Acadia Performing Arts Series

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January 20th concert with Quebec's star Pierre Lapointe added to the 2018-19 Season !

In Wolfville, on January 20, 2019, Quebec’s star Pierre Lapointe and celebrated classical musicians Philip Chiu and Cameron Crozman come together to present an exciting French-themed concert. In a “Musique de Chambre” treatment well-suited to our Performing Arts Series, they will perform songs from Lapointe’s recent recording, “La Science Du Coeur”, re-imagined here for piano, cello and voice, alongside works by iconic French composers such as Debussy and Poulenc (with a touch of Chopin).

Collaborating with established classical artists is not uncommon for Pierre Lapointe. He actually made History in Quebec when his chart-topping second recording “Dans La Forêt Des Mal-Aimés” (“In the Forest of the Un-Loved”) became a triumphant concert with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Orchestre Métropolitain, in front of a Montreal audience of over 100,000.

Pierre Lapointe is not only a star in Quebec where his work has won him 18 “Prix Félix” (Québec’s Juno Awards) but also a critically acclaimed Artist in France where twice he received the “Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles Cros”, the most prestigious music prize in the francophone world. Clearly, there is a lineage from Brel to Gainsbourg to Lapointe.

Recognized as one of Canada’s leading pianists, laureate of the inaugural Prix Goyer ($125,000), Philip Chiu is one of our country’s most sought-after chamber musicians. He is a favorite collaborator for other musical luminaries, including violinist James Ehnes, TSO and OSM concertmasters, Jonathan Crow and Andrew Wan, as well as Janelle Fung with whom he forms one of Canada’s most exciting piano duo.  

“… a pianist-painter who turns every musical idea into a beautiful array of colors.”

La Presse

A musician of “stunning panache” (resmusica.fr), Cameron Crozman is being hailed as one of Canada’s foremost young cellists. Currently based in Montreal, Cameron maintains a busy performance schedule in North America and Europe. Deeply committed to innovation in contemporary music while being an avid chamber musician, Crozman’s international list of collaborators runs the gamut from contemporary composers such as Kaija Saariaho, Bruno Mantovani, and Peteris Vasks to leading instrumentalists such as James Ehnes, André Laplante and James Campbell.

To thank our subscribers for their support, this concert is offered for free with the purchase of a 2018-19 Series subscription. For the same price, the season now includes nine concerts instead of eight and subscribers now save 35% on the cost of individual tickets. That's three free concerts out of nine!

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Our 2018-19 season is bursting with talent!

The season opens with The Rose Ensemble and their performance of the Land of Three Faiths. In October, two groups from Quebec, collectif9 and Architek Percussion, present My Backyard, Somewhere, a quintessentially Canadian production. The CBC’s Julie Nesrallah displays her vocal dexterity accompanied by Robert Kortgaard at the piano. Our Christmas special this year features, direct from Ireland, The Celtic Tenors.

The Tom Regan Memorial Concert kicks off the New Year in January followed in February by the young and dynamic Rolston String Quartet from Debut Atlantic. In March the Vancouver Chamber Choir displays why they are often called a national treasure and the series wraps in April with our own Symphony Nova Scotia with piano soloist Sara Davis Buechner.

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