This October, the Chan Centre will host the premiere of a Philip Glass piece that's so new it doesn't have a name yet.
The Centre has co-commissioned the string quartet in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Kronos Quartet, which will be playing the piece in Vancouver on October 19.
All ticket holders will be invited to a pre-concert lecture but, as an added incentive, the first 75 purchasers of the six-concert season pass are also invited to a post-concert reception with the composer and the quartet.
The premiere is part of an eclectic and innovative program of music at the Chan Centre from this October to next May.
The Kronos Quartet will be followed by:
the Portuguese-Mozambican fado singer Mariza on October 27
Malian songstress Rokia Traoré on November 17
a dance in honour of the late Montreal-based musician Lhasa by Pierre-Paul Savoie on January 18
famed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on March 1
the Korean drumming troupe SamulNori on March 15
and virtuoso banjo players Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn on May 10.
Season passes range in price from $165 to $327 while individual concert tickets range from $43.50 to $74.25. There are also three-concert mini passes, including a build-your-own option, from $92.25 to $184.50. Single tickets go on sale August 6.
For concert details go to ChanCentre.com or call 604-822-6219.
