Notice Board

Music at Noon Concert Series presents:
Sarah Hagen | piano
Goldberg Variations
12:15 pm | November 23, 2021
University Recital Hall
Free admission

Beginning November 1, 2021, all individuals aged 12 and over accessing our campus are required to be vaccinated, this includes all members of public attending our performances and events. The Government of Alberta has launched a vaccine record service and has created QR code to help identify vaccinated Albertans. Event attendees will be asked to show this proof and photo ID, prior to entering any venue. Attendees who cannot provide this attestation will be refused entry and no refunds will be issued. Venues include University Theatre, University Recital Hall, and David Spinks Theatre.

Masks are Mandatory on campus and in all performance venues, for the full duration of the performance.

 
Cherished by many, the Goldberg Variations are emblematic of keyboard virtuosity, rich expression, and hardcore classical interpretation. Sarah will offer a short introduction to this marvellous and intense work before playing the full work.

Awarded as Artist of the Year by both Ontario Contact (2017) and the BC Touring Council (2015), and mentioned by The Guardian (Charlottetown) as the Best Classical Performance of 2014, pianist Sarah Hagen’s interpretations have been described as "outstandingly inventive" [University of Waterloo Gazette], ”played flawlessly” [ReviewVancouver]. Her extensive touring has taken her across Canada, to Sweden, France, Germany and Italy, and twice to New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Sarah’s third album, Women of Note, highlights two female composers of the 18th century, and was awarded the 2021 Music PEI Instrumental Recording of the Year. She recently released her fourth solo album, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations. In addition to writing wine reviews for her blog, “ARTIST WINES! - Uncorking musician-priced cellar secrets,” Sarah tours a one-woman musical comedy show called, “Perk up, pianist!” of which the Edmonton Journal wrote, “Her comic timing is as solid as her musical meter.”

Photo credit: Karen McKinnon.

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