A Spring Exposition: Benefit Concert Weekend

May 2 — 3, 1980
Field:

Program

Location:

Western Front

Description:

New Orchestra Workshop presented a two-day concert series at Western Front. 

The first concert featured performances by Harriett van Deuse (cello) with Don Laird (flute); Don Druick (flute), Lisle Ellis (bass), and David Phillips (cello); Contemporary String Quartet with members Harriett van Deusen (cello), Karen Oliver (violin), Jeff Ridley (viola), and Don Ogilvie (viola); and CORD Orchestra. 

The second concert featured the reeds and violin trio of Paul Cram, Ken Newby, and Karen Oliver; Joe Bjornson with Ken Newby, Andreas Kahre, Clyde Reed, and Karen Oliver (trombone, reeds, percussion, bass, violin); and A-Group with members Bob Bell (guitar), Gregg Simpson (percussion), Ralph Eppel (bass), and Paul Plimey ( keyboards, bass clarinet).

Audio documentation available upon request.

Related People

Western Front is a non-profit
artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.