Concert included delightful dance music by Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Schubert, Josef Strauss, and others. There are also premieres of compositions by Gordon Pascoe.
=0D=0A=The dance music includes early waltzes, reels, E.C.D. (Jane Austen "Regency"), Polka, Mazurka, Barn Dance, Cotillion, Quadrille, Galop and Schottische. There will be no dancing at this even, but actual dances or Balls, are planned for the future.
=0D=0A=Guest artists include Joseph Clemotter (Celtic Harp) a very talented young Nanaimo harpist.
=0D=0A=Elise Boulanger (Soprano) hails from Nanaimo on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw. After receiving her Diploma in Classical Vocal Performance from the Victoria Conservatory of Music Boulanger began focusing on composing. Well-known for her Indie-Folk project ‘Elise Boulanger’ she has been deemed as “definitely one to watch” by the Times Colonist. Her EP ‘The Blooming’ was released in 2022. She has received radio play on CBC toured Western Canada performed at The Port Theatre and opened for Carmanah.
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