I have shared with you much of what is involved in planning a season for the Valley Concert Society. For most of the society’s history, George Zukerman played an enormous role in this process. George wrote an autobiography in his … Read More
I often get the question, “Where do you find these musicians?” This happens most often after someone has particularly enjoyed a performance from a group that he/she had not heard of previously. It seems to me the best way to … Read More
From time to time I have been asked how we find these artists or how we plan a season? Recently an audience member asked the same question and added the suggestion that I write to you about it. So here … Read More
The world of classical music is regarded by some as being populated with stuffed shirts. Pompous. Formal. Dull. Superior. And if there is any genre in classical music that represents the height of such a reputation, it has to be … Read More
We are looking forward to the performance by the Butter Quartet on Friday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium. They will bring a creatively themed program entitled Well Met By Moonlight. The detailed online program has … Read More
The Valley Concert Society is looking forward to the performance by the Butter Quartet at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium on Friday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m. The quartet will present an imaginatively prepared program entitled Well Met By Moonlight. Framed … Read More
The Valley Concert Society is excited to present the Butter Quartet at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium on Friday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m. While the quartet is based in the Netherlands, the only Dutch member is their violist Isabel Franenberg. … Read More
The Valley Concert Society looks forward to welcoming the Butter Quartet to the stage of the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium on Friday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m. The ensemble will present a beautifully crafted program entitled Well Met By Moonlight. While … Read More
The Valley Concert Society is delighted to present the Butter Quartet in concert at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium on Friday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m. The group is based in the Netherlands where they met as students at the Royal … Read More
I wasn’t prepared to like musica intima. Why can’t they just put capitals on their name? I worried that they would be too dissonant, too esoteric, too modern. When I saw the program, my fears increased. There were no familiar … Read More