Piano and percussion merge in a 6-handed musical marvel at The Bailey Theatre
By Contributor
On Tuesday, March 15 Percussiano 3 brings together the two hands of percussionist Rod Thomas Squance and the four hands of Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann to perform at the Bailey Theatre in the last Performing Arts Trail show this season.
With their dazzling array of instruments and brilliant display of virtuosity, Percussiano3 deliver all of the excitement of a percussion ensemble without losing the classical touch of a traditional concert, presenting great masterpieces and unique transcriptions for percussion and piano. Their repertoire spans across musical styles and periods and includes works by composers like Bach, Schubert, Ravel, Chabrier, Copland, Rachmaninoff, Piazzolla, Brubeck, Saint Saëns as well as their own original compositions.
The Bergmanns are recipients of many international awards and have performed internationally for over two decades. The duo performed with the International Piano Quartet (as founding members) and recorded Stravinsky’s “Les Noces”, directed by Robert Craft, at Abbey Road Studios in London, England.
Percussionist Rod Thomas Squance has dazzled audiences worldwide. Rod has performed with many stellar artists including Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project; Paquito de Rivera, clarinetist; Dong-Won Kim, Korean traditional percussionist; Kojiro Umezaki, erhuist Yu Hongmei (shakuhachi players), and Prafulla Athalye, Sandeep Das and Abbas Janmohammed (tabla players).
Individual tickets are $30, with a student rate of $15.
Tickets on sale at thebailey.ca or by calling 250-368-9669.
Please note that all attendees will need to be fully vaccinated and show their vaccine passport with QR code along with ID before entering the theatre. Masks are also required. Space is limited to 50% capacity.
Not ready to come out to the theatre? Then watch the Livestream for only $20 from the comfort of your own home.
The Performing Arts Trail series is sponsored by Teck Trail Operations. With funding support from the BC Arts Council, the Government of British Columbia, the BC Touring Council, Creative BC, and Tourism South Kootenay. This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada. / Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
As a bonus, the Trail District Arts Council wants you to win a night out on us, as part of our Buy, Stay and Play Local promotion funded by the Columbia Basin Trust. The winner will get a night at the Prestige Mountain Resort in Rossland, 2 Tickets to Percussiano 3, and a $75 Gift Certificate to The Flying Steamshovel, a package valued at over $500. Visit us on Facebook or Instagram @charlesbaileytheatre to enter.
