Groove for Thought
Saturday, 8 August 2009 at 8:00pm • Vogue Theatre

Performers Amanda Kunz, Peter Jones, Kelly Kunz, Jeff Horenstein, James Niles, Brennan Baglio, Jake Winkler Special Guest Dee Daniels

Reviewers Ed Farolan & Kim Alison Fraser

As part of MusicFest Vancouver, renowned vocalist, Dee Daniels and Seattle-based Groove for Thought delivered an evening of jazz-tinged gospel, blues and original music that fell flat. Full review

 

Purcell's The Faerie Queene
Thursday, 6 August 2009 at 8:00pm • Chan Centre for the performing Arts at UBC

Reviewer Elizabeth Paterson

'Delicacy', 'Gaiety', 'Grace' and 'Beauty' were promised to the public by the very first advertisement to the public for The Faerie Queene and delivered in full more than 300 years later by a stellar company of singers and instrumentalists in a presentation by Early Music Vancouver and MusicFest Vancouver. Voices new to Vancouver joined familiar ones for a midsummer night of magic music. Full review

Barbara Dennerlein
Wednesday, 5 August 2009 at 8:00pm • Norman Rothstein Theatre

Reviewer John Jane

In keeping with this year’s festival theme of German music and German artists, the Jazz at the Rothstein Series kicked off its concert programme with über jazz organist, Barbara Dennerlein performing a selection of her own compositions backed by Phil Dwyer on saxophone and Jesse Cahill on drums. Full review

Cabaret Songs with Ute Lemper
Monday, 3 August 2009 at 8:00pm • Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts

Reviewer Ed Farolan

What a classy performer! What else can you expect? You have a European living in New York -- that's class and culture all combined to create an artist like Ute Lemper.Full review

The Leipzig String Quartet
Monday, 3 Aug 2009 at 3:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Reviewer Elizabeth Paterson

MusicFest Vancouver this year highlights German music and musicians. The Leipzig String Quartet opened the programme with a brilliant and forceful concert, delivering virtuoso technique and intense emotion with bravura confidence. Full review

A Haydn Celebration 1: Songs and Fortepiano Sonatas
Tuesday, 4 August 2009 at 8:00pm • UBC School of Music Recital Hall

Reviewer Elizabeth Paterson

Early Music's commemorative focus on Haydn marking 200 hundred years after his death and MusicFest Vancouver's focus on German composers partnered beautifully in this joint offering of works by Haydn and Mozart. Full review