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KIM STOCKWOOD I LOVE SANTA

A multi-award winning singer-songwriter who has been a part of the entertainment

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“Ever since I first started singing in Newfoundland, I’ve wanted to do a record of all my favourite Christmas songs. And I’ve done it... from Dean Martin to Elvis to a couple of my own originals. I hope you like it.” Join us for a pre-show wine tasting at 7pm, courtesy of Lacombe Park Spirits & Liquid Harvest.

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EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA In a rare concert celebrating their 60 Anniversary year, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra th

steps out of their performance home, the Winspear Centre, and travels to St. Albert to share the richness and beauty of symphonic music with Arden guests. Under the direction of ESO Music Director Bill Eddins, the renowned Orchestra will be joined by Croation-born pianist Kemal Gekić, to perform outstanding works by Berlioz, Strauss, and Rossini. With his daring approach to tone and form, one of today’s most formidable pianists will also present Liszt’s revolutionary Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major.

In May 2012, the ESO will make its performance debut at New York’s legendary Carnegie Hall, the crowning achievement of their diamond jubilee season. Since their establishment in 1952, the ESO has emerged as one of Canada’s foremost orchestral ensembles and the Arden is thrilled to welcome the world-class group of musicians to our stage for a special matinee performance.

PROGRAM: Berlioz – Marche Troyenne Rossini – William Tell Overture (arranged for solo piano by Liszt) Liszt – Fantasia on Beethoven’s The Ruins of Athens Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major Richard Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Opus 24

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Eve Egoyan is the type of artist that a composer dreams about. She has an amazing

ability to interpret music and make every sound and gesture feel like it is integral to the piece itself. Interpreting new works since 1994, Eve has performed the world premiere and North American premieres of many works by Canadian and international composers. She has appeared as a solo recitalist in Canada, England, France, Germany, Portugal, Japan, and the USA. “Egoyan’s take on new works is stunning...her clear, uncompromising taste was much in evidence in the choice of repertoire...Egoyan’s remarkable playing balanced that delicacy with intense focus, holding all in a net...the spaces in between the notes were still charged with presence...I even found myself confusing sound with touch...so convincingly had Egoyan re-stitched our reference points.” – Globe and Mail

Eve has released seven critically acclaimed solo discs, six of works by living composers, and one disc of works by Erik Satie. Her most recent disc, Simple Lines of Enquiry, is a one-hour long piano solo composed by Ann Southam and written specifically for Eve. In 2009, it was selected as one of The New Yorker magazine’s ten top discs of the year.

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