“Be Mused is a must-see performance for the music lover” – Paula Cain, Piano Teacher, Victoria, B.C,
On Saturday, October 18, 2025, Victoria’s Aerie Trio bring their concert Be Mused to Vancouver. The trio (Diane Berry, flute, Maria Wang, cello, Kathryn Le Gros, piano) will be joined by soprano Marnie Setka-Mooney in this performance of music by four Canadian women composers who live in, or have ties to Victoria. These talented musicians will present works by Sylvia Rickard, Janet Danielson, Leila Lustig and Diane Berry in the beautiful, and intimate setting of The Murray Adaskin Salon. The works range from a piece for solo flute and electronics through duets and trios, and finishing with “Gargoyles” by Diane Berry, a quartet involving all four musicians.
Each of composers find their inspiration in diverse places, which lead them to create music that is thought provoking, beautiful, perhaps unsettling, contemplative and often humourous. Be Mused celebrates this diversity with pieces such as Leila Lustig’s “Introductory Remarks”, in which a professor is completely honest with her class on the first day, and Diane Berry’s “I’m Spinning’ ‘Round”, a take on modern life. Janet Danielson’s “Resolutions” leaves you thinking about the multiple definitions of the word, while Sylvia Rickard’s “Song for the Earth” is a moving tribute to our world.
First performed in Victoria, in October of 2024, this concert has been described as both “intriguing and delightful”. You will also have a chance to hear two pieces that will be on Aerie Trio’s upcoming CD, to be released in February. Come and be mused in the Canadian Music Centre’s Murray Adaskin Salon.
“What a delightful concert was Be Mused. So much of the instrumental works performed at the concert easily evoked pictures in my mind.” – Beth Goh, Victoria, B.C.
Saturday, October 18th, 3:00 pm
The Murray Adaskin Salon
Canadian Music Centre BC Region
837 Davie St. Vancouver, British Columbia
Tickets, $20 (plus fees), are available at: BeMused@eventbrite
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