📅 Saturday, May 18, 2024
🕑 7:30 PM
Rotary Centre for the Arts – Mary Irwin Theatre
421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna, BC V1Y 6Z1

General admission (19+): $54. Ticket includes one complimentary glass of wine or non-alcoholic beverage.
18 and under: $18

*All ticket sales final

Solo trumpet of the Montreal Symphony, Paul Merkelo, makes his Okanagan debut! Hear music for trumpet, piano, and strings from the Baroque to Gershwin’s ever-popular Rhapsody in Blue, alongside original compositions by festival artists. Complimentary glass of handpicked Okanagan wine included at intermission.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Paul Merkelo trumpet
Briar Prastiti voice/guitar
Jinjoo Cho violin
Lucy Wang violin
Victor Fournelle-Blain viola
Elliot Vaughan viola
Cameron Crozman cello
Nicholas Denton Protsack cello
Nicholas Covaser double bass
Meagan Milatz piano

ABOUT THE MUSIC

Giuseppe TARTINI Trumpet Concert in D major

A violin virtuoso of the Baroque era, Tartini originally wrote this piece for violin. Trumpet players looking to show off their abilities and expand their repertoire later made it more well-known in this arrangement.

George GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue, arr. Timofei Dokshizer for Trumpet and Piano

Gershwin shows off his signature combination of Jazz and Classical in this classic of 20th century American music. Arranged by trumpet player Timofei Dokshizer for solo trumpet and piano, this version is a tour de force of virtuosity for both musicians while keeping all of the riotous fun of the original.

Camille SAINT-SAËNS Septet, op. 65

A neglected masterpiece and perhaps the only piece ever written for this unusual combination of instruments (piano, string quartet, double bass, and trumpet), french composer Camille Saint-Saëns blends traditional classical forms with the virtuosity and emotional intensity of his own Romantic era into a piece that has delighted audiences since its premiere.

And with original compositions by Nicholas Denton Protsack, Elliot Vaughan, and Briar Prastiti.