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What's On: Westben: Concerts at the Barn
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Saturday, June 8
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents Campbellford District High School Music Night beginning at 7 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). The CDHS Jazz Ensemble's Dave Noble & Michelle Noble direct "Where Will They Be in 10 Years′". Right now, you can celebrate the current batch of the "stars of tomorrow" as the award-winning CDHS Jazz Ensembles and Vocal Jazz perform their annual year-end concert at The Barn. Cost: $10/adult & seniors, $5/youth (includes tax). For more information please visit www.westben.ca. Sunday, June 9
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Theatre: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents "The Book of Broadway" beginning at 3 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). A musical storybook full of favourite Broadway moments from The Jungle Book to Oliver to WIcked sung by the 40 voices of the Westben Youth & Teen Choruses and directed by Donna Bennett & Brian Finley. Cost: $10 adult, $5 youth (including tax). For more information please call 1-877-883-5777. Saturday, June 15
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Theatre: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents "This Town of Mine" beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). From rock bassist to composer of community musicals, Ken Tizzard offers an evening of musical reflection on his unique journey living in Trent Hills for 13 ears. From inspiring lyrical concepts to offering new perspectives on a life of music, hear how the area and its artists have influenced this colourful, creative musician. Cost: $15 Adults, $5 Students (including tax). For more information please call 1-877-883-5777. Sunday, June 16
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Theatre: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents "Peter & The Wolf" beginning at 3 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). For kids of all ages this event will feature two exciting debuts in one concert. The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra makes its long awaited debut at the Barn with favourite musical stories for orchestra including Prokofiev's beloved Peter & the Wolf narrated by Westben's own Teresa Castonguay. To start the concert, Nancy Elmhirst guides the newly formed Westben Wind Ensemble in its public debut. Cost: $35/adult, $33/senior, $15/student, $5/youth (including tax). For more information please call 1-877-883-5777. Saturday, June 29
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents Piano Concertos - "The Regal" beginning at 2 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). Celebrate the arrival of the Steinway Concert Grand Piano to the Barn stage with two incredible concerts featuring full symphony orchestra, chorus and wonderful piano music. Music for for royalty. Westben's co-founders are joined by Canadian pianist emeritus, Robert Silverman in a regal saluted to some of the most magnificent classical music ever composed. Additional concert being held on Sunday, June 30th at 2 p.m. Cost: $60/$58/$15/$5. For more information please call 1-877-883-5777. Sunday, June 30
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents Piano Concertos - "The Romantic" beginning at 2 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). Celebrate the arrival of the Steinway Concert Grand Piano to the Barn stage with two incredible concerts featuring full symphony orchestra, chorus and wonderful piano music. Get to the heart of the great Romantic repertoire for piano and orchestra with two young titans of the next generation of Canadian pianists, Leonard Gilbert (winner of the 2010 Canadian Chopin Competition) and Lisa Tahara (Doctoral Candidate at U of T's Faculty of Music). Cost: $60/$58/$15/$5. For more information please call 1-877-883-5777. Friday, July 5 - Sunday, July 7
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents "Carmen" beginning at 2 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). The UBC Opera Ensemble returns to perform a fully staged production of one of the most popular operas of all time. Full of alluring gypsies, cocky toreadors, bored soldiers and even raucous children, this acclaimed production is directed by Nancy Hermiston and conducted by Leslie Dala, and features members of the Westben Youth & Teen Choruses. Fully staged and sung in French with English captions. Free pre-performance chat 1 hour prior to each show. One performance each day at 2 p.m. Cost: $55/$53/$15/$5. For more information please call 1-877-883-5777. Friday, July 12
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents "Irish Pub Night - The Dardanelles" beginning at 7 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). Armed with jigs, reels, guitars, fiddles, accordions, and toe-tapping talent, the Dardanelles are set for an unforgettable end-of-the-week party of Irish music with a Newfoundland accent. Led by CBC personality Tom Power, the group was recently nominated for Group Recording of the Year at the 2013 East Coast Music Awards. A great night of fun music complete with beer tent. Cost: $38/$36/$15/$5. For more information please call 1-877-883-5777. Saturday, July 13
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents "Burns to Brigadoon" beginning at 2 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). The musical heart of Scotland. Enjoy all your bonnie favourites from the songs of Robbie Burns to Heather on the Hill, Bonnie Jean and other favourites from Lerner & Loewes Brigadoon. Listen for the piper, and dont miss the scotch tasting and ploughmans lunch. Featuring Donna Bennett, soprano; Colin Ainsworth, tenor and Brian Finley, piano. Cost: $38/$36/$15/$5. For more information please visit www.westben.ca. Sunday, July 14
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents England to a Tea: "This Sceptred Isle" beginning at 2 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). David Kemp, actor/singer, Brian Jackson, piano Enough Shakespeare, Flanders & Swann and Noel Coward to fill an English country garden full of music, and polished off with Beethoven's Variations on "God Save the King", tea and crumpets. Cost: $38/$36/$15/$5. For more information please visit www.westben.ca. Tuesday, July 16
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Theatre: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents "Words & Notes" beginning at 7 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). Authors Judy Fong-Bates & Martha Schabas read from their work and pianist Brian Finley performs Preludes from Rachmaninoff and from his own Preludes to Canada. Cost: $38/$36/$15/$5. For more information please visit www.westben.ca. Friday, July 19
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents "The Pick of PEC Benny Goodman Tribute" beginning at 7 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). Brian Barlow introduces Juno Award winning clarinetist Bob DeAngelis and others from the 2013 Prince Edward County Jazz Festival in a swinging tribute to Benny Goodman. Cost: $38/$36/$15/$5. For more information please visit www.westben.ca. Saturday, July 20
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents Andre Laplante, Piano beginning at 2 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). Is it even playable′ So wondered Franz Schubert after he composed his magnificent Wanderer Fantasy, Op. 15 in 1822. Now, one of Canadas most revered pianists shares his spectacular interpretation of this masterpiece (and others) in celebration of the actual 40th birthday of Westbens Steinway concert grand piano. Cost: $38/$36/$15/$5. For more information please visit www.westben.ca. Sunday, July 21
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents Sunday Afternoon at the Opera beginning at 2 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). Two of Canada's finest singers, Richard Margison, tenor and John Fanning, baritone are accompanied by pianist Brian Finley for an afternoon of scintillating operatic moments in celebration of the 200th birthdays of Verdi & Wagner. Cost: $55/$53/$15/$5. For more information please visit www.westben.ca. Tuesday, July 23
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents "Viola of the Night" beginning at 7 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). From Julliard and Yale, this talented young Canadian violinist is the recent winner of the Viola Congress's Canadian Music Competition. She will be accompanied by pianist Irene Wong. Cost: $38/$36/$15/$5. For more information please visit www.westben.ca. Thursday, July 25 - Sunday, July 28
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents "Broadway Rainbows" beginning at 2 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). Join soprano Virginia Hatfield with baritones Brett Polegatto and James Levesque along with pianist Brian Finley for a sparkling Broadway review where dreams come true. The afternoon will be filled with your favourite solos, duets and trios from The King and I, Brigadoon, Camelot, Les Miserables, Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver, and the Wizard of Oz. Enjoy everything from "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" to "If I Loved You". Cost: $38/$36/$15/$5. For more information please visit www.westben.ca. Tuesday, July 30
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents "The Awakened Rose" beginning at 7 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). Internationally renowned Acadian soprano Suzie LeBlanc has established an extraordinary career specializing in Baroque and Classical repertoire. In collaboration with equally renowned pianist Julius Drake, Suzie now explores a whole new musical world in a special evening of French mlodies, Strauss lieder and English songs by Christos Hatzis. Cost: $38/$36/$15/$5. For more information please visit www.westben.ca. Friday, August 2
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents "Room of Wonders - Jayme Stone" beginning at 7 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). Thriving on unexpected inspiration such as Japanese poetry, Brazilian literature and instruments from remote Malian villages, two-time Juno award winning banjoist Jayme Stone presents a world of fascinating musical wonders exploring everything from JS Bach to music from Mali, Bulgaria and beyond. Cost: $38/$36/$15/$5. For more information please visit www.westben.ca. Saturday, August 3
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Live Music: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents Diana Panton with Guido Basso beginning at 2 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). Mesmerizing audiences from Europe to Japan as well as across her native Canada with her alluring balance of sweetness and clarity and her confident presence, vocalist Diana Panton has been described as Canadas Jazz Sweetheart. Joined here by the sophisticated elegance of trumpeter Guido Basso, guitarist Reg Schwager and Don Thompson on bass, piano and vibraphone, this is a sultry evening not to be missed. Cost: $38/$36/$15/$5. For more information please visit www.westben.ca. Sunday, August 4
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Fundraiser: Westben presents Finale Fundraiser - Robert Michaels, guitar. beginning at 2 p.m. at Westben Arts Festival Theatre (6698 County Road 30, Campbellford, K0L 1L0). Westbens summer season ends with an Italian-flavoured Ol! With more than six gold and platinum recordings to his credit, Robert Michaels returns to Westben for a fabulously fiery afternoon of Flamenco fireworks featuring selections from his most recent album Viva Italia!. Cost: $55. For more information please visit www.westben.ca. |
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May 23, 2013
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