November 11, 2016, 11:00 am
Celebration Hall, Mountainview Cemetary
The Little Chamber Music Series That Could is proud to again present this unique music and history project, “11”. Part of our Field House Residency with the Vancouver Park Board, “11” was developed over two years in development. The project included monthly public meetings, a trip to the Library and Archives and War Museum in Ottawa, research at the Vancouver Archives, visits with a 100 year-old D-Day veteran, an installation at the Roundhouse and a performance and event on Remembrance Day, 2014 in Vancouver’s Falaise Park that brought over 1,000 people together.
“11” was designed and developed for two main reasons:
1. To honour and celebrate 11 veterans from Vancouver, including several from the Renfrew Heights Veterans Housing Project.
2. To tell the story and history of The Renfrew Heights Veterans Housing Project to other communities in Vancouver.
By having each of the 11 instruments in the musical work represent a specific veteran, we pay musical tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of an entire generation.
Last year’s performance and event really touched a lot of people. The feedback we got was tremendous, so with the generous support of Mountain View we are presenting “11” again this Remembrance Day.
Two of the veterans commemorated in the piece (Harley Godwin and George Clifford) have monuments in Mountain View and our living veteran, 100 year old Edmond Champoux, has a niche reserved next to his wife.
“11” is arranged for 11 string players and solo trumpet including musicians from the Vancouver Opera, Turning Point and more. Our collection of archival photographs of World War II and the Renfrew Heights Housing Project will be on display.
Enter the cemetery on 39th off Fraser St. and drive straight into the cemetery towards the buildings ahead. Celebration Hall is the northern-most building.
Performance at 11:00 am. Celebration Hall will open at 10:30. Performance is 15 minutes in duration, with coffee and tea to follow.
