A rising home-grown talent will be featured in a special prelude concert next weekend in High River.
High River Gift of Music is presenting Percussiano3 — a percussion and piano performance — on Saturday, May 6 at High River United Church. Prior to that show, High River’s own Jordan Middleton will perform with friends.
Middleton began his musical journey with the Senator Riley School band program and his deeper fascination with the saxophone began at a Gift of Music school workshop, where guest artists Proteus Quartet shared tips and tricks with the local music students. Middleton was so inspired he spent the summer busking to raise funds for his own soprano saxophone.
As Middleton’s musical skills have grown, he has expanded his participation in jazz groups across Alberta, including JazzYYC Youth Lab Band. Middleton continues to pursue his passion and received a scholarship to study jazz saxophone performance at the University of Toronto this fall.
The May 6 concert is an opportunity to hear Middleton before he leaves High River for future music studies.
"Jordan is an incredibly passionate and talented young musician,” said Michèle Wheatley-Brown, artistic director for High River Gift of Music Society. “Music is his life — he is always listening, playing, composing or collaborating with others. It is rare to see such a committed and hard-working musician at his age. I know he will have an exciting musical career."
The special prelude concert will be followed by an exhilarating performance featuring Percussiano3’s Rod Thomas Squance on percussion and the piano duo of Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann.
Middleton performs at 6:30 p.m., followed by Percussiano3 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $30 for adult/senior and $10 for youth. They’re available at highrivergiftofmusic.com and at the door.
High River Gift of Music is a non-profit society that has been bringing extraordinary classical music to the High River area since 2009.
