Canadian classical pianist coming
By Suriani Garip

Roger Lord.

The first Canadian classical performance in Brunei will take place when award winning piano soloist, Roger Lord will perform a concert on Tuesday, October 31st at the Empire Hotel and Country Club.

"An additional performance will be held at the Panaga Club in Kuala Belait on Monday, October 30," the Canadian High Commission said in a press release.

Mr. Lord has been the invited guest and featured soloist of numerous music associations and producers world wide. He has performed more than 30 concerts in Canada and 40 in Europe.

"Most recently, he was just finishing a concert tour in China, where he was invited back from a previous successful tour to mark the 30th anniversary of relations between China and Canada," said the High Commission.

"Mr Lord studied music in France and Canada and obtained his Doctorate in Music from the University of Montreal. Mr Lord's awards include first prize in both the Canadian Music Competition and National Festival of Music."

He currently holds the position of Professor of Music at the Universite de Moncton, in his home province of New Brunswick.

His current touring programme includes selections from Gershwin, Bach, Rameau, Ravel, Chopin, Canadian composer Richard Gibson and Chinese folk tunes. Mr Neil Reeder, the Canadian High Commissioner in Brunei said that it is an honour to sponsor an artist of Mr Lord's calibre for the first Canadian classical music concert in Brunei.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin