President’s Message – March 2025
Dear Friends and Supporters of CMK –
All of us at CMK are looking forward tremendously to both the final subscription concert of this season, the piano recital with Jaeden Izik-Dzurko on March 21st, as well as to the very special evening on April 24th with the James Ehnes String Quartet. We are ending the year with a true musical tour-de-force!
Jaeden’s appearance is his CMK debut but we have followed his progress for several years. In May 2022, his teacher from UBC, Dr. Corey Hamm, appeared on our series with Marina Thibeault (viola) and so we heard all about Jaeden’s early successes. Since then, he has gone from strength to strength. I was not surprised when a friend from New York called to report he had attended a wonderful recital given by Jaeden. “He’s from your part of the world, I think,” said John (like many Americans, he’s a little fuzzy on Canadian geography – but he knows his pianists).
Subscribers and all Okanagan music-lovers can look forward to the very exciting announcement of our 2025-26 season on April 24th at the Special Concert with the Ehnes String Quartet. All ticketholders are invited to a post-concert “Meet the Artists” event at which our Artistic Director, Dr. Patricia Tao, will unveil the varied and exciting line-up we have for you. We look forward to sharing this very special evening!
Warmest regards from all our Directors and volunteers,
Diane
P. Diane Bond, President
P.S. If you cannot attend the April Special, we will provide all new season details in our May newsletter and will be mailing out season subscription packages after the performance. If you are not sure you are on the list to receive the package, feel free to send your request to [email protected].