Special Event – Maria Pomianowska and her Folk Band
A Journey into Chopin’s Music Inspiration
150 YEARS OF THE FOUNDING OF CANADA
25 YEARS OF POLISH CONSULATE IN VANCOUVER
Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 3:00 PM
Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 7:30 PM
Maria Pomianowska and her Folk Band
Maria Pomianowska – vocal, Bilgoray suka, Plock fiddle, arrangement
Pawel Betley – flutes, duduk
Aleksandra Kauf – vocal, Bilgoray suka
Hubert Giziewski – accordion
Patrycja Napierala – drums
Gwidon Cybulski – vocal, jaw harp, harmonica, didgeridoo, djembe, balafon
Lukasz Mikolajczyk – piano
Polonez Dance group – choreography and dance Barbara Bartnik
World Music Instrumentalists:
Amirhossein Eslami Mirabadi – Ney (Persian traditional flute)
Maryam Soroushnasab – Persian tar
Curtis Andrew – African Drums
Kurai Blessing Mubaiwa – African Dance
Ivan Tucakov – Flamenco guitar
Sharon Zhang – Chinese yangqin
Jerry DesVoignes – Throat singer
Canada West Chamber Orchestra
Ken Hsieh – Conductor
Violin I
Li-Ling Liao – Concertmaster
Larisa Lebeda
Alana Lopez
Karina Slupski
Violin II
Samuel Tsui
Ji In Kim
Julia Lim
Viola
Manti Poon
Peter Ing
Cello
Marina Hasselberg
Ashley Green
Double Bass
Mark Beaty