October 8^th, 2015

Pianist Bogdan Dulu to Dazzle Atlantic Canadian Audiences with Nine Concerts

HALIFAX, NS – Bogdan Dulu is an extraordinary musician able to open the world of music to even the most non-musical audience, combining mastery of the piano with the ability to educate and entertain with his engaging speaking style, intelligence, compassion, and humour. Mr. Dulu received a rigorous foundation in the fundamentals of music through specialized education in his native Romania. This led to his orchestral debut at age 12 in a concert broadcast nationally by the Romanian Radio Corporation. To date, Bogdan has performed on four continents: Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. He makes his home in Vancouver, where he happily becomes a little more Canadian by the day.

Featuring a stellar program including piano favorites by Haydn and Chopin as well Études by Canada’s own Marc-Andre Hamelin, Bogdan will kick off his Atlantic tour in Halifax on Saturday, October 17^th with a 1:00pm talk and an evening performance presented by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. The performance will occur on the hour, for fifteen minutes, from 7:00pm-10:00pm as part of the Nocturne, Art at Night festivities. Other Nova Scotia destinations include Wolfville on Sunday, October 18^th, for a 2:00pm performance presented by Sunday Music at the Garden Room held at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre. On Saturday, October 24^th at 8:00pm he will perform for the Antigonish Performing Arts Series at Immaculata Hall. On Friday, October 30^th Bogdan performs in Dartmouth for the Dartmouth Community Concert Association at Woodlawn United Church at 7:30pm. Then, on Sunday, November 1^st , he heads down Nova Scotia’s south shore for a special concert at 6:00pm at Cecilia’s Retreat in Mahone Bay presented by Musique Royale. He ends his Nova Scotian tour in Pictou at the DeCoste Centre on Tuesday, November 3^rd performing at 7:30pm. Bogdan will also perform two special concerts in New Brunswick. On Wednesday November 21^st he will be presented by UNB Music on the Hill in Fredericton at 7:30pm. The performance will take place at Memorial Hall on the university’s campus. On Friday, October 23^rd, Bogdan will perform for the Moncton Community Concert Association at 7:30pm. This concert will be held at the First Church of the Nazarene in Moncton. During his tour Bogdan will also travel to Happey Valley – Goose Bay, NL for a concert at the lovely Lawrence O’Brien Centre at 8:00pm.

In addition to his concert engagements, Bogdan will also be working with young students and performing at schools throughout the region and will give masterclasses for university level music students. Mr. Dulu will also participate in a videoconference session hosted by Newfoundland’s Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation (CDLI) which reaches thousands of students throughout Newfoundland and Labrador and will be available for public viewing around the globe.

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One of the most respected music touring organizations in the country, Debut Atlantic’s first season in 1979 featured then-emerging and still-unknown artists, pianist Jon Kimura Parker, tenor Ben Heppner, and Canada’s Baroque orchestra Tafelmusik.

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

 

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For further information, please contact:

 

Mhiran Faraday – Executive Director or

Erin Sparks – Program Officer

Debut Atlantic

902.429.6812

mdfaraday@debutatlantic.ca

erin@debutatlantic.ca