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Last Updated: Jan. 08, 2010
OKEOVER TRIO PERFORMED BY VANCOUVER JAZZ TRIO.
On November 13, 2009, Vancouver Pro Musica presented the Matheson/Roper/Mollerup Trio at the Vancouver Community College Auditorium (1155 East Broadway) as part of Vancouver Pro Musica's "Further East / Further West" concert series. This eclectic concert featured a number of new works by BC composers, including Okeover Trio by Nicholas Fairbank.
FAIRBANK GUEST COMPOSER DURING CANADA MUSIC WEEK.
The Victoria Branch of the B.C. Registered Music Teachers Association invited Mr. Fairbank to be this year's guest composer at the Canada Music Week concert on November 21st. Students performed several of his works as well as compositions by other Canadian composers.
TWO ORGAN WORKS SELECTED FOR U.K. PERFORMANCE IN AUGUST 2009.
The Annual Festival of New Organ Music, held each year in London, selected two of Nicholas Fairbank's works to be performed at this past summer's festival. "Festival Fanfare," written especially for the event, opened the first concert of the festival at 12 noon on August 1st, performed by Martin Stacey at Marylebone Parish Church. Later that evening Steven Grahl performed "Kinesis" at the same venue. "Festival Fanfare" will be published in Canada by the RCCO.
LUTHERAN CHURCH COMMISSIONS GOSPEL SETTING FOR CENTENNIAL.
Grace Lutheran Church in Victoria commissioned a setting of Psalm 126 for SAB choir and piano "in gospel style" which was premiered during centennial celebrations on the Thanksgiving weekend in October, 2009.
NEW COMMISSION BY RCCO VICTORIA CENTRE PERFORMED APRIL 24TH
The Victoria Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists commissioned a setting of Psalm 150 for SATB choir and organ which was performed on Friday, April 24th at Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria. Performers were the Linden Singers under Dr. Garry Froese, with the composer at the organ.
CHANT DU MATIN SELECTED FOR PUBLICATION BY CNCM
The Canadian National Conservatory of Music has selected "Chant du Matin" for inclusion in their latest pedagogical collection Northern Lights Level 5A which was launched at Summer Sizzle, the annual Pedagogy Symposium in Palmerston, Ontario. The Gala Premiere Concert was held on July 12, 2009.
HEXAPHONE PERFORMANCE FEATURES FAIRBANK WORKS MARCH 14
The Canadian Music Centre in its series "New Music in New Places" sponsored a free concert of new Canadian works for 6 a capella voices at the Maritime Museum of B.C. on Saturday, March 14, 2009. The featured composer was Nicholas Fairbank, and the programme included the premieres of his "Heavenly Harmony" and "The Dredger" as well as works by Imant Raminsh, Rudolph Komorous and Toru Takamitsu.
MONTREAL PREMIERE OF NEW CHAMBER WORK IN OCTOBER, 2008
The Quatuor Molinari with Montreal pianist Richard Raymond performed the premiere of Quintette pour piano et cordes, commissioned by Danièle Letocha for the 80th birthday of Marc Renault, on October 4th, 2008, at the Salle Bon Pasteur, Montreal QC.