91原创 Community Music School鈥檚 (LCMS) first concert in the Concerts Caf茅 Classico series welcomes a unique indie-folk group, West My Friend, to the Rose Gellert Hall.
Singer-guitarist Eden Oliver and LCMS alumni singer-mandolinist Alex Rempel, and singer-accordionist Jeff Poynter, draw from folk, classical jazz, and pop to create their own grassroots sound.
鈥淭he name is West My Friends because we鈥檙e all friends and grew up of the West Coast鈥� Poynter laughed, a former 91原创 resident. 鈥淚t鈥檚 also a nod to the movie One Week where a character is told to 鈥榞o west, young man鈥�.鈥�
With over 650 performances under their collective belt, the Canadian Folk Music Award nominees will be returning to 91原创 to perform works from their newest album, In Constellation 鈥� freshly released this past September.
The album, the trio鈥檚 fourth, was recorded in Victoria, B.C. with a 53-person symphony orchestra, but the group will be bringing an intimate trio version of their songs to this concert with plenty of three-part harmonies.
Their upcoming performance at LCMS marks the first in the 2019 season鈥檚 Concerts Caf茅 Classico series 鈥� Sunday afternoons once a month, made up of intimate alumni performances, coffee, and conversation.
鈥淚 studied there from 1994 to 2004,鈥� Poynter added. 鈥淚t gave us a foundation in music, Alex [Rempel] and I both went there and were introduced to different instruments. It was the first time we had been in a space dedicated to music.鈥�
The afternoon will begin with a pre-concert conversation with the artists at 2:30pm, hosted by Elizabeth Bergmann, LCMS鈥檚 artistic director.
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鈥淭heir performances present a refreshingly honest approach to song writing and as you take in their unique music, you will find yourself reflecting on various current themes and topics,鈥� Bergmann said. 鈥淚 look forward to hearing their original material and their personal and engaging musicianship.鈥�
The concert is Sunday, Oct. 20, with coffee and and commentary starting at 2:30 p.m. and performance running from 3:30 to 4:40 p.m.
The Rose Gellert Hall is located at 4899 207 St at LCMS.
People can get tickets for online at .
鈥淚t will be cool coming back to LCMS and playing for students who can see this is where they could end up after going to that school,鈥� Poynter said.
Paul Hung, flute & Bogdan Dulu, piano are up next for the Concerts Caf茅 Classico series, performing on Nov. 17.
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