What do the classic TV series, Doctor Who, and pop band Coldplay have in common?
Their scores are both included in an evening of performances by Trinity Western University鈥檚 concert band and orchestra.
Tunes inspired by TV鈥檚 most-famous time traveller and from the band behind the hit, Clocks, will be featured in the evening program, whose theme fittingly centres on 鈥渢ime," said Allan Thorpe.
The program is the brain child of Thorpe, a TWU associate professor of music and concert band conductor, and his colleague and TWU orchestra conductor Jon Thompson 鈥� also TWU chair and assistant professor of music with university's School of the Arts, Media + Culture (SAMC).
鈥淭ime is represented in our lives in many ways,鈥� Thorpe said. 鈥淐locks and schedules tell us when to be where, the seasons shift gradually on a larger scale鈥攚e can even sometimes become unaware of time passing when we become deeply involved in something we love doing.
鈥淭he initial inspiration for our theme was Haydn鈥檚 Clock Symphony,鈥� he explained. 鈥淏ut it quickly expanded in many directions to include pieces that represent time鈥檚 various facets and dimensions.鈥�
Sci-Fi fans will be delighted by a medley of Doctor Who tunes. Featuring the familiar and haunting strains of the theremin (precursor to the Moog synthesizer), reproduced on iPad for this performance, the pieces should easily conjure up images of The Doctor and his fellow time travelers, as well as their Dalek and Cybermen nemeses.
A further jaunt through the program鈥檚 space/time continuum lands the audience at a trio of Coldplay hits鈥攆eaturing Clocks, Lost, and Viva La Vida! 鈥� pieces sure to thrill contemporary music fans, Thorpe said.
Expanding the theme to include the idea of Once upon a Time, Thorpe and Thompson also include music from Hansel and Gretel, as well as The Isle of Calypso, a single movement from a larger work depicting the travels of Homer鈥檚 Odysseus. Rounding out a repertoire designed to appeal to a diverse audience are Vivaldi鈥檚 鈥淭he Four Seasons鈥� as well as themes from Back to the Future and E.T.
The TWU concert band and orchestra's Time After Time concert takes place Friday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 20097 72nd Ave. in 91原创, then again on Saturday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church, 2029 Ware St. in Abbotsford.
Tickets are $10 each. Info at twu.ca/samc.
This event is part of the 8th Annual Festival of the Arts, Media + Culture.
