91原创 Community Music School (LCMS) is celebrating Canadian Music Week with a number of exciting performances for the community to enjoy this weekend 鈥� from the Bergmann Piano Duo, to a Canadian music recital featuring LCMS students and faculty, and performances of student compositions by members of Vancouver鈥檚 renowned Turning Point Ensemble.

This year LCMS is paying special tribute to the music of Barbara Pentland (1912-2000) in celebration of her centenary.

LCMS had a connection with Pentland, who visited the school several times during her lifetime, where she also premiered some of her compositions. LCMS was also the recipient of her grand piano, and a few other items from her estate.

On Saturday, Nov. 24 at 2 p.m., students at all levels will perform works by Pentland and other Canadian composers.  At this concert, LCMS faculty members Leslie Janos, piano, Luiza Nelepcu, violin, and Ian Hampton, cello, will also premier a new work written by Janos for piano trio.

Later the same day, LCMS presents 鈥淎 Portrait of Barbara Pentland鈥� with the Bergmann Piano Duo at 7:30 p.m.  The concert will be preceded by a pre-concert talk with Ian Hampton, LCMS artistic director emeritus, who knew Pentland well and describes her as having been a dear old friend.

The concert is sponsored in part by the Canadian Music centre, an organization Pentland helped to found, and will feature the Bergmann Piano Duo playing Pentland鈥檚 two-piano works.

To round out the program, they will present works by composers who influenced her and had an impact on her compositional work.

On the program is Stravinsky鈥檚 Concerto per due pianoforti soli, Copland鈥檚 El Salon Mexico and Hindemith鈥檚 Sonata for piano four hands.

Pentland studied with Copland and Hindemith and was influenced as many were, by Stravinsky鈥檚 striking compositional style.

The duo will also be premiering a new work by Marcel Bergmann written especially for this occasion.  Marcel was inspired by Pentland鈥檚 work News, which she wrote on the brooding news topics of the time.

鈥淚 have been exploring various aspects of our current 鈥榗ulture of fear鈥� that have been disseminated by the many different types of mass media present today,鈥� explains Bergmann.

鈥淔or this particular composition I am using an additional 鈥榮oundscape鈥� and include some prepared piano sounds as well, creating a kaleidoscope of impressions and musical commentary on this topic.鈥�

On Sunday, Nov. 25 at 3:30 p.m., LCMS presents the final recital of the innovative 鈥淐reating Composers鈥� program.  At this recital, members of Vancouver鈥檚 Turning Point Ensemble (TPE) will premier works by students aged 12-20 from LCMS, Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Trinity Western University.

All events  are at Rose Gellert Hall, 4899 207 St. Admission is free for all events, with donations welcome.