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35THANNIVERSARY SEASONMUSIC IN THEMORNINGCoffee, Concerts & Commentary2020–2021 SEASONmusicinthemorning.org

MAIN CONCERT SERIESWelcome to our35th Season!Thirty-five years ago, June Goldsmithfounded a concert organization whichbrought together friends and familyto her living room, where music wasperformed and enjoyed in a relaxedand social atmosphere. It is importantto note how innovative these morningconcerts were — concert programswhich repeated throughout the weekdaymornings, lasting approximately an hourwithout intermission.Today, we continue to grow in excitingand different ways, all rooted in thesame ethos our founding communitymembers brought to concertprogramming, community outreach,and the belief in the power of music.Our new evening series, ChamberPub, is a re-take on MITM’s past RushHour concerts. Our deep field workinvolving those experiencing poverty,homelessness, and autism are plantedon the foundation of worklaid before. Studies now show howmusic can reach people in waystraditional service programs, therapy,and medicine cannot.I am honoured to lead the enlargementof MITM’s community footprint with thehelp of the giants before me.Adrian FungEXECUTIVE AND ARTISTIC DIRECTORWEDNESDAYS & THURSDAYSVancouver Academy of MusicCoffee 10am – Concert 10:30am2020 –2021SE A SONFRIDAYSChrist Church CathedralCoffee 10am – Concert 10:30amSept 9–11, 2020St. Lawrence StringQuartetDec 16–18, 2020Miriam Khalil, sopranoand Kinza Tyrrell, pianoOct 14–16, 2020Johannes Moser, celloand Chiharu Iinuma,pianoJan 13–15, 2021Pedja Muzijevic, piano;Min-Jeong Koh, violin;and Adrian Fung, celloNov 18–20, 2020Pamela Frank, violinand Stephen Prutsman,pianoFeb 17–19, 2021Invoke QuartetMar 17–19, 2021Viano String Quartetand Martin Beaver, violaSUMMER MUSIC VANCOUVERJuly 2021NOON WITH JUNE:LUNCH WITH THE ARTISTS11:45am Mary Olson HallJune Goldsmith, C.M., O.B.C.November 18, 2020Pamela Frank andStephen PrutsmanDecember 16, 2020Miriam Khalil andKinza TyrrellFebruary 17, 2021Invoke QuartetMar 17, 2021Viano String Quartetand Martin BeaverSEASON SPONSORSEASON SUPPORTERSMUSIC IN THE MORNING CONCERT SOCIETYPO Box 95024, Kingsgate RPOVancouver, BC V5T 4T8604.873.4612 musicinthemorning.orgMAJOR SUPPORTERSJune Goldsmith and FamilyMartha Lou Henley Charitable FoundationMike and Kathy GallagherMary and Gordon Christopher FoundationAlan & Gwendoline Pyatt FoundationThe William and Irene McEwen Fund

OCT HARUIINUMAGEOFF NUTTALL, VIOLIN OWEN DALBY, VIOLINLESLEY ROBERTSON, VIOLA CHRISTOPHER COSTANZA, CELLOJOHANNES MOSER, CELLOCHIHARU IINUMA, PIANO“Modern,” “dramatic,” “superb,” “wickedly attentive,” “with a hint of rock ‘n roll energy” are just a fewways critics describe the musical phenomenon that isthe St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ). The SLSQis renowned for the intensity of its performances, itsbreadth of repertoire, and its commitment to concertexperiences that are at once intellectually excitingand emotionally alive.German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser has performed with the world’s leading orchestras such asthe Berliner Philharmoniker, New York Philharmonic, LosAngeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, BBC Philharmonic at the Proms, London Symphony, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, KoninklijkConcertgebouworkest, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich,Tokyo NHK Symphony, Philadelphia and ClevelandOrchestras with conductors of the highest level.Throughout his career, Johannes has been committedto reaching out to all audiences, from kindergartento college and beyond. Johannes Moser plays onan Andrea Guarneri Cello from 1694 from a privatecollection.Recent highlights include performances with GustavoDudamel and the LA Philharmonic and Marin Alsopand the Baltimore Symphony in John Adams’s Absolute Jest for string quartet and orchestra, and theEuropean premieres of Adams’s second string quartet. According to The New Yorker, “.no other NorthAmerican quartet plays the music of Haydn with moreintelligence, expressivity, and force.”PHOTO BY MARCO BORGGREVEMITM enjoys a relationship with the SLSQ that stretchesback over 30 years. We are thrilled they are coming toopen our celebratory 35th Anniversary Season!Japanese pianist Chiharu Iinuma is in high demandas a teacher, coach and ensemble pianist. A foundingmember of the Ridge Trio, the Chamber EnsembleBloomington and the Duo Gillham-Iinuma, for manyyears she was the studio pianist for Joseph Gingold,Janos Starker, Franco Gulli, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, MiriamFried, Yuval Yaron, and James Campbell. Chiharuserves on the piano faculty of the Vancouver Academyof Music.In a celebrated return to MITM, Johannes collaboratesagain with local favourite Chiharu in a program thatwill bring our audiences to its feet — as it did in threesold-out concerts 2018—2019 season. Subscribe tomake sure you have a seat!PHOTO BY SARAH WIJZENBEEKSEPT 9–11

DEC DKINZATYRRELLPAMELA FRANK, VIOLINSTEPHEN PRUTSMAN, PIANOMIRIAM KHALIL, SOPRANOKINZA TYRRELL, PIANOPamela Frank has established an outstanding international reputation across an unusually varied rangeof performing activity. As a soloist she has performedwith leading orchestras including New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San FranciscoSymphony, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, andBerlin Philharmonic. Pamela performed regularly withthe Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, recording extensivelywith David Zinman. Winner of the prestigious AveryFisher Prize, Pamela is professor of violin at the CurtisInstitute of Music.Juno-nominated artist Miriam Khalil has establishedherself as one of Canada’s most versatile and expressiveperformers. She has become increasingly known for hernon traditional performances of opera, art song andconcert repertoire. She has sung on numerous operastages across North America and the UK, including therenowned Glyndebourne Festival Opera, CanadianOpera Company, and the innovative Against The GrainTheatre. She is a recipient of multiple awards and grantsfrom the George London Foundation, the CanadaCouncil for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition Scholarships.We are thrilled to present the inimitable Pamela Frankin her MITM debut alongside an old friend and MITMfavourite, Stephen Prutsman, in a program whichincludes Brahms’ masterpiece Sonata in A major. Inaddition, Stephen and Pam will also lead concerts forfamilies touched by autism during the week.PHOTO BY NICOLAS LIEBERClassical and jazz pianist/composer Stephen Prutsmanbegan performing in his teens with art rock bandsand as a regular on a nationally syndicated gospeltelevision show before he became a medal winner atthe Tchaikovsky of Moscow and Queen Elisabeth ofBelgium Piano Competitions. As a composer/arranger his music has been performed by Kronos Quartet,Tom Waits, Leon Fleisher, Dawn Upshaw, and SilkRoad. Passionate for the plight of the developmentally disabled, Stephen co-founded the non-profitorganization “Autism Fun Bay Area”.Kinza Tyrrell is one of Canada’s finest collaboratorsand has been heard on the recital stages across thecountry, having concertized with many renowned singers including Richard Margison, Erin Wall, BenjaminButterfield, Daniel Taylor and Measha Brueggergosman. She made her orchestral debut with the VictoriaSymphony at age twelve. The critics have called her a“sensation” with “award-winning talent”, pronouncingher playing as “brilliant” with “beautifully limpid tonecolours and sparkling passagework”. Kinza’s pursuit forher love of music includes such institutions as the prestigious Mozarteum in Salzburg, the Musikhochschulefür darstellende und Kunst in Graz, and the MerolaOpera Program in San Francisco.Miriam and Kinza both make their MITM main stagedebuts. You will not want to miss this!PHOTO BY SHAYNE GRAYNOV 18–20

JAN 13–15MUZIJEVICKOHFUNGPIANO TRIOFEB 17–19INVOKEQUARTETPEDJA MUZIJEVIC, PIANOMIN-JEONG KOH, VIOLINADRIAN FUNG, CELLONICK MONTOPOLI, VIOLIN, BANJO, VOCALS ZACHARIAHMATTESON, VIOLIN, VOCALS KARL MITZE, VIOLA,MANDOLIN, VOCALS GEOFF MANYIN, CELLO, VOCALSJOYS AND SORROWHailed by critics for his understated elegance, witand joyfulness, pianist Pedja Muzijevic has definedhis career with creative programming, unusualcombinations of new and old music, and lastingcollaborations with other artists and ensembles. Thisis Pedja’s 2nd appearance on our stages, after anincredible solo MITM debut in 2018.Described by SiriusXM as “not classical.but not notclassical”, Invoke continues to successfully dodge eventhe most valiant attempts at genre classification. Themulti-instrumental band’s other not-nots encompasstraditions from across America, including bluegrass,Appalachian fiddle tunes, jazz, and minimalism.Invoke weaves all of these styles together to createtruly individual music, written by and for the group.Equally at home in a collaborative setting, Invoke hasperformed with musicians from widely varying genres,from the Ensō Quartet, to chamber rock powerhouseSan Fermin, to beatboxer/rapper/spoons virtuosoChristylez Bacon.Praised for her “extreme versatility” and “simplyunbeatable beauty of tone” (Berliner Zeitung),Juno-nominated Min-Jeong Koh maintains a busyschedule as a concert violinist, violist, and educator.As first violinist of the Cecilia String Quartet, Ms.Koh won First Prize at the Banff International StringQuartet Competition, 2nd Prize at the OsakaInternational Music Competition, and the Prix de laSacem at the Bordeaux String Quartet Competition.Come hear this extremely unique and fresh multistring quartet in their MITM debut! We are thrilledto present this forward-thinking ensemble, as wellas connect them with our ever-growing footprintin the Vancouver community through several “offmain-stage” concerts including our special immersiveevents with the autism community.PHOTO BY NATHAN RUSSELLThis program presents two of Adrian’s favourite worksin the Piano Trio literature: Mendelssohn’s trio inD-minor and Canadian composer’s Marjan Mozetich’sScales of Joys and Sorrow.PHOTO BY MELISSA SUNGThese two fantastic musicians will be joined by MITMExecutive & Artistic Director and cellist Adrian Fung.“In the vanguard of Canadian music” (MusicalAmerica) and a “consummate interpreter of thecomposer’s message,” Adrian is the founding cellistof the Juno-nominated Afiara Quartet.Invoke’s two albums Souls in the Mud and FuriousCreek both feature original works composed by andfor the group. Their concert programs take audienceson a journey that surprises and delights.