Pianist Bruce Vogt presents “Songs of Consolation for Our Distracted Times”. Now, as we find ourselves in a time rife with confusion, chaos and bitter enmity throughout the world, it seems all the more important to listen to music together. The music for this program was written in past ages of great turmoil and political oppression and has consoled the hearts and souls of millions since. Come listen, rest and remind yourself of our civilization’s many great cultural achievements – in music and in all the arts. Tickets Available at the door $25 general $15 students and seniors Ages 10 and under are free! About the artist Bruce Vogt is a Canadian pianist who has devoted a distinguished career to performing and teaching. He has toured cities and towns of all sizes throughout North America, Europe and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician. He has mentored generations of young artists in his role as professor of piano at the University of Victoria, and has lectured widely, leading master classes, workshops and adjudicating for festivals. Bruce has sustained an interest in exploring the many conversations to be found between music and film, literature and painting. This has evolved into an unusual side hustle: improvising accompaniments for the great films of the silent era. He has developed a robust career in this multimedia sphere, bringing sound to many masterpieces – by Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd, Griffith, Sjöström, Von Sternberg and others. In movie theaters across Europe, Asia and North America, he has provided for audiences a greater intimacy with these films, transforming the silence of the medium into another sphere.