Event Info
DANCE: Gala Opening of the World Accordion & Tango Festival: The Civic Orchestra of Victoria
Gala Opening of the World Accordion and Tango Festival
Join the Civic Orchest...
2:30pm Doors at: 2:00pm
$28 regular / $23 senior + student
Event Description
Gala Opening of the World Accordion and Tango Festival
Join the Civic Orchestra of Victoria and soloists from the World Accordion and Tango Festival for this exciting collaboration and celebration of the accordion and tango!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 - 2:30 PM
Dave Dunnet Community Theatre (Oak Bay High School)
Brian Wismath, Music Director
The concert will feature three internationally recognized accordion soloists accompanied by Civic Orchestra strings and the Civic Orchestra performing Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 "From the New World".
Soloists:
Grayson Masefield (New Zealand)
Jianan Tian (China)
Jelena Milojevic (Canada)
Program:
Bete Ilin - The New Tomorrow (Canadian premiere)
Franck Angelis - Impasse (Canadian premiere)
Astor Piazzola - Adios Nonino
Astor Piazzolla - Oblivion
Astor PIazzolla - Libertango
Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumblebee
Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 (New World)