Bergthorson Academy of Musical Arts

Sergei Saratovsky performs DMA Lecture-Recital at UBC

bergthorson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:47:01 +0000

Sergei Saratovsky, one of our most decorated instructors, is giving a DMA Lecture-Recital at UBC Monday, February 20th at 8:00pm. It is titled Sergei Lyapunov’s Douze études d’exécution transcendante, Op. 11: A Performer’s Perspective and takes place at the Roy Barnett Recital Hall School of Music at the University of British Columbia. The event is open to non-UBC students and admission is free so don’t miss your chance to see a world class talent on the piano!

You can also listen to an interview with Sergei on CBC Radio about his recent performances with the Symphony Nova Scotia here.

Finally, here is a link to a recent concert review by the Chronicle Herald in Halifax.

Glee Club Offers Singing Telegrams For a Good Cause

bergthorson — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:47:00 +0000

You know what is a much better Valentine’s Day gift then a generic box of chocolate or cliche flowers? A singing telegram! Not only will you save your V-day from monotony, you could help save a life! All proceeds will go to the Heart & Stroke foundation.

For $30 the Glee Club will go to your loved one’s house or place of work and sing one of 4 songs:

Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley

Nowhere With You – Joel Plaskett

Northern Downpour – Panic at the Disco

More Than Words – Extreme

We are accepting bookings:

Friday Feb 10 3pm-7pm, Saturday Feb 11 1pm-7pm and Sunday Feb 12 1pm-7pm.

Call Rayne at 604-781-1213 to arrange the time and place for your telegram.

BAMA Spring Day Camp Is Coming

bergthorson — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:34:33 +0000

For all the parents and kids out there who haven’t heard already, spring break is a whopping two weeks this year! Spring break will be from March 12th-23rd but don’t worry parents, we have you covered with our BAMA Spring Camp we are offering this year.

The camp runs from March 21st to 23rd, 9am-3pm. The cost is $115 +HST for the 3 days.

Running the camp will be our fabulous and fun drum instructor Adam Rayburn. On top of his musical experience and credentials, Adam has several years of experience at day camps and various other youth work. He is also the brain child of the very popular Adstock Music Festival in Maple Ridge. Now he is combining his love of musical instruction with crafts, sports and games to help us offer our BAMA Spring Camp.

Look forward to:

-Outdoor activities like soccer, street hockey and scavenger hunts at nearby parks (all within walking distance)

-Introductory music instruction for Guitar, Piano and Drums. Why not try them all?

-Light musical concepts incorporated into fun games. Learn, or reinforce, basic theory while you play.

-Crafts and indoor activities for those rainy days

Call us at 604-467-6613 or stop by either of our locations for more information.

2012 Winterlude Student Recitals

bergthorson — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:30:53 +0000

It’s that time again for our students to show off for their family and friends after all their hard work. Our winter recitals will take place at the Haney Presbyterian Church, 11858 216th St. on Jan. 20th, 21st, and 28th.

This is a very exciting event for our students as for many of them it will be their first big performance. We encourage students bring along their friends and family. The next round of Student Recitals will be June 22, 23, 29, 30.

Adults – $5 to a maximum of $15 (3 people)

Performers and under 16 – Free

Check below to see when each instructor’s time slot is. They will let you know which portion your child will be performing in.

Friday, Jan 20th

7:15pm – 9:15pm Rayne

Saturday, Jan 21st

10:00am – 12:00pm Ana

12:00pm - 3:00pm Maggie

3:00pm - 4:00pm Marselina

4:00pm - 6:00pm Eric

6:00pm - 9:00pm Eduardo

Saturday, Jan 28th

10:00am & 11:00am Kate

12:00pm - 1:00pm Judith & Maria

1:00pm - 2:00pm Lach, Adam

2:00pm - 3:00pm Rossi

3:00pm - 4:00pm Robert & Marselina

4:00pm - David & Lee

5:00pm – David & Denis

6:00pm & 7:00pm Szu-Wen

Shop For Music Instruments and Accessories at Bergthorson

bergthorson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:39:56 +0000

Did you know Santa has a direct line to the Bergthorson Academy? Send us your musical Christmas shopping list and we’ll shop for you! That’s right, let us know what you’re after (even if you can barely describe it) and we’ll price out our inventory that fits. Our prices are competitive with or lower than anyone’s.

Stocking stuffers under $10:

Pics, pic holders, electronic tuners, guitar stands, straps, strings, string winders, capos, guitar polish

Under the tree for under $20:

Guitar bags, leather straps, electronic tuners, metronomes, guitar stands, wall hanger-holders,

trigger style capos, foot rests, wall posters, sheet-music stands, patch cords, speaker cables, drum-stix,

“I can’t believe it’s for me!”

Electric Guitar Paks – Ibanez, Jay Turser, Fender
Electric Guitars – Full-size, ¾ and ½ size
Samick hollow body electric jazz guitar – simply fabulous
Accoustic and acoustic-electric guitars in dreadnaught and classical styles
Fender Bass guitar kits, Yamaha Bass, Samick Bass
Mini ½ size electric bass
Alabama 5 string banjo
Ibanez acoustic-electric Mandolin
Fender, Ibanez and Mega Amplifiers for guitar and bass guitar
guitar gig bags, hard shell cases
Violins – all sizes
Casio electronic keyboards, stands and benches
Heintzman upright piano, adjustable height piano benches

If you are really lost for ideas, we offer gift certificates as well.

Swing by either location or give us a call and we’ll help you be a holiday hero!

12229 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows (604-465-6613)

22621 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge (604-467-6613)

Simply the Best

bergthorson — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:54:25 +0000

Congratulations to our students Nicholas Larsen and Yury Onikashvilli for their outstanding results on the Canadian Conservatory’s contemporary guitar exams! Both were the best in all of B.C. for their respective grades, Larsen, age 15, for grade 4 contemporary idioms and Onikashvilli, age 11, for the same category in grade 1. We are so proud!

Follow the link below to read the full article from The Maple Ridge News.

http://www.mapleridgenews.com/entertainment/135134183.html

A Pitt Meadows Christmas

bergthorson — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:09:10 +0000

BAMA is proud to support A Pitt Meadows Christmas taking place on Friday Dec. 2nd at spirit square. There will be a ton of fun festive activities from 6-8pm including all of our vocal teacher Rayne Beveridge’s glee choirs. There’s also been some talk that the big jolly man in red will be taking time out of his busy schedule to make an appearance. Our lovely leading lady Judith Bergthorson has donated her time to help make this event a success so you can be sure to find her and many more of the BAMA clan in attendance. We hope to see you too!

6:00-6:10: Event begins

6:10-6:25: Showstoppers Academy of Performing Arts performance

6:25-6:35: Bergthorson Academy of Musical Arts performance

6:35-6:45: Greetings from the City and the Pitt Meadows Community Foundation and countdown to the lighting of Spirit Square Christmas Tree

6:50: Santa arrives

7:00-7:15: Carolling with Showstoppers, RCMP and Bergthorson Acadamy of Musical Arts

7:20-7:45: Bergthorson Academy of Musical Arts performances

7:45: Event wrap up

PM XMAS

bergthorson — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:32:34 +0000

Rossi Tzonkov’s New Vancouver Trio to Play Kino Cafe Nov. 21st

bergthorson — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:19:10 +0000

Our bass/guitar teacher Rossi Tzonkov’s New Vancouver Trio (a very accurate name!) are playing at the Kino Cafe in Vancouver at 3456 Cambie Street Monday, November 21st. The gig starts at 8pm but make sure you get there early to get a seat.

NVT describe themselves as follows:

The idea behind this project is rearranging some of the music from the modern classical guitar repertoire adding a strong rhythmical structure instead of the “rubato” feel. Most of the music coming from the regions of Cuba, Brazil and Argentina have a strong rhythmical pulse which is normally understated as our classical guitar training focuses our attention on the musical phrase while performing it. Well, we’re trying to do both – integrating a powerful rhythm with an intricate phrase. We have put together all our different backgrounds, training and experience and poured it into our creative interpretation. We let our imagination run wild and we hope you enjoy it!

To hear some of their music go to http://www.wix.com/newvancouvertrio/newvancouvertrio#

A BAMA Halloween

bergthorson — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:41:26 +0000

Don’t forget to swing by our Pitt Meadows location this Halloween as our drum instructor Adam Rayburn will be hosting our (temporarily) spooky house and handing out candy. We welcome all you goblins and ghouls to come in and take a look at our great new location.