The percussion group NEXUS has been at the forefront of Canadian chamber music for over three decades. The ensemble is joined by pianist Midori Koga and percussionists Paul Ormandy and Ryan Scott in the world premier of Bill Cahn’s R.E.membering, John Cage’s Credo in US, and Robin Engelman’s Remembrance, Lullaby for Esmé, and arrangements of songs by Toru Takemitsu.

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Aradia continues its exploration of the theatre music of Henry Purcell, presenting the original text alongside music for the plays, hence the composer’s music for Don Quixote, will be presented with excerpts from Thomas D’ Urfey’s play. Likewise for Bonduca, or The British Heroine excerpts from John Fletcher’s play will be heard. Purcell was the supreme master of combining natural speech rhythms with poignant melodies.

When he married his music to the poetry of the finest writers of his day, the results were beyond compare. This concert is surely not to be missed!

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On the cusp of an exciting future, Catherine MacLellan carefully crafts heartfelt vignettes of everyday life and love, and delivers them with beauty and grace.

“ Catherine MacLellan is a descendant of PEI songwriting royalty...when you hear her velvet voice and personal, poetic lyrics, you’ll know she’s actually worthy of being called The Queen of Heartbreakin’ Country Folk.”
— CBC Radio One

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Kurt Rosenwinkel is acclaimed as one of the leading lights of the next generation of jazz artists. A Verve recording artist, he has performed with some of the biggest names in contemporary jazz including Joe Henderson, Joshua Redman, Brian Blade and Brad Meldhau, has released four albums under his own name and is currently working on his fifth.

A tenured professor at the Jazz Institute of Berlin, Kurt Rosenwinkel received formal training at Berklee College of Music in Boston and later apprenticed with Gary Burton and Paul Motian’s Electric Bebop Band.

Tonight’s performance features Eric Revis on bass and Rodney Green on drums.

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Royal Wood’s honeyed voice wraps itself beautifully around his well-crafted lyrics. His soon-to-be-released album is produced by the formidable Juno Award-winning Pierre Marchand (Sarah McLachlan, Rufus Wainwright).

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Program: Beethoven, Overture Coriolan
Mozart, Concerto for clarinet, K. 622
Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 in E flat

KSO principal Carmen Gassi performs Mozart's wistful clarinet concerto that was written in the final years of the composer's life. This performance also features Beethoven's heroic Symphony No. 3 that is often cited as the masterwork marking the end of the Classical Era and the beginning of the Romanticism in music.

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Program: Mozart (Divertimento K 138), Saint-Saens (Caprice), Waxman (Carmen Fantasy), Schmidt (Piano Concerto No. 6), Piazzolla (Oblivion Four for Tango), Shostakovich (Prelude and Scherzo).

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The charming Emilie-Claire Barlow returns to the Glenn Gould Studio after a sold out engagement in April 2009, to once again delight audience members with her smooth interpretations of American songbook treasures, rhythmic bossa novas, and elegant ballads.

In March 2009, Emilie-Claire released Haven't We Met, which cracked Jazz charts all over the world including Japan, Australia, Germany, France, and shot to #1 in Canada. Toronto's Emilie-Claire Barlow has been twice nominated for a Juno Award and was named the Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2008 National Jazz Awards, an award she was nominated again for in 2009. Emilie-Claire continues to endear herself to critics, peers and audiences everywhere with her relaxed, polished demeanour, her charming humour, and a voice of unforgettable beauty.

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