Recent and Upcoming Performances and Broadcasts
( last updated: July 16, 2008 )
Jeffrey Ryan has been named the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's Composer Laureate for the 2008/09 season. Ryan will accompany the VSO on its Asia Pacific tour in October 2008 and its Ontario/Quebec tour in May 2009 for performances of The Linearity of Light. See concert listings below for more details.
JUST RELEASED! Launch Pad, including String Quartet #3 (sonata distorta), has just been released by the Penderecki String Quartet. Click here for ordering information.
NOW AVAILABLE! Quantum Mechanics: Music of Jeffrey Ryan. The title track Quantum Mechanics was recently nominated for a 2008 JUNO award for Classical Composition of the Year.
2008
January 25, 2008: Two-by-Four will be performed by marimbist Masako Hockey and the Victoria Symphony, conducted by Tania Miller, as part of the Victoria Symphony's New Currents Festival, at McPherson Playhouse in Victoria, British Columbia.
February 2, 2008: ecce homo will be performed by Hexaphone, conducted by Nicholas Fairbank, at Crystal Pool in Victoria, British Columbia.
February 2 & 4, 2008: The triple concerto Equilateral (co-commissioned by the Vancouver Symphony and the Toronto Symphony) will receive its world premiere performance by the Gryphon Trio and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, conducted by music director Bramwell Tovey, at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia.
February 8, 2008: The viola version of Bellatrix will receive its world premiere, performed by Jamie Arrowsmith, in a concert presented by 5-Penny New Music Concerts at St. Peter's United Church in Sudbury, Ontario.
February 14, 2008: Found Frozen will be performed by soprano Zorana Sadiq and pianist Peter Tiefenbach, at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto, Ontario, presented by Music Toronto.
February 17 & 18, 2008: The choral trilogy Three Songs for CB, comprised of After Storm, Angeline on Ossabaw, and Discards, will be performed by musica intima and members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rosemary Thomson, at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver, BC.
February 29, 2008: Soprano Heather Pawsey and pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa present their show DEAD Serious, including Found Frozen at Hamilton-Harron Funeral Home/Vancouver Memorial Services and Crematorium, 5390 Fraser Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. Part of the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad and the Canadian Music Centre's New Music in New Places project. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.. Admission is free but reservations are required, call 604-325-7441.
March 8, 2008: Stillpoint will be performed by the Nu:BC Collective at the Scotiabank Dance Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.
March 8, 2008: String Quartet #3 (sonata distorta) will be performed by the Penderecki String Quartet at Ecole Secondaire Theriault in Timmins, Ontario.
March 13, 2008: Dancer Holly Holt performs Barbara Bourget's choreography to Bellatrix, from the CD Quantum Mechanics in a Cabaret Stage Show at the Roundhouse in Vancouver, British Columbia. Part of the Vancouver International Dance Festival 2008.
March 29, 2008: String Quartet #3 (sonata distorta) will be performed by the Penderecki String Quartet as part of its Kreutzer Project, at Wolf Hall in London, Ontario.
April 4 & 5, 2008: On Monsieur's Departure, commissioned by the amazing a cappella choral ensemble musica intima, will receive its world premiere perfomances at Christ Church Cathedral (April 4) and Ryerson United Church (April 5) in Vancouver, British Columbia.
April 12, 2008: The triple concerto Equilateral (co-commissioned by the Vancouver Symphony and the Toronto Symphony) will be performed by the Gryphon Trio and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by music director Peter Oundjian, as part of the TSO's New Creations Festival at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Ontario.
April 12, 2008: Dancer Holly Holt performs Barbara Bourget's choreography to Bellatrix, from the CD Quantum Mechanics in an afternoon performance of "Alone with Kokoro" at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia. Part of Christ Church's Saturday Serenades.
May 1, 2008: Equilateral, performed by the Gryphon Trio and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by music director Peter Oundjian, will be broadcast on CBC Radio Two's The Signal.
May 8, 2008: String Quartet #3 (sonata distorta) will be performed by the Penderecki String Quartet as part of its Kreutzer Project, at Guelph Music Fest at the Guelph Youth Music Centre Recital Hall in Guelph, Ontario.
May 11, 2008: Equilateral, performed by the Gryphon Trio and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by music director Peter Oundjian, will be broadcast on CBC Radio Two's Sunday Afternoon in Concert.
May 15, 2008: As part of its ongoing "Creator/Curator" project, Standing Wave will present One Tree, Many Branches, an evening curated by composer Jeffrey Ryan. The programme includes both violin and cello versions of Bellatrix with choreography, and the world premiere of Burn, along with music by Kelly-Marie Murphy, Alexina Louie, Rob T. Smith, and Ian Wilson. At the Roundhouse in Vancouver, British Columbia.
June 30, 2008: Saturn (study in white), commissioned by pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa as part of her Cosmophony project, will receive its world premiere perfomance at the MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.
August 3, 2008: My Soul Upon My Lips will receive its world premiere performance by Tiresias (flutist Mark McGregor and pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa) at the Wilde@Art performance at the Roundhouse in Vancouver, British Columbia. Part of the Pride in Art Festival.
August 6, 2008: String Quartet #3 (sonata distorta) will be performed by the Penderecki String Quartet at the Stockey Centre in Parry Sound, Ontario. Part of the Festival of the Sound.
August 14, 2008: String Quartet #3 (sonata distorta) will be performed by the Penderecki String Quartet at St. Jude's Anglican Church in Oakville, Ontario. Part of the Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute.
September 25, 2008: Saturn (study in white) will be performed by pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa as part of her Cosmophony project, at the SFU Theatre at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.
September 27, 2008: Visions of Joy will be performed by the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Victor Sawa, at the Glad Tidings Auditorium in Sudbury, ON.
October 4, 5 & 6, 2008: The Linearity of Light will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Bramwell Tovey, at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, BC.
October 10, 2008: The Linearity of Light will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Bramwell Tovey, as part of the VSO's Asia Pacific Tour in Daejeon, Korea.
October 11, 2008: The Linearity of Light will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Bramwell Tovey, as part of the VSO's Asia Pacific Tour at the Seongnam Arts Centre in Seoul, Korea.
October 14, 2008: The Linearity of Light will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Bramwell Tovey, as part of the VSO's Asia Pacific Tour at the Macau Cultural Centre in Macau, China.
October 15, 2008: The Linearity of Light will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Bramwell Tovey, as part of the VSO's Asia Pacific Tour at the Xinghai Concert Hall in Guangzhou, China.
October 17, 2008: The Linearity of Light will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Bramwell Tovey, as part of the VSO's Asia Pacific Tour at the Poly Theatre in Beijing, China.
October 18, 2008 (2 performances): Gracey Blue will be performed by the Toronto Symphony, conducted by Tania Miller, at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Ontario.
October 19, 2008: The Linearity of Light will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Bramwell Tovey, as part of the VSO's Asia Pacific Tour at the Oriental Arts Centre Concert Hall in Shanghai, China.
October 20, 2008: The Linearity of Light will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Bramwell Tovey, as part of the VSO's Asia Pacific Tour at the Suzhou Science & Cultural Arts Centre in Suzhou, China.
October 25, 2008: String Quartet #3 (sonata distorta) will receive its Italian premiere in a performance by the Penderecki String Quartet at the Biblioteca Civica Berio in Genova, Italy.
October 26, 2008: String Quartet #3 (sonata distorta) will be performed by the Penderecki String Quartet as part of the Rive-Gauche Concerti at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, in Torino, Italy.
October 30, 2008: Soprano Heather Pawsey and pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa present their show DEAD Serious, including Found Frozen at the Silk Purse in West Vancouver, British Columbia.
2009
January 23, 2009: Los Alamos and Morning Prayer from First there was light will be performed by soprano Heather Pawsey and pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa as part of EVEolution, a concert exploring the many manifestations of Eve, at Birch Theatre at Capilano College in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
March 5, 2009:Soprano Heather Pawsey and pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa present EVEolution, including Los Alamos and Morning Prayer from First there was light at the Silk Purse in West Vancouver, British Columbia.
March 13, 2009: Heather Pawsey and Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa present their show DEAD Serious, including Found Frozen, as part of the Concerts Cafe Classico series, in the Rose Gellert Hall at the Langley Community Music School in Langley, British Columbia. .
April 7, 2009: A new solo work for pianist Markus Groh, commissioned by Music Toronto, will receive its world premiere at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto, Ontario.
May 1, 2009: The Linearity of Light will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Bramwell Tovey, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. Presented by the National Arts Centre Orchestra.
May 2, 2009: The Linearity of Light will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Bramwell Tovey, at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Presented by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
May 3, 2009: The Linearity of Light will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Bramwell Tovey, at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in Montreal, Quebec. Presented by the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal.
May 4, 2009: The Linearity of Light will be performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Bramwell Tovey, at the Grand Theatre de Quebec in Quebec City, Quebec. Presented by the Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec.
May 10, 2009: Two-by-Four will receive its New York premiere by marimbist Matthew Gold and members of Sequitur, at the Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, New York.