The Langley Community Music School season finale of the Rose Gellert Concert Hall series will deliver dazzling, original performances of the great masterpieces: Mussorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition, Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Bernstein’s West Side Story.
Performed by the Bergmann Piano Duo (Marcel and Elizabeth Bergmann) and accompanied by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra principal percussionist, Vern Griffiths, and VSO principal timpanist, Aaron MacDonald, this piano-percussion ensemble will not only pack a punch, but also promises to pack them into Rose Gellert Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday evening, May 22.
Audiences are invited to spend an evening “feeling the pictures” of these three distinct periods in time as they are transported back to the romantic period and experience the flavor of Russian history and folklore with Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition.
“From Mussorgsky’s visionary and unique masterpiece, ‘Pictures from an Exhibition’ to Gershwin’s light-hearted and poetic ‘American in Paris’ to selections of Bernstein’s seminal musical ‘West Side Story’, we are presenting an array of familiar classics from a new and fresh perspective,” said Elizabeth Bergmann.
This particular performance will be especially vibrant, combining piano with percussion.
“We have always enjoyed collaborating with percussionists and are very excited about the upcoming program that features some of the most energetic and powerful music in this two piano and percussion rendition,” she said.
“This is going to be a stunning performance,” said LCMS principal Susan Magnusson.
“This piano-percussion ensemble, combined with these famous theatrical music works, packs the power and the punch that makes for a great show.”
Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, $16 for students, and $10 for LCMS students. Call the box office at 604-534-2848 or visit langleymusic.com to purchase tickets.
The Rose Gellert Hall is located inside LCMS at 4899 207 St.
