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Rhapsody Quintet*
Sunday May 12
2:00 pm, Lilian Piercey Concert Hall, Halifax
7:30 pm, St. John’s Church, Lunenburg
Shimon Walt, cello
Anne Rapson, violin
David Langstroth, double bass
Diana Torbert, piano
John Rapson, clarinet
One of Halifax’s most versatile ensembles, and always in high demand, because, frankly, they can play anything, and they do: baroque and classical, twentieth century jazz and swing, klezmer, tango and Latin favourites.
Their performance of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a knock out that shows there is more to this music than Freddy Mercury knew. The Rhapsody Quintet plays two concerts, one in Halifax and one in Lunenburg.
Music of My Life*
Piano Trios by Mendelssohn & Brahms
Sunday, September 23, 2:00 pm
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall
  
Shimon Walt, cello
Robert Uchida, violin
Lynn Stodola, piano
Our season opener proudly features Musician-in-Residence Shimon Walt.
Shimon says, “Piano Trios were, and probably still are my biggest love in the world of chamber music. There is something special in the blend of high and low strings with the full range of piano sound. Haydn, Mendelssohn and Brahms… does it get much better?
Each of the pieces on this program also has a very close and intimate connection to my love of music, and each touches a part of me during different times and places in my career. A hint: Israel, United States and Canada.”
Shimon is joined by Pianist Lynn Stodola and Symphony Nova Scotia’s Concertmaster, violinist Robert Uchida.
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Haydn:
Piano Trio in G Major, Hob. Xv-25, (1725) all’a Hongorise
Mendelssohn:
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, op. 49, No. 1
Brahms:
Piano Trio No. 1, Op 8, No. 1, B major
Best of Friends*
Sunday, October 21, 2:00 pm
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall
 
Shimon Walt, cello
Peter Allen, piano
Two of Halifax’s best chamber players (and friends) in a concert of major cello sonatas by Brahms and Rachmaninoff.
Pianist Peter Allen was St. Cecilia’s first Musician-in-Residence, and the man who originally said, "Shimon, you have got to play the Rachmaninoff!" And so they do!
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Tim Brady:
Three or Four Days After the Death of Kurt Cobain
Brahms:
Sonata for Piano and Cello No. 1, Op 38, no. 1, E minor
Rachmaninoff:
Sonata for Piano and Cello, Op. 19, in G minor
Interplay of Influences
Chong & Desautels
Sunday, October 28, 2:00 pm
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall
 
Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Tina Chong, piano
A pianist from western Canada who lives in the United States, and a clarinetist from Quebec who has settled in Brazil: an exceptional duo! The affinity and astonishing complementarity that instantly united these two talented musicians, promise a rich and moving musical experience. In perfect osmosis as they perform the most wonderful works of the clarinet and piano repertoire.
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Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasiestücke for clarinet and piano, Op. 73
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata in D major, K. 311
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
For clarinet and piano, Op. 48
ENTRACTE / INTERMISSION
Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896)
Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
(arr. Dominic Desautels)
Alban Berg (1885-1935)
Four pieces for clarinet and piano, Op. 5
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Clarinet Sonata in e-flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
Vittorio Monti (1868-1922)
Czárdás (arr. Dominic Desautels)
Canadian Chamber Choir and
CANTA MARA: Nova Scotia’s Adult Chamber Choir
Dr. Julia Davids, conductor
Sunday, November 4, 3:00 pm
Saint Patricks’s Church, 2267 Brunswick Street, Halifax
One of Canada’s premier vocal ensembles and conductors, St. Cecilia presents the Canadian Chamber Choir, conducted by Julia Davids, in partnership with the Nova Scotia Choral Federation.
Be there at the birth of Canta Mara, Nova Scotia’s New Adult Chamber Choir
launching at the concert, in performance with the CCC, and both under the distinguished direction of Dr. Julia Davids.
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Gregg Smith:
Sound Canticle on Bay Psalm 23
Mozart:
Regina Coeli (CPDL)
Keith Bissell:
Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies
Peter Togni:
Psaume 98
Jeff Enns:
Da Pacem
Ben Duinker:
Man. Ubi Caritas
French Stylings
Thibault Cauvin, Guitar
Saturday, November 10, 7:30 pm
Fort Massey United Church, 5303 Tobin at Queen
This young Parisian guitarist is on a cross-North American tour and Halifax is on his calendar. His repertoire ranges from Scarlatti to contemporary composers.
Presented in partnership with Alliance Francaise.
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Astor Piazzola:
El Angel, tango cycle (selections)
Billy Strayhorn:
Take the A train
Carlos Jobim:
Felicidade
Carlo Domeniconi:
Koyunbaba
Mozart: ‘Cosi fan tutte’
Sunday, December 2, 2:00 pm
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall
Mozart’s comic opera about love and seduction
Jeunesses Musicales of Canada production
Mozart’s famous Italian comic opera Così fan tutte. Joy and delight await you in this fanciful and far-fetched story of two uncommon couples. Literally translated as “Thus do they all,” this joyful opera tells a tale of jealousy, trickery, and mischief. (What’s new?!)
A light and cheeky Mozartian delight, performed by the country’s finest emerging artists!
Cast:
Fiordiligi, Vania Margani
Dorabella, Charlotte Burrage
Guglielmo, Adrian Kramer
Ferrando, Aaron Sheppard
Despina, Julie Ludwig
Don Alfonso, Michael Gracco
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Family Traditions
A New Year’s Celebration!
The Djokic Family
Sunday, January 6, 2:00 pm
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall
Sponsored by Women for Music
 
Program
Beethoven: Piano Trio, Op. 1, No. 3
Kodaly: Serenade, Op. 12 for Two violins and viola
Dvorak: Piano Quintet, Op. 81
What a way to start the New Year! Always a favourite with audiences, the Djokic Family — Marc Djokic, violin; Philippe Djokic, viola; Denise Djokic, cello; Lynn Stodola, piano, and guest violinist Nelson Lee. Their New Year’s concert programme features the talents of all five musicians displaying a mastery of musical styles from Baroque to Romantic to contemporary.
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The Cello as Voice*
Sunday, January 27, 2:00 pm
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall
With Support from a Generous Donation from Judith Grant
Shimon Walt, cello
Allison Angelo, soprano
Diana Torbert, piano
Dinuk Wijeratne, conductor (Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5)
Norman Adams, cello
Hilary Brown, cello
Laszlo Muranyi, cello
Kan Yue, cello
Evan Wiebe, cello
Lydia Hansen, cello
Benjamin Marmen, cello
Leica Hardy, choreographer
Vivika Ballard, dance
Hilary Knee, dance
Rebecca Wolfe, dance
Klara Darmos & Dale Rose of TANGO ROSA
The cello is often compared in tone to the human voice, and we humans have responded to its sound through song and movement. This concert features eight voices by that count!
Cellist and Musician-in-Residence Shimon Walt, with special guest Allison Angelo, soprano (last season’s Musician-in-Residence) are featured, as are seven other cellists in Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos, conducted by Dinuk Wijeratne.
Shimon’s Symphony Nova Scotia colleagues Norman Adams, Laszlo Muranyi and Hilary Brown will join him, as will Evan Wiebe and Kan
Yue, and his students, Benjamin Marmen and Lydia Hansen.
The program also shows the lyricism of the cello in music by Faure, Previn and Saint-Saens (‘The Swan’, with a solo dance performance).
Dancers include Vivika Ballard, Hilary Knee & Rebecca Wolfe. Vivika Ballard will perform the ‘Dying Swan’ as well. The group is KiDanCo, which is the pre-professional company resident at the Leica Hardy School of Dance.
Klara Darmos & Dale Rose of TANGO ROSA also appear.
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Bruch: Kol Nidre
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14 (with voice)
Previn: Vocalise for Soprano, Cello and Piano
Saint-Saens: Mon Coeur S’ouvre a Ta Voix
Elgar: Salut d’Amour
Villa Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras #5 (voice, 8 celli)
- Aria: Cantilena
Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G (with modern dancers Vivika Ballard, Hilary Knee & Rebecca Wolfe)
- Sarabande
- Minuets 1 & 2
- Gigue
Faure: Apres un Reve, Op. 7, No. 1
Saint-Saens: The Swan (from 'Carnival of the Animals' with ballerina Vivika Ballard)
Piazzolla: Oblivion (with Tango Rosa)
Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro (from Gianni Schicchi, 1918)
Bart Howard: “Fly Me to the Moon’
Lennon/McCartney: ‘When I’m 64’
Carlos Gardel: El Dia Que Me Quieras (with TANGO ROSA)
Todd Yaniw, piano
Sunday, February 10, 2:00 pm
The Peggy Corkum Music Room, 6181 Lady Hammond Road
A rising star, multiple award winner who specializes in the Romantic piano of Chopin and Liszt, Todd Yaniw currently studies with Jon Kimura Parker. Todd’s programme includes Bach’s Toccata in D major and Beethoven’s Sonata in F minor, "Appassionata”. Not to be missed piano playing.
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P r o g r a m
Bach:
Toccata in D major, BWV 912
Beethoven:
Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata")
Rachmaninov:
Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (1913 original version)
Flûte alors! Recorder consort
Sunday, February 24, 2:00 pm
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall
Vincent Lauzer
Marie-Laurence Primeau
Alexa Raine-Wright
Caroline Tremblay
Banish those dreadful school day memories of bad recorder classes! (Even worse sounds!) Flûte Alors! promises to gently re-introduce you to the recorder, and what, in the right hands, recorders can accomplish! This sassy ensemble starts with Bach and Vivaldi and moves on up to the Beach Boys (They get around). Praised for their rhythmic energy, plus the joy and precision they bring, Flûte Alors! is an audience favourite wherever they play.
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Bach:
Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543
Matthias Maute
Prelude and Fuge
Tarquinio Merula
Canzonas
The Beach Boys
I get around (Arr. for Recorder Quartet by Louise-Andrée Baril)
Vivaldi
Concerto in C Major , RV 443
Quartet la Corde
Sunday, March 3, 2:00 pm
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall
Heemin Choi, violin
Artem Kolesov, violin
Warda Limaye, violin
Ben Marmen, cello
Shimon Walt, second cello
Quartet la Corde, a Dalhousie-based ensemble, was formed in January 2012 and has found early success.
In addition to the mentorship of Prof. Djokic, the quartet participated in Scotia Festival of Music during the summer, where they were coached by various professionals from Halifax and elsewhere, and gained further performance experience.
Representing Nova Scotia at the National Music Festival in August, 2012, the group placed second in Canada in the chamber category.
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Schubert
Quintet in C major for two violins, viola and two celli
Radical Cycle
Dani & Sageev Oore, Piano & Sax
Sunday, March 24, 2:00 pm
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall
A fixture at JazzEast, members of ‘Gypsophilia’, Dani and Sageev Oore are classically trained musicians with an astounding range and originality.
Their “Radical Cycle” concert will be the first live performance of their recently released CD. It features an improvisational approach that fuses classical pieces of varying styles to remarkable effect. The radical refers to their adaptation and excerpting of classical songs by composers including Schumann and Brahms into their unique stylings for piano and saxophone.
It might be called ‘musical re-cycling’, and is certain to attract both their jazz fans and those interested in a modern-day take on traditional sounds.
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Radical Cycle is based on a set of classical pieces, most of which are originally art songs for voice and piano.
• Avanti Urania! (1899, Giacomo Puccini, R. Fucini)
• Brâul (1915, Béla Bartók, Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 BB 68)
• The Cage (1906, Charles Ives, 114 Songs, C. Ives)
• Schlafend Trägt Man Mich (1909, Alban Berg, Vier Lieder, Op. 2, A. Mombert)
• Nicht mehr zu dir zu gehen (1864, Johannes Brahms, Neun Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 32, No. 2, G. Daumer)
• Träumerei (1838, Robert Schumann, Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
• Gretchen am Spinnrade (1814, Franz Schubert, Op. 2, D. 118, J. W. v. Goethe)
• Der Leidende (1816, Franz Schubert, D. 432, Anonymous)
• Zueignung (1885, Richard Strauss, 8 Gedichte aus 'Letzte Blätter,' Op. 10, No. 1, H.v. G. z. Rosenegg)
Guitares Nomades Guitar Trio
Sunday, April 14, 2:00 pm
Lilian Piercey Concert Hall
Stéphane Tellier
Dan Livingstone
Alexandre Éthier
Combining a variety of styles — from "manouche" to fingerstyle to Spanish classical guitar — Guitar Nomades features a trio of extraordinary virtuosos who’ve created a new genre by blending members’ respective styles. Their program includes Chopin and Rodrigo; and music from the Mississippi Delta, and the Paris Hot Club de Jazz. And, oh yeah, you might also hear something from Merle Travis.
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Antonio Lauro:
Seis valses venezolanos para guitarra:
No.5: Carora
No.6: Angostura
Django Reinhardt:
Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
Merle Travis:
I Like My Chicken Fryin' Size
Carlo Domeniconi:
Koyunbaba,Op.19
Manuel de Falla:
Danse rituelle du feu
Arr. For Guitar Duo by Gruber-Maklar
Chopin:
Waltz in C Sharp Minor, Op.64, no2
Arr. Alexandre Éthier
Clarence 'Blind Lemon' Jefferson:
Wartime Blues
Stéphane Tellier:
Petit Bonhomme
Rhapsody Quintet*
Sunday May 12
2:00 pm, Lilian Piercey Concert Hall, Halifax
7:30 pm, St. John’s Church, Lunenburg
Shimon Walt, cello
Anne Rapson, violin
David Langstroth, double bass
Diana Torbert, piano
John Rapson, clarinet
One of Halifax’s most versatile ensembles, and always in high demand, because, frankly, they can play anything, and they do: baroque and classical, twentieth century jazz and swing, klezmer, tango and Latin favourites.
Their performance of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a knock out that shows there is more to this music than Freddy Mercury knew. The Rhapsody Quintet plays two concerts, one in Halifax and one in Lunenburg.
For Bio info, click Concert Date on Calendar
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