A Burnaby singer has taken the helm as the new artistic manager of musica intima.
Siri Olesen, a singer and music educator who has been singing with the ensemble for nearly 20 years, is taking over as the artistic manager. The new position means she works with the ensemble – which is self-directed and works without a conductor – to develop its artistic vision and goals, plan performances and grow community outreach programs.
“I have a long relationship with musica intima for many reasons beyond my love of singing – the organizations values of connection, community and collaboration resonate strongly with me, and I’m thrilled to be part of this wonderful organization in a new way,” she said in a press release.
Olesen has performed with Early Music Vancouver, the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Vancouver New Music, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the CBC Radio Orchestra.
You can find out more about her and the choir at www.musicaintima.org.
START YOUR LIFE IN ART
If you’ve always had a hankering to try your hand at art but have been too intimidated to try, the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts can help.
The centre’s new spring and summer program offerings have plenty of choices for beginners in the world of art. Among the offerings, you can find Painting for Absolute Beginners (running Tuesdays starting April 11), Art Exploration for Adults (Saturdays starting April 8), Drawing for Absolute Beginners (Tuesdays starting April 11) and Beginning Life Drawing Workshop (Wednesdays starting April 12).
Those are but a few of the highlights – pick up a spring/summer arts guide or check it out at www.burnaby.ca/webreg. You can also find program listings at www.shadboltcentre.com.
ALLEGORICAL ART
OK, OK, I know it’s early and we haven’t even reached opening night for Luminescence yet, but this upcoming show at Deer Lake Gallery needs to be on your radar too.
Coming up on Thursday, April 13 is opening night for Allegory, an exhibition featuring the work of photographers Julie Prescott and Kenneth Gillespie.
It will be on at the gallery until May 6, following on the heels of the Luminescence II exhibition that runs March 18 to April 8.
A press release about the show notes that the two artists have a commonality: “both establish a link between the landscape’s reality and that imagined by its conceiver; the hidden meaning, or allegory. Both challenge the subject from completely different perspectives.”
Check out www.burnabyartscouncil.org for details – and save April 13, 7 p.m. for the opening reception.
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