Island News & Views
Events · 30th March 2009
Quadra Cultural Committee
Joe Trio
Saturday, April 18 at 8:00 PM
“Serious music, as all true musicians and music-lovers know, does not have to be taken too seriously,” writes Deryk Barker of the Victoria Times Colonist, “…and the Joe Trio strikes exactly the right balance of respect and irreverence.” You can decide for yourself, when Joe Trio comes to play on the Quadra Community Centre stage, Saturday, April 18 at 8:00 PM.
Joe Trio strives for musical diversity, versatility, and just a little touch of humour in the most unpredictable places. Their performances always include a mixture of serious music, both classical and contemporary, and their own delightful arrangements of popular, jazz and rock tunes derived from popular culture. "D'eau a Simpsymphony" inspired by Danny Elfman's Simpson's tune may be followed by "A Brief History of Western Music with Apologies to Henry Mancini Opus 1" (the Pink Panther.) With astonishing wit and incredible musicality, they may mix a variety of styles into a single piece!
Since forming in 1989, this classically trained violin-‘cello-piano trio has played hundreds of concerts throughout Canada and the US. Pianist Allen Stiles, violinist Cameron Wilson, and cellist Charles Inkman, appear regularly in their hometown of Vancouver, BC with the Little Chamber Music Series That Could Society. They are familiar on CBC Radio as well, having played on programs such as Morningside, Disc Drive, The Music Room, West Coast Performance, and even Quirks and Quarks!
“Their ability to switch almost instantaneously from "high art" to high camp is a delight; their playing is first class and their collective sense of humour indispensable, wrote Deryk Barker. Similarly described by John Henry of Audiophile Audition: “The Joe Trio is one of a growing number of small ensembles trying to subvert the uptight concert hall decorum and make classical programming interesting to and at the same time fun for a wider audience.” The Vancouver Sun called Joe Trio "a new breed of classically trained musicians; talented, intensely musical, and unhindered by old fashioned ideas about what constitutes acceptable repertoire."
There’s no doubt that Joe Trio will make your head spin and your face grin while enlightening you musically. Sounds like a bargain at $17 for advance adult tickets available at the Music Plant in Campbell River, Hummingbird Office and Art Supply in the Cove and Quadra Crafts in Heriot Bay. Tickets at the door will be $20. For more information, call 250-285-3560 or check out www.joetrio.com
Saturday, April 18 at 8:00 PM
“Serious music, as all true musicians and music-lovers know, does not have to be taken too seriously,” writes Deryk Barker of the Victoria Times Colonist, “…and the Joe Trio strikes exactly the right balance of respect and irreverence.” You can decide for yourself, when Joe Trio comes to play on the Quadra Community Centre stage, Saturday, April 18 at 8:00 PM.
Joe Trio strives for musical diversity, versatility, and just a little touch of humour in the most unpredictable places. Their performances always include a mixture of serious music, both classical and contemporary, and their own delightful arrangements of popular, jazz and rock tunes derived from popular culture. "D'eau a Simpsymphony" inspired by Danny Elfman's Simpson's tune may be followed by "A Brief History of Western Music with Apologies to Henry Mancini Opus 1" (the Pink Panther.) With astonishing wit and incredible musicality, they may mix a variety of styles into a single piece!
Since forming in 1989, this classically trained violin-‘cello-piano trio has played hundreds of concerts throughout Canada and the US. Pianist Allen Stiles, violinist Cameron Wilson, and cellist Charles Inkman, appear regularly in their hometown of Vancouver, BC with the Little Chamber Music Series That Could Society. They are familiar on CBC Radio as well, having played on programs such as Morningside, Disc Drive, The Music Room, West Coast Performance, and even Quirks and Quarks!
“Their ability to switch almost instantaneously from "high art" to high camp is a delight; their playing is first class and their collective sense of humour indispensable, wrote Deryk Barker. Similarly described by John Henry of Audiophile Audition: “The Joe Trio is one of a growing number of small ensembles trying to subvert the uptight concert hall decorum and make classical programming interesting to and at the same time fun for a wider audience.” The Vancouver Sun called Joe Trio "a new breed of classically trained musicians; talented, intensely musical, and unhindered by old fashioned ideas about what constitutes acceptable repertoire."
There’s no doubt that Joe Trio will make your head spin and your face grin while enlightening you musically. Sounds like a bargain at $17 for advance adult tickets available at the Music Plant in Campbell River, Hummingbird Office and Art Supply in the Cove and Quadra Crafts in Heriot Bay. Tickets at the door will be $20. For more information, call 250-285-3560 or check out www.joetrio.com