A Tribute to Tom and Isobel Rolston | "A Very Small Quiet Revolution" Documentary

From the Rolston Tribute Concert DVD. Directed by Simon Dekker. Released July 10, 2004.

All credit goes to the Music & Sound building and the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity and Simon Tor Dekker.

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Banff Centre has been training artists since 1933 in the Canadian Rockies. Music has been offered since 1936, when courses in musical composition, interpretation and performance were added to the community theatre training programs.

Banff Centre’s music training evolved in the 1960s when Thomas Rolston began teaching the Suzuki method to students. Within five years Rolston was appointed head of music at Banff Centre; he introduced brass and woodwind classes to the summer programs. Together, Thomas Rolston and pianist and music educator Isobel Moore Rolston had a massive influence on music programming and performances at Banff Centre.

Over the decades Banff Centre became a leading force in the education of classical musicians from across Canada and around the world through its innovative and intensive programs.
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Links:

Remembering Tom Rolston
https://calgaryherald.com/entertainme...

A Conversation with Isobel Rolston
   • A conversation with Isobel Rolston  

A Brief History of Music at Banff Centre
https://www.banffcentre.ca/brief-hist...

A Brief History of Classical Music at the Banff Centre
https://www.banffcentre.ca/brief-hist...

Tom Rolston, 78, violinist brought the Suzuki method for string instruction to Canada
https://groups.google.com/g/alt.obitu...

Rolston String Quartet - named after the Rolstons
"The Rolston String Quartet was formed in the summer of 2013 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity's Chamber Music Residency. They take their name from Canadian violinist Thomas Rolston, founder and long-time director of the Music and Sound Programs at the Banff Centre. They are all graduates of The Glenn Gould School (GGS), and it was at the GGS that the original members founded their passion for chamber music and, under the guidance of Barry Shiffman, focused their artistic growth and ensemble playing."
https://www.rolstonstringquartet.com/...

Rest in Peace, Tom Rolston (1932-2010)
http://gregoryoh.com/uncategorized/re...

‪@thebanffcentre‬

Original: https://vimeo.com/71507755
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CREDITS

Featuring:

Neil Armstrong, Amir Amiri, Luba Benediktovitch, Tamara Bernstein, Jacob Cordover, Claire Dolby, Sarah Hagen, Russell Hartenberger, Nan Hughes, David Hoyt, Linling Hsu, Jens Lindemann, Edgar Meyer, Isobel Moore Rolston, Mary Morrison, Birgitte Mortensen, John Pickford Richards, Tom Rolston, Shauna Rolston, Andrew Raeburn, Erika Raum, Marit Sjodin, Imo Von Neudegg, Rebecca Wenham, Lydia Wong

The Banff Centre - Music & Sound Program (2004):

Artistic Director / Executive Producer: Isobel Moore Rolston
Artistic Director, Summer Programs: Tom Rolston
Director of Audio: Theresa Leonard
Director of Operations: Jorie Adams
Manager of Summer Programs: Valerie Thompson
Program Coordinator: Lynne Huras
Production Manager: Martin Finnerty

The Banff Centre - Marketing and Communications (2004):

Director of Marketing and Communications: Melanie Busby
Director of Communications: Debra Hornsby

Paul D. Fleck Library and Archives (2004):
Archivist: Jane Parkinson

Audio/Visual Selections:

Interview excerpts from "This Week at The Banff Centre" CKUA / Access Radio, Oct. 7, 1995
Film excerpt from "Campus in the Clouds" (1966) Directed by Robert Willis

Musical Selections:

Excerpt from "Trio in B flat Major", Opus 11 Ludwig von Beethoven
The Rolston Trio (Isobel Moore Rolston, piano Shauna Rolston, cello Tom Rolston, violin)
Recording Engineer: Theresa Leonard; Assistant Engineer: Micah Hayes; Original Sound Score: Joel Silver

Excerpt from "Kol Nidrei", Opus 47, Max Bruch
Shauna Rolston, cello Edmonton Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Uri Mayer
Recording Engineers Bob Ulmer & Eric Wagners (CBC Records 1991, CD 5105)

Excerpt from "Duos" by Edgar Meyer (Linling Hsu, violin; Edgar Meyer, bass)

Excerpt from "The Song is You" by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II (Edgar Meyer, bass & Birgitte Mortensen, vocals)

Excerpt from "Evocation" by Claire Dolby (Claire Dolby, violin / vocal; Linling Hsu, violin; Rebecca Wenham, cello)

Excerpt from "Lullaby for Azar" by Amir Amiri (Amir Amiri, santour; Linling Hsu, violin; Edgar Meyer, bass)

Excerpt from "Viola Phase" by Steve Reich (John Pickford Richards, viola)

Excerpt from "Trio Sonata", JS Bach (Luba Benediktovitch, flute; Claire Dolby, violin; Edgar Meyer, bass)

Written and Produced by: Simon Dekker.
Edited by: Ken Filewych.
Transcriptions by: Kate Reynolds-Braun.
Production Assistance by: Neil Evenson & Luke McLean.