This site is Copyright © 2009 Tobin Stokes. Latest update Oct, 2009. If you are reading this you are bored and it is time for street hockey.
TOBIN STOKES A PROLIFIC COMPOSER IN A WIDE VARIETY OF PROJECTS Email About Recent EVENTS: Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay New works premiered at the celebration in Victoria, Canada, Oct 30th, Inner Harbour: Shine - music and lyrics about inspiration and the torch, for Tenor Ken Lavigne. Light The Ice - fanfare premiering with the Victoria Symphony brass and percussion O Canada - new arrangement with Carey Newman and Ken Lavigne, soloists Current TELEVISION: Darwin’s Brave New World
Soon - ORCHESTRA: Symphony No. 2 The Victoria Symphony Orchestra premieres this new 23-minute work on December 7th at the Royal Theatre, Victoria, Canada. Commissioned by and dedicated to Hugh Davidson more info... http://www.victoriasymphony.bc.ca/concerts/index.asp#682shapeimage_7_link_0
Screen Australia websitehttp://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/showcases/charlesdarwin/shapeimage_8_link_0
under construction: CHOIR: Missa Brevis Pro Serveto A seven-movement work for choir and ensemble is well under way for the Unitarian Church. Stokes’ music is being composed with a new Latin text specifically written for the project. The work premieres in May 2010 at a special event at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada more info... http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:pZhAAQ51R2IJ:www.uuwinnipeg.mb.ca/sermons_current/2009-03-22_AbidingTruthsMass.shtml+missa+brevis+pro+serveto&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnkshapeimage_9_link_0
Premiere Broadcasts:
CANADA on CBC, Sunday November 1, 8, and 15 at 9.00pm. UK on History Channel Tuesday November 24 at 8pm. GERMANY on ZDF in December. FRANCE on Arte in December. AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND on ABC1, Sunday Nov 8 at 7:30 pm
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and from July 2009:
CBC (Canada) websitehttp://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/natureofthings/2009/darwin/index.htmlhttp://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/natureofthings/2009/darwin/index.htmlshapeimage_11_link_0
Watch on YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22darwin%27s+brave+new+world%22&search_type=&aq=fhttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22darwin%27s+brave+new+world%22&search_type=&aq=fshapeimage_12_link_0
Click on the picture for “Beating Hearts” (Lapp/Stokes) followed by “Light The Ice” (Stokes) and “O Canada” (arr. Stokes)