The Consortium Arts Ensemble will play Benjamin Britten's Phantasy Quartet for Oboe and String Trio, as well as Mozart's Oboe quartet in F major. Members consist of Anita Walsh on the violin, Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh on viola, our very own Ben Bolt-Martin on cello, and of course to round out the group, the renowned Jim Mason on the oboe.
Eviole (pronounced ay-vee-oh-lay) is a group of musicians who perform music from in and around the 17th century that was composed for female singers. Music from this time period is very beautiful and poetic, often cheeky, and always delightful. Our group features Corey Linforth and Laura Pudwell accompanied by Miriam Stewart-Kroeker, cello, and Borys Medicky, harpsichord.
The orchestra@uwaterloo is a group of approximately 60 students, staff, faculty, and alumni from the University of Waterloo. Directed by noted local conductor Daniel Warren, the orchestra will be playing the following pieces:
Vaughan Williams, Fantasie on the theme of Thomas Tallis
Mendelssohn “Hebrides Overture”
Vaughan Williams, “The Lark Ascending”
Mendelssohn Scottish Symphony
The choirs of the University of Waterloo’s music department join together for Voices around Us, a program of music spanning centuries. The department’s three choirs, Chamber Choir, Chapel Choir and University Choir each perform separately and then come together to sing music by Paul Halley and from Craig Hella Johnson’s oratorio, Considering Matthew Shepard.
DUE TO WEATHER, THIS CONCERT IS CANCELLED.
Four groups of talented student chamber musicians will play a wide selection of classical music. Free admission, reception after the concert.
Pieces include:
Schumann Piano Trio in G minor op. 17
Dvorak Piano Quintet No. 2
C.P.E Bach Trio Sonata
Beethoven String Quartet, op. 18 no. 4
Dr. Darryl Friesen has been praised for his “rich palette of tonal colour” and performances of “intimate, poignant simplicity” (Winnipeg Free Press, 2008).
Timeless chant, Spanish Renaissance music, and prayer in the austere beauty of Keffer Chapel at Martin Luther University College. Presented by Schola Musica Sacra, which includes UWaterloo and WLU students.
Martin Luther University College is on the Wilfrid Laurier Campus, at the corner of Bricker Ave and Albert St.
The entrance is off Albert Street. The parking lot is available. Free.
Bass Daniel Lichti, tenor James McLean, and pianist Anna Ronai are well known to local audiences. Their program includes duets by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Balfe and Rossini.
