ONSTAGE
AT T H E C H A N
CENTRE
FOR T H E P E R F O R M I N G ARTS
SEPTEMBER 2005 - MAY 2006

UBC
T H E C H A N C E N T R E FOR T H E P E R F O R M I N G

Tie Chan

ARTS AT THE U N I V E R S I T Y

OF B R I T I S H

COLUMBIA

2005/2006 Season

Welcome back to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
for our 2005/2006 season.

CO-PRESENTATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS BY THE CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT UBC

Nearly 10 years ago we opened our doors to the community and invited you to
SEP 24

MARIZA

OCT 16
OCT 22

ANDRAS SCHIFF, PIANO
ASTRID HADAD A N D LOS TARZANES

NOV 12
NOV 19

MEREDITH MONK A N D VOCAL ENSEMBLE
AFRICAN GUITAR S U M M I T

DEC 5
DEC 20

THE TALLIS SCHOLARS CELEBRATE THOMAS TALLIS
BACH CANTATA PROJECT: FESTIVE CANTATAS FOR CHRISTMAS

JAN 15
JAN 20
JAN 28
JAN 29

FAMILY MUSIK: GREEN EGGS & HAMADEUS
TERRY RILEY A N D MICHAEL McCLURE
KRONOS QUARTET WITH TANYA TAGAQ
RADU LUPU, PIANO

FEB 4
FEB 5

KURT ELLING & THE LAURENCE HOBGOOD TRIO
SPIRIT A N D THE BLUES:
ERIC BIBB, RUTHIE FOSTER & THE CAMPBELL BROTHERS

attend exquisite concerts in our superbly designed Chan Shun Concert Hall.
Today we continue to invite you to explore the expanding range of innovative
presentations available at The Chan.
After last season's successful journey into the exciting world of artistic
co-presenting, we are pleased to announce that the programming initiatives at
The Chan will continue to be built upon great partnerships forged with distinctive
arts and cultural organizations. Some of the wonderful groups we have the

MAR 11
MAR 12
MAR 24

ESTONIAN PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER CHOIR
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ROMEO DALLAIRE
V A D I M REPIN, VIOLIN A N D NIKOLAI LUGANSKY, PIANO

APR 8
APR 22
APR 27

QUARTETTO GELATO
LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET
KRYSTIAN Z I M E R M A N , PIANO

MAY 7
MAY 13

FAMILY MUSIK: PETER A N D THE WOLF
YOUNG MASTERS PROJECT

privilege of co-presenting with this season include: Capilano College Performing
Arts Theatre, Early Music Vancouver, Global Arts Concerts, International Arts
Initiatives, Mission Folk Music Festival, Music in the Morning, PuSh International
Performing Arts Festival, UBC Alma Mater Society, and the Vancouver Recital
Society. Without these great partnerships we would not be able to continue to
expand on the range of performances we now offer at The Chan.
This season we are thrilled to offer, for the first time ever, concerts for children
and their families. Music in the Morning and the Chan Centre present New York
composer, conductor, and educator Rob Kapilow, who will bring his unparalleled
energy for music to our stage with two of his legendary Family Musik Programs:
Green Eggs and Hamadeus and Peter and the Wolf.
We are also excited about our involvement in the commissioning of a new piece
inspired by the sounds of the North which will be premiered in January by the
Kronos Quartet and Canadian Inuit throat-singer Tanya Tagaq. Don't miss the
inaugural performance of this unique piece!
For our ninth season, we welcome back a number of the world-class performers
who have graced our stage in past seasons. Among these greats are Portuguese
QUARTETTO GELATO

faofo superstar, Mariza; the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; pianists Andras Schiff,
Radu Lupu and Krystian Zimerman; the eclectic Quartetto Gelato; and the
sonically unrivalled Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Of course we are
also delighted to welcome those performers who will visit The Chan for the first
time this season, including Mexican cabaret diva-comedienne and performance
artist Astrid Hadad; jazz vocalist Kurt Elling; collaborators Terry Riley and
Michael McClure, and Live 8 performers the African Guitar Summit
to name but a few.
I hope you enjoy browsing through the concerts in this brochure and finding
events that appeal to you on many levels - whether it's sharing a Family Musik
concert with your grandchildren, being enraptured by a sizzling recital by a famed
pianist or exploring new landscapes of sound with a performer like
Meredith Monk. I look forward to sharing these experiences with you
as a member of the audience this season!
Sincerely,

SidKatzCM.Ph.D.
Managing Director
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

2005/2006 Season

SAT APR 8 AT 8:00 PM

FAMILY MUSIK

FRI JAN 20 AT 8:00 PM

SAT MAR 11 AT 8:00 PM

CO-PRESENTATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS BY THE CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT UBC

QUARTETTO GELATO

"If you don't like classical music, you haven't met
Rob Kapilow." The Kansas City Star

TERRY RILEY & MICHAEL McCLURE

ESTONIAN PHILHARMONIC
CHAMBER CHOIR

SEP 24

MARIZA

Cynthia Steljes
Peter DeSotto
Alexander Sevastian
Kristina Reiko Cooper

OCT 16
OCT 22

ANDRAS SCHIFF, PIANO
ASTRID HADAD AND LOS TARZANES

Quartetto Gelato Travels the Orient Express

NOV 12
NOV 19

MEREDITH MONK AND VOCAL ENSEMBLE
AFRICAN GUITAR SUMMIT

"It's got to be the year's most fun journey.. .as entertaining
a train ride as there's ever been" Jurgen Gothe, CBC Radio 2

DEC 5
DEC 20

THE TALLIS SCHOLARS CELEBRATE THOMAS TALLIS
BACH CANTATA PROJECT: FESTIVE CANTATAS FOR CHRISTMAS

JAN 15
JAN 20
JAN 28
JAN 29

FAMILY MUSIK: GREEN EGGS & HAMADEUS
TERRY RILEY AND MICHAEL McCLURE
KRONOS QUARTET WITH TANYA TAGAQ
RADU LUPU, PIANO

Join Quartetto Gelato on a magical musical odyssey - from
London to Paris, Munich, Budapest, Vienna, Bucharest and
the Turkish Circus in Istanbul - as they perform music from
cities on the route of the famous 1883 journey of the
Orient Express.

FEB 4
FEB 5

KURT ELLING & THE LAURENCE HOBGOOD TRIO
SPIRIT AND THE BLUES:
ERIC BIBB, RUTHIE FOSTER & THE CAMPBELL BROTHERS

MAR 11
MAR 12
MAR 24

ESTONIAN PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER CHOIR
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ROM^O DALLAIRE
VADIM REPIN, VIOLIN AND NIKOLAI LUGANSKY, PIANO

oboe, English horn
tenor, violin, mandolin
accordion, piano, bandoneon
cello

Co-presented with Global Arts Concerts

TUE APR 22 AT 8:00 PM

Terry Riley
Family Musik, a series of unique interactive
performances for audiences from ages 5 through 95,
presents Rob Kapilow's colourful and energetic
approach to music education. His winning way with
young people, prodigious talent, and contagious
delight in music all make for a wonderful afternoon
for the whole family.

SUN JAN 15 AT 3:00 PM
ROB KAPILOW'S GREEN EGGS
AND HAMADEUS
A thrilling collision of Dr. Seuss's wacky classic,
Green Eggs and Ham, and Mozart's masterpiece,
Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
Co-presented with Music in the Morning

QUARTETTO GELATO
LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET
KRYSTIAN ZIMERMAN, PIANO

MAY 7
MAY 13

FAMILY MUSIK: PETER AND THE WOLF
YOUNG MASTERS PROJECT

Popularly known as LAGQ, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
is recognized as one of the world's premier instrumental
ensembles. They have appeared with top orchestras and
on prestigious music series from New York to Paris, Tokyo
to San Francisco. We are pleased to welcome them back
to the Chan Centre for the first time since their
ground-breaking Vancouver performance in February 2003.

Melding music, movement and narration, Kapilow
spins a new theatrical twist on Prokofiev's timeless
musical classic.

Presented by the Chan Centre

Co-presented with Music in the Morning

KRYSTIAN ZIMERMAN, PIANO
SAT NOV 12 AT 8:00 PM

SAT MAY 13 AT 7:30 PM
YOUNG MASTERS PROJECT
Key players of the future. Come hear the next generation
of musicians as this new project is launched with a
concert featuring a taste of our very own homegrown
musical treasures.
Co-presented with the Vancouver Recital Society
TELUS STUDIO THEATRE

Co-presented with International Arts Initiatives
in association with LIVE

EESTI FILHARMONIA KAMMERKOOR
Paul Hillier, conductor
This sure-to-be-stunning concert features the
acclaimed Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
in a performance of works by Rachmaninoff and
fellow Estonian, Arvo Part. Works by Estonian
composers such as Arvo Part and Veljo Tormis
contribute significantly to the diverse repertoire
of the Chamber Choir; in fact, many of Part's
choral works are written specifically with their
distinctive Slavic sound in mind. Don't miss your
opportunity to hear this rare Vancouver
performance of Arvo Part's Miserere with vocal
soloists, choir, organ and chamber ensemble in
the glorious acoustics of the Chan Centre.
Presented by the Chan Centre

SAT JAN 28 AT 8:00 PM

The Northern Lights Tour

SUN MAR 12 AT 7:30 PM

For more than 30 years, the Kronos Quartet - David
Harrington and John Sherba [violins), Hank Dutt
(viola) and Jeffrey Zeigler {cello) - has pursued a
singular artistic vision, combining a spirit of fearless
exploration with a commitment to expanding the
range and context of the string quartet. Part of their
programme at The Chan will include the world
premiere of a new piece co-commissioned by the
PuSh Festival, Chan Centre, CBC Television and the
Canada Council. This new collaboration will feature
the incomparable Canadian Inuit throat-singer Tanya
Tagaq (pictured on cover) performing with Kronos, in
works arranged by acclaimed Argentinean composer
Osvaldo Golijov and Canada's own Derek Charke.
Vancouver is the first stop of a North American tour,
culminating at ZankelHall/Camegie Hall in New York
City later this spring.

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ROMEO DALLAIRE
In Lecture
A true Canadian hero and an outspoken leader
for the 21st Century. Following an extensive
military career spanning over three decades of
service, Lieutenant-General Dallaire has worked
to bring an understanding of post traumatic
stress disorder to the wider Canadian public. In
2002 he received the Order of Canada and was
awarded the Governor General's Award for
Non-Fiction in 2004 for his internationally
recognized book "Shake Hands With the Devil The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda."

Co-presented with the PuSh International
Performing Arts Festival

All artists, dates & programmes subject to change.

ROB KAPILOW'S PETER AND THE WOLF

THU APR 27 AT 8:00 PM

Co-presented with the Vancouver Recital Society

Composer Terry Riley launched the Minimalist
movement with his revolutionary classic "IN C."
Its impact changed the course of 20th Century music,
influencing a whole generation of musicians including
Steve Reich, Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet.
A revered keyboard virtuoso, Riley's hypnotic,
multi-layered, polymetric, eastern-flavoured
improvisations complement the words of
San Francisco Beat Poet, Michael McClure. Performing
together they fuse spoken word poetry and
improvised jazz piano: a real marriage between two
masters of psychedelia.

SUN MAY 7 AT 3:00 PM

QUARTETTO GELATO

Keyboard on the move. So determined is he to get
precisely the sound he wants that Krystian Zimerman
travels with his own instrument. This spell-binding Polish
pianist has such a gentle touch that the key doesn't even
know it has been struck.

Michael McClure voice

KRONOS QUARTET
FEATURING TANYA TAGAQ

LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET

APR 8
APR 22
APR 27

midi - piano

MEREDITH MONK & VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Proclaimed as a "voice of the future" and "one of
America's coolest composers," legendary singer,
composer, director and choreographer Meredith Monk
is a true pioneer. Together with her vocal ensemble
Monk explores music for the voice as a multi-faceted
instrument combining the technical virtuosity of
classical music, the poignancy and directness of folk,
the freedom and flexibility of jazz and the excitement
of rock and roll.
Co-presented with International Arts initiatives
in association with LIVE Biennial of Performance Art

Co-presented with the UBC Alma Mater Society

STONIAN PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER CHOIR

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
at the University of British Columbia has
earned an international reputation for its
striking design and stellar acoustics.
Artists, critics and patrons alike are
unanimous in their praise of the
multi-faceted facility, winning it a
place among North America's
premier performing arts venues.

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12 noon - 5 pm
12 noon - intermission

Monday - Saturday
performance days

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RENTAL INFORMATION
For information about renting any of the Chan Centre's facilities,
please contact the Programming Manager at 604.822.2283
or wendy.atkinson@ubc.ca.

UBC SAFEWALK
The UBC Safewalk program is available for anyone who would
like to be accompanied on campus at night to and from the
Chan Centre. For details, please call 604.822.5355 or
safewalk@ams.ubc.ca.

ACCESS FOR THE DISABLED
The Chan Centre is fully accessible to people with disabilities.
Infrared Hearing System headsets are available free of charge
for the hearing impaired. For further details or to make
arrangements, please contact a Front of House Coordinator
at 604.822.2188.

CONTACT US
t. 604.822.2697
f. 604.822.1606
e. chan.centre@ubc.ca w. www.chancentre.com
a. 6265 Crescent Road Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1

For more information on all the events and performances
taking place at the Chan Centre

www.chancentre.com

COVER PHOTO: TANYA TAGAQ
DESIGN: SHARMINI THIAGARAJAH - UBC PUBLIC AFFAIRS