Have you ever wondered how the other-half lived in a century earlier than our own?
Picture this listening to the Borealis String Quartet play Haydn in a 17th Century barn that was dismantled in Portsmouth, England and meticulously rebuilt in Southlands; enjoying the view of English Bay from the living room of a Point Grey home while the quartet lulls you with the Beethoven String Quartet in C Major; having the spirit move you when the quartet plays Shostakovichs String Quartet No. 8 inside a church thats been restored as a home in East Van; and being inspired by Ned Pratts design in a mid-century modern house in Kerrisdale not to mention the Vancouver quartets interpretation of Beethovens String Quartet in B-Flat Major, opus 130.
I think it will be stunning, says Diane Switzer, executive director of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation, of the four-part concert series. Its a page out of a Jane Austen novel.
Music in Heritage Homes is a fundraising venture between the Borealis String Quartet and Vancouver Heritage Foundation. On four afternoons September 13, September 27, October 11 and October 25 four Vancouver home owners will open their doors to a maximum of 60 ticket holders who will get to enjoy an intimate concert followed by afternoon tea.
The series pass for all four concerts is $530, and this includes a $250 charitable tax receipt. Any two concerts are $285, with a $140 charitable tax receipt. If you can only fit in one concert, its $147 with an $85 tax receipt.
For tickets and full concert information go to VancouverHeritageFoundation.org.
Meanwhile, September 22 from 1 to 5pm is the Vancouver Heritage Foundations Vancouver Special House Tour. This years one-day self-guided tour of five houses includes some with their original floor plans and others that have had radical makeovers. To purchase tickets for the VHFs Vancouver Special House Tour visit VancouverHeritageFoundation.org or call 604 264 9642.
