Carle Hessay Exhibit & Video Premiere

Admission: Free

Langley Community Music School is proud to present a special exhibition of works by noted Canadian and local Langley artist, the late Carle Hessay. A highlight of the event will be the
premiere of a video produced by Guochen Wang, “Carl Hessay, As I Knew Him.” The video features the late LCMS Founder, Leonard A. Woods, speaking on Hessay’s work and placing it in the context of other major Canadian artists. The audio was recorded during a talk that Woods, a close friend and mentor to Hessay, gave at the launch of his book, “Meditations on the Paintings of Carle Hessay,” at Langley Community Music School in 2005.

Premiere performances of 2023 Leonard Woods Memorial Scholarship winning compositions will also be performed by the school’s Resident Ensemble, the Rose Gellert String Quartet.

The event will include a collection of select, rarely seen works of Hessay’s on loan from the personal collection of Dr. Maidie Hilmo, and will feature the painting, Magenta Fire, that she has generously donated to LCMS.

This event is free, and everyone most welcome to join us to honour Canadian artists and help us celebrate Canada Music Week! Light refreshments will be served.