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We introduced our Spotlight Series in our 2002 - 2003 Season and our audiences certainly want us to continue.
"I enjoyed the entire evening, the food, the music and the drinks. What a wonderful treat!"
"The atmosphere was great! Candlelight etc. Food & wine excellent!"
In our Spotlight Series:
- maximum seating is about 250 people
- entertainment appeals to more mature audiences
- a more intimate atmosphere, with the audience around the performers
- three course meal available
- table service for food
- cash bar with beer, wine, port and special theme drinks
- non-alcoholic drinks available
- complimentary coffee and tea
- all performances are at the Bragg Creek Centre
- doors open at 6:30pm, with food service starting at 6:30pm, and the performance starts at 8pm
- there is no food and beverage service during the performance
- there is an intermission between sets with food and bar service (a great time for dessert)
- food and beverages are NOT included in the ticket price.
Our 2008 - 2009 Season Dates and Performers
Saturday November 1, 2008 - Matt Anderson
New Brunswick's Matt Andersen has an enigmatic personality that is coupled with a larger than life showmanship that has been earning him a fervent and steadfast audience wherever he graces the stage.
Matt's sprawling
Blues, Roots and Rock Musical hybrid with his sorrowing and soulful voice has
sparked a phenomenal buzz on the east coast and that grass roots word of mouth
can not be contained any longer!
In the past couple of years Matt has released his introductory E. P "One Size Never Fits" along with two Critically acclaimed fan favorite's-The Live CDs'; "Solo at Sessions" which was multi-nominated for The East Coast Music Awards and most recently "Live at Liberty House".
Along with a very busy touring schedule as a headliner at Festivals, clubs and Theatre's through out North America Matt has also shared the stage and toured with America, Randy Bachman, Bo Diddley, Little Feat and a host of others.
With plans for a tour in both the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe and more North American dates with the release of Matt's much anticipated Studio release later this Spring/2007 fans and new-fans alike will be able to witness his now legendary performances on a global scale. Matt Andersen is a Very Real, Rare,Raw talent and career artist that is vital to our musical landscape... Find out what we already know!
Saturday February 7, 2009 - Bottom Line Duo
Best described as light humour with serious
music, the Bottom Line explores the most intimate relationship in music, the
duo. Combining the warm sonority of the Double Bass with the soaring melodic
beauty of the Cello, the Bottom Line Duo tastefully and artfully presents a
concert for all ages and musical backgrounds. The husband and wife team of
Spencer and Traci Hoveskeland have been performing as the Bottom Line Duo since
1996.
Fans have come to expect a concert program that is educational, masterful, warm-hearted, charming, and entertaining. Their integrity and joy for music is heard in every note while their romance and humour is seen in every expression.
Like the Berlin Philharmonica Duo in Germany, the Bottom Line Duo continues the tradition of bass and cello duos. Bassist Domenico Dragonetti (1763-1846) had a duo with the famous cellist/composer Robert Lindley. Dragonetti is the fellow who showed Mr. Beethoven the capabilities of a competent bassist and thus changed symphonic bass writing forever. Haydn, Rossini, and Dragonetti himself composed works for the duo.
The Bottom Line’s fresh approach and their strong traditional background as chamber musicians has allowed them to entertain audiences throughout Europe and North America. Concert goers are delighted to share with Spencer and Traci the great diversity in music, from classical concerti to modern works, and are amazed at what these two instruments are capable of. Don’t be surprised if Mozart is followed by Duke Ellington!
Saturday April 4, 2009 - Keri Lynn Zwicker
Keri has
been playing music for 25 years. First as a suzuki piano student starting at age
5, then on to the University of Alberta to receive her Bachelor of Music with
Distinction as a classical pianist.
For the past 13 years she has focused on the harp. At age 18, just months after buying her very first little harp this eager young musician was out harping on Whyte Avenue in Old Strathcona - much to the delight and surprise of those who passed by. Within a year she had self-produced a cassette "Solstice." Her success led her to busk her way across Western Canada as part of the Fringe Festival Circuit. For a few years Keri had her own outdoor stage show at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival and it was at this time that she released "The Devil's Mill." It's a well know secret that her debut CD and Fringe busking financed her Bachelor of Music studies at the University of Alberta!
Keri Lynn has been a harpist in David Wilkie's Cowboy Celtic since 1998. This high-profile position that has not only taken her across North America and Scotland numerous times but has given her the invaluable experience of performing in front of crowds of thousands at the most prestigious Cowboy festivals like those in Elko, NV, Vail, CO, and Santa Clarita,CA.
Keri is also active as a classical musician. She has performed full length solo pedal harp concerts as well as duo concerts with cello, oboe and flute. She has been hired by the best chorus in Edmonton, including Kokepelli, ProCoro, Cantillon, Madrigal Singers, Ariose, to perform challenging works for solo harp and voices. She plays second harp with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra but often acts as principal, and regularly travels to play with Saskatoon and Regina Symphonies. Keri has completed a Master’s degree in Arts with a focus in Ethnomusicology from the University of Alberta. Her major work concentrated on the resurgence of Cowboy music. Her paper "Nostalgia and the Construction of a Cowboy Classic" was chosen to be presented at the Society for Ethnomusicology's Annual International Meeting in 2000 in Toronto. Keri is active as a private harp instructor at the Alberta Conservatory of Music in Edmonton.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased online, at our ticket locations or by phone.
Spotlight Series single ticket price is $30, available in late July.
Season Tickets
Spotlight Series Season Ticket
2008 - 2009 Performers
2008 - 2009
Season
John Wort Hannam
Sept. 27, 2008
Matt Anderson
Nov. 1, 2008
Shooglenifty
Nov. 22, 2008
Bottom Line Duo
Feb. 7, 2009
Carlos del Junco
March 7, 2009
Keri Lynn Zwicker
April 4, 2009
Harry Manx
May 2, 2009
Bragg Creek
Festival
May 29 & 30, 2009
Bragg Creek Performing Arts 2003 - 2008. All performances at Bragg Creek Centre.
Tickets online, at Bragg Creek Centre, Spirits West or call (403) 949-4114 or (403) 949-4277