There is so much to look forward to as the concert season in Kamloops, begins this weekend. There are so many orchestras, so many ensembles and so many music-makers.
The first of the Chamber Musicians of Kamloops’ nine concerts will take place on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at Kamloops United Church, downtown at St. Paul Street and Fourth Avenue. The concert will be a celebration of the accomplishments of B.C. composer and musician Imant Raminsh, who helped found the Prince George Symphony and the Youth Symphony of the Okanagan.
In 2001, Raminsh was music director of the inaugural Interior String Festival that brought string players from across Canada. He has composed for many of Canada’s preeminent choirs and soloists and, in 2018, was awarded the Order of Canada.
On Sunday, Sept. 17, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc is hosting Music for the People at its Powwow Arbour. It will open at 4 p.m. with the Kwséltkten Farmers’ and Artisan Market, with music beginning at 6:30 p.m.
On the weekend of Sept. 22 to Sept. 24, the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra (KSO) season will present four performances.
On Friday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m., the KSO will be in the Lori Marchand Theatre in Kelson Hall, downtown at St. Paul Street and Third Avenue, for the Daniel Clarke-Bouchard Recital.
The KSO will then present three performances of Rhapsody in Blue: on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Sagebrush Theatre, in Sagebrush at Munro Street and Ninth Avenue, and in Salmon Arm on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 3 p.m. at The Nexus at First, at 450 Okanagan Ave. SE. Rhapsody in Blue will feature Rachel Casponi singing Summertime.
Looking ahead, the Brandenburg Orchestra is preparing Handel’s Messiah as its Christmas concert, employing a choir that came together over the past year to sing in New York.
Meanwhile, the music has been chosen for the Thompson Valley Orchestra’s concerts on Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. Rehearsals will begin on Sept. 18.
Tickets for, and information about, the shows listed above can be found on each organization’s website.
