Harmony, both on the stage and off, is often at the heart of some of the most successful musical collaborations. This is indeed the case with UVic faculty cellist, Pamela Highbaugh Aloni and her friend and fellow-cellist, Paula Kiffner. The duo will perform along with pianist Jamie Syer on November 3 at UVic’s Phillip T. Young Recital Hall.

“Playing with her has always seemed so easy,” describes Highbaugh Aloni of Kiffner, whom she has been performing alongside in the Galiano Ensemble for over ten years now. The cellists had an instant connection, both on a musical and personal level, and have been good friends ever since. The two had been planning a concert together for quite some time and last year had the opportunity to perform at the Art Spring Series on Salt Spring Island accompanied by Jamie Syer. “We had such a good time preparing and performing the concert that we thought it would be great to perform it again,” says Highbaugh Aloni. “We are excited to play the program here as well as in Qualicum Beach.”

Pamela Highbaugh Aloni is a co-founding member of the prize-winning Lafayette String Quartet, another partnership that boasts a longevity – 26 years and counting – built on a strong foundation of friendships. Since 1991, Pamela has been an artist-in-residence at the School of Music, where she teaches cello, chamber music and co-supervises the strings mentoring course in collaboration with School District 61.

The concert on November 3 will include works by Handel, Bartók, Adaskin, Glière and others. “The two cellos allow for such a glorious range that there is the chance for great variety in texture and sound in the repertoire. The works with piano allow for even greater dimension and diversity,” describes Highbaugh Aloni. “It is our hope that the audience will have half the fun hearing this program as we have had putting it together.”

The concert is at 8:00 pm on Saturday, November 3, in the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Tickets are available from the UVic Ticket Centre and at the door.

“NOT ALWAYS READY” IS THE TONGUE-IN-CHEEK THEME FOR A SHOW RUNNING UNTIL NOVEMBER 2, 2012 IN THE AUDAIN GALLERY OF THE VISUAL ARTS BUILDING ON THE UVIC CAMPUS.

ELIZABETH CHARTERS, TONYA HALL, JAEDAN LEIMERT, GRAHAM MACAULAY AND HOLLY
RAUBENHEIMER WILL HAVE WORK ON DISPLAY.

COME AND TAKE A GOOD LONG LOOK!

***The Online Editor’s note***

This one is in all caps because you should really go see it. 😉 Gus

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the “father of computer
science,” Alan Turing. His legacy is recognized with the Turing Award, the “Nobel
prize” of computer science.

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 8:15 p.m.

Phillip T. Young Recital Hall

School of Music, Maclaurin Bldg.
JARON LANIER is one of the founders of Virtual Reality. In January 2010, Knopf published Lanier’s book You Are Not a Gadget, A Manifesto, which the New York Times described as “necessary reading for anyone interested in how the Web and the soQware
we use every day are reshaping culture and the marketplace.” In 2010, You Are Not a Gadget was chosen as one of the New York Times “Best Books of the Year.”

Free and open to the public

Seating is limited

Public Reception, Exhibition
Maclaurin Building, A Wing, A. Wilfrid Johns Gallery, University of Victoria
Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.
Includes presentation by Dr. Robert Dalton, a live performance of Arabic music and a Gazan/Palestinian cultural display

The display is on at the A. Wilfrid Johns Gallery from Nov. 6 through Dec. 4, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Admission is free, donations accepted. About the exhibition: A Child’s View from Gaza, will feature images of 20 drawings by children in Gaza from 5 to 14 years of age, created during the course of art therapy. The exhibition reflects the children’s perceptions of the Israeli offensive
against Gaza, which took place from December 27, 2008 to January 17, 2009. Each drawing is unique in its perspective and details. The drawings reveal that Gaza’s children, despite their tender ages, are acutely aware of the politics of their situation.

Gives a lecture
Monday November 5 at 10:00am-10:50am
MacLaurin B120

Tamara Bernstein is one of Canada’s foremost music critics. She has published over 1300 articles, mostly in The Globe and Mail and the National Post, and has written numerous long-form documentaries and features for CBC Radio, including Ideas series on Dmitri Shostakovich, Hildegard von Bingen and Ethel Smyth. She has taught numerous courses for Ryerson University’s LIFE Institute. She is currently writing a book of essays on the music of Ann Southam.

All are welcome

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Join Canadian authors Jacquie Buncel and Isa Milman as they share reflections on the artistic process and its role in helping to create meaning and value from the experience of growing up in the shadow of the Holocaust.

Ajtony Csaba conducts the University of Victoria Orchestra in 50/100, a
performance of Stravinsky, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Uvic. In the spirit of John Cage, who is
celebrating his 100th year, this program plays around with the numbers 5, 50 and
100. At intermission, 50 audience members will have the chance to create a
Mozart-inspired dice-game Menuet, to be performed by the Orchestra following
intermission.

8:00pm October 26 in the University Centre Farquhar Auditorium. Tickets $13.50-$17.50.

David Barton

David Barton is a professor of comparative literature working in Taiwan. His previous books include two novels, Teaching Inghelish in Taiwan and Saskatchewan, as well as a book of essays, Pornography of the Emotions. Barton’s second collection of poems, Saskatchewan Gothic, with drypoint illustrations by Jennifer Wise, will be published by Poppy Press next year.

Jennifer Wise

Jennifer Wise is an associate professor of theatre history at the University of Victoria. Her books include Dionysus Writes (1998), The Broadview Anthology of Drama (2003), and a new translation of Brecht’s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Methuen, 2013). Wise’s prints and drawings have been exhibited in solo and group shows in Toronto and Victoria, and are held in private collections in Canada and the U.S.

Alexander Lavdovsky

Alexander Lavdovsky studied painting and printmaking at the Folk Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, and has won several prestigious awards for his design and illustration of limited-edition books by P.K. Page, Linda Rogers, and Alice Major. He also attended The Institute of Graphic Arts in Prague for 5 years where he mastered the crafts of letterpress printing and engraving. His artwork has been
shown in solo and group exhibitions in Czechoslovakia, USSR, Hungary, Germany, Switzerland and Canada. He is a member of the Limners and his works are in private collections around the world.