Wednesday November 23, 2016

CONCERTINO!

Gingersnap for Solo Snare Drum John Pratt (b. 1931)

Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042 Arr. Zac Pulak

J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

Sandpaper Ballet Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)

Concertino for Vibraphone Siegfried Fink (1928-2006)

Log Cabin Blues George Hamilton Green (1893-1970)

Zac Pulak, marimba & vibraphone Tom Annand, piano

The DOMS team Artistic Director & Executive Producer Roland Graham Accounting, Administrative Support Martha Hanna Volunteer Coordination Peggy Kinsley Piano Maintenance David Anderson

Roland Graham, Artistic Director ererere

Hailing from Winnipeg MB, Ottawa based Percussion-ist Zac Pulak has been an active freelance musician since completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Ottawa in 2014 under the tutelage of Jonathan Wade and Kenneth Simpson. He has worked with numerous ensembles in the region including the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Ottawa and Gatineau Symphony Orchestras, the Ottawa Choral Society, the Central Band of the Canadian Forces, Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra, Seventeen Voyces, the Chamber Players of Canada and the Ott-awa Baroque Consort. Zac has performed at festivals including Music and Beyond, the Ottawa International Chamberfest, Bluesfest, the Franco-Ontarian and Prince

Edward County Music Festivals, Music at Tabaret, the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society and INNERchamber. In addition to his performing activities, Zac is a passionate teacher, serving as the Percussion Coach for the Ottawa Junior Youth Orchestra and giving masterclasses in Ottawa and beyond.

Thomas Annand studied music at McGill University and the Conservatoire de Rueil-Malmaison in France where he was a student of Marie-Claire Alain. In 1987 he won First Prize at the National RCCO Competition and has been performing ever since as an organist, harpsichordist, pianist and conductor. For twenty seasons he was the harpsi-chordist and guest conductor for Thirteen Strings, and he performs regularly with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Les Violons du Roy. Thomas was also the founding conductor of Capital Brass-Works. He has recorded for CBC Records and has appeared on television, radio and film (Denys Arcand's "Le Règne de la beauté"). In 2004/2005 he presented all of J. S. Bach's major works for harpsi-chord in a seven-part recital series. He has been Director of Music at St. Andrew's Church in Ottawa since 1992, where he has given nearly 200 recitals, including the complete works of Franck, Widor, Liszt and Mendelssohn.

Sunday November 27th at Southminster ! Service 10:30 am Rev. Trisha Elliott, Minister ! Roland Graham, Music Director ererererererer

Service Theme: The church makes a difference! Learn about the role Southminster plays in our community.

Next DOMS concert - LATE ROMANTICISM TODAY (Nov 30) 00

A cosmopolitan trio performs chamber music from Brahms to Jörg Widmann. Tomoko Inui, piano; Pedro Molina, clarinet; Juan Sebastian Delgado, cello