ai Se perfor FORMER NORTH Vancouver resident Michelle Mares is the solo performer in what is being billed as a “homecoming con- cert,” Tuesday, Oct. 17,. at * Centennial Theatre: - By Layne Christensen Community Reporter But for the 24-year-old pianist, who has spent half her life studying © North - and performing abroud, Vancouver is hardly home. At 12, she took up residence in ‘Germany sind summered ‘in France. At 14, she was honing her skills with ~ Randolph Hokanson in Seuttie; at I>. ~ back inv Vancouver, ‘studying : musi “with Jane Coop at UBC, and. taking. Grade:10 classes at Sentinel. Then it was off tothe Banff School of Fine Arts for a summer and.then the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland for two years, For the past four years, Mares has lived’ in Salzburg, while: attending Austria’s famed musical. finishing school, the Mozarteum. Private stud- ies with Karl Heinz Kammerling now ‘ completed, she has. moved’ London, England, which she plans io make her new home base — for now. - Why London? “Musically, it’s the ‘place to be,” says | Mares on the phone from her parents’ Lynn Valley home - Wednesday. -- ‘Though she lives halfway around the world, Mares retums home more + frequently than most ‘college co-eds. : ~ Her last visit was in August. In May : ~ she’ flew’ ‘into town to celebrate a. :birthday and a win — first. prize in CBC’s .” -- Young.” Performers Competition. That netted her $10,500 in prize money and kudos from audi-"” _ sence members as-the favored per-. ‘former... : What’s ‘more important to. Mares ~ than the’ prize. money, however,’ is a: “y/ series’ of concert ‘dates that were a “with > “part: of ‘her award... These ‘include a “recital at the CBC Glenn Gould stii-.. “: dio in Toronto and concerto programs the.» CBC. * Vancouver and_ National Arts Centre orchestras. There willbe “no: more competi- tions -for Mares, for the. time being, .- Just performances, | ”. “I'm so glad I don't have to ‘put myself through the torture” of com- _ petitions, she ‘says. “Competition ).sea, the mountains .... ' MICHELLE MARES... CBC's Young Performer of the Year plays a homecoming concert ... at Centennial Oct. 17. style,” a method of playing that is cal- culated’ to win competitions rather than explore the music, is not for her. “instead, she must fee! the music, take some risks.’ “Tuesday's will allow Mares todo just that. ; Her repertoire includes both weli- known and little-known works. Familiar to. the concert-goer -should be Mozart’s Sonata in A Major, KV 331; Brahms’ Three Intermezzi, Opus 117; and Chopin’ Ss Sonata in B Minor. Surprises may include Haydn's Variations in F-Minon Hob. XVII 6: and Bartok’s . Six Dances .: in ‘Bulgarian Rhythm. - : Between now and Tuesday, Mares _will hammer cut these five great ‘works. on her: parents’ Steinway, spending an average of three hours a day, fine-tuning her performance. _ Before Oct. 18, when she leaves fora: ‘concert in Montgomery, : Alabama,. Mares will have. found, time. to’ reacquaint - herself with ¢ Vancouver's finer. pleasures — “the and. sushi.” Then it. will be back “home” to England — and fish and chips... © Tickets for. Tuesday’s 7:30 p.m.: concert at Centennial Theatre are $12 “for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Special rates are available for _ groups of 10 or more. The theatre box - Office is at 2300 Lonsdale Ave., North Van. 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Vancouver City fire prevention officer Gavin Scanes, Nicole and Bryan, and 2,400. other ele- A RAULERSON RRO SAR NS, THE FOLLOWING people appeared in North and West Vancouver courts recently to face various charges: Before Judge Jerry Paradis in North Vancouver provincial court on Aug. 18: ' Sean McCarthy, 24, of Vancouver, was jailed a total of 10 days and received six months’, probation after he pleaded guilty to: ‘ G failing to attend court on Aug. 9; } stealing video cassette tapes on May 20 from London Drugs in North Vancouver City. Debbie Spence, 38. of North Vancouver, received si six . months’ probation after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a__ female on Dec..29, 1994 in North Vancouver City. ‘Donald Lloyd Klepack, 50, of Surrey, was jailed seven days after he was found guilty of trying to steal, something from a cash drawer belonging to Silk Cet” . Automotive ‘Specialists Ltd. on Feb. 13 in North - Vancouver City. The sentence was to be served after a jail sentence Klepack was serving. Before Judge Doug Moss in North Vancouver provincial court on Aug. 16: Marilyne Anne .Verhiel, 42, of North Vancouver, received 24 months’ probation after she pleaded guilty to stealing a knee support belonging to Shoppers Drug Mart on Feb. 7 in North Vancouver City. - Verhiel was required to perform 75 hours of commu- - » nity work service. Gurnnukh Singh Chahalt, 39, of Delta, was fined-$500 and had his driver's licence suspended for 12 months “after he pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention on the Trans-Canada Highway on Nov. 22, 1994 in North Vancouver District. / “A Punjaoi interpreter was required for court pro- mentary school students, Participated in the Plant a Family Meeting | Place program. 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