Renascence

I've heard that well placed spelling mistakes in web documents attract attention and make people remember your site better. The title of this post is not that. Many people asked me why the misspelling of the word Renaissance as PSWE went to work on Christopher Marshall's latest work. In fact, this is a quite purposeful use of an alternate spelling of the word. Marshall's piano concerto is about rebirth and has little, if anything to do with the historical Renaissance. In fact, the work is more of a Neo-Romantic piece than anything else.

The upcoming performance of the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble will feature local piano virtuoso, Jane Hayes in the world premier of Christopher Marshall's piano concerto in addition to other significant works that are based on the theme of rebirth. Three Revelations on the Lotus Sutra by Alfred Reed, Terpsichore by Bob Margolis and Frank Ticheli's moving setting of Amazing Grace will round out this programme.

Come celebrate the anticipated arrival of Spring with the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble on February 23rd at the Evergreen Cultural Centre at 8pm. Check back here at the PSWE blog for more on the music and our soloist as we get closer to the performance.