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Past Concert Archives

 2010

"The Four Seasons"

Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 7:30pm, Central Baptist Church
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 3:00pm, St Simon's Anglican Church


Soloist:
Bora Kim (violin)


We are proud to present teenage virtuoso Bora Kim, a truly outstanding musician and multiple prizewinner, to perform one of the most beloved pieces in classical music, Vivaldi’s complete Four Seasons. Don’t miss this excellent and world-famous music!

Macmillan: Two Sketches based on French Canadian Folk Songs
Purcell: The Virtuous Wife
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

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"Souvenir de Florence"

Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 7:30pm, Central Baptist Church
Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 3:00pm, St Simon's Anglican Church


Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence has all the hallmarks of his style: Passion, Ecstasy, Colour, Tragedy, Joy…based on the composer’s sojourn in Tuscany; it is every bit as wonderful as his more famous String Serenade. Beethoven’s Octet features our wind program in a virtuoso display…Not to be missed!

Beethoven: Octet
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence

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 2009

"Age of Emotion"

Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 7:30pm, Central Baptist Church
Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 3:00pm, St Simon's Anglican Church

Concert proudly sponsored by Gregory J. Muldoon, Investors Group

Soloist:
Erica Iris Huang (mezzo-soprano)

The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a time of voluptuous artistic production. All the works in this concert are full of passion and expression, not least the main feature, Manuel de Falla’s fiery El Amor Brujo: "Love the Magician"; it contains the famous Ritual Fire Dance which will have you dancing in the aisles…Olé!

Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faune
Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"
Bizet: Arias from Carmen - “Havanaise” and “Seguidille”
Mahler: Adagietto
de Falla: El Amor Brujo

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"La Bizarre"

Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 7:30pm, Central Baptist Church
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 3:00pm, St Simon's Anglican Church
Concertmaster: Aleksandar Gajic

Telemann's Suite "La Bizarre" is another lively, quirky and refreshing masterpiece by this extremely prolific Baroque master. Dvorak's Serenade for Strings is one of the great treasures of the string orchestra repertoire, and very much beloved for its warm melodies and folk-dance flavour. A concert not to be missed!

Holst: Brook Green Suite
Telemann: Suite La Bizarre
Dvorak: Serenade for Strings

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"Exuberant"

Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 7:30pm, Central Baptist Church
Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 3:00pm, St Simon's Anglican Church
Concertmaster: Aleksandar Gajic

This concert is full of energetic and brilliant music, from Guelph composer Glenn Buhr's "Jyotir" with its powerful percussion solos, to the incredible energy of our Music Director's "Exuberant", to the lightning-fast scales of Haydn's Cello Concerto last movement.
Hold onto your hats!

Haydn: Cello Concerto in C (Jonathan Tortolano, soloist)
Demuynck: Exuberant for Cello & Orchestra (Jonathan Tortolano, soloist)
Buhr: Jyotir (Brilliance)
Tchaikovsky: Suite No.4 (Mozartiana)

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 2008

Complete Brandenburg Concertos

Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 7:30pm (pre-concert chat 1/2 hour beforehand)
Central Baptist Church
Sunday, November 30, 2008 at 3:00pm
(pre-concert chat 1/2 hour beforehand)
St Simon's Anglican Church
Concertmaster: Robert Miskey

This concert features Norman Engel, trumpet; Stephen Sitarski, violin;
Douglas Perry, viola; Ronald Greidanus, harpsichord, in addition to:

  • No.1: Robert Miskey, violin; Cristina Sewerin, oboe 1; Sarah Cardwell, oboe 2; Stephen Koshurba, oboe 3; Peter Samuelson, horn 1; Tom Fleming, horn 2;Dorothy Ward, bassoon
  • No.2: David Klausner, recorder; Cristina Sewerin, oboe
  • No.4: Bora Kim, violin; Takayo Shimoda, recorder 1; David Klausner, recorder 2
  • No.5: Nicole Li, violin; Joan Browne, flute
  • No.6: Judith Davenport, viola 2; Beata Csuka, cello

The pinnacle of the chamber orchestra repertoire, Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concertos contain some of the most famous melodies in all of classical music. Join us for this rare and special event celebrating our 25th Anniversary !

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Music for the Eyes

Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 7:30pm, Central Baptist Church
Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 3:00pm
, St Simon's Anglican Church

Demuynck: Kaleidoscope

Dvorak: Czech Suite
Faure: Fantasy for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (Linda Morgan, soloist)
Harry Somers: Picasso Suite (Includes slide show of Picasso’s works)

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Les Nations

Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 7:30pm, Central Baptist Church
Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 3:00pm
, St Simon's Anglican Church

Bach: Orchestral Suite #1 in C

Ridout: Ballade for Viola & Strings (Eric Fahn, soloist)
Telemann: Suite “Les Nations”
Grieg: 4 short pieces

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 2007

Marvelous Mozart

Saturday, November 24, 2007 at 7:30pm, Central Baptist Church
Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 3:00pm
, St Simon's Anglican Church

Mozart: Wind Serenade in E flat
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A (Greg James, soloist)
Mozart: Symphony #33 in B flat