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TODAY’S DATE: February 3, 2000

WHO: Visiting guest artists Bill Cahn and Tommy Banks, as well as winter residency musicians

WHAT: Music & Sound’s Winter Concert Season

WHEN: Concerts for the week of February 9-15, 2000

WHERE: Rolston Recital Hall and Canmore Collegiate High School Theatre

Music & Sound at The Banff Centre is pleased to welcome percussionist Bill Cahn in collaboration with resident musicians, on stage in Rolston Recital Hall on Friday, February 11 at 7:30 pm.

Bill Cahn, a founding member of NEXUS, the Toronto-based percussion ensemble, has performed on concerts, films, recordings and broadcasts on radio and television all over the world. He is also an accomplished composer, has written and conducted pops and educational programs for symphony orchestras, and has created programs featuring percussion for public schools throughout New York State. In 1997, NEXUS received the Banff Centre for the Arts National Award.

" We are really looking forward to having Bill Cahn with us", says Isobel Moore Rolston, Music & Sound’s artistic director. "He is an incredible percussionist with one of the leading ensembles today and a wonderful composer as well".

Music & Sound’s winter resident percussionists will work with visiting artist Cahn on his compositions arranged for solo percussion with various other musical instruments, including strings. This interesting instrumentation will surely result in a wonderful musical experience not only for the performers but for the audience as well!

Also in Concert at The Banff Centre will be jazz pianist extraordinare, Tommy Banks Tuesday, Feb. 15^th at 4:30 in the Chamber Music Room. Tommy Banks has won numerous awards, and in the more than 40 years since his professional debut, he has become a part of almost every facet of Canada’s entertainment scene.

Continuing every Wednesday until March 15, our "music at noon" concerts featuring our winter resident musicians. Sundays at 2:30 pm in the Canmore Collegiate High School Theatre, meet the resident musicians in an information session and learn more about the music they have chosen to play. Sunday and afternoon concerts are pay-what-you can.

Evening concert tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, and $6 for concert lovers. For further details or tickets, please call The Banff Centre Box Office at 762-6301. T

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