Frabjous Frolics by Fred Frith in the Pyramid!
Schedule
Sun May 03 2026 at 06:30 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Summerhill Pyramid Winery | Kelowna, BC
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World renowned legendary guitarist Fred Frith and cherished local trumpet star Emily Denison will be performing in the Pyramid at the Summerhill Winery in Kelowna!“One of the leading avant-garde guitarists, whose prolific work ranges from folk-like lyricism to feedback-drenched free improvisation.” – AllMusic.com
For more than 50 years Fred Firth has been an iconic force within the global avant-garde community. Emerging first as a founding member of English avant-rock group Henry Cow, Frith’s diverse musical curriculum vitae includes collaborations with Brian Eno, The Residents, Violent Femmes, John Zorn’s Naked City, the Rova Saxophone Quartet, and many others. Frith’s discography boasts over 400 recordings in a variety of settings from solo to large ensembles, as leader, collaborator, or albums featuring his own compositions. Borrowing freely from folk/blues roots, discordant "heavy" music, world music, modern composition, and cinematic soundscapes, Frith has contributed immeasurably to the guitar lexicon with his own indelible style of extended instrumental techniques coupled with masterful improvisation that run the gamut from mischievous glee to tender introspection.
https://www.fredfrith.com/
Also on the bill is Emily Denison performing a solo trumpet set. Denison’s unique voice on the trumpet has established her as a highly sought-after musician. Having lived in Toronto and Montreal before relocating to Kelowna, she has recorded with guitarist Ken Aldcroft’s Convergence Ensemble, Juno award winning saxophonist Christine Jensen’s Equals Orchestra, and drummer Nick Fraser’s New Quartet. As a composer and bandleader, Emily’s other credits include the Emily Denison Septet, Bellwether4, Mars People, and Hofbauer/Denison/Kruger. In 2016 she released her solo trumpet album Kindred. Denison is a certified music therapist (MTA) and co-founder of the Kelowna Jazz Society.
https://havnrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kindred
This concert is the forty-seventh installment of the Skin And Bones Music Series – an Okanagan Arts Award nominated concert series dedicated to the presentation of experimental music in the Okanagan.
Doors open at 6:30 pm and the concert will begin at 7:00 pm.
Admission at the door is $35 or $30 for students and Alternator members. Advance tickets can be purchased online at Event Brite.
This concert is made possible through the partnership between the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, and the Inner Fish Theatre Society, as well as the generous support of the Summerhill Pyramid Winery. The Inner Fish Theatre Society produces Kelowna’s annual Living Things International Arts Festival, and remains frequent collaborators with both the Alternator and Skin And Bones.
https://www.facebook.com/InnerFishTheatre/
https://www.summerhill.bc.ca/
The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art is an artist-run centre located in Kelowna, BC at the Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Avenue. The Alternator is a registered non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the development of the creative community. Since 1989 the Alternator has shown the work of emerging Canadian artists and focused on innovative and non-traditional mediums engaged in social and cultural issues.
https://www.alternatorcentre.com/
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Where is it happening?
Summerhill Pyramid Winery, Summerhill Pyramid Winery, 4870 Chute Lake Rd, Kelowna, BC V1W 4M3, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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