PEI-based pianist Sarah Hagen will share her funny stories of being a concert pianist during a Mother’s Day show in Coquitlam.
“Perk Up, Pianist!” is the first of two shows at the Evergreen Cultural Centre for Hagen, who’s best known locally for founding the Musical Mornings salon series.
The Courtenay native, who last weekend launched her B.C. leg of “Perk Up, Pianist!” at the Fanny Bay community hall, said the program comes from weeks of being on tour.
“It’ll be a recital and, in between, I’ll give people insight into the little thought-bubble above my head,” she said. “I’ll tell stories about what it’s like to be on the road all the time.”
Hagen said she enjoys travelling for her work although “there are days I feel like, What airport am I in? and What day is it?’”
Meanwhile, on Monday, Hagen returns to the Evergreen to guest host the sixth Musical Mornings show of the season.
Hagen, who two years ago handed over the series’ reigns to fellow pianists Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann, will play a show titled Musical Menagerie with songs by Debussy, Grieg, Stravinsky and other composers that were inspired by fish, bears and donkeys.
• Tickets for “Perk Up, Pianist!” on Sunday, May 13, and for Musical Menagerie on Monday, May 14 are available via the Evergreen box office at 604-927-6555 or online at evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
