long celebration of the composer's music organized by Montreal's SMCQ (Societe de musique contemporaine du Quebec). On Feb. 11th, Aventa took part in this celebration at Conservatoire de musique de Montréal with guest artists Janice Jackson (soprano) and Vincent Ranallo (baritone).
2009 International Tour
Aventa gratefully acknowledges touring assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts and British Columbia Arts Council.
Copenhagen - Athelas Festival
Poul Ruders at Athelas Festival 2009
Aventa's 2009 tour continued in Copenhagen, Denmark with programmes featuring Canadian and Danish music. On June 15 Aventa and Denmark's Athelas Sinfonietta celebrated the 60th birthday of renowned Danish composer Poul Ruders. Aventa presented Ruders' dramatic work for large ensemble, Abysm. "One got most of Ruders' manifold chamber music played with enthusiasm and authority all the way round...Aventa presented Ruders' 2000 work "Abysm" showing its fascinating consistency through through three varied tone paintings, which at one time did not move out of place and yet imperceptibly underwent dramatic changes." - Henrik Friis, Politiken
On June 16th, Aventa presented a concert of Canadian and Scandinavian repertoire, which featured Danish harp virtuoso Maria Boelskov Sørensen in Per Nørgård's ...gennem torne... (through thorns), Poul Ruders' Four Dances in One Movement and Rolf Wallin's Appearances. This concert also featured works from Canadian composers Michael Oesterle and Paul Frehner.
Munich - A•DEvantgarde Festival
Aventa at Munich's Gasteig (photo credit: Andreas Merz)
The 10th A•DEvantgarde Festival opened on June 14th with a concert dedicated to Canadian New Music. The theme of the 2009 festival is Spielend, meaning playing with ease. With this theme in mind, works from Canadian composers have been commissioned including new works from BC composers Rodney Sharman and Jeffrey Ryan, Quebec composer Michel Gonneville and Ontario composer Paul Frehner. The concert concluded with Michael Oesterle’s Annus Mirabilis in an arrangement for Aventa Ensemble. Further information: http://www.adevantgarde.de
"...it is vital, angular music, which the superb Canadian ensemble Aventa, under the direction of Bill Linwood, implemented with precision" - Sueddeutsche, München
"Moritz Eggert's "Pong", based on the computer tennis game, earned an enthusiastic response from the crowded auditorium in the Black Box of the Munich Gasteig.
With the premiere of Paul Frehner's "God save the human cannonball" was a effective prelude to Munich's A•DEvantgrade Festival 10. The Montreal composer looked to the festival's motto "playing" with the phenomenon of ecstasy, as in the amusement park rollercoaster. The dizzying feeling linked with the compulsion to repeat it as often as possible were brought to full effect, thanks to an uncommonly compelling interpretation of the 15 member Aventa Ensemble under the direction of Bill Linwood." - B5 Kultur, München
New York City - Music of the Aurora Borealis
On Thursday, June 11th, Scandinavia House presented Music of the Aurora Borealis, a luminescent program featuring repertoire from Canadian, Danish and Norwegian composers. Aventa has devoted much of the past several years to Scandinavian compositions. This performance included works from Norway's Rolf Wallin and Danish composers Anders Nordentoft and Poul Ruders. Canada's Paul Frehner's new work for ensemble, God Save the Human Cannonball received its world premiere and from Denmark, Anders Nordentof's Turmalin also received its world premiere. This concert also featured the New York City premiere of Norwegian composer Rolf Wallin ’s Appearances. http://www.scandinaviahouse.org
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