In an intimate evening presented by TWU鈥檚 School of the Arts, Media and Culture, performances by a guitar quartet and piano trio are interspersed with readings of narrative nonfiction penned by writers from SAMC鈥檚 Media + Communication Department.

Chamber Music + Vignettes will be an eclectic evening of story through music and prose.

Musical highlights include the guitar ensemble鈥檚 contemporary favourites by artists like Muse and Mumford & Sons, and Glinka鈥檚 Trio Path茅tique in D Minor performed by piano, clarinet, and bassoon. Rounding out the evening鈥檚 entertainment, a selection of narrative readings will touch on a range of themes; from a young boy鈥檚 solo excursion with a BB gun, to a young woman鈥檚 awareness of the ultimate femininity.

It is the first time that narration is being incorporated into TWU鈥檚 popular Chamber Music concert.

Loranne Brown, MFA, who teaches narrative nonfiction and other professional writing courses at the School of the Arts, Media and Culture, says this collaborative venture 鈥渋s very much in the spirit of SAMC.鈥�

鈥淒uring SAMC鈥檚 first Vignettes event our emerging writers partnered with talented photographers,鈥� said Brown.

鈥淭his year, musical vignettes will be juxtaposed with narrative nonfiction.

鈥淥ften, we come to understand ourselves best when we collide with a different culture, different expectations, and arrive at a greater appreciation for our origins.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a unique privilege to showcase the written word alongside stimulating pieces of music, for a well-rounded artistic experience.鈥�

Performance begins at 7:30 p.m. on April 4 in TWU鈥檚 Instrumental Music Hall.

Admission by donation. Presented as part of the university鈥檚 third annual Festival of the Arts, Media and Culture, Chamber Music + Vignettes is the first in a series of spring concerts that will include the ever popular jazz night as well as performances in 91原创 and Abbotsford by SAMC鈥檚 Choirs, Orchestra, Concert Band.

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