May 28 2017, 7:00 p.m. Postmodern Camerata: Canada. CANADA, the Postmodern Camerata's final concert of their 2016–17 season marks Canada's 150th anniversary by means of three newly commissioned works, both vocal and instrumental. May 27 & 28.. About the works(1) Debris (2017), a cantata composed by Rita Ueda, libretto by Rodney Robertson, that explores the fact six years after the Japanese tsunami, are still being washed up along the west coast of North America. Pete Clarkson, a park ranger with the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, has built a tsunami memorial within the Tofino Botanical Gardens with the washed-up debris. His experience is told through John Bolton, a filmmaker who has created Debris, a documentary on Pete's story. (2) Two Pieces after Joseph Cornell (2017), an instrumental piece by John Cole, inspired by the work of the American artist Joseph Cornell. (3) Pandora's Clock (2017) by Thomas Beckman, a play on the infamous Greek legend of 'Pandora's Box'. The piece serves as a musical interpretation of a mythological clock ticking down. The programme will also contain a chamber piece, Discards (2003), by Jeffrey Ryan, based on a poem by Carol Burdick, as well as a poetry reading by poet-philosopher Jan Zwicky. ..
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823 Seymour Street near Robson, Vancouver