Interested in Studying Music Composition?  Great!  Music   Composition   and   Technology   11  &   12   is   open   to   any   BC   Secondary  School  students  in  grades  10,  11  or  12.  Although  background  in  music  theory  is  not  a  prerequisite,  experience  playing  an  instrument  or  singing  in  a  choir  will  provide  a  foundation   for   succeeding   in   this   course.   Students   will   learn   basic   music   theory  rudiments,   starting   from   the   beginning,   and   will   progress   quickly   up   to   material  approximately   equivalent   to   the   Royal   Conservatory   of  Music   Rudiments   2   Exam.  Students   will   also   practice   ear   training   skills   such   as   interval   recognition   and  rhythmic   dictation.   For   anyone   considering   studying   music   in   post-­‐secondary  schooling,   or   planning   to   take   a   RCM   exam,   this   course   will   provide   excellent  preparation.        Music  Composition  and  Technology  11  &  12      course  code:  MMCT11  or  MMCT12  Thursdays,  3:30pm  to  6:30pm  (coffee  break  at  4:45pm)    September  10th,  2014  to  June  23rd,  2015  Seycove  Secondary,  1204  Caledonia  Avenue,  North  Vancouver,  BC  (604)  903-­‐3666  Course  Fee:  $160*  Textbook:  Wharram,  Barbara  Elementary  Rudiments  of  Music      *  Course   fee   includes   tickets   to  evening  concert  excursions   including  Turning  Point  Ensemble,  Vancouver  Opera,  Vancouver  Symphony  and  others,  a   theory  workbook  to  keep,  and  helps  to  defray  the  cost  of  visiting  guest  artists.  

 Contact:    

 Risa  McDonell,  rmcdonell@sd44.ca  seycovemusiccomp.weebly.com  

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In  collaboration  with    

Seycove Secondary Music Program    

presents:  

Creating Composers 2014  

 Premieres  of  new  compositions  by  students  in  Seycove  Secondary’s  

Music  Composition  class    

7:30pm,  Tuesday,  June  17th  Mount  Seymour  United  Church  

   

 

       Turning  Point  Ensemble  Society  Adrianne  Wurz,  President  of  the  Board  of  Directors  Jeremy  Berkman  and  Owen  Underhill,  Co-­‐Artistic  Directors  Karen  Pledger,  General  Manager  Andy  Smith,  Vancouver  Live  Sound,  Sound  Recording  Engineer  

   

Turning  Point  Ensemble  Members  performing  tonight:    

Marcus  Takizawa,  Viola  François  Houle,  Clarinet  Ingrid  Chiang,  Bassoon  

Jeremy  Berkman,  Trombone  Chris  Morano,  Piano  

 

Seycove  Artist-­‐in-­‐Residence  and  Guest  Performer  tonight:    

Al  Cannon,  Trumpet      

 

Acknowledgements      Turning   Point   Ensemble   gratefully   acknowledges   the   financial   support   for   this  program   from   the   Government   of   British   Columbia   through   its   Direct   Access   to  Gaming   funds,   the   British   Columbia   Arts   Council,  the   Canada   Council,   the   City   of  Vancouver  Office  of  Cultural  Affairs,  the  SOCAN  Foundation,  the  TELUS  Community  Board,  and   numerous   visionary   individual   donors.     We   would   also   like   to  acknowledge   the   tremendous   extra   efforts   of   our   teaching   partners   in   this  “Creating   Composers”   program,   Seycove   Secondary   Instrumental   Music   Director  Risa  McDonell  and  collaborating  professional  composer  Rodney  Sharman.      

     Risa   McDonell   would   like   to   thank   Jeremy   Berkman,   Rodney   Sharman   and   Rob  McLeod   for   their   enthusiasm   for   this   project.   Their   wise   guidance   and   endless  patience   throughout   this   year   was   very   much   appreciated.   Many   thanks   also   o  Frank  Lee,  Seycove  Choir  Director,  and  David  Overgaard,  Seycove  Principal,  for  their  encouragement  and  support  as  well,  and  to  Seycove  parent  Cheryl  Lee  for  helping  with  this  evening’s  presentation.        Turning  Point  Ensemble  Society,    2227  West  13th  Avenue    Vancouver  BC    V6K  2S4    e-­‐mail    info@turningpointensemble.ca    www.turningpointensemble.ca  

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Welcome!  Seycove  students  have  been  tremendously  fortunate  to  learn  from  musicians  from  the  much-­‐celebrated   Turning   Point   Ensemble.     Seycove   was   one   of   a   select   few  Lower  Mainland  schools  participating  in  Creating  Composers,  and  it  has  been  such  a  privilege  to  work  with  them.  Thanks  to  the  support  of  sponsors,  these  outstanding  professional  musicians  were  able  to  come   in  several   times  throughout  the  year  to  work   one-­‐on-­‐one  with   students   as   they   developed   the   skills   necessary   to   express  themselves   through   writing   music.   We   were   lucky   to   also   work   with   composer  Benton  Roark  and  playwright  Lucia  Frangione,   from  The  Fugue  Theatre,  who  gave  the   students   wonderful   advice   on   writing   lyrics   and   then   setting   these   words   to  music.    It  has  been  fascinating  to  observe  the  students’  progress  through  this  process.  Each  visit   from  TPE  ended  with  excited   conversation  about  what   they  had   learned  and  heard.  When  they  shared  with  each  other  passages  that  they  are  particularly  proud  of,  each  student   responded  with  kind  encouragement  and  admiration.   I   think  you  will  hear  how  each  student  inspired  and  influenced  each  other,  too.  Being  prepared  by   important   deadlines   has   been   a   challenge   for   them.   Learning   to   meet   these  demands  has  been  an  excellent   experience   for   them  all.  Our   conversations   about  music,   generally,   were   lively   and   engaged.   Students   questioned,   “What   is   ‘good’  music?”  “How  has  technology  influenced  music?”  “What  music  do  I  like  and  why  do  I  like  this  music?”  and,  “What  makes  this  piece  sound  the  way   it  does?”  This  course  has  been  as  much  about  personal  exploration  as   it  has  been  about  writing  music.  It’s  been  a  pleasure  to  work  with  these  students!    

Risa  McDonell,  Music  Composition  Teacher  

About Turning Point Ensemble   The  musicians  performing  tonight  are  members  of  Turning  Point  Ensemble  (TPE),  a  Vancouver-­‐based  large  chamber  ensemble  formed  in  2002  by  its  musician  members  to  champion  music  of  the  20th  century  and  encourage  music  of  the  21st.        The  full  ensemble  is  comprised  of  16  of  Greater  Vancouver’s  finest  instrumentalists  playing  in   a   sinfonietta   format  with   the   unique   flexibility   to   offer   a   symphonic   palette   of  music   with   the   intimacy   of   a   chamber   ensemble   sensibility.     Winners   of   the   Rio  Tinto   Alcan   Award   in   Performing   Arts   –   Music   –   2011,   the   ensemble   presents   a  subscription   series   of   concerts   in   Vancouver,   tours   occasionally,   and   has   been   in  featured   in   three   commercially   released   recordings   as  well   as   numerous   national  broadcasts  on  CBC.      Turning  Point  Ensemble’s  Creating  Composers  program  was  developed  by  TPE  with  former  Seycove  Secondary  Instrumental  Music  Director  Rob  McLeod,  and  has  been  presented  since  2005  with  students  ages  8-­‐18  in  Vancouver,  Burnaby,  Langley,  and  North   Vancouver   as   well   as   highlighted   at   the   2008   BC   Music   Educators’  Association,  the  2009  College  of  University  Music  Schools  conference,  and  the  2012  Canadian   New   Music   Network   conference.         The   ensemble   has   also   welcomed  important   professional   BC   composers   to   the   program   including   Jennifer   Butler,  James   Maxwell,   Jordan   Noble,   John   Oliver,   and   Rodney   Sharman,   showing   how  musical   composition   can   be   not   only   a   fun   one-­‐term   activity,   but   a   valuable   and  exciting   life-­‐long   passion.     This   year,   internationally   renowned   and   Vancouver  resident   composer   Rodney   Sharman   has   been   mentoring   the   young   composer  participants  in  this  year’s  cohort.    In   2014-­‐15   Turning   Point   Ensemble   will   be   presenting   a   summer   production   of  Barbara   Pentland   and   Dorothy   Livesay’s   opera   The   Lake   in   collaboration   with  Westbank   First   Nation   on   the   grounds   of   Quail’s   Gate   Winery,   as   well   as   a  subscription  series  of  concerts  that  include  performances  at  the  UBC  Chan  Centre’s  Telus   Studio   Theatre,   SFU’s   Fei   and  Milton  Wong   Experimental   Theatre,   and   the  Vancouver  Playhouse.    For  more  information,  visit  TPE  at      www.turningpointensemble.ca    Membership   in   Turning   Point   Ensemble   Society   is   open   to   the   public   with   a  donation  of  $50  or  more,  with  all  donations  eligible   for  a   tax   receipts.    Charitable  registration  No.  85659  2936  RR0001        

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Program    XXX   Cullen  Hughes      

Marcus  Takizawa,  Viola;  Ingrid  Chiang,  Bassoon;    Jeremy  Berkman,  Trombone;  Chris  Morano,  Piano  

Savannah   Rob  MacKenzie      

Ingrid  Chiang,  Bassoon;  Jeremy  Berkman,  Trombone   Morning  Fog   Rodney  Sharman      

Jeremy  Berkman,  Trombone   Dream   Jenna  Burgess      

Marcus  Takizawa,  Viola;  François  Houle,  Clarinet;  Ingrid  Chiang,  Bassoon;  Jeremy  Berkman,  Trombone;  Chris  Morano,  Piano;  Al  Cannon,  Trumpet  

     Nocturne   Rodney  Sharman      

Ingrid  Chiang,  Bassoon;  Chris  Marano,  Piano  

Jenna  Burgess  

Jenna  loves  making  music  as  much  as  she  loves  listening  to  it.  The  piece  she  wrote  for  this  concert  is  called  Dream.  In  short,  If  Jenna's  dreams  were  a  song,  it  would  be  this  one.  Namaste.      Paul  Utsch    Paul   is   from  Berlin,  Germany   and   he   has   been   living   in   Vancouver   for   10  months  now.  In  a  few  days  he  is  going  to  fly  back  to  Germany.  He  has  always  loved  music.  When  he  was  a  small  child,  he  created  his  own  little  melodies  for  fun  and  when  he  was  8  or  9  years  old,  he  started  learning  to  play  the  guitar.  Just  randomly  one  day,  when  he  wanted  to  open   iTunes   to   listen  to  some  music,  he  accidently  clicked  on  GarageBand.  When  he  found  out  what  he  could  do  with  that  program,  he  started  to  cover  famous  songs  or  copy  melodies  and  make  his  own  songs  out  of   it.  That  was  when  he  was   13   years   old.   In   these  3   years,   he  has   learned   a   lot   and  he   created  about   300   of   his   own   melodies.   From   these,   only   10   to   15   are   finished   songs  though.  Paul’s  music  is  generally  electronic.  He  is  influenced  by  many  artists  -­‐   'The  Glitch  Mob'  are  probably  the  most  important  ones.  Paul  discovered  their  first  album  'Drink   The   Sea'   (2010)   in   January   2012.   Until   today,   it's   his   all   time   #1   favourite  album.  The  Last  Dominator   is   actually  an  electronic   song  of  his,  which  he   tried   to  rewrite  for  orchestral  instruments.    

About Rodney Sharman Rodney  Sharman  lives  in  Vancouver,  BC.  He  has  been  Composer-­‐in-­‐Residence  with  the  Victoria  Symphony,  the  National  Youth  Orchestra  of  Canada  and  the  Vancouver  Symphony  Orchestra.   In  addition   to   concert  music,  Rodney  Sharman  writes  music  for   cabaret,   opera   and   dance.   He   works   regularly   with   choreographer   James  Kudelka,   for  whom  he  has  written  scores  for  Oregon  Ballet  Theatre,  San  Francisco  Ballet   and   the   Coleman   Lemieux   (Toronto).   Recent   premieres   include   Notes   on  "Beautiful",  a   transformation  of  music  by  Stephen  Sondheim   for  New  York  pianist  Anthony   de   Mare,   and   Violin   Concerto,   for   Jonathan   Crow   and   the   Victoria  Symphony  conducted  by  Tania  Miller.  Sharman  was  awarded  First  Prize  in  the  1984  CBC  Competition  for  Young  Composers  and  the  1990  Kranichsteiner  Prize  in  Music,  Darmstadt,  Germany.  His  chamber  opera,  Elsewhereless,  with  libretto  and  direction  by   Atom   Egoyan,  was   performed   in   concert   in   Amsterdam,   and   staged   thirty-­‐five  times  since  its  1998  premiere  in  Toronto,  Ottawa  and  Vancouver.  

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Composers’ Bios      Zack  Breuls    Zack,  oh  what  can  we  say  about  Zack?  Raised  on  the  northern  part  of  town,  some  would  say  Zack  had  an  easy  life,  with  a  nice  family  and  friends  who  care  about  him;  however,   not   all   of   his   childhood   was   roses   and   butterflies.   Hardships   came  suddenly  and  they  hit  hard.  The  only  outlet   for  the  rage  Zack  had  stored   inside  of  him  was  music.  Zack’s  fingers  are  like  little  fairies  and  the  piano  is  his  magical  forest.  The  guitar   is   the  water  and  Zack’s   fingers,  his   fingers  are  peaceful   canoes  molded  out  of  sorrow-­‐felt  tears.  When  Zack  weeps,  his  tears  fall  onto  his  guitar,  the  guitar  used  as  a  portal  into  the  mind  of  the  mysterious  Zack.  Nobody  knows  Zack  without  hearing   the   sweet  melodies   flowing   through  his   soul.   Today   you   have   the   special  privilege  of  understanding  Zack  more  than  anybody  in  the  entire  world.        Cullen  Hughes    Cullen  Hughes  has  been  a  part  of  the  Seycove  Music  Program  since  grade  8.  He  has  played  in  both  the  jazz  and  concert  bands  as  well  as  bands  outside  of  school  such  as  the   BCMEA   Provincial   and   NVSD   Honour   Bands.   Cullen   has   been   taking   private  lessons   for   his   instrument,   the   trumpet,   for   the   past   five   years.   He   has   also  completed   his   Grade   1   in   the   Royal   Conservatory   of  Music   for   the   piano.   Cullen  chose  to  take  music  composition  as  a  way  to  increase  his  knowledge  of  music  even  further  and  to  have  a  piece  composed  by  himself  performed  in  front  of  an  audience.        Kiernan  Livingstone,    Recipient  for  the  2014  Seycove  Music  Composition  Award    Kiernan  has  being  going  to  Seycove  Secondary  for  4  years  now,  and  it  was  then  that  he  started  to  play  in  the  band  programs  there.  He  quickly  began  to  appreciate  music  in  a  way  that  he  never  had  before.  Always  an  avid  reader  and  writer,  Kiernan  had  loved  stories  from  a  young  age.  It  was  at  Seycove  that  Kiernan  started  to  think  of  a  new  way   to   tell   a   story.   Through  music.  Music   allows   a   story   to   be   told   in   a  way  unique   to   any   other  medium.   It   tells   a   story   that   transmits   the   same   feeling,   but  tells  a  tale  personalized  to  each  individual  person.  That  is  why  Kiernan  joined  Music  Composition,  to  listen  and  tell  stories  in  a  way  he  had  never  done  before.  

   The  Hope  of  Battle   Zack  Breuls      

Marcus  Takizawa,  Viola;  François  Houle,  Clarinet;  Ingrid  Chiang,  Bassoon;  Jeremy  Berkman,  Trombone;  Chris  Morano,  Piano  

   Prelude  to  Suite  No.  1   Johann  Sebastian  Bach      

Marcus  Takizawa,  viola      The  Last  Dominator   Paul  Utsch      

Marcus  Takizawa,  Viola;  François  Houle,  Clarinet;    Jeremy  Berkman,  Trombone;  Chris  Morano,  Piano;  Al  Cannon,  Trumpet  

   Improvisation   François  Houle      

François  Houle,  Clarinet      Lost  at  Sea   Kiernan  Livingstone  

Recipient  of  the  2014  Seycove  Music  Composition  Award    

Marcus  Takizawa,  Viola;  François  Houle,  Clarinet;  Ingrid  Chiang,  Bassoon;  Jeremy  Berkman,  Trombone;  Chris  Morano,  Piano;  Al  Cannon,  Trumpet  

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