Weaving stories in music through the rich sounds of voice, clarinet and piano, Kootenay musicians Noemi Kiss, Nicola Everton and Sue Gould will join forces for a concert of folk inspired melodies from around the world. From the Jewish ghettos of Eastern Europe, to the pastoral English countryside of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, the journey begins. Soprano, Noemi Kiss will share songs of the “Dean of American Balladeers” John Jacob Niles and Venezuelan composer Reynaldo Hahn. Listeners will enjoy Transylvanian folk melodies of a shepherd’s flute composed for piano by Bela Bartok as well as several works for trio culminating in the joyful “Shepherd on the Rock” by Franz Schubert.
Living and working as professional classical musicians in the Kootenays often involves travel far afield but this trio of ladies is thrilled to be able to come together on home turf to share their music with local audiences. Leading rich lives as educators and performers, they share a common passion for Kootenay life. Sue Gould works near Golden as a heli ski guide when not gracing the stage as a classical and jazz concert pianist. Grammy nominated Hungarian soprano Noemi Kiss has recorded and performed with Europe’s leading orchestras and now divides her time between teaching in Nelson and the tranquility of her home in Argenta. With over twenty years as a member of the Grammy award winning Vancouver Symphony, clarinetist Nicola Everton enjoys sharing her musical connections with Kootenay audiences though the Kootenay Gallery TD Concert series, Nelson’s Selkirk Pro Musica and the Concerts in Care program for seniors in care. She can be found running, biking and skiing the trails in and around her home in Nelson.
The Kootenay Gallery TD Trust Concert series presents this concert on Sunday November 29th at 1:30 p.m. at the Trail United Church. Tickets available at the door $15 or $12 for gallery members.
For more information, please contact the gallery at www.kootenaygallery.com or call 250 365-3337