Patrick Courtin and Nico Rhodes together are the preforming dual called Piano Heist. They are so unbelievably stoked to be coming to Moose Jaw on March 8th at the Mae Wilson Theatre.
“We originally met 30 years ago in kindergarten. In elementary school we became friends and essentially have been friends ever since, said Nico Rhodes, making a note that it was over 3 decades ago. “I grew up with my mom being a singer who performed all around the world. So I grew up sort of around a lot of musicians. My mom paired me off with her piano player. He basically taught me from the time I was four years old until I was in my teens.”
Patrick Courtin said, “My parents put me in my first piano lessons at the age of five or six, and that was that; I just never let up.”
The boys' budding friendship shared a special bond over piano keys and often played duets together. Nico continued, “There was always a little bit of a one-upmanship between the two of us. But we also play some like serious…you know, intense duet pieces. We performed little concerts together.”
With both of them growing up and having careers, Nico got the idea of a performance that included music from 400 years ago until modern times. The concept was amazing but he felt it needed a partner, someone he could bounce ideas off. His first thought was Patrick. He contacted him and Piano Heist was born.
The men have played in large and small venues creating laughter and a renewed love of piano music. On March 8th, from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Piano Heist will offer the audience a mixture of comedy that will leave you laughing in your seats, participating in the fun, and entertaining you with music from Chopin to Queen and a whole lot in-between.
“We are on a mission to pay homage to the greats of musical history from Bach to Beethoven to Scott Joplin to Oscar Peterson, Queen Elton John and Jerry Lee Lewis, and much more. We are here to take you on a musical journey through time and all the genres.”
So, come out and let the energy from a strike on a piano string ripple out to twang the strings of your heart, ending in days of reverberating laughter.
Check out where they will be at https://pianoheist.com/performances
Tickets are on sale at https://sasktix.evenue.net or follow the link at https://www.moosejawculture.ca/event-details-registration/piano-heist for more information.
