Trail & District Arts Council
presents "2026-2027 Classical Series'
Fire & Grace: Celtic meets Classical with Afternoon Tea
Sunday, April 4 in The Griff at 3 pm
Griff doors open at 230pm
Enjoy an afternoon out with your friends, afternoon tea, a sweet treat, and music as you experience Fire & Grace: “Celtic meets Classical”, an intimate performance on stage at The Bailey Theatre on Sunday, April 4 at 3 pm as part of the Classical series presented by Trail & District Arts Council.
Fire & Grace is an electric collaboration between guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga. Performing an eclectic mix of iconic favorites alongside well-established ballads, North American folk tunes mingle with Celtic melodies as Argentinian tango compliments Bach sonatas. Highlighting folk and contemporary traditions from around the world, this concert of American classics is underscored by a sense of discovery and commitment to the elements of passion and virtuosity - fire and grace - found in these diverse traditions.
Fire & Grace has also been featured on CBC Radio, performing a nationally broadcast concert of folk and baroque. Fire & Grace’s self-titled debut album was released in 2015, and their latest album Alma was released in 2021.
“...a monument to musical diversity and crossover brilliance” - Monterey County Weekly
“Centuries and cultural barriers melt away as old-world bourées and minuets spiral seamlessly into all-American waltzes and folk dances.” - Acoustic Guitar Magazine
“Musically exquisite and visually entertaining.” Kelowna Daily Courier
“Fusing baroque and classical violin with folk and celtic guitar…the resulting music mix exuded life, emotion, warmth and depth. Their opening suite, Liquid Gold, set the tone, alternating the emphasis between baroque dance and Irish jigs, and ending on an Irish reel full of passion and excitement.” - Otago Daily Times
So, treat your musical appetite as you indulge in a delightful afternoon of classical music while you enjoy a sweet treat and traditional style tea served in beautiful china cups.
Fire & Grace are Edwin Huizinga and William Coulter. Performing both baroque and modern repertoire, Canadian violinist Edwin Huizinga has appeared alongside Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Renée Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, Mike Marshall, and Stevie Wonder.
He has been featured as a soloist with the San Bernardino Symphony, Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, and the Banff Summer Arts Festival, and has performed as conductor and soloist with the Guelph Symphony Orchestra.
An avid composer, Edwin was commissioned to write a piece for Canada's 150th anniversary.
Edwin is a founding member of the baroque ensemble ACRONYM and is part of the artistic leadership of Carmel Bach Festival, and serves as the Artistic Director for Sweetwater Music Festival and Big Sur Music Camp. He is also a member of the Juno-nominated indie rock band The Wooden Sky, and is a founding member of the Classical Revolution—an organization dedicated to shaping the future of concerts and jam sessions in alternative locations around the world.
William Coulter is an internationally acclaimed, Grammy award winning master of the steel-string guitar. Coulter has been Music Director for Tomaseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas since 1998, and has performed with the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, Apollo’s Fire and many other ensembles. In March of 2016 he debuted Celtic Journey, a full-length pops concert with the Omaha Symphony featuring Irish singers, dancers, musicians and storytellers.
Collaborations are a mainstay of his career, including tours and recordings with Neal Hellman and Barry and Shelley Phillips; classical guitar virtuoso Benjamin Verdery, and Irish flute wizard Brian Finnegan. Tours have taken him around the United States and to Ireland, Europe, Taiwan, New Zealand, Chile, and most recently Australia. Coulter teaches classical guitar at UC Santa Cruz.
Tickets $35 or $17.50 for those 30 years old and under.
A 3-show series pass is just $90. Please Call the Box Office to purchase the pass.
Or, Pick Your Own season by buying one of our EDGE Memberships, starting at $30, and get 20% off Trail Arts Council presentations and other benefits.
All tickets are general admission and available online at purchase.trail-arts.com, by phone at 250-368-9669, and in person at the Bailey Box Office at 1501 Cedar Ave., Trail.
Tickets are non-refundable.
Reminder - please do not wear strong smelling perfumes or colognes to the Bailey Theatre as the building is a scent free zone. Thank you for your cooperation.
This performance is made possible thanks to funding from the BC Arts Council, BC Live Performance Network, the Government of Canada, and Tourism South Kootenay. We also gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.
Other Classical series events
Quartetto Gelatoon Tuesday, October 6 in The Bailey at 7:30 pm - Virtuosic showpieces and romantic ballads, blazing Romani tunes and forgotten chestnuts, all brought to life with multi-instrument mastery: this is Quartetto Gelato—a popular and highly unusual classical quartet.
Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkinson Saturday, February 6 at 7:30 pm in The Bailey Theatre at 7:30 pm - An award-winning musical play about the fascinating, comedic, and touching story of Florence Foster Jenkins, an affluent socialite and opera singer with a “famously uncertain sense of pitch,” and her accompanist, Cosmé McMoon.
