Performing
“THE RIDER”
Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3
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7:00 pm
Sunday, March 17, 2022
The Rock Theatre
at RockRidge Canyon, Princeton BC
Doors open at 6:30pm. Light refreshments served.
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Langley Community Music School, Surrey Youth Orchestra, Young Life Canada at RockRidge Canyon
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Where is RockRidge Canyon?
We’re less than 9 kms past the Princeton Golf Course. From town, head east on Hwy 3 and turn onto Darcy Mt Rd. Drive past the golf course. The road will turn into Willies Ranch Road. Follow that to the end and you’ve arrived. Follow signs for event parking.
Looking forward to seeing you soon!
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Rose Gellert String Quartet is the ensemble in residence at LCMS, performing regularly for the school’s concert series, heading up and coaching for several chamber music programs, and providing instruction for music students. Outside LCMS, the quartet performs for various concert series throughout the Fraser Valley. Will Chen and Llowyn Ball (violin), Peter Ing (viola), and Ben Goheen (cello) are all active musicians, teachers, and music coaches who, through their LCMS residency, enjoy fulfilling their mandate to create and foster community and a deeper appreciation of music, providing outreach concerts at local schools and bringing live music to seniors’ homes where residents might otherwise go without the joy of live music.
Will Chen, violin
Violinist Will Chen’s performances have taken him all over Canada, Europe and the United Kingdom as a soloist and chamber musician with the rising group Mainzer Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. He holds a Bachelors of Music from the University of Victoria, and a Masters degree from Hochschule fur Musik Mainz, Germany. He has studied with teachers such as Patricia Shih, Ann Elliott-Goldschmid, Gwen Thompson, Roger Chase and Anne Shih.
Llowyn Ball, violin
Llowyn Ball is a dedicated and experienced chamber and orchestral musician. Llowyn completed his Masters degree in violin performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music after studying at the UBC School of Music. He regularly performs with the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra, the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, & Vancouver New Music. When not with four strings under his fingers, Llowyn is most likely to be found with grease under his fingernails while tinkering on an old British motorcycle, or piloting a passenger ferry.
Peter Ing, viola
Canadian-born Chinese violist, Peter Ing, is a seasonal musician with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Peter began his musical training directly on the viola and was immersed into the rich alto sound right from the start. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Western Ontario, studying with Ralph Aldridge. Following that, he went on to study with David Harding at the University of British Columbia, completing a master’s degree. Peter also spent time as a fellow at the Kent Blossom Music Festival studying chamber music and orchestral repertoire with various Cleveland Orchestra musicians. Aside from being an active orchestral musician, he is also the violist and founding member of the Rose Gellert String Quartet, the ensemble-in-residence at the Langley Community Music School. His string quartet acts as a musical ambassador in the Langley area bringing music to schools and senior’s homes where their residence may not have the mobility to attend live performances. When not on stage, Peter can be found with is Partner roaming around garden centres finding new plants to grow on their home balcony.
Ben Goheen, cello
Ben Goheen holds a Masters degree in cello performance from UBC, where he studied with Eric Wilson. While attending university, he held the principal cello position for the symphony’s main concerts. He has enjoyed performing in several other symphonies in the Lower Mainland, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra, Prince George Symphony, BC Chamber Orchestra, Kamloops Symphony, Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra and Canada West Chamber Orchestra. He also loves performing with a wide variety of small chamber ensembles, and as a solo performer he enjoys in-studio and concert sessions. In addition to performing, Ben is the conductor of the Surrey Symphony Society’s Intermediate Strings.
Langley Community Music School (LCMS) is extremely proud to present Cascade Peaks ChamberFest Academy & Festival (CPCF), which launches this summer, June 18-24, 2024.
CPCF expands on the scope of the programs offered by LCMS to offer a world-class music Academy & Festival of the highest quality, with guidance from internationally renowned artists.
We are thrilled to have some of Canada’s most renowned and internationally recognized musicians at the Festival. Students will work with acclaimed artists Jonathan Crow (violin), Roman Borys (cello), Brad Turner (piano & trumpet), Marcel Bergmann (composition), Libby Yu (piano), James Campbell (clarinet/winds) and CPCF’s resident ensemble, the Borealis String Quartet with CPCF’s Artistic Director Yuel Yawney (violin), Patricia Shih (violin), Nikita Pogrebnoy (viola), and Sungyong Lim (cello).
CPCF features programs of instruction, mentorship, and performance opportunities:
EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM (June 18–23)
For string players and pianists beginning their professional careers
RESIDENCY PROGRAM (June 18-23)
Individual program for young professional artists and composers aged 18-35 years old
COMMUNITY AMATEUR PROGRAM (June 21–24)
For enthusiastic adult amateur musicians
All Academy & Festival events are situated in the beautiful natural surroundings of RockRidge Canyon, a stimulating setting for musical collaboration and intensive learning.
~ Limited spots available ~
