MusicFest 2011 in Vancouver (win tickets)

I was raised as a classical piano player, even though I sort-of abandoned piano as I moved to contemporary dance and theatre. But I still love classical music, and I totally adore jazz. So I’m always thrilled to promote events such as MusicFest 2011 in Vancouver. Next Friday, MusicFest Vancouver‘s 11th season kicks off for their 10 days of celebration, with the jazz portion kicking off two days later on Sunday. This event features local, Canadian, and even international artists particularly in the classical, world, and jazz veins. Performances and events are being held at 8 locations across the city.

Featured in the jazz portion is Lorraine Desmarais, a Montreal trio making a West Coast visit. Performing at the beautiful Norman Rothstein Theatre on Tuesday, August 9th this is part of the Jazz at the Rothstein Series presented by Marsh/Mercer. Lorraine’s voice is paired with drum and bass: a simple jazz trio. The trio is also playing the Jazz in the Cellar series, an intimate experience of Jazz in a restaurant setting, the day before on August 8th. You can read more about them on the MusicFest website.

You can check bit of a performance of Lorraine Desmarais here.

Another featured jazz performer is Regina Carter and the Reverse Thread Project. Regina’s voice and violin will presented by the BMO Main Stage Series at the art-deco Vogue theatre on August 8th. Her inspiration is diverse, ranging from R&B to African folk to create an original style. The worldly beats are fun and enjoyable and her band includes familiar and strange instruments including a traditional African Kora – a percussion instrument. Read more about Regina Carter from the MusicFest website.

For a complete list of concerts, series, and events you can check the MusicFest website. I’m lucky enough to be able to give 2 lucky readers an opportunity to check out these concerts. I have a pair of tickets for Lorraine Desmarais and one pair for Regina Carter (I’ll draw them and assign randomly from all entries).

All you need to do is check out the list of concerts and events on the MusicFest 2011 Vancouver website and come back to this post and let me know which concert or event you would like to check out. I’ll draw a random winner on August 7th at 2pm. I will make sure to have tickets at Will Call for my contest winner (remember, I notify my winners and wait 24 hours and then if I don’t get a winner I’ll re-draw). You can also earn an additional Twitter entry by posting the text below.

Told @hummingbird604 my favorite @mfestvan event to enter & win concert tickets http://is.gd/9g7pXT Have you entered his contest?

* Tickets for the Regina Carter and the Reverse Thread Project are for Monday August 8th.
* Tickets for Lorraine Desmarais are for Tuesday August 9th.

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July 28th, 2011 in giveaway, giveaways, music | tags: MusicFest, MusicFest 2011

Comments (11)

Lois PattersonJuly 28th, 2011 at 2:07 pm

Simply because it’s so unique, I think my favorite MusicFest event would be Alexander Sevastian on accordion on August 6. But I’d love just about all of them.