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“Viennese Elegance and Bohemian Spirit”
Garneau String Quartet
Tuesday, June 18 – 7:30 pm
Venue: Evergreen Theatre, 5001 Joyce Ave, Powell River

Mozart – String Quartet No. 1 “Prussian” KV. 575
Schulhoff – Five Pieces for String Quartet
-Intermission-
Dvorak – String Quartet Op. 106 in G major

“Young Virtuosos: Prelude to Glory”
Concerto Competition Semi-Finals
Wednesday, June 19 – 7:30 pm
Venue: Evergreen Theatre, 5001 Joyce Ave, Powell River

Ten students are selected from all competition entrances to compete to play solo with the PRISMA Festival Orchestra during the June 27 and 28 concerts!


“Ice & Silk – Turkish Returns”
Grand Opening Concert – Co-presentation with Qathet Film Festival

Thursday, June 20 – 7:30 pm
Venue: Evergreen Theatre, 5001 Joyce Ave, Powell River

Marcus Goddard – Antarctica: Life Emerging (with projection)
PRISMA Guest Artists – Conductor: Marcus Goddard
Gisle Kverndokk – The Silk Road (with projection)
     PRISMA Guest Artists and select Students
-Intermission-
Mozart – Violin Concerto no. 5 (TBA)
Maya Kilburn, Violin (Concerto Competition Winner 2023)
PRISMA Festival Orchestra – Arthur Arnold, Conductor


“Dances from Distant Lands”
Symphony Concert 1 

Friday, June 21 – 7:30 pm
Venue: Evergreen Theatre, 5001 Joyce Ave, Powell River

Kodály – Dances of Galanta
Ron Royer – Rhapsody Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
Farkas (orch. Royer) – Romanian Dances from Bihar for Viola and Orchestra
-Intermission-
Bernstein – Westside Story: Symphonic Dances
Ravel – Bolero
Máté Szücs, Viola
PRISMA Festival Orchestra – Arthur Arnold, Conductor


“Cultural Connections”
PRISMA on the Beach

Saturday – June 22 – 6:00 pm (food vendors open at 5:00 pm)
Willingdon Beach, 4845 Marine Ave, Powell River

PRISMA’s Famous Open-Air Concert.
Come and Celebrate Music, Food, and Crafts at this Family-Friendly Concert

Tla’amin Drummers and Singers
Máté Szücs, Viola
PRISMA Festival Orchestra – Arthur Arnold, Conductor


“Rhythmic Rangers”
PRISMA for KIDS 
Tuesday, June 24 – 6:30 pm
Venue: Evergreen Theatre, 5001 Joyce Ave, Powell River

Are you in for a good story? Sonia Zagwyn & Select Students
Wood? Brass? An Introduction to the Orchestra Instruments with Maestro Arthur Arnold
-Intermission-
Who is afraid of Loud Bangs? PRISMA’s Percussion Ensemble
Can you Count 16 Strings? PRISMA’s Quartet in Residence


“Transatlantic Tones – Two Muses and a Maestro”
Guest Artist Chamber Music Concert

Thursday, June 27 – 7:30 pm
Venue: Evergreen Theatre, 5001 Joyce Ave, Powell River

Jan Koetsier – Metamorphoses on a Theme from ‘The Moldau’ for Harp and Brass Quintet
Amy Beach – Pastorale for Woodwind Quintet
Jan Koetsier – Unterkagner Ländler for Violin and Tuba
Amy Beach – Piano Quintet in G minor
-Intermission-
Louise Farrenc – Nonet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, bass
PRISMA Guest Artists and Select Students


“Stars Rising to Mahler’s Majesty”
Symphony Concert 2
Friday, Jun
e 28 – 7:30 pm
Venue: Evergreen Theatre, 5001 Joyce Ave, Powell River

Tobin Stokes – Just Keep Paddling
Concerto Competition Finals
-Intermission-
Mahler – Symphony No. 5
Soloists – Finalists of PRISMA’s Concerto Competition 2024
PRISMA Festival Orchestra – Arthur Arnold, Conductor


“Stars Rising to Mahler’s Majesty”
Sail to the Symphony
Saturday,
June 29 – TBA
Venue: Evergreen Theatre, 5001 Joyce Ave, Powell River

Tobin Stokes – Just Keep Paddling
Concerto Competition Finals
-Intermission-
Mahler – Symphony No. 5
Soloists – Finalists of PRISMA’s Concerto Competition 2024
PRISMA Festival Orchestra – Arthur Arnold, Conductor