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Romantic Duos
Violinist Sarah Westwick and pianist Stephen Smith will perform the rarely heard sonata of 19th century Croatian composer, pianist and violinist Dora Pejacevic, paired with Brahms’ tender G Major Sonata.
The concert will open with an informal conversation between LCMS’ Artistic Director Elizabeth Bergmann and the artists, followed by complimentary coffee, tea and refreshments before the performance. The performance will take place in the Rose Gellert Hall and will last approximately 60 min, with no intermission.
Commentary & Coffee – 2:30pm, Concert – 3:15pm
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About Sarah Westwick, violin
Sarah Westwick has her BMus in violin from UBC and has also studied in London England, at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Prague. She is a member of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, is a freelance violinist and enjoys playing chamber music. Sarah has teacher training qualifications and experience in both the Suzuki violin and viola methods. She is passionate about sharing music by historical and contemporary composers from historically excluded groups.
About Stephen Smith, piano
Stephen Smith grew up in rural Nova Scotia, Canada, where he sang and played the piano from an early age. After initial studies in his home province in both piano and organ, he attended the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England, receiving the college’s professional performer’s diploma and the degree of Mus.M. in piano performance, winning numerous awards and distinctions in national and international competitions, and concertizing throughout England.
Since 1990, Stephen has lived in Vancouver, obtaining his doctoral degree in piano performance from the University of British Columbia, and contributing to the musical life of the city as a performer, teacher, adjudicator, lecturer and writer on music, composer, arranger, and conductor. Central to his career are his long-standing relationships with some of Vancouver’s finest choral groups, including the Vancouver Men’s Chorus, Elektra Women’s Choir, the Vancouver Bach Choir, and the Vancouver Chamber Choir.
Stephen is a published composer and arranger of choral music with titles in the catalogues of Alliance, ECS, Cypress Choral Music, and Rhythmic Trident Music Publishing, and a long list of commissions from individual choirs across North America and from such entities as the National Youth Choir of Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and the Women’s Commissioning Consortium of the American Choral Directors Association. Stephen’s work as composer/arranger and choral accompanist is well represented on dozens of commercially-released recordings; additionally, two solo albums – Kaleidoscope (30 classical piano miniatures), and Hail the Day (Buxtehude chorale preludes for organ) – are available on Apple Music, Spotify, and most of the other music-streaming (and music-purchasing!) platforms.
