CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. —

The Kirk of St. James summer recital series continues on Thursday, July 25, at 12:10 p.m. The Kirk is located at 35 Fitzroy Street, Charlottetown. The featured artist is Karin Aurell, flute. 

Aurell teaches flute at Mount Allison University and at Université de Moncton. She is also a busy solo and chamber music performer, performing most often with woodwind quintet Ventus Machina (www.ventusmachina.com) and in Trio Arkaède together with violinist Isabelle Fournier and pianist Julien LeBlanc.

Aurell likes to work with living composers; performing new and experimental music together with percussionist Joel Cormier and bass player Andrew Miller. She is also embarking on a project together with Argentinian composer and pianist Martin Kutnowski.

Originally from Sweden, Aurell spent many years working as an orchestra musician, mainly in the Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, where she was the assistant principal flute for 14 years.

She spends her summers playing in the Charlottetown Festival Orchestra. 

Assisting artists will be Dale Sorensen, trombone, Nicole Strum, saxophone, and Frances McBurnie. piano.

The program consists of three works for flute and piano by Bartok, Karg-Elert and Doppler, as well as works for a combination of the instruments by Raum and others.

There is no admission charge, but donations to the Kirk’s Choral Scholarships are appreciated.