Recent/Upcoming
Upcoming
Hard Rubber Events
Hard Rubber Orchestra
In Concert
"Hard Rubber is, no question, consistently the best Vancouver band event you can see" Discorder Magazine
Sunday May 11, 8pm
Vancouver East Cultural Centre
Music by
Brad Turner, John Korsrud, Bill Runge and others
High-Energy 21st century Concert Music
18-Piece Ensemble
featuring
Dave Robbins – drums
Jack Duncan – percussion
Cameron Wilson - amplified violin
Ron Samworth – guitar
Chris Gestrin – keys
Andre Lachance – bass
Saul Berson – alto sax
Bill Runge – ten sax
Danny Kane – ten sax
Chad Makel - bari sax
Derry Byrne - trumpet
Brad Turner - trumpet
Henry Christian - trumpet
Dennis Esson - trombone
John van Deurson - trombone
Steve Mynett - trombone
Brad Muirhead – trombone
John Korsrud - director
Recent Shows
March 1, 2008
March 14, 2008
Hard Rubber
Drum and Light Festival
WISE Hall
1882 Adanac (at Victoria)
Two High energy evening of psycholdelic groove-oriented music - with stunning visuals and some of the most amazing musicians Canada has to offer!!
Special guests include Sekoya, Randall Stoll, Ray Garraway, Timothy Wisdom, filmmaker David Rimmer
Musician/ artist lineup:
Nino DiPasquale (Sekoya, Ray Garraway (K-OS). Randall Stoll (Soulstream)
percussion
Myles Bigelow, Jack Duncan
rhythm
Chris Gestrin, keys, Rob Hamilton, guitar, Andre Lachance, bass
electronic
Dan Kearley, laptop, Stefan Smulovitz, laptop, Tim Wisdom, turntables
horns
Alvin Cornista, tenor sax, Geeta Das, trumpet, John Korsrud, trumpet, Chad Makela, baritone sax
visuals
David Rimmer, filmmaker
Rena del Pieve Gobbi, filmmaker
Suez Holland (Electrabelle), live visuals, graphics
Jason Whyte, lighting, visuals
movement
Josh Beamish, Mara Branscombe, Katy Harris-Mcleod, Jennifer McLeish-Lewis
Upcoming
Goma Dura
20-PIECE SALSA/ LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Vancouver Internatonal Jazz Festival
8pm - 9:30pm
David Lam Park
Latest Compositions
Aug. 14, 2007
Turning Point Ensemble
Festival Vancouver
Cello Concerto for Peggy Lee
Christ Church Cathedral
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Aug. 2007
Zapp String Quartet (Netherlands)
May 2007
Tetzepi Ensemble (Netherlands)
BIMhuis (Amsterdam)
March 18
Vancouver East Cultural Centre
Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble
Combustion Chamber (Netherlands)
February 21, Baerle Nassau
February 28, Paradox-Tilburg
March 1, Kikker-Utrecht
March 6, Muziekgebouw-Amsterdam
March 11, Puddingfabriek-Groningen
March 14, Lantaren/Venster-Rotterdam
Scott Smith documentary, As Slow as Possible, about author Ryan Knighton, premiers Toronto Hot Docs Festival, John Korsrud, music
November, '07
Aug. '07
Premiered Solid, a Concerto for cellist Peggy Lee
Turning Point Ensemble. Commissioned by Festival Vancouver
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June '07
Lowest Tide premiered in Amsterdam
commissioned by Tetzepi Ensemble (Netherlands)
May '07
Completed Woosh commissioned
by the Zapp String Quartet (Netherlands)
Will be premiered fall '07
March 6 '07
Attended premier of new work for Combustion Chamber
at The Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006 Highlights
Nov. '06
Performed at The Havana Jazz Festival w Hugh Fraser's
Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation (VEJI)
Oct. '06
Documentary Prisoners of Age.
Music score wins Leo Award, film wins Best Documentary at The Geminis.
Sept. '06
17-piece Hard Rubber Orchestra travels to Ontario,
performs Gueph Jazz Festival
Aug. '06
Score for documentary Dark Pines nominated for Yorkton Award
2005 Highlights
April 05
Hard Rubber Orchestra wins 2005 Alcan Arts Award,
produces Enter/ Exit at Vancouver East Cultural Centre
April '05
CBC Television produces Cantata for the King,
a television adaptation of The Elvis Cantata for CBC's Opening Night Program
Odd Jobs, Assorted Climaxes
An eclectic collection of new music compositions
featuring Joe Keithley, Hard Rubber Orchestra,
Combustion Chamber, Ron Samworth and others...
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Latin Jazz
Every Sunday
with
Johnny Montuno
Libra Room
featuring Michael Simpson, piano; Chris Trinidad, bass; Miguel Benevides, drums
1608 Commercial Drive
8pm
