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Jennifer King’s latest solo piano album Souvenance is a collection of nocturnes, romances, and meditations grounded in the romantic era and branching into the 20th century. Including rarely heard music by Ethel Smyth, Clara Wieck-Schumann’s beloved "Notturno", and Jennifer’s own meditation on Joni Mitchell’s "Blue". This recital, and album, is an introspective journey rich with heartbreak, hope, strength, and tenderness. Recorded in Jennifer’s living room, Souvenance invites the listener to sit on the piano bench beside her for a deeply personal experience of the music. Souvenance’s composers are all women, most of whom faced formidable gender-based barriers to having their voices heard. Souvenance was named Record of the Week on CBC’s In Concert and is playlisted on Apple Music’s Pure Piano. Bio:
Spirited and sensitive, Jennifer King is a British/Canadian award-winning pianist who garnered Classical Album of the Year at Canada’s East Coast Music Awards in 2023. In her remarkable three-decade career, she has established herself on concert stages across Canada as both a soloist and a collaborative pianist. Her artistry has inspired the dedication of piano works and a growing number of commissions from Canadian composers. Jennifer can be heard frequently on CBC Radio 2 and other stations across the world. She currently hosts, curates, and performs in Cecilia Concerts’ Sensory Accessible Series, now starting its fifth season .
Reviews:
[King has] rendered every one of the album's eleven pieces with the utmost care and with a sincere desire to capture the voice of each composer. - Ron Schepper - TEXTURA
One can only be charmed by the calm and meditative sweetness that emanates from her piano interpretations. – LA SCENA MUSICALE
Advance tickets recommended: Tickets $30 Call Brenda at (902) 692-1662 or email [email protected]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1454 Pereau Road, Canning, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B0P 1H0, 1454 Pereau Rd, Kings, NS B0P 1H0, Canada, Wolfville
