About this Event
This is an evening to be moved. A week before Christmas, you’ll hear piano music composed from the feelings and stories of the people around you, and that music will be yours to keep.
“Several of us were moved to tears, several times.” Jill Arena, on a family concert
This isn’t a carol concert. Every piece is new, and a holiday memory is as welcome as any other.
Most concerts, you sit back and listen. At this one, you’re part of the music.
You don’t have to say a word for the music to have something of yours in it. You answer a simple question on your phone, anonymously, about what you’re feeling or what you’re longing for. Then I compose from what the room has told me.
Others will step forward and share something: a memory, a hope, someone they love. They lie beneath the piano, feeling the music through the body as well as hearing it, while I spontaneously compose from what they’ve told us.
You may arrive not knowing anyone. Whether someone shares a happy memory or something close to the heart, it’s hard to stay strangers once you’ve heard it become music.
There’s time for only some people to go under the piano, so not everyone will get a turn. During the concert I’ll invite people to come forward, and you’re welcome to raise your hand. If you’d rather listen, that is another way to be there.
Everyone who comes can have the music to keep. A few days after the concert, I’ll send a link to a playlist of the evening’s music to the email you gave when you booked. I record the whole concert for my own use, and only the music is shared.
Tickets make a lovely gift for someone who would feel at home here.
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Event venue & nearby stays
Silk Purse Gallery, 1570 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver, Canada
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