Prairie Debut will present the VC2 Cello Duo at Trinity Lutheran Church in Estevan on March 19, starting at 7:30 p.m.
The show will be through the Estevan Concert Series organized by the Estevan Arts Council.
In a press release for the event, it noted that for most, the name Beethoven conjures a great symphonic work, a piano sonata, even a choral symphony, but there is also a connection with the cello.
Beethoven’s five sonatas are at the core of the cello repertoire and serve as the springboard for Canadian cello duo VC2. Their program, Beethoven’s Cellists, provides a snapshot of the cello
repertoire-historic and new compositions – with ties to the great composer.
VC2’s Bryan Holt and Amahl Arulanandam introduce their own arrangements of works by Beethoven, including his cello colleagues Duport, Kraft, and Romberg. These works are intertwined with five commissioned pieces by Canadian composers, again inspired by Beethoven’s cello sonatas.
Spanning genres and with influences from jazz to contemporary, and even hints of the rock world, VC2’s program will showcase the diverse future of virtuosic music for the cello duo.
Advance tickets are available at a discount at Henders Drugs, at the visitor centre in the Estevan Leisure Centre or at the Estevan Arts Council office. Regular priced tickets will be available at the door.
