“Following, a string quartet of musicians will perform a highlights festival in Prince George BC, on Sunday August 14.” “This year’s festival features gorgeous classical chamber music concerts, traditional music from around the world, pairings with local artists, and even fiddling from right here in Smithers,” Dykstra explained in an email to The Interior News. The festival will feature live music with internationally trained and experienced classical musicians, but also a variety of other types of concerts. Venues include Bethel Reformed Church, Central Park Building, Bulkley Valley Brewery, Mountain Eagle Books, Trinity United Church and, taking a page from the pandemic, there will also be live-streaming components. 10 – 13 with a satellite concert in Prince George on Aug. “The festival, now in its 7th season, runs in Smithers from Aug. on returning, she did a stint as principal violist with the Prince George Symphony Orchestra and remains a member of that orchestra. READ MORE: Dykstra passionate about music and the northĭykstra herself is a world-class violist (and down-to-earth fiddle player as the occasion requires) having studied abroad before returning to the Bulkley Valley because it is home. “The festival this year has been thoughtfully curated to offer a wide array of concert experiences, and I think that many audience members will delight in attending them all.” “The last two and a half years have reminded us in many ways how incredible it is to share live music,” said festival artistic director Roxi Dykstra in a message on the festival webpage. This year marks the return of Spirit of the North Classical Music Festival, a world-class event in the heart of Northwest B.C. There are some things you just don’t expect to find in a small, rural, northern town.īut Smithers can be surprising in that way. If you have events you’d like amplified, or have any corrections or updates, please email. Thru 7/24: A Grand Time in the Rapids (Varscona)ĩ/16: The Legend of George Jones & Tammy Wynette (River Cree)ġ1/8-13: Jesus Christ Superstar (Jubilee)Ģ3/3/11-4/2: Pride and Prejudice (Citadel)Ģ3/4/22-5/14: First Métis Man of Odesa (Citadel) Thru 7/17: Cirque du Soleil’s OVO (Rogers) Thru 7/16: The Realistic Joneses (Walterdale) This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. If you’re already over at The Works/Street Performers festivals in Churchill Square, this is a perfect addition to the schedule. This starts with a special festival preview at noon Thursday at the Winspear where Alissa Cheung and Daniel Gervais will demonstrate the difference between what we call fiddle and violin with Martin Arnold’s Slip Minuet, then a number of traditional fiddle tunes. “What’s interesting about it is it draws a thread between the stuff that was written hundreds of years ago - that still feels very human - and what’s being written today.” “There’s just more than you would normally get on a typical chamber music concert. “We tend to do shorter things, so we don’t play a whole Mozart string quartet,” says festival director and trombonist Kathryn Macintosh. The next issue of Edmonton Journal Headline News will soon be in your inbox.
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