The Little Chamber Music Series that Could presents Sounding the Sophia, a concert for the passengers and crew lost in B.C.’s worst marine tragedy, the sinking of the SS Princess Sophia CPR Steamship.
November 9-10 2018, 8:00pm Mountain View Cemetery’s Celebration Hall, 5455 Fraser Street
Free Admission. Accessible Venue.
Event Schedule:
7:00 pm: B.C. Maritime Museum Exhibit, Celebration Hall.
Come early to immerse yourself in the SS Princess Sophia museum exhibit provided by the B.C. Maritime Museum. Learn about the story and its significance prior to the performance.
7:30pm: Pre-performance talk led by B.C. Maritime Museum’s Executive Director, David Leverton.
8:00 pm: Sounding the Sophia concert begins.
About the Performance:
The sinking of the SS Princess Sophia passenger steamship resulted in the deaths of all 367 passengers and crew who were stuck on Vanderbilt Reef for two full days while nearby help was unable to to reach them. It is considered one of the worst nautical disasters in the history of the Pacific Northwest. Over 100 of the deceased are buried in Vancouver’s Mountain View Cemetery.
On the 100th year anniversary of the sinking of the Princess Sophia, The Little Chamber Music Series That Could has created a concert inspired by this historic event that explores within musical settings the vibrancy of the people aboard the ship, the power of the natural world and the implications of loss. Little Chamber Music has commissioned three local composers, Nancy Tam, Kathleen Allan, and Mishelle Cuttler, to each write a piece inspired by the Sophia’s sinking.
Musicians:
Liam Hockley (clarinets), Heather Beaty (flute), Molly MacKinnon (violin), Mark Haney (bass), John Kastelic (viola).
