A Tribute to Matthieu Keijser

! WOW !

THANK YOU EVERYONE
for making Drumfest 2006 a huge success

review from the Herald (pdf)
an extended re-cap with great photography will be posted soon

photography pre-show John van Gurp
photography mixed Jeff Scrutton

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 WHEN

Saturday November 4, 2006
8:00 pm - doors open at 7:00pm
WHERE

St. Matthew's Church
1479 Barrington Street, Halifax, NS (map)
TICKETS

Halifax Dance - 422-2006
Lower Level Maritime Centre
1505 Barrington Street
or at the door (we expect this to be a sold out show)

$20 adults - $15 students - under 12 free

Hosted by CBC's Olga Milosevic

PROGRAM (starting at 8:00 pm)

Brian Knockwood
Traditional Mi'Kmaq drumming

Ken Shorley & Dani Oore
Darabuka Solo
Duet for Tabla and Saxophone

Pam Paton, Marsha Coffey, Pam Mason

Mark Currie & Glenn Coolen

Jerome Thomas

Dani Oore

Stepbruthaz
Dani Oore: Pipes, Mark Adam: Drums

Mas Cencerro
Glenn Fraser, Dan MacNeil, Jeff Chown, Sue Barratt

Maria Osende Flamenco
Dance: Maria Osende, Cajon: Daniel MacNeil, Chris Cookson, Congas: Zak Miller

Yemaya
Dan Callis – bata
Daniel Ruiz – bata
Tony Tucker – bata
Bob Sutherby – guitar
David Langstroth – bass
Colin Mathews – cello
Daniel Oore – sax
Maral Perk – vocal
Novelee Buchan - vocal

Dal Percussion Ensemble
Trio Per Uno (mvmts 1 and 2) by N.J. Zivkovic
Ben Duinker, Mark Morton, Craig Jennex

Las Ninas
Seguiriya
Dance: Megan Matheson, Bob Sutherby: Guitar, Tony Tucker: Percussion, Maral Perk: Voice and Palmas

Mark Adam
Untitled

Moncton Percussion Ensemble- Conductor : Michel Deschênes
Minuano (six eight) by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, Arr. by Robert Curnow
Vibraphone solo: Étienne Levesque
Marimba 1 Serge Gallant,
Marimba 2 Charline Gautreau
Marimba 3 Claire Poirier
Bass : Daniel Fournier
Drumset Christopher Daigle
Percussion 1 Joey Roy
Percussion 2 Pierre Gagnon
Percussion 3 Pat Gaudet
Percussion 4 Sacha Jarvis-Lavoie

Kym Butler

Fola
Soli (lente) and Kassa

Arthur Lipner
Vibes

Acadia Percussion Ensemble
Kuka Ilimoku by Christopher Rouse
Jonathan Bailey, Greg Harrison, Casey Vaasjo, Aaron Knock. Director: Mark Adam

Samba Nova and Escola De Samba de Moncton
Samba Dance Party!

 
WORKSHOPS
12:00 Bodhran (Celtic Frame Drum)
Mark Currie
1:00 Djembe (West African Hand Drum)
Chris Kennedy
2:00 Samba (Brazilian Percussion)
Chris Cookson
3:00 Darabuka (Middle Eastern Drum)
Ken Shorley
4:00 Drum Circle (Group Rhythms)
Heather Pentz
  All workshops are $5 - registration is limited and is first come - first served basis

workshops sponsored by

5:00-6:00pm - Arthur Lipner special show

" Matthieu Keijser was an inspirational musician with an infectious enthusiasm who's spirit lives on through the words and music he shared with so many people. I look forward to participating in Drumfest and contributing my energy to such a great event," says Arthur Lipner from his home in Connecticut.
 

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