A Touch of Dickens
A Family Tradition
THEATRE BEYOND WORDS GUEST PERFORMERS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2008 - 8:00 P.M.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2008 - 2:30 P.M.
Pre-concert talk - 45 minutes prior to performance

An annual favourite for families and friends home for the holidays. Audiences of all ages will enjoy Vaughan Williams’ ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT, a musical “masque” adapted from Dicken’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and performed with Theatre Beyond Words. Don’t miss our merry mix of carols, popular seasonal chestnuts, our festive sing-a-long, and more…

Concert support generously provided by Canadian Tire Financial Services

Featured artists - THEATRE BEYOND WORDS GUEST PERFORMERS

On Christmas Night was originally conceived by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Adolph Bolm as a musical masque based on the well-known story A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Robin Patterson, Terry Judd and Harro Maskow, devised the present version in collaboration with Brock Associate Professor in the Department of Dramatic Arts, Glenys McQueen-Fuentes and Brock DART students.

A Flute In The City of Angels
A World Premiere
LOUISE DI TULLIO - Flute

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2009 - 8:00 P.M.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009 - 2:30 P.M.
Pre-concert talk - 45 minutes prior to performance

An internationally recorded flutist, Ms. Di Tullio has appeared on over a thousand TV and film soundtracks such as THE GODFATHER, SPIDERMAN, DANCES WITH WOLVES, and FORREST GUMP. With exceptional authorization from leading Hollywood composers, Ms. Di Tullio and the strings of the Niagara Symphony present world premiere performances of special adaptations of some of the best music to come out of L.A. studios including JohnWilliams’ HOOK and John Barry’s OUT OF AFRICA.

Featured artists:

LOUISE DI TULLIO

Louise Di Tullio is one of the most widely heard flutists today, having performed on over a thousand motion picture and television scores in a career that spans four decades. Though her name may not be immediately recognizable, years of recordings have brought her artistry to a vast, if unwitting, audience.

Born into a musical family, Louise was the fourth Di Tullio to join the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra before reaching the age of 20, following in the footsteps of her father and two uncles. During this same period, Louise performed as Principal Flute with the Columbia Symphony, recording many of Igor Stravinky’s works under the baton of the composer. After six years with the Philharmonic, performing in both the Assistant Principal Flute and Solo Piccolo positions, she resigned in order to pursue recording work full time.

A Passage To India
THE JUNGLE BOOK
With the participation of narrators from the Brock University Drama Department; Virginia Reh, director

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009 - 8:00 P.M.
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2009 - 2:30 P.M.
Pre-concert talk - 45 minutes prior to performance

Join the Orchestra as it travels to India through the magic of Miklós Rózsa’s narrated musical adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s THE JUNGLE BOOK, Rimsky-Korsakov’s famous SONG OF INDIA and other well-known 'western style' compositions. Experience the 'real' India with a special guest appearance by Indian artists. A colorful spectacle for the whole family!

Featured artists:

VIRGINIA REH

Virginia’s multi-faceted career embraces directing, acting, teaching, theatre, music theatre, opera, film, T.V. A former Artistic Director of the Gryphon Theatre and founding Co-Director of Script Lab, she has worked with the Shaw Festival, Edmonton, Canadian and Vancouver Opera Companies, Opera Lyra, Tapestry Singers, Theatre on the Grand and Shakespeare in the Square.