UPEI’s Department of Music and Debut Atlantic are hosting Bev & Marc for a super-energy, dynamic performance with eclectic programming. Combining the violin and marimba, Beverley Johnston and Marc Djokic display their individual and combined virtuosity with a down-to-earth approach. This ten-concert tour of Atlantic Canada is entitled “Shake, Rattle, Bow,” and it embraces tonal and melodic contemporary compositions and features works by four Canadian composers. 

Bev & Marc will appear in Charlottetown on Friday, October 25, at 7:30 pm. This concert, presented by the University of Prince Edward Island, will be held at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall in the UPEI Steel Building. Tickets can be purchased the door for $25 or $10 for students.

In addition to concert engagements, Bev & Marc will be working with young students and performing at schools throughout the region. They will also participate in a video conferencing session hosted by Newfoundland’s Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation (CDLI), which will be available for public viewing around the world at a date to be announced soon. 

Debut Atlantic wishes to recognize the partners and sponsors that come together to bring these incredible artists to communities and venues of all sizes across our region. Touring these artists would not be possible without the generous support of sustaining partners, including the Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Nova Scotia, and the Province of New Brunswick. Debut would also like to thank its educational partner, the Nova Scotia Department of Education, and its season partners, including the Halifax Regional Municipality, The Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation, Support4Culture, the Craig Foundation, Pink Larkin, Halcraft Printers, Strategic Arts Management, and InnVest Hotels (Comfort Inn). 

As one of Canada’s most prestigious classical music organizations, Debut Atlantic is committed to developing young artists and establishing new initiatives that enhance the cultural life of Atlantic Canada. Since 1979, it has treated Atlantic audiences to Canada’s most promising young musicians. Celebrating 40 years, Debut Atlantic has featured over 400 artists, gracing the stages of venues from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. 

Full details about Debut Atlantic’s concert seasons and educational programs can be found at www.debutatlantic.ca.