Celebrate Mother's Day
with Rhapsody Quintet at deCoste Centre
May 2, 2005
Rhapsody Quintet will return to Pictou's
deCoste Centre for a live performance in celebration of Mother's Day
on Sunday, May 8 at 3:00 p.m. Luscious desserts and tea
and coffee will be served at intermission. Tickets are now on sale at
the Centre's Box Office at $18.50 regular and $16.50 for students and
seniors. Please call 485-8828 or 1-800-353-5338 to reserve
seats.
Rhapsody Quintet is one of Atlantic Canada's most sought after
performing troupes, having performed its unique brand of salon and
theatre music and light classics since the mid-80's, arranging and
adapting orchestral and piano music for their unique instrumentation.
The members are: Anne Rapson, violin;
John Rapson, clarinet;
Shimon Walt, cello; Diana Torbert,
piano and Catherine Loftin, bass.
Rhapsody is proud of its relationship with local, Canadian and British
composers and arrangers; all the music that Rhapsody performs was
created especially for the Quintet.
Rhapsody has released four cds, beginning with The Melody Lingers On in
1998. The East Coast Music Awards nominated Café Chantant and other
Salon Delights for Best Classical Recording in 1999. Kiss of Fire
followed in 2001. The Quintet was featured on two programs for Bravo TV,
and Kiss of Fire was given extensive airtime on the BBC. The newest
recording, Rhapsody in Red, (2004) was recorded in the historic Red
Chamber of the Nova Scotia Provincial Legislature, and was made possible
through the assistance of the Canada Music Fund and the Music Section of
the Canada Council for the Arts. Rhapsody's CD's are featured
extensively on the CBC, including a cut on CBC Radio Maritimes'
compilation recording, Play it Again, Stan! They are distributed
independently, at the SNS Boutique and through
amazon.com.
Of Rhapsody's latest CD, Rhapsody in Red, Britain's Light Music Society
critic recently wrote "This is a splendid disc and well up to Rhapsody
Quintet's previous releasesŠsuperbly playedŠ.with the uncanny impression
of there being far more instruments playing than are actually present."
(www.lightmusicsociety.com,
Spring, 2005 Newsletter)
In January Rhapsody returned for their second show as guests of Symphony
Nova Scotia on its Traditional Pops Series, and they will be featured on
the Mahone Bay Concert Series this summer with soprano Sung Ha Shin
Bouey.
For more information, please call the deCoste Centre or visit
www.decostecentre.ca.
FOR BROADCAST USE:
Rhapsody Quintet celebrates Mother's Day at Pictou's deCoste Centre on
Sunday, May 8 at 3:00 p.m. including luscious desserts and tea and
coffee which will be served at intermission. Tickets are now on sale at
the Centre's Box Office at $18.50 Regular and $16.50 for Students and
Seniors. For further information or to reserve tickets, please call
485-8828 or 1-800-353-5338.
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For more information, photos or to arrange
interviews, please contact:
Peggy Walt
Cultural Affairs Consulting & Promotion
1240 Edward Street
Halifax, NS Canada B3H 3H4
Telephone/Fax: (902) 422-5403
Cell: (902) 476-1096
E-mail: pwalt@hfx.andara.com
www.rhapsodyquintet.com for more information and individual
biographies
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