3 Performers. $3 Million in Wood: Triple Forte Performs with Stradivari

TRIPLE FORTE will be kicking off the Algoma Conservatory of Music's 13th Season of fabulous chamber music concerts on Saturday, November 13th. The group is made up of three of the most exciting performing artists in Canada, Jasper Wood (violin), Denise Djokic (cello) and David Jalbert (piano).

The performers that make up this trio have each been recognized for their talents individually. Jasper Wood recently won "Classical Recording of the Year" at the East Coast Music Awards. Denise Djokic performed at the 2002 Grammy awards. David Jalbert is currently one of only two pianists in Juilliard's prestigioius artist diploma program. As a trio, they have been stunning audiences across Canada.

The value of these artists' talents can only be outdone by looking at the enormous price tag of their instruments. Wood and Djokic will be performing on Stradivari instruments that are valued at over $3 million dollars each. That's a whole 'lotta' expensive wood going on. The instruments are on loan to these spectacular artists by the Canada Council.

TRIPLE FORTE will be performing at St. Jerome's Church at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday November 13, 2004. Tickets are available at the Station Mall Box Office and at the door. Adults and Seniors are $25.00. Students under 21 $10.00.

Algoma Conservatory of Music's concert series is one of the finest classical music series in Ontario. The artists are a veritable Who's Who of classical musicians in
Canada and the upcoming season is one of the finest ever.

The 2004 Concert Series will also be featuring:

PINCHAS ZUCKERMAN, one of the world's greatest violinists on January 15th. He will be joined by renowned cellist, Amanda Forsyth, Jethro Marks, Dommie Deacon and
Jessica Linnebach.

LISTER SINCLAIR, the former host of CBC's Ideas and A is for Aardvark, on February 26th. SINCLAIR will be presenting a series of poetry vignettes illuminating various geographic regions of Canada. The first half of the program will feature one of Canada's most outstanding
pianists, Gloria Saarinen, performing solo works. Original paintings by renowned Canadian artist, Ted Harrison will be
projected as a backdrop for the second half in which Sinclair's poetry is matched with music performed by Saarinen.

OPERA ATELIER from Montreal will present Johann Strauss' opera Die Fledermaus in English on Sunday May 8th. This is a madcap comedy of errors featuring an outstanding group of performers accompanied by pianist Andree Baril.

Tickets for all of these events are available at the Theatre Centre Box Office in Station Mall. To purchase to series, please call Algoma Conservatory of Music at 253-4373.