WORLD SOUND is a three-day festival of World Music featuring international and local artists. This year world sound resonates from a string with folk and roots music from around the globe.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29:
Friends of Peter Narvaez - some of Peter's good friends honour his life in music and song. Steve Hussey, Sandy Morris, Brad Power, Dave Rowe with special guests Ron Hynes, Anita Best, Karen Power and Darrell Cooper.
8:00PM LSPU Hall Tickets $22/$17 students & seniors (includes LSPU building maintenance fee)
The award winning guitarist, composer, producer and international performer’s new album, Raindrops, is the best evidence yet of his truly unique musical vision and is the sound of him, literally, bringing it all back home. ...visit Duane Andrews website
Sylvie Proulx – guitar music of South America
Canadian virtuoso guitarist, Sylvie Proulx has concertized throughout Canada, the United States, and England. A champion of new works for the guitar, she has presented numerous Canadian world-premieres. ...more
Marijn Companjen – Flamenco guitar
Marijn Campanjen was born in The Netherlands and began his first guitar lessons at the age of five. In 1994, he began taking lessons in flamenco guitar. It conquered his heart and lead him to study with Paco Serrano in Córdoba, Spain and with flamenco guitarist and master luthier Francisco Manuel Diaz in Granada, Spain.
8:00PM LSPU Hall Tickets $22/$17 students & seniors (includes LSPU building maintenance fee) www.rca.nf.ca 753-4531; or at the door
SATURDAY, OCT 1:
Banjo Workshop with Jayme Stone
1:00PM The Choral Room MUN School of Music. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
SATURDAY, OCT 1:
Room of Wonders by Jayme Stone
Two-time Juno Award-winning banjoist Jayme Stone's, Room of Wonders, is inspired by folk dances from around the world: Norway, Sweden, Brazil, Bulgaria, Italy and North America. Joining Jayme on what has been described as "a polyrhythmic journey to Mali and a tiny symphony Inside a light bulb" will be Kevin Turcotte, trumpet, Andrew Downing, cello and Ed Hanley, tabla and percussion. ...visit Jayme Stone's website
You too can join Jayme Stone’s global banjo adventures.
8:00PM D.F.Cook Recital Hall, MUN School of Music Tickets $25/$15 students & seniors ...at the door.
Tickets available from the MUN School of Music reservations (www.mun.ca/music) or at the door.
*Co-presented by MUN School of Music and Sound Symposium
TRICHY SANKARAN. World-renowned percussion virtuoso, Indian music scholar and composer will be joined by members of the Scruncheons Percussion Ensemble.
Saturday, Oct 17 Petro Canada Hall, MUN School of Music 8:00 pm Tickets $15 ($10 for students & seniors)
Sound Symposium's first bi-annual World Sound Mini-Fest took place in 2007 - a weekend-long celebration of world music from local and international artists!
