Event Info
Sunday Night Folk
Victoria Folk Music Society presents Steluţa
7:30pm - 10:00pm
Event Description
Victoria Folk Music Society weekly gathering; Everyone welcome jam 6:45pm, Open Stage 7:30pm, Feature Performers Steluta at 9pm; Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue, $8 cash at the door
Steluţa (Romanian for “little star”) plays a constellation of musical styles from Romany songs to lively Greek and Eastern European folk dances, to a bit of Irish. to distinctive original tunes with a splash of classical influence.
This stellar acoustic quartet are: Martina Peladeau (flutes, recorders, voice) who studied in Germany to later become the sound of West Coast flute on the rocky shores of Tofino; Kate Rhodes (violin, viola, accordion, voice) who played in the Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Victoria symphonies and brings a flair of virtuosity to the repertoire; Douglas Hensley (guitars, oud, composer), who plays Renaissance to Persian to Classical and is a guitar instructor at the Victoria Conservatory of Music(VCM). Alex Olson (basses, mandolins, percussion, composer) who’s a long-time Victoria Symphony member’s bass instructor at UVIC and VCM, and a veteran of many local Folk ensembles.
Contact information:
www.victoriafolkmusic.ca
info@victoriafolkmusic.ca
250-475-1355
Venue
1110 Hillside Avenue
Multi-Purpose / Hall
Capacity150
Open / Operational