Beautiful music will be heard on the streets of Qualicum Beach this weekend all part of The Harvest of Music at The Old School House (TOSH).
The Horns of Plenty, the festival’s clarinet trio made up of Shawn Earle, Kate Frobeen and Liam Hockley will perform free mini concerts in various locations enchanting the town with Mozart Divertimenti.
On Friday the trio will be at the entrance to the Library from 1:30 to 1:50 p.m., and then they will perform from 2:10 to 2:30 p.m., at the TD Bank.
Look for the performers Saturday on the second floor of Qualicum Foods from 2 to 2:20 p.m., and in the same location Sunday from 1:30 to 1:50 p.m.
They will also open the Absolutely Amadeus concert at TOSH on Friday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m., and Saturday’s “Evening in Brazil” at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre at 7 p.m., with compositions by Brazilian composers.
The highlight of the festival is an appearance by Sao Paulo vocalist Fernanda Cunha at the premier event Saturday night.
TOSH’s Ron Hadley describes it as “a nice Brazilian evening without the airplane fare.”
He said the acclaimed vocalist arrives Friday evening after 30 hours of flying. He said the community can look forward to some great material from a wonderful singer.
“We are hoping for a big splash on our Brazilian night.”
He said the event at the civic centre will be cabaret style, with tables, so people can enjoy a drink during the evening presentation.
On Friday Sept. 30 from noon to 1 p.m. Barry Wedgle performs a solo acoustic guitar set. From 7 to 9 p.m., it is Absolutely Amadeus. a marvelous Mozart mixture performed by four of BC’s finest classical musicians. On Saturday, Oct. 1, four member Celtic band Cookeilidh will be performing from noon to 1 p.m. The night performance from 7 to 9 p.m., moves over to the Civic Centre for an evening featuring Cunha and the Horns of Plenty.
