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We cannot HELP but be excited with only 28 Days until our first big Event for Festival 2015 – Chefs of Canberra, and then onto the Festival! Tickets are still at www.cimf.org.au! Also we wish all our friends at the National Folk Festival best weather and great audiences for their festival this weekend.
In this edition:
• A word about Glass from our Artistic Director, Roland Peelman
• Information about a not to miss event at the NGA
• Order a copy of your 2015 Festival Program
• A new look for our Festival home
• Artist of the Week Lisa Moore
And from our Festival Family to your Family – happy Easter and best wishes.
Kathleen Grant | General Manager
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A GLASS EPIC
From Roland Peelman | Artistic Director
Knock, knock, who’s there? Philip Glass has been called the most iconic composer of the late 20th century, yet he has also been derided as someone who chose success over substance, quantity over quality, and business nous over artistic integrity.
Read more here.
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SPECIAL SCREENING AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY
Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)
DVD, M, 119 mins
Sunday 12 April 3.00 pm
James O Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia
Academy Award-nominated director Scott Hicks (Shine) documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished Western art music composer Philip Glass as he interacts with friends and collaborators, who include Chuck Close, Ravi Shankar and Martin Scorsese.
Roland Peelman, artistic director of the Canberra International Music Festival 2015, will introduce the film with a short talk – ‘Glass and Turrell: elements of time and light’.
After the screening there will be a sunset viewing of Skyspace, followed by drinks.
$20, $15 members/concession. Includes glass of wine.
Book here.
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FESTIVAL PROGRAM ON SALE NOW
The 2015 CIMF program will tell you what you want to know about the performers and works in the twenty-four concerts of the Festival. It includes a handy one-page Festival calendar. Not only is the program your guide to the Festival, but it will also become a memento of a wonderful musical experience.
Buy your copy now: $20 at www.cimf.org.au. Programs can be collected before each concert from the front-of-house ticketing desk at the Fitters’ Workshop.
** Please note that the program is not included as part of the Festival Pass or Weekend Pass.
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REFITTING THE FITTERS'
A picture tells a thousand words. Wow!
The Fitters’ Workshop has new doors.
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MEET OUR ARTIST OF THE WEEK:
LISA MOORE
I am hugely looking forward to playing the Opus 54 Beethoven piano sonata at the Fitters’ Workshop. CIMF always brings some of the greatest players together, and I’m keen to catch up with Tor Fromhyr, Alex Ranieri, Stephanie McCallum, and of course Roland. I’ve performed in four previous Festivals, and in 2008 I curated the Sounds Alive CIMF series of twelve concerts at the Street Theatre. While I’m back in Canberra I would particularly like to visit the National Portrait Gallery.
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Pianist Lisa Moore has been widely praised for her expressive virtuosity and her adventurous collaborations with a diverse range of musicians and artists. Described as “beautiful, impassioned; brilliant and searching” in The New York Times, she has performed in some of the world’s great concert halls, such as La Scala, Carnegie Hall and the Musikverein in Vienna. Originally from Canberra, Lisa has been based in New York City since 1985.
Read More Moore!
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