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CLAY CONNECTSPottery Show and SaleSaturday, June 1510 am to 3 pm32 potters – great varietyfunctional to ornamental1335 Thurlownext to the Moss Street MarketSouth Vancouver Island Potters GuildCelebrating Local ArtistsGreat selection of localpottery, glass, craftsand giftwareOffering Jewellery Making& Precious Metal Classes2000 Fernwood Road250.361.3372 • www.shesaidgallery.ca“BOWL BY PRISKA STABELmusicJune 1CAPRICCIO VOCAL ENSEMBLEChrist Church CathedralUnder the direction of Michael Gormley, the ensemblepresents the Bruckner Mass in E Minor for choir andwind ensemble. 7:30pm. 930 Burdett Ave. $25/Senior,$22/Student,$10/Children under 12 free.June 1WEST COAST DJANGO IN JUNEFairfield United ChurchFeaturing Pearl Django, the premier gypsy jazz bandof the Pacific Northwest, with Victoria’s Brishen–frontedby guitarist Quinn Bachand and violinist Richard Moody–withReuben Wier on rhythm guitar/vocals and Joey Smith onbass. 7:30pm, 1303 Fairfield Rd. $15 advance (at LarsenMusic, Long & McQuade, Ivy’s, Ditch Records), $20 atdoor. 250-472-0999, www.brishenmusic.com.June 2-23EINE KLEINE SUMMER MUSICMuse Winery/First Unitarian ChurchMost concerts in this chamber music series are at2:30pm. June 2: Richard Violet, flute; Pierre Cayer,oboe; Terence Tam and Julian Vitek violin; Kenji Fuse,viola and Laura Backstrom, cello. June 9: Soile Stratkauskas,flute; Andrew Clark, horn; Csinszka Redai, harpsichord;Katrina Russell, bassoon; and Christi Meyers, violin.June 16 & 18 (7:30): Nikki Chooi and Terence Tam,violin; Lorraine Min, piano; Kenji Fuse viola; and LauraBackstrom, cello. June 22 & 23: Lorraine Min, piano;Terence Tam, violin; Kenji Fuse, viola and Laura Backstrom,cello. $20-27. 250-413-3134, www.eksm.ca.JUNE 8VIC GRANDMOTHERS FOR AFRICACentennial SquareWalk 5 km or 2 km with entertainment by the Gettin’Higher Choir and Mufaro Marimba Ensemble. Fundsraised support African Grandmothers through theStephen Lewis Foundation. Registration: 9:30am. $15.Info: petronel@telus.net.June 8SPRING DELIGHTSSt Mary’s the Virgin ChurchMaestro Pablo Diemecke leads the DieMahler StringQuartet. This final concert of the 2013 Spring/Chambermusic series features Italian and French numbers. 7pm,1701 Elgin Rd. $25 at door, Ivy’s Books or www.rmts.bc.ca.June 8-9WANDELWEISER + BOZZINIOpen SpaceNew Music artists Quatour Bozzini and theWandelweiser Komponisten Ensemble present 4 differentconcerts, 2:30 and 8pm both days. The Wandelweisercollective is known for their use of silence in contemporarymusic. They will perform a piece by Victoria’s DanielBrandes–“a meditation on the themes of grief, memory,hope, and spiritual transformation,” which incorporatestexts from the Old Testament to secular philosophers.510 Fort St. $15 general/$10 student, senior, or member;$25 day pass; $40 weekend pass. Tickets at the dooror at www.OsWandelweiser.bpt.me.June 14-16SOOKE RIVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVALSooke River CampgroundA family friendly event featuring a wide range of localacoustic talent, food vendors and music workshops.3-day festival pass $53.50. Day passes available:$11.50-$35.50. See www.sookebluegrass.com.June 16SEATTLE JEWISH CHORALECongregation Emanu-ElThis auditioned choir of 36 voices created a programin honour of the synagogue’s 150th anniversary, withSephardic melodies, Hebrew songs of awe and longing,as well as popular Yiddish-American tunes, and arousing new gospel-style version of Hiney Mah Tov.$20 at Long and McQuade, Russell Books, Ivy’s Bookshop,and Tanner’s, as well as at the synagogue office,Blanshard and Pandora. 250-382-0613.June 16FLORA SCOTTSons of NorwayFlora Scott (vocals/ guitar) performs her debut album“Then & Now” with tunes written in the 1920s-50s,including an original song “Stay” by Flora herself. WithJoey Smith (bass), Richard Moody (violin). 9-10pm,doors at 7:30pm (all ages), $5. 1110 Hillside Ave.June 21 & 23STARLIGHT POPS: WE ARE FAMILY!St Aidan’s United ChurchDirected by Sue Doman, with classic hits from TheMamas and Papas, ABBA, The Rankin Family, Carole King,and more. The 80-voice choir is backed up by a four-piececombo of professional musicians. June 21 at 7:30pm;June 23 at 2:30pm. $20/$18 at www.starlightpopschoir.comor door. 3703 St Aidans St.June 25HARMONY NOW!Alix Goolden HallA vocal band performs new arrangements of classicrock and pop songs, with rich vocal harmonies, backedby a 3-piece band. 907 Pandora Ave. 8pm, $20 at door.June 28-304TH TALL TREE MUSIC FESTIVALBrown’s Mountain, Port Renfrew, BCThe lineup includes Hollerado, Hey Ocean!, A TribeCalled Red, Sweatshop Union, The Zolas, SmalltownDjs and more. See www.talltreemusicfestival.com.26 June 2013 • FOCUS
Quinn Bachand and Richard Moody of BrishenJune 21-30VICTORIA JAZZFESTVarious VenuesBESIDES THE INTERNATIONAL NAMES at this year’s JazzFest—Herbie Hancock, Courtney Pine, Carmen Souza, and EsperanzaSpalding, to name a few—plus top Canadian performers like SerenaRyder, Michael Kaeshammer and Five Alarm Funk, you can alwayscount on hearing a lot of local talent, often for free.Darryl Mar, Victoria JazzFest’s founder and artistic director (29years at its helm), says that of the 70 bands appearing this year, 38 arelocal. “We include them to help them in their development,” says Mar.“Especially for the younger bands, it serves as a catalyst,” he says, oftenassisting them in getting recognition and picking up other gigs.Asked to single out just a few of his favourites among the locals,Mar is hard-pressed. But he does mention trombonist/vocalist NickLa Riviere and his septet which includes a number of other great localmusicians: Daniel Lapp, Ann Fraser, Alasdair Money, Pablo Cardenas,Ryan Tandy, Damian Graham (June 29, free, 4:15pm, CentennialSquare). La Riviere freelances in Victoria and internationally withtouring groups such as The Paperboys, Michael Kaeshammer, TheHiFi, The Starbirds, and The Yiddish Columbia State Orchestra.Another local performer Mar can’t resist highlighting is pianist/songwriterAshley Wey who weaves eclectic musical influences of folk, jazz,pop and soul into her melodies and improvisations (June 22 and 23 at10pm in the Smoken Bones Cookshack). He also mentions blues andjazz singer Maureen Washington (June 30 at 8pm, Chateau Victoria),and Pablo Cardenas, a Cuban who’s lived in Victoria for many years,performing with his Latin Jazz Combo (June 22, 3pm, free, CentennialSquare). Finally, he says, “one of the emerging artists performing atJazzFest for the first time is Quinn Bachand.” This 17-year-old guitaristis joined by violinist Richard Moody and other musicians in Brishen,performing gypsy jazz music (June 29, 1:45, free at Centennial Square).Of the international artists Mar is most looking forward to are twofirst-timers to Victoria JazzFest: Macy Gray, the neo-soul diva, whowill be performing with the David Murray Infinity Quartet (June 26),and American soul singer-songwriter Bettye Lavette who opens JazzFeston June 21 at the Royal Theatre.See www.jazzvictoria.ca for complete festival program and ticketinformation, or call 250-388-4423.www.focusonline.ca • June 201327
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