The Pellerin family and Richard Gira rescue the St. Joan of Arch Choir, most of whose members are sick, by stepping to sing at the last minute under the masterful direction of Michael Thibodeau. A Christmas miracle 🌟
Mass held by our beloved priests Father Bob (Robert Langone) and Father Alex (Alexander Reed - ordained in 2024).
Christmas services beautiful choreographed with a pageant as well as elaborate music directed by keyboardist Dr. Elaine Choi. With cellist Dr. Andrew Ascenzo, organist Stephen Boda, and percussionist and Drum Major Chris Reesor.
Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts, 2 Bay St., Parry Sound
Join Whispering River Music in singing the Hallelujah Chorus on December 21st at 7:30pm as Whispering River Music performs the Christmas story from the longest running musical of all time: Handel’s Messiah with Selected Arias & Choruses. Featuring local and professional musicians and renowned Canadian soloists, this joyous music will bring the spirit of the season to you and your family. With my sister, Nora Pellerin, helping out TREMENDOUSLY as Principal Second!
Brenda Margaret Muller | artistic & orchestra director
Philip Morehead | conductor & choral director
Amy Dodington | soprano
Celine Cascanette | mezzo-soprano
Fabián Arciniegas | tenor
Johnathon Kirby | bass
Excerpts from the Nutcracker, the Messiah, Leroy Anderson Favourites, "Troïka" from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60, and many classic holiday tunes performed by the lovely Maria Branje & the Christmas Suites Trio.
Oliver Balaburski | conductor
Maria Branje | vocalist
Danny McErlain | pianist
Bruce Rumble | bassist
Allan Halford | percussionist
With music arranged by Brigham Phillips, Kim Saldelk, and Peter Brennan.
Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, 88 Dalhousie St., Brantford
Deck your halls with boughs of holly! Put up the mistletoe! Decorate the Christmas tree! Bake the Christmas cookies! And most important of all, come to the Sanderson on Saturday December 9, to enjoy your favourite holiday music performed live by the fabulous Brantford Symphony! The Christmas show is always the BSO’s most popular concert. If you don’t know that from personal experience, come check it out. We know you’re going to love it!
Philip Sarabura | conductor
Movements of J.S. Bach Solo Violin and Solo Cello Partitas, along with some familiar and some more whimsical Christmas music, and a carol singalong!
Award-winning Canadian soprano Ariane Cossette will join the PSO for the annual holiday concert, which will feature seasonal tunes receiving the full orchestral treatment as well as beloved classic arias. “We will be including lots of music for the season, including popular arrangements of Christmas carols and holiday favourites as well as some great music by opera composers,” says the PSO’s music director and conductor Michael Newnham. That includes “Je Veux Vivre” from the 1867 opera Roméo et juliette by French composer Charles Gounod, “Musetta’s Waltz” from the 1896 opera La bohème by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, and “Ah, fors’è lui” from the 1853 opera La traviata by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi.
Michael Newnham | conductor
Ariane Cossette | soprano
Performing for the 2023 St. Augustine's Seminary Convocation with the Emperor String Quartet, subbing for Jef ten Kortenaar, with violinist David Wadley, violist Sheila Smyth, and cellist Steven Buck. Led by organist Dr. Jerzy Cihocki. Presiding as Chancellor: Archbishop Frank Leo.
Heitor Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2, Bedřich Smetana's The Moldau, and Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
Rafael Luz | conductor
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave East, Toronto
The orchestra recognizes Remembrance Day with powerful composers and inspiration. Grayzna Bacewicz was concertmaster of the Polish Radio Orchestra before the start of WWII and an important composer who continued to give concerts in secret throughout the war, with her Overture (1943) written under occupation. Ralph Vaughan Williams was one of England’s greatest composers who continued to compose throughout both world wars. Canadian composer Kevin Lau was commissioned in 2014 to write a work commemorating the beginning of World War I, a work of gratitude through music to salute a generation of brave Canadians who gave their lives in service of their country. Often considered the birth of Romanticism, Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony is the composer’s musical answer against tyranny and oppression. The music is filled with tremendous struggle as it celebrates the heroism in each of us, and concludes with ultimate transcendence.
Martin MacDonald | conductor
Embark on a genre-bending musical adventure as Sinbad takes Bach on a thrilling journey through the modern Arab world. In this ground-breaking composition, the acclaimed Arab-Canadian composer, Suad Bushnaq, merges the worlds of Arabic and Baroque music like never before. Witness the convergence of two incredible musical traditions as they're brought to life by the extraordinary talents of the Canadian Arabic Orchestra and Choir. Prepare to be transported to a realm where classical meets contemporary in a harmonious symphony of cultural fusion.
Performing John Ireland's glorious Piano Trio No. 3 in E minor with pianist Peter Margolian and cellist Paul van der Sloot. With other friends performing impressive works by Galindo, Wilder, Creston, and Berkeley. Honoured to be part of this unique and bold program!
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic Church, 3220 Bayview Ave, North York
The Blessed Trinity Choir and Toronto Oratorio Society are proud to present Haydn's oratorio The Creation. This beautiful work explores the joy and wonder of six days of God's Creation, and also the paradise of the garden of Eden. The work features choir, soloists, orchestra, a guest conductor, and is sung in English. Please join us for an afternoon of beautiful music praising the wonder of creation!
Karen Frank | conductor
Grace Quinsey | soprano - Gabriel/ Eve
Ryan Downey | tenor - Uriel
John Holland | bass - Raphael/ Adam
(Image chosen by me from Annie Besant's Thought Forms)
London Symphonia opens its 2023-24 Season in spectacular style with Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony. The “Ode to Joy” and its powerful message of peace, hope and a brighter future — known around the world — features four outstanding soloists: Bethany Hörst, soprano, Sophie Louise Roland, mezzo-soprano, Bud Roach, tenor, and Giles Tomkins, bass. We are thrilled that the Amabile Choirs of London, The London Singers, and the H.B. Beal Secondary School Singers will be performing in this most magnificent work. Matthias Maute, one of London Symphonia’s favourite conductors, returns to the podium to lead this very special performance.
Mathias Maute | conductor
Bethany Hörst | soprano
Sophie Louise Roland | mezzo-soprano
Bud Roach | tenor
Giles Tomkins | bass
https://www.londonsymphonia.ca/events-calendar/2023/10/14/the-ninth
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave East, Toronto
Katie Agocs’ Shenanigan is full of buoyant energy, showing off the range of the orchestra capturing the essence of Atlantic Canada’s reels. Christine Donkin’s Three Autumn Scenes is beautifully descriptive, as we explore those first sounds and sights of a crisp autumn day. Written for acclaimed First Nations mezzo-soprano Marion Newman, Ancestral Voices is a powerful and thought- provoking song cycle written in the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation. Finally, Dvorak’s New World Symphony, one of the most famous symphonies of all time, is a sweeping drama inspired by his experiences during his stay in America.
Martin MacDonald | conductor
Marion Newman | mezzo-soprano
Music for Bert - celebrating Bert Weir Day, and McKellar's 150th Anniversary at the beautiful home/gallery of Bert Weir's daughter, Wade. World premiere of my work "Journey," for string orchestra, and performance of "Georgian Bay Suites," by Carol Ann Weaver, "Frontlines," by Janet Danielson, "October Blaze," by Diane Berry, and "Landscapes," by Dr. Patricia Morehead. Featuring singer Fabian Arcineagas. Thank you to Brenda Muller for masterminding this performance and encouraging women composers! Thank you to Shannon Lai and Zach Louch for their hard work and organization! Finally, thank you to my sister Nora for sitting principal viola to help out!
Brenda Margaret Muller | artistic director
Phillip Morehead | conductor
Fabián Arcineagas | tenor
Beethoven Sonata No. 4 for violin and piano, Chopin Nocturne in E-flat major (piano), Nana (Berceuse) from Manuel de Falla's Suite Populaire, and The Best of Adiemus, from Karl Jenkins, The Journey (violin and orchestral backing track).
Clare Pellerin | violinist
Daisy Leung | pianist
St. Basil's Catholic Parish at the University of St. Michael's College, 50 St. Joseph St., Toronto
Performing Karg-Elert's Fuge, Kanzone, und Epilog as part of Manuel Piazza's recital for the Royal Canadian College of Organists and Organ Historical Society's summer festival. With vocalists Merry Anne Stuart, Marieke Dekorte, Katherine Hill, and Simon Honeyman.
Manuel Piazza | organist
Clare Pellerin | violinist
Merry Anne Stuart | soprano I
Marieke Dekorte | soprano II
Katherine Hill | alto I
Simon Honeyman | alto II
Works by Reinhold Glière, as well as Tchaikovsky, Purcell, Grieg, and others arranged for violin and violoncello.
Hear us perform highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxFJxA5AXHM&ab_channel=ClarePellerin
Celebrate National Indigenous Day, International Music Day, and Summer Solstice with Whispering River Music in Cultural workshops and a respectful outdoor Gathering honouring the sacred traditions of the Ojibwe, Metis, and Settlers from all parts of the world. With Laval Williams of Little Creek Traditional Drum, MĂ©tis fiddler Jacinthe Trudeau (accompanied by Jeff Wiseman), and featuring Whispering River Music student Akira Hamel Nanibush on viola, as well as works by J.S. Bach, Benjamin Britten, and Joseph Haydn. Listen to the show, then dance to the beat of the drum!
Brenda Muller | conductor
Laval Williams | Caretaker of the Little Creek Traditional Grandfather Drum which resonates the Heartbeat of Mother Earth
Jacinthe Trudeau | fiddler
Akira Hamel Nanibush | viola
https://www.whisperingrivermusic.com/summer-solstice-celebration