Fun for the Whole Family – Hard Rubber Orchestra in Concert

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs and Hard Rubber New Music recognize that we are on the unceded and occupied territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

The award-winning 18-piece Hard Rubber Orchestra will debut new compositions by four outstanding Vancouver composers, showcasing a diverse range of styles and influences: Jill Townsend, Lisa Cay Miller, Shruti Ramani, and Dean Thiessen.

Jill Townsend, celebrated as a prolific composer, arranger, and leader of the acclaimed Jill Townsend Jazz Orchestra, brings her melodically rich and harmonically lush approach, inspired by jazz icons Kenny Wheeler and Gil Evans. Her recent works, including the East Meets West Suite, have garnered international recognition.

Shruti Ramani, one of Canada's emerging stars, blends her background in Hindustani music with innovative vocal techniques in her Indo-Jazz fusion band, Raagaverse, captivating audiences with her unique voice and compositions.

Lisa Cay Miller, internationally acclaimed pianist and Artistic Director of the New Orchestra Workshop Society, pushes musical boundaries with daring and confrontational compositions, drawing from her classical training and extensive experience as an improviser.

Dean Thiessen is one of Vancouver’s brightest young voices on piano and in composition. He leads several ensembles, Stranger Friends Orchestra, Local Motion and the Dean Thiessen Electric Band. He has been part of Hard Rubber New Music programs over the past four years including its Young Composer Readings and Absolute Unit.

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