Classical Concert Series- Cascadia Strings Quartet: "Nordic Deams"

We are very excited to be presenting - Cascadia Strings - on the Westshore!

The venue for this performance is the Quaint St. John the Baptist Church in Colwood.

Featuring:

Tyson Doknjas & Kathryn Wiebe, Violins

Jessica Pickeregil, Viola

Erin Tinney, Cello

PROGRAM:

Andante Festivo - Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)String Quartet No. 2 in F minor - Carl Nielsen (1865-1931):I. Allegro non Troppo energico

II. Un Poco Adagio

III. Allegretto Scherzando

IV. Allegro Appassionato

Intermission

String Quartet No. 3 in D minor - Dag Wirén (1905-1986):

I. Allegro Moderato

String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56, “Voces Intimae” - Jean Sibelius:

I. Andante - Allegro molto moderato

II. Vivace

Selections from “Last Leaf” - Danish String Quartet/Traditional:

-Æ Rømeser

-Intermezzo

-Shine You No More

Formerly “Cascadia Quartet”, formed in 2015, Award-winning Cascadia Strings is an initiative to bring diverse chamber music repertoire to audiences, fusing together iconic original works with well-crafted arrangements of popular music of the last century, all in the vision to bring live, meaningful musical experiences to new venues and music-lovers in Victoria and beyond.

The versatile group is active in bringing live music to the community through many different forms, whether it’d be chamber music collaborations, retirement home concerts, or school outreach workshops & concerts, and also functions as a highly sought-after event music company, performing for special events such as weddings or corporate events across Vancouver Island and the lower mainland.

Cascadia Strings has performed across British Columbia, from Victoria to Powell River to Pemberton and collaborated with artists and organizations such as “The Choir”, Soundings Music, Russian Red, Colin James, West My Friend, Westshore Arts Council, City of Victoria, and was the resident artist for the 2021 Mayfair Mall Summer Concert Series. In May 2020, their live-streamed concert at the Beach House was streamed and featured through the Times Colonist.

As educators, Cascadia Strings is the resident Classical Strings Faculty at the Comox Valley Youth Music Centre, a role established in 2019. There, they inspire and equip young musicians. The musicians that make up this collective are professional freelance musicians, who have studied at prestigious conservatories and schools, such as The Juilliard School, the New England Conservatory of Music, Rice University, University of Michigan, and University of Toronto, to name a few. Also, the musicians perform regularly with groups such as Victoria Symphony, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Victoria Baroque Players, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, and more.