Nordic Dreams

Formed in 2015, Award-winning Cascadia Strings is an initiative to bring diverse and engaging chamber music repertoire to all audiences, fusing together iconic original works with well-crafted arrangements of popular music of the last century, all in the vision to bring live, meaningful musical experiences to new venues and music-lovers in Victoria and beyond. As a passionate concert curator, Kathryn Wiebe, founder, programs shows with thoughtful content, cross-genre repertoire, with a result that is touching and powerful to audience members, regardless of demographics. This concert features Victoria and Vancouver-based Musicians, Tyson Doknjas & Kathryn Wiebe (Violins), Jessica Pickersgill (Viola), and YuYu Liu (Cello). These are graduates of conservatories and schools, such as University of Victoria, The Juilliard School, the New England Conservatory of Music, University of Michigan, and University of Toronto, to name a few. You may recognize this talented bunch from orchestras and ensembles such as Victoria Symphony, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera, Victoria Baroque Players, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Candlelight Concerts, and more. Join us at Coda for some riveting, lush, String Quartet music by Scandinavian composers. The program details can be found below: Andante Festivo - Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) String Quartet No. 2 in F minor - Carl Nielsen (1865-1931): I. Allegro non Troppo energico II. Un Poco Adagio III. Allegretto Scherzando IV. Allegro Appassionato Intermission String Quartet No. 3 in D minor - Dag Wirén (1905-1986): I. Allegro Moderato String Quartet in D minor, Op. 56, “Voces Intimae” - Jean Sibelius: I. Andante - Allegro molto moderato II. Vivace Selections from “Last Leaf” - Danish String Quartet/Traditional: -Æ Rømeser -Intermezzo -Shine You No More Website Link: https://www.instagram.com/cascadiastrings/