Concert Listing March 2010

Music for Change

Date: Friday, Mar 12, 2010
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: The Fredericton Playhouse

Details: The Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Center and Chimo Helpline Inc present a musical competition featuring some of New Brunswick’s best talent! The Bands and solo artists selected to participate in the show will be performing all types of music and will be competing to impress judges from throughout the music industry for a top prize. Come and enjoy some of NB’s finest talent!

Ticket Prices: Regular – $20.00 | Senior – $15.00 | Student – $15.00
For ticket information and complete details, please visit:www.theplayhouse.nb.ca

Katherine Moller

Date: March 13th, 2010
Location: Charlotte Street Arts Center

Details: New Brunswick fiddler Katherine Moller will be launching her new CD “By Request” on the weekend of March 12th with shows in Harvey Station and Fredericton. The new album, recorded at Outreach Studios in Fredericton, features a diverse collection of old time and classic fiddle tunes arranged with help of Nova Scotia multi-instrumentalist Skip Holmes. The musical chemistry resulting from the melding of these two talented and accomplished musicians is nothing short of brilliant and “By Request” is the proof.
For anyone who thought old time music was dead, it is time for another listen. “By Request” may just be the recording that makes old time fiddling new again.

Chirgilchin

Date: Saturday, Mar 13, 2010
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: The Fredericton Playhouse

Details: Atmospheric and mesmerizing, throat singing is almost too difficult to describe in words. The music – produced by resonating low sounds in the throat, creates a middle note and a haunting, flute-like harmony. This ancient tradition is kept alive in just a few countries across Central Asia, south of Siberia. Chirgilchin hails from the small Russian province of Tuva, north of Western Mongolia, renowned for world-class throat singers. Singing the ancient folk songs in the Tuvan language, the group accompanies themselves on a variety of beautiful hand made instruments. Chirgilchin’s incantations will transport you to a distant land where you will discover the soundtrack to an ancient faraway culture.

Ticket Prices: Regular – $28.00 | Student – $18.00 | Member – $22.00
For ticket information and complete details, please visit:www.theplayhouse.nb.ca

Irish Night

Brollachan

Details: Is there a better way to spend the early part of St. Patrick’s night than with a concert of traditional Irish and Celtic music and dance? This evening features Irish fiddler Kathleen Gorey-McSorley and the Celtic/World Roots band Brollachan. Kathleen has performed in Ireland, Scotland, the USA and various parts of Canada. Playing with Kathleen will be Carolyn Holyoke. Kathleen and Carolyn had two memorable performances at Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton in 2009. Brollachan blends world rhythms with Celtic melodies into their own unique sound. Strongly versed in traditional Celtic music, Brollachan does not shy away from accepting influence wherever it may come from. Hints of Latin, French-Canadian, and Bulgarian rhythms can be heard amongst traditional Irish, Scottish, and Cape Breton melodies. In addition to these stellar acts you will enjoy a real Irish session and be mesmerized by the senior troupe from the Stanford School of Irish Dance.

Ticket Prices: Regular – $22.00
For ticket information and complete details, please visit: www.theplayhouse.nb.ca

Thom Swift

Date: Friday, Mar 19, 2010
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: The Fredericton Playhouse

Details: ECMA and Maple Blues Award Winner Thom Swift launches his brand new CD in the Playhouse on Friday March 19th, at 8pm. This co-production between Harvest and the Fredericton Playhouse features the release of his highly anticipated second solo album and what will surely be a welcoming home crowd reception for Swift. The performance is also in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival.

Ticket Prices: Regular – $25.00 | Member – $23.00
For ticket information and complete details, please visit: www.theplayhouse.nb.ca

New Brunswick Country Showcase

Date: Saturday, Mar 20, 2010
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: The Fredericton Playhouse

Details: The New Brunswick Country Showcase is a non-profit organization that features several annual performances by many of the province’s best country artists. The Playhouse acts as home base for the Showcase, providing local artists with a professional venue to display their diverse talents. A wide range of New Brunswick performers participate in the Showcase, from established country artists who have gone on to enjoy successful music careers to up-and-coming artists aspiring to break out into New Brunswick’s popular country music scene. Much of the proceeds from the Showcase are donated to charities, most recently to the IWK Children’s Hospital.

Ticket Prices: Regular – $18.00 | Child – $15.00 | Member – $15.00
For ticket information and complete details, please visit:www.theplayhouse.nb.ca

No Strings Attached

Date: Sunday, March 21 at 2:00 pm
Location: Memorial Hall on the UNB campus
Details: The Fredericton Concert and Marching Band will be presenting their spring concert, “No Strings Attached.” Come hear orchestral music arranged for concert band, including Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, and Mussorgsky’s A Night on Bald Mountain, as well as classic works by Mozart, Haydn, Bach, and others. This exciting concert will take place at Memorial Hall on the UNB campus on Sunday, March 21 at 2:00 pm. Freewill donations will be accepted at the door.

Queen – It’s a Kinda Magic!

Date: Mar 29, 2010
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: The Fredericton Playhouse

Details: Ticket Prices: Special(till Jan. 29th only) – $55.00 | Regular(starting Jan. 30) – $59.00 | Child – $40.00

Queen songs are anthems, the band legendary and Freddie Mercury iconic! Queen – It’s A Kinda Magic transcends the void of reality and make-believe. The audience forgets that this is not a real Queen concert, giving the cast two to three standing ovations every night and waiting in the foyers after the show to meet the cast and relive their own Queen stories. Interest in Queen has never been higher, with Queen upstaging The Beatles as the “greatest British band of all time” (BBC Radio 2 poll, 2007). Queen – It’s A Kinda Magic takes audiences back in time to re-live the energy, excitement and theatrics of Freddie Mercury and the greatest ROCK band in the world, Queen!

For ticket information and complete details, please visit:www.theplayhouse.nb.ca

Mendelssohn’s Reformation

Date: Tuesday, Mar 30, 2010
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: The Fredericton Playhouse

Details: Symphony New Brunswick Presents – Mendelssohn’s Reformation
Ticket Prices: Regular – $40.00 | Senior – $35.00 | Student – $10.00 | Member – $35.00
For ticket information and complete details, please visit:www.theplayhouse.nb.ca

Jully Black

Date: Wednesday, Mar 31, 2010
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: The Fredericton Playhouse

Details: Have you ever had a notebook that you wrote everything in? A reminder to call someone, a phone number that’s changed, a note to read something inspirational or simply a great idea? That’s what THE BLACK BOOK is about. It is more than just a book, a diary, an agenda, a phone book or a glossary. It’s the place where the mental notes, important details and words of wisdom have manifested themselves into songs. These are lessons that I’ve learned and lessons that were taught to me through the experiences of mine and of others. Each of my previous albums have been little black books; however, this is THE BLACK BOOK. Even though this is my 3rd album, due to success of REVIVAL this feels more like my sophomore release.
Artist Website: http://www.jullyblack.com/

Tickets: Regular – $25.00 | Member – $23.00
For ticket information and complete details, please visit:www.theplayhouse.nb.ca