30 second project: performances

13 June, 2 p.m., Montreal: Xenia Pestova and Katelyn Clark will perform premieres of 30-second compositions for toy piano by Ev Buckley, Johnny Chang, Thor Kell, Jukka-Pekka Kervinen, Andrew Lewis, Scott McLaughlin, Clio Montrey, Vicky Shin and Ken Ueno on Xenia Pestova's beautiful white baby grand toy piano (lovingly referred to as "babypork"). To request an invitation to this private concert, please contact Xenia Pestova, or visit the Facebook event information page here.

17 June, 1:15 p.m., Montreal: The Unitarian Church of Montreal (5035 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Vendome Metro) will host premieres of 30-second compositions for piano solo by Félix Frédéric Baril, Stephen Mark Barchan, Peter Bogaert, Philip Brownlee, Christopher Burns, Elliot Cole, Nicholas M. Collins, Robbie Ellis, Karlheinz Essl, Guilherme Ferreira, Alexandra Fol, Ross Harris, Jose Luis Hurtado, Chen-Hui Jen, Juraj Kojs, Jimmie LeBlanc, Andrew Lewis, Aaron Lindh, Iain Matheson, Aleah Morrisson, Rossano Pinelli, Sundar Subramanian, Jeffrey Trevino, Samuel Vriezen, Damian Winiecki, Matthew Wilcock and John Young. Xenia Pestova performs with special guests Julia Den Boer and Sara Laimon on the intricately ornate Alfred Laliberté Steinway (has to be seen to be believed).

If you would like to join us for lunch for $5 before the concert, please reserve up to two days in advance with Elizabeth Anglin (elizang[at]sympatico.ca, 514 937-4095) and arrive at 12:30. Visit the Facebook event information page here.

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