Art of Time Ensemble:The Songbook with Steven Page
Thursday March 4, 2010
8:00 PM
Koerner Hall
Genre: Pop
Steven Page (formerly of the Barenaked Ladies), accompanied by RCM faculty member Andrew Burashko's Art of Time Ensemble, will perform songs by Leonard Cohen, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Rufus Wainwright, Jane Siberry, and Radiohead, in fresh new arrangements by innovators from the worlds of pop, jazz, and classical music.
Art of Time Ensemble Andrew Burashko, piano and Artistic Director Robert Carli, sax Rob Piltch,guitar Amy Laing,cello Joe Phillips,bass Benjamin Bowman, violin Steven Page, vocals
Program will include songs by Leonard Cohen, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Rufus Wainwright, Jane Siberry, and Radiohead, in fresh new arrangements by innovators from the worlds of pop, jazz, and classical music, such as Gavin Bryars, Rob Carli, Phil Dwyer, Kevin Fox, Jonathan Goldsmith, Jim McGrath, Tom Walsh, Finn Manniche, Glen Buhr, and Cameron Wilson.
The program also includes a performance of Prokofiev's Sonata No. 1 in F Minor for Violin and Piano.
Presented by Massey Hall in partnership with The Royal Conservatory
Art of Time Ensemble Andrew Burashko, Artistic Director
Now in its eleventh season, the Art of Time Ensemble is one of Toronto's most innovative and artistically accomplished music ensembles. Art of Time presents performances that are based on classical music but have thrilling twists of artistry, often combining contemporary music or disciplines such as dance, film, and theatre/literature with classical pieces. The Ensemble has performed throughout Canada and Europe.
Andrew Burashko made his debut at the age of seventeen with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and has since established himself as one of the most sought-after soloists in Canada. Known for his passionate performances and eclectic repertoire, Mr. Burashko has performed with most of the Canadian orchestras and collaborated with conductors Marin Alsop, Andrew Davis, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, and Pinchas Zukerman, among many others. As a soloist he has performed extensively throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe, and, as a chamber musician, he regularly collaborates with Canada's top artists and performs in festivals throughout Canada and Europe.
Andrew Burashko is a graduate of The Royal Conservatory's Glenn Gould School and is a faculty member of the Young Artists Performance Academy. Art of Time Ensemble presented their SONGBOOK with Sarah Slean at The Royal Conservatory on October 22, 2009.
Steven Page
Vocals Steven Page was the lead singer and songwriter with Barenaked Ladies from 1988 to 2009. He is the composer of music for three plays at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and he released The Vanity Project (with Stephen Duffy) in 2005, as a side project while he was still with the Barenaked Ladies. He also recently recorded an album with the Art of Time Ensemble and is currently working on a new solo album.
Steven Page and the Barenaked Ladies were presented with Honorary Fellowships by The Royal Conservatory in 2008.
