Ticket presale for this event is now closed but don’t worry! You can still purchase tickets at the door!
The church is large and we have plenty of seats left. YOu can pay at the door, cash or card.
General $35, Senior/Student $25.
You can also purchase a concert pass which allows for access to all 3 concerts (July 4, 5 and 6). General $70, Senior/Student $50
Concert Preview
Interview with Alec Pearson
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Two instruments beloved for their unique and beautiful tone combine for a wonderful evening of music.
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Founder and Artistic Director of the Quadra Island Festival of Chamber Music, Philip Hansen has performed on four continents in playing that is both colourful and intensely personal. A USA Department of State Cultural Ambassador to Russia, Phil was featured in concert halls from Moscow to the Far East. He has been guest artist-in-residence at both the Beijing and Shanghai Central Conservatories and was a long-time faculty member of the Académie Internationale Musicale in Provence, France. Phil currently holds the position of Principal Cellist with the Minas Gerais State Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the southern hemisphere’s greatest orchestras.
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Alec Pearson enjoys a career based in Vancouver where he currently serves as sessional instructor of guitar at the University of British Columbia. Alec has performed both solo and in ensemble across Canada, Spain, Colombia, Greece and the U.S. He currently serves as president of the “Vancouver Classic Guitar Society” where he works to organize many concerts, lectures, masterclasses and social events. Outside of Vancouver, Alec is the director of the annual “Okanagan Guitar Festival” which takes place in the beautiful Okanagan Valley every summer.
Alec holds the degree “Máster en Interpretación de Guitarra Clasica” from the Universitat d’Alacant in Alicante, Spain, where he studied with an array of the best guitarists in the world, including; David Russell, Pepe Romero, Manuel Barrueco, Roberto Aussel, Paul Galbraith and Fabio Zanon to list a few.