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| From left to right: Barry James Payne, Glen Dias and Lindsay Schindler. |
Stratford, ON (January 7, 2014)
– The
International Symphony Orchestra welcomes back award-winning Rant Maggie Rant for a captivating
celebration of Celtic music on Friday, January 17 at the Imperial Theatre
in Sarnia, followed by a repeat performance on Saturday, January 18 at McMorran
Place in Port Huron, Michigan.
Both performances start at 7:30 pm. Taking the
podium for these two concerts is conductor Douglas Bianchi, a native of
Windsor.
When these two distinctively
different worlds come together – Celtic and classical – it is philharmonic splendour. Collaborating
with a symphony orchestra is a favourite tradition of Rant Maggie Rant, who has
previously performed with the International Symphony Orchestra, Stratford Symphony Orchestra and the
Georgian Bay Symphony.
Entitled Shamrocks and Thistles, the
concert features collaborative works, traditional tunes mischievously coloured
outside the prescribed lines, well-known favourites and several original
compositions, including:
·
Charles
Standford’s Irish Rhapsody for orchestra, No. 1 in D minor, Opus
78.
·
Selections from Jay Lerner’s and Frederick Loewe’s musical
Brigadoon.
·
“Winter's Flower,” an
original fantasy on Three Celtic Themes (2009) arranged by composer and
pianist Kevin Lau for Celtic band and orchestra.
·
“Songs of the Cape” by
Canadian composer Scott MacMillan.
·
Frederic Weatherly’s classic “Danny
Boy.”
As well, there will be dynamic Celtic
dancers and Highland pipers and
pipe band drummers.
to add to the foot stompin’ enjoyment.
Based in Stratford, Ontario, Rant Maggie
Rant has been delighting the most discriminating Celtic connoisseur with
their joyful explosion of sound
since 2008. The ensemble is loved by traditionalists, who enjoy their time-honoured approach and
style, while listeners of other musical genres are drawn to the band's fusion of
punchy roots/blues/rock guitar and the syncopated World
influences of hand drumming spiced with Latin, Middle
Eastern and African rhythms.
Rant
Maggie Rant showcases the talents of Lindsay Schindler (fiddle, background vocals), Glen
Dias (lead vocals, recorders, percussion) and Barry James
Payne (guitars, harmonica, background vocals) with special guests.
Biographical information at: www.rantmaggierant.com. Joining them will
be guest musicians Rob Larose (drums, percussion), Steve Clark
(electric and upright bass) and
Dave Nuttall (Irish whistles and wind instruments).
In 2013, Rant Maggie Rant took home hardware
at the Jack Richardson Music
Awards gala. The band received a Jack Richardson Music Award in
the Traditional Folk/Roots category. The awards recognize musical excellence in
the City of London, Ontario, where all of the members of the band have London
connections, and continue to contribute to the vibrant music scene in that
city.
The band has
covered a lot of ground over the last two years performing throughout
Newfoundland, on Canada’s west coast, in Quebec and south of the border in
Chicago, Illinois and Saline, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, Michigan and many
venues in between. In 2014, the band is scheduled to play at Ottawa’s National
Arts Centre and their fourth
annual and perennially sold out St. Paddy's show at Toronto's prestigious
folk-roots venue Hugh's Room, where their latest CD was recorded.
Rant Maggie Rant has three CDs available: self-titled
(2013), Frost & Fire: A Celtic Christmas Celebration (2011)
and World’s Edge (2009).
JUST THE
FACTS
Event: Shamrocks and Thistles with the
International Symphony Orchestra & Rant Maggie Rant
Date: January 17,
2014
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Imperial
Theatre, 168 Christina St. North, Sarnia, ON
Admission: $29.00, $28.00 seniors, $8.00
students
Tickets: 519-337-7775 or iso@rivernet.net
Event: Shamrocks and Thistles with the
International Symphony Orchestra & Rant Maggie Rant
Date: January 18,
2014
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: McMorran
Place, corner of Pine Grove Ave. & McMorran Blvd., Port
Huron, MI
Admission: $26.00, $25.00 seniors, $7.00 students
(U.S. funds)
Tickets: 810-984-8857
or iso@rivernet.net
ACCOLADES for live perfomance
"Frost & Fire consolidates their reputation as
fine musicians and makes for great holiday season musical fare ..."
- Rod Nicholson, Scene Magazine, London, ON
“RMR is a great band. They packed the house and the audience left
dancing. I can't wait to have them back.” - Holmes Hooke, Hugh's Room, Toronto, ON
ACCOLADES for latest, self-titled (live) CD
“... a solid reputation for razor-sharp stage shows... Happily,
both their current and future fans can enjoy this crystal-clear document of
the beautifully performed show RMR put down that night (at Hugh's Room,
Toronto)... the level of delighted engagement by the audience is obvious
throughout. Recommended. - Rod Nicholson, Scene Magazine, London, ON
“... an album brimming with high energy... If you want a taste of
Rant Maggie Rant live, this is the sonic dram for you.” - Robert Reid,
Waterloo Region Record, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
Rant Maggie Rant CD is the BEST live Recording in
Years! They play so tightly and perfectly that you would wonder if this is
really a live recording. Only when you hear the enthusiastic cheering of the
audience then you know it’s really live.” - Baxter Labatos, The
Celtic Music Fan, On-line Review, The Philippines
– 30 –
Website: www.rantmaggierant.com
Twitter: @RantMaggieRant
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