For VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 growing audience of contemporary art music, the fourth Oak Bay New Music Festival will have plenty to offer. As in previous years, local composers and performers connected to the Victoria Composers Collective take centre stage to present the latest contemporary music sound.

We're very excited about our upcoming New Music Festival! Save the dates: June 2 & 3

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Festival organizers centered this yearB次元官网网址檚 concerts around the theme The Art of Listening: Reinvigorating the Arts of Reception.

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B次元官网网址淭he festival invites the audience to experience many different ways of listening, and with entries by composers from Croatia, Uruguay, New York, Texas and Scotland, this concert will offer an even wider variety of new music styles,B次元官网网址� said Penhale, grateful for the large number of composers contributing to this yearB次元官网网址檚 events.

The festivalB次元官网网址檚 opening concert on Saturday afternoon showcases a program of Canadian Art Songs. Composed during the 20th and early 21st century, this program will be sung by Cathy Fern Lewis.

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The final concert, consisting solely of works composed for keyboard instruments by members of the Victoria Composers Collective will be presented on Sunday afternoon.

All festival concerts take place on June 2 and 3 at St. MaryB次元官网网址檚 Anglican Church on Elgin Rd. in Oak Bay. Tickets $20/$15 are available at IvyB次元官网网址檚 Books and at the door. For more details on the festival visit .

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