CKUA has recorded 3 performances at Horizon Stage for their Live From Alberta Stage series this season, April Verch & Strung, Arrogant Worms and Winter Harp. They will also be recording Hungry Hill on February 14th.
So far we have air dates for two of those concerts...
Arrogant Worms - Friday, February 16, 8 - 9 p.m.
April Verch & Strung - Friday, February 23, 8 - 9 p.m.
You can find CKUA on your Edmonton radio dial at 580 am and 94.9 fm.
http://www.ckua.org/
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Horizon Stage & The Spruce Grove Library Team Up
See children’s entertainer Jack Grunsky for free at the Melcor Cultural Centre on Feb 15th
The Spruce Grove Public Library will re-open its doors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, February 15th for a free 7:00 p.m. performance by Juno Award-winning children’s musician, Jack Grunsky. Jack’s unique concerts incorporate various cultures, rhythms, melodies and instrumentation. The winner of several Parents’ Choice Awards for his outstanding recordings and approach to teaching kids through music, Mr. Grunsky is a creative force, whose songs have found their way into homes, classrooms and hearts around the world.
Jack Grunsky’s Family Matinee performance at Horizon Stage on February 16th is already sold out but the theatre wanted to provide the wider community an opportunity to enjoy this wonderful artist. A partnership with the library, and a free concert in their program room, became the perfect solution.
Pre-show cookies, juice and crafts for the kids will be available from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Jack Grunsky’s concert will be approximately 45 minutes long, and fans are encouraged to stay afterwards and meet him. Jack’s CDs will be available for purchase before and after the performance, and the library will have a desk in the children’s section open to provide library information, membership assistance and check-out services.
So bring your kids, grandkids, parents and grandparents to the Spruce Grove Library for a family-friendly evening of music and entertainment with Jack Grunsky. Because this concert is free, no tickets are required. The library is located in the Melcor Cultural Centre at #35 – 5th Avenue on the east side of King Street Mall. Call the Horizon Stage Box Office at 962-8995 or the Spruce Grove Library at 962-4423 for more information.
The Spruce Grove Public Library will re-open its doors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, February 15th for a free 7:00 p.m. performance by Juno Award-winning children’s musician, Jack Grunsky. Jack’s unique concerts incorporate various cultures, rhythms, melodies and instrumentation. The winner of several Parents’ Choice Awards for his outstanding recordings and approach to teaching kids through music, Mr. Grunsky is a creative force, whose songs have found their way into homes, classrooms and hearts around the world.
Jack Grunsky’s Family Matinee performance at Horizon Stage on February 16th is already sold out but the theatre wanted to provide the wider community an opportunity to enjoy this wonderful artist. A partnership with the library, and a free concert in their program room, became the perfect solution.
Pre-show cookies, juice and crafts for the kids will be available from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Jack Grunsky’s concert will be approximately 45 minutes long, and fans are encouraged to stay afterwards and meet him. Jack’s CDs will be available for purchase before and after the performance, and the library will have a desk in the children’s section open to provide library information, membership assistance and check-out services.
So bring your kids, grandkids, parents and grandparents to the Spruce Grove Library for a family-friendly evening of music and entertainment with Jack Grunsky. Because this concert is free, no tickets are required. The library is located in the Melcor Cultural Centre at #35 – 5th Avenue on the east side of King Street Mall. Call the Horizon Stage Box Office at 962-8995 or the Spruce Grove Library at 962-4423 for more information.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Aaron Lines Concert Added
Horizon Stage is thrilled to have added a perfomace by country music star Aaron Lines to our schedule of events!
Concert Date: Thursday, March 27 – 7:30 p.m.
On Sale Date: Tuesday, January 22 - 10:00 am
Tickets: $30 Adults, $25 Students & Seniors
Canadian country music star Aaron Lines is all about family these days. The Fort McMurray native moved back to Canada a year ago, released his fourth CD last June and became a proud daddy in December. With 12 top five singles on Canadian country radio, including the most played songs of 2005 and 2006, and 5 number one videos, Aaron just keeps on getting better! The winner of two CCMA Awards, this two-time Juno nominee has toured with the likes of Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride, Keith Urban, Leanne Rimes, Phil Vassar and Paul Brandt. www.aaronlines.com
Concert Date: Thursday, March 27 – 7:30 p.m.
On Sale Date: Tuesday, January 22 - 10:00 am
Tickets: $30 Adults, $25 Students & Seniors
Canadian country music star Aaron Lines is all about family these days. The Fort McMurray native moved back to Canada a year ago, released his fourth CD last June and became a proud daddy in December. With 12 top five singles on Canadian country radio, including the most played songs of 2005 and 2006, and 5 number one videos, Aaron just keeps on getting better! The winner of two CCMA Awards, this two-time Juno nominee has toured with the likes of Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride, Keith Urban, Leanne Rimes, Phil Vassar and Paul Brandt. www.aaronlines.com
Charming and charismatic cabaret singer will win your ears and your heart.
Patricia O’Callaghan to perform at Horizon Stage in Spruce Grove on February 9th
Toronto soprano, Patricia O’Callaghan, is a world-class cabaret, jazz and opera singer. Her concerts are an eclectic and theatrical blend of repertoire ranging from Edith Piaf to Rufus Wainright, with lots of Leonard Cohen, Randy Newman, Erik Satie and Kurt Weill in between. Drawing on her knowledge of French, Spanish, and German, she peppers her performances with these languages, keeping a core of English and always offering a refreshing approach to whatever great song she may be singing. Horizon Stage is pleased to present Patricia O’Callaghan Up Close and Personal on Saturday, February 9th.
Trained at the University of Toronto and the Banff Centre for the Arts, Patricia received a Chalmer's Grant in 1996 that allowed her to stop working as a waitress and devote herself to music full time. She recorded her first CD, Youkali, in 1998. It featured cabaret songs by Weill, Satie and Poulenc. Following the release of her second CD, Slow Fox, in 1999, her third CD, Real Emotional Girl, was distributed internationally in 2001. She then toured her cabaret show across Europe and North America and released a fourth CD, Naked Beauty, in 2004, that has been receiving critical and popular praise.
With a gorgeous clear voice that is so versatile it could sing a baby to sleep or fit perfectly into a smoky nightclub, Patricia also performs in contemporary operas from time to time. She has toured internationally in Claude Vivier's Kopernikus and appeared as Polly in Vancouver Opera's production of Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera. She played a principal roll in Edmonton Opera’s Weill in Weimir in 2005 and appeared in productions of The Beggar’s Opera and Nigredo Hotel in Toronto.
Patricia recently collaborated with classical composer Christos Hatzis on his album Constantinople and she has also performed on albums by trumpeter Stuart Laughton and jazz clarinetist Don Byron. This multi-talented artist has appeared on television shows, including the Ken Finkelman series Foolish Heart, her own Bravo! special, and the CBC/Rhombus special Youkali Hotel.
Don’t miss Patricia O’Callaghan Up Close and Personal at Horizon Stage on Saturday, February 9th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are just $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors. Call the Horizon Stage Box Office at 962-8995 to order yours today!
“O’Callaghan enters into the world of a song and gives it a three-dimensional life…”
- Now Magazine
“A genuine phenomenon in the making, Patricia O’Callaghan turns heads and opens ears…”
- The Globe & Mail
“A truly exceptional blend of natural expressiveness and masterful coloration… her tender versions of
Cohen’s “Take This Waltz” and “Hallelujah” are revelatory.”
- Billboard Magazine
“(This) show is crammed with charm and charisma.”
-The Toronto Star
Be sure to visit www.patricia-ocallaghan.com and www.horizonstage.com
Special thanks to the sponsors of this event: The Alberta Foundation For The Arts, Canadian Heritage, Royal Inn Express, The Edmonton Journal, CKUA, and Birdsell Grant Gardner Morck Barristers & Solicitors
Toronto soprano, Patricia O’Callaghan, is a world-class cabaret, jazz and opera singer. Her concerts are an eclectic and theatrical blend of repertoire ranging from Edith Piaf to Rufus Wainright, with lots of Leonard Cohen, Randy Newman, Erik Satie and Kurt Weill in between. Drawing on her knowledge of French, Spanish, and German, she peppers her performances with these languages, keeping a core of English and always offering a refreshing approach to whatever great song she may be singing. Horizon Stage is pleased to present Patricia O’Callaghan Up Close and Personal on Saturday, February 9th.
Trained at the University of Toronto and the Banff Centre for the Arts, Patricia received a Chalmer's Grant in 1996 that allowed her to stop working as a waitress and devote herself to music full time. She recorded her first CD, Youkali, in 1998. It featured cabaret songs by Weill, Satie and Poulenc. Following the release of her second CD, Slow Fox, in 1999, her third CD, Real Emotional Girl, was distributed internationally in 2001. She then toured her cabaret show across Europe and North America and released a fourth CD, Naked Beauty, in 2004, that has been receiving critical and popular praise.
With a gorgeous clear voice that is so versatile it could sing a baby to sleep or fit perfectly into a smoky nightclub, Patricia also performs in contemporary operas from time to time. She has toured internationally in Claude Vivier's Kopernikus and appeared as Polly in Vancouver Opera's production of Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera. She played a principal roll in Edmonton Opera’s Weill in Weimir in 2005 and appeared in productions of The Beggar’s Opera and Nigredo Hotel in Toronto.
Patricia recently collaborated with classical composer Christos Hatzis on his album Constantinople and she has also performed on albums by trumpeter Stuart Laughton and jazz clarinetist Don Byron. This multi-talented artist has appeared on television shows, including the Ken Finkelman series Foolish Heart, her own Bravo! special, and the CBC/Rhombus special Youkali Hotel.
Don’t miss Patricia O’Callaghan Up Close and Personal at Horizon Stage on Saturday, February 9th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are just $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors. Call the Horizon Stage Box Office at 962-8995 to order yours today!
“O’Callaghan enters into the world of a song and gives it a three-dimensional life…”
- Now Magazine
“A genuine phenomenon in the making, Patricia O’Callaghan turns heads and opens ears…”
- The Globe & Mail
“A truly exceptional blend of natural expressiveness and masterful coloration… her tender versions of
Cohen’s “Take This Waltz” and “Hallelujah” are revelatory.”
- Billboard Magazine
“(This) show is crammed with charm and charisma.”
-The Toronto Star
Be sure to visit www.patricia-ocallaghan.com and www.horizonstage.com
Special thanks to the sponsors of this event: The Alberta Foundation For The Arts, Canadian Heritage, Royal Inn Express, The Edmonton Journal, CKUA, and Birdsell Grant Gardner Morck Barristers & Solicitors
Audience Feeback: Matt Andersen
Did you Matt Andersen Up Close and Personal at Horizon Stage on Friday, January 18th?What did you think of his performance? Please let us know!
Note: Comments are moderated, crude language will not be posted.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Québécois Folk Music will energize Horizon Stage
Genticorum will bring their joyous sound and cheeky sense of humour to
Spruce Grove on February 2nd
Weaving wooden flute, fiddle, acoustic guitar, jaw harp, bass and foot percussion with strong vocal
Weaving wooden flute, fiddle, acoustic guitar, jaw harp, bass and foot percussion with strong vocal
harmonies, Quebec’s Genticorum offers their audience a blend of traditional songs and tunes as well as original compositions. Now music-lovers in the Spruce Grove and Edmonton area have the opportunity to experience these incredibly talented Francophone musicians Up Close and Personal at Horizon Stage on Saturday, February 2nd.
For seven years, Genticorum have been forging a place for themselves on the folk and world-music circuit, becoming one of the most sought-after proponents of Québécois musical culture. Winners of a 2005 Canadian Folk Music award for Best Ensemble, they were nominated for a Juno in 2006. But no matter where they go and what they do, they keep their roots firmly planted in the soil of their native land and province
Last seen in Edmonton at the 2004 Folk Music Festival, Genticorum have recently been successfully touring in the United States, England, Scotland, Scandinavia, Germany, Malaysia, Israel, Egypt and New Zealand. Their concert in Spruce Grove is one of only a handful of Canadian appearances before they hit the road again and tour Australia in March. Performing mostly French and instrumental pieces, Genticorum easily surmount any language barriers with their toe tapping, energetic, and thoroughly enjoyable music.
Don’t miss Genticorum Up Close and Personal at Horizon Stage on Saturday, February 2nd at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are just $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors.
For seven years, Genticorum have been forging a place for themselves on the folk and world-music circuit, becoming one of the most sought-after proponents of Québécois musical culture. Winners of a 2005 Canadian Folk Music award for Best Ensemble, they were nominated for a Juno in 2006. But no matter where they go and what they do, they keep their roots firmly planted in the soil of their native land and province
Last seen in Edmonton at the 2004 Folk Music Festival, Genticorum have recently been successfully touring in the United States, England, Scotland, Scandinavia, Germany, Malaysia, Israel, Egypt and New Zealand. Their concert in Spruce Grove is one of only a handful of Canadian appearances before they hit the road again and tour Australia in March. Performing mostly French and instrumental pieces, Genticorum easily surmount any language barriers with their toe tapping, energetic, and thoroughly enjoyable music.
Don’t miss Genticorum Up Close and Personal at Horizon Stage on Saturday, February 2nd at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are just $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors.
Call the Horizon Stage Box Office at 962-8995 to order yours today!
“Wonderful rhythmic flare ... a very full and glorious noise.”
SING OUT!
“Irresistible music that will give you ants in your pants.”
La Press, Montreal
“Their songs were delivered with cheek and charm that bypassed
the need for a French into English dictionary.”
Glasgow Herald
“Their music has a striking depth and richness… essential listening
for anyone interested in Canada’s most vital tradition.”
Penguin Eggs
Be sure to visit www.genticoruim.com and www.horizonstage.com
Listen to samples of Genticorum’s music at www.myspace.com/genticorum
“Wonderful rhythmic flare ... a very full and glorious noise.”
SING OUT!
“Irresistible music that will give you ants in your pants.”
La Press, Montreal
“Their songs were delivered with cheek and charm that bypassed
the need for a French into English dictionary.”
Glasgow Herald
“Their music has a striking depth and richness… essential listening
for anyone interested in Canada’s most vital tradition.”
Penguin Eggs
Be sure to visit www.genticoruim.com and www.horizonstage.com
Listen to samples of Genticorum’s music at www.myspace.com/genticorum
Special thanks to the sponsors of this event: The Alberta Foundation For The Arts, Canadian Heritage, Royal Inn Express, The Edmonton Journal, Radio Canada & Birdsell Grant Gardner Morck Barristers & Solicitors
Monday, January 14, 2008
Audience Feedback - Mr Lahey & Randy of Trailer Park Boys
Did you see Mr Lahey & Randy of Trailer Park Boys, with special guest J-Roc, on Thurdsday, January 10th or Friday, January 11th? What did you this of the guys, the show, the theatre. Please let us know!
Important Note: Comments with crude language will not be posted.
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