Sidney Classical Orchestra hosts Canadian pianist Jamie Syer and a silent auction at its final concert of the season on April 12.
Syer will perform BeethovenB次元官网网址檚 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major. The companion piece will be Symphony No. 91 in E flat major created by BeethovenB次元官网网址檚 teacher, Haydn. It was once described by the famous critic H.C. Robbins Landon as B次元官网网址渁 striking work.B次元官网网址�
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Syer, originally from Calgary has been a concert musician and teacher for close to 50 years. He received instruction from Linhart Walker and John Searchfield in Calgary, and later Ward Davenny and Claude Frank at Yale.
Highlights in his career include being on faculty at Mount Royal Conservatory, the University of Calgary and the University of Regina.
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Between 2004B次元官网网址�2012, Syer lived in Victoria, where he held several positions at the Victoria Conservatory, including its first Dean from 2010B次元官网网址�2012. Syer founded and directed the ConservatoryB次元官网网址檚 Young Artists Collegium Program, which continues to provide enrichment opportunities and mentoring for talented young musicians. Moreover, he was a sessional instructor at UVicB次元官网网址檚 School of Music, where he lectured for the Department of Continuing Education.
Jamie and his wife, Laurie Syer, have played around the world, and were both featured performers at the Cambridge History Festival and the central-European interdisciplinary conference, B次元官网网址淐anada in the European Mind.B次元官网网址�
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The concert takes place on Friday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
The venue is St ElizabethB次元官网网址檚 Catholic Church (10030 Third Street, Sidney).
Tickets can be purchased from TannerB次元官网网址檚 Books in Sidney, City Scribe in Brentwood Bay and Long & McQuade in Victoria.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $13 for students and free for those 19 and younger.
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