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College’s harpsichord to be featured in October 17 recitai

Volume Vill No. 23 October 6, 1986

Our Music Department may not have a grand playing harpsichord music from the 16th,
piano, but they do have a harpsichord and 17th, and 18th century.

you will have the opportunity to become
acquainted with it on Friday, October 17 For those of you who are a little fuzzy on

at noon. Doreen Oke, instructor, founding the distinction between a harpsichord and
member of the Vancouver Society for Early a piano, the harpsichord was the fore-
Music, and harpsichord soloist, will be runner of the modern piano and the prime

keyboard instrument from the
16th to 18th centuries. Unlike
the piano, the sound is
produced by its strings being
plucked rather than hammered,
so it sounds in some ways more
like a harp than a piano. Cap
College's harpsichord was
acquired in 1974 to be used in
the keyboard repertoire course
taught by Linda Falls. The
instrument was made by Edward
R. Turner and is a copy of a
Belgian harpsichord complete
with beautiful decorations.
(Turner is a Canadian who
studied harpsichord making in
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Out-of-towners invited

Instructors are asked to
please announce to their
classes that there is a get
together for out of town
students being held by
Counselling on Tuesday, Oct. 7
from 1:00 to 2:30 pm.

Students who are new to the
Vancouver area will have a
chance to meet each other and
get acquainted with personnel
from Student Services. The
meeting will be held in the
Student Development Centre in
M building, and students are
advised to bring a bag lunch.
Coffee, tea, juice and dessert
will be provided. RSVP to
Counselling Reception, 2968.

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