Music of the late 18th Century, Art of the late 19th Century, October 26, 2008

The opening of the fourth season celebrating music and the arts at Gustin House took place on Sunday evening , October 26. Dennis Lanigan showed and discussed ten works from his personal collection representing the 19th century Pre-Raphaelite movement, which promoted a return to earlier artistic practises of complexity in design, detail, and intensity of colour. Four of Saskatoon’s very fine musicians--Alexandra Diederichsen, Gillian Lyons, Karen Reynaud and Gregory Schulte-- performed Mozart’s Symphony No. 38. K. 504 (“Prague”) as arranged for piano and played in ensemble on two pianos, a Gustin Studio tradition.

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The pianists, left to right: Karen Reynaud, Gillian Lyons, Alexandra Diederichsen, and Gregory Schulte

 

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Dennis Lanigan at Gustin House, showing some of the Pre-Raphaelite works of the Dennis T. Lanigan Collection

   
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Joe Fry examines one of the art works

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Deborah Rodger and Randy Rodger

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Gillian Lyons with John Botari and Carolyn Kroeger

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Irene Blum, visiting from Edmonton

   
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Tracey Miller, serving at the reception

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The Diederichsens in the back studio at Gustin House: Axel, Alexandra, and the evening’s youngest guest, Matthias


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Lynda Finnimore and Karen Reynaud share a “chocolate moment”

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Dennis Lanigan with RonToews of Smithers, BC