Monday March 26, 2012 12pm FREE Enterprise Quartet presented by the Wirth Institute. Winspear Centre Lobby.
Monday March 26, 2012 UofA Monday Noon Music FREE 45 min, student concerts from western classical to world music. Don’t forget to bring your lunch! Convocation Hall, UofA.
Thursday March 29, 2012 7pm UofA music. West African Music Ensemble. Convocation Hall. Admission by donation.
Friday March 30, 2012 7pm UofA music. Indian Music Ensemble. Convocation Hall. Admission by donation.
Friday March 30, 2012 7:30pm Potpourri - Edmonton's finest emerging artists present a variety of classical works. Alissa Cheung, Neda Yamach, violin, Michael Massey, piano. Works by Alissa Cheung, Double Silk, Prokofiev, Sonata No.1, Szymanowski, Notturno e Tarantella, and Moszkowski, Suite for Two Violins and Piano. Muttart Hall, Alberta College, $25, $20.
Saturday March 31, 2012 7pm UofA music. Middle Eastern and North African Ensemble. Convocation Hall. Admission by donation.
Sunday April 1, 2012 2pm Transcriptions for Winds - U of A Concert Band. Music - Colas Breugnon Overture by Kabalevsky arranged by Walter Beeler, The Hounds of Spring by Alfred Reed, Divertimento for Band by Vincent Persichetti. Convocation Hall, UofA.
Sunday April 1, 2012 2pm WindRose Trio has Seven Players. Beth Levia, oboe, Jeff Campbell, clarinet, Matthew Howatt, bassoon, Chenoa Anderson, flute, Elizabeth Koch, flute, Diane Persson, bassoon, Kathryn Macintosh, trombone, and Sarah Ho, piano. Works by Paul Pierné, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Raymond Premru, Paul Pierné, Bucolique Varieé, Jean Françaix, Quartet for Winds, and Bohuslav Martinu, Sextet for Piano and Wind Instruments. Robertson-Wesley United Church. $20, $15 Tix on the Square.
Sunday April 1, 2012 3pm UofA World Music Sampler Featuring the Indian, West African and Middle Eastern and Northern African Music ensembles. Speical guest is Iraqi oud virtuoso Rahim Alhaj, who will perform solo, as well as with the University of Alberta's Middle Eastern and North African music ensemble. He will also perform a composition he wrote for oud and string quintet. Tickets $20,$15,$10 at door. Winspear Centre.
Monday April 2, 2012 UofA Monday Noon Music FREE 45 min, student concerts from western classical to world music. Don’t forget to bring your lunch! Convocation Hall, UofA.
Monday April 2, 2012 6pm Mayor's Celebration of the Arts 25th Anniversary, presented by the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton (PACE). Winspear Centre.
Monday, March 26, 2012
FREE Wirth Institute Series - Enterprise Quartet 12pm today!
This concert features two string quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 18 Nos. 2 and 5. Beethoven's Op. 18 quartets are nicknamed the 'Lobkowicz quartets' after Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowicz (1772-1816), a famous patron of music.
Introductory remarks by Dr. Franz Szabo, Department of History, University of Alberta.
Make your lunch hour extraordinary! And with free admission, why not bring a friend?
Visit the Enterprise Quartet's website at:
www.guillaume.tardif.com
Visit the Wirth Institute at:
http://www.wirth.ualberta.ca/
Friday, March 23, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Concert Listings March 22 - 26
Friday March 23, 2012 12pm FREE Enterprise String Quartet and the Calgary String Quartet. Enescu octet op.7 and movements from the Mendelssohn octet op.20. Winspear Centre.
Friday March 23, 2012 7:30pm Early Music Alberta Fundraiser – An evening at the court of Louis XIV. Cocktail reception and concert. Music by Lully, Chambonnieres, Couperin and Marais. Jolaine Kerley, soprano, Adam Wead, lute, Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba. Tickets (in advance only) $100 per person which includes the reception. Upper Hall, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 84 Av.
Friday March 23, 2012 8pm Connected: Celebrating Three Pivotal Composers, Jacques C. Després, piano. Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, op. 2, No. 1 Liszt, Nuages gris, Élégie no. 1, S. 196, En rêve, S. 207, Années de pèlerinage, deuxieme année: Italie, Après une Lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata, S. 161/7, Debussy, Préludes, deuxième livre, L 123. Convocation Hall, UofA.
Friday March 23, 2012 8pm Celebrating Mozart - Choral concert of music for the season of Lent and Easter. Choirs of Robertson-Wesley United Church, Knox-Metropolitan United Church and the Willan Chorale with chamber orchestra and soloist. Warren Mack, Tammy-Jo Mortensen, conductors and organists. Music includes Ave Verum Corpus, Laudate Dominum, Exsultate Jubilate, and Missa Brevis in D Major, K.194. Robertson-Wesley United Church, 10209-123 St. $15, $10.
Friday March 23 and Saturday March 24, 2012 7:30pm Alberta Ballet, Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky). Jubillee Auditorium.
Saturday March 24, 2012 2pm Platypus Theatre's Bach to the Future - Symphony for Kids. Lucas Waldin, conductor and Platypus Theatre. Corky accidentally combines the ingredients of a magical musical spell and she finds herself on an adventure with some of the world’s most fascinating composers – Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvořák, Shostakovich, and more! Pre-concert Activities from 1 - 1:45 pm. Winspear Centre.
Saturday March 24, 2012 6pm UofA Madrigal Singers 25th Annual Dinner Concert and Silent Auction. Sutton Place Hotel 10235 – 101 St. $75 or $500 for a table of 8, contact awhitney@ualberta.ca or 780 492 5306.
Saturday March 24, 2012 7:30pm Festival City Winds Advanced Band and Concordia Community Chorus. Stephen Stone, marimba., Dr. John Hooper, Wendy Grasdahl, and Debbie Rice, conductors. Canticle of Praise, Beck, The Tender Land, Copland, Marimba Concerto, Ney Rosaura.Robert Tegler Student Centre, 7128 Ada Blvd. $12, $10, Tix on the Square.
Sunday March 25, 2012 3pm Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in Hades), Offenbach. University of Alberta Opera Performance. Petar Dundjerski, conductor, Kim Mattice Wanat, director. Tickets $20,$15,$10 at door or from the department of music. Winspear Centre.
Sunday March 25, 2012 3pm Alberta Baroque Ensemble - Bach and Sons. Anna Kozak, violin, Aidan Ferguson, mezzo soprano. J.C.F. Bach, Sinfonia in D Minor, J.S. Bach, Concerto for Violin in A minor, W.F. Bach, Suite in G minor, J.S. Bach, Cantata, Vergnugte Ruh. Robertson-Wesley United Church, 10209-123 St. $25, $20, Tix on the Square, Gramophone.
Monday March 26, 2012 UofA Monday Noon Music FREE 45 min, student concerts from western classical to world music. Don’t forget to bring your lunch! Convocation Hall, UofA.
Friday March 23, 2012 7:30pm Early Music Alberta Fundraiser – An evening at the court of Louis XIV. Cocktail reception and concert. Music by Lully, Chambonnieres, Couperin and Marais. Jolaine Kerley, soprano, Adam Wead, lute, Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba. Tickets (in advance only) $100 per person which includes the reception. Upper Hall, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 84 Av.
Friday March 23, 2012 8pm Connected: Celebrating Three Pivotal Composers, Jacques C. Després, piano. Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, op. 2, No. 1 Liszt, Nuages gris, Élégie no. 1, S. 196, En rêve, S. 207, Années de pèlerinage, deuxieme année: Italie, Après une Lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata, S. 161/7, Debussy, Préludes, deuxième livre, L 123. Convocation Hall, UofA.
Friday March 23, 2012 8pm Celebrating Mozart - Choral concert of music for the season of Lent and Easter. Choirs of Robertson-Wesley United Church, Knox-Metropolitan United Church and the Willan Chorale with chamber orchestra and soloist. Warren Mack, Tammy-Jo Mortensen, conductors and organists. Music includes Ave Verum Corpus, Laudate Dominum, Exsultate Jubilate, and Missa Brevis in D Major, K.194. Robertson-Wesley United Church, 10209-123 St. $15, $10.
Friday March 23 and Saturday March 24, 2012 7:30pm Alberta Ballet, Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky). Jubillee Auditorium.
Saturday March 24, 2012 2pm Platypus Theatre's Bach to the Future - Symphony for Kids. Lucas Waldin, conductor and Platypus Theatre. Corky accidentally combines the ingredients of a magical musical spell and she finds herself on an adventure with some of the world’s most fascinating composers – Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvořák, Shostakovich, and more! Pre-concert Activities from 1 - 1:45 pm. Winspear Centre.
Saturday March 24, 2012 6pm UofA Madrigal Singers 25th Annual Dinner Concert and Silent Auction. Sutton Place Hotel 10235 – 101 St. $75 or $500 for a table of 8, contact awhitney@ualberta.ca or 780 492 5306.
Saturday March 24, 2012 7:30pm Festival City Winds Advanced Band and Concordia Community Chorus. Stephen Stone, marimba., Dr. John Hooper, Wendy Grasdahl, and Debbie Rice, conductors. Canticle of Praise, Beck, The Tender Land, Copland, Marimba Concerto, Ney Rosaura.Robert Tegler Student Centre, 7128 Ada Blvd. $12, $10, Tix on the Square.
Sunday March 25, 2012 3pm Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in Hades), Offenbach. University of Alberta Opera Performance. Petar Dundjerski, conductor, Kim Mattice Wanat, director. Tickets $20,$15,$10 at door or from the department of music. Winspear Centre.
Sunday March 25, 2012 3pm Alberta Baroque Ensemble - Bach and Sons. Anna Kozak, violin, Aidan Ferguson, mezzo soprano. J.C.F. Bach, Sinfonia in D Minor, J.S. Bach, Concerto for Violin in A minor, W.F. Bach, Suite in G minor, J.S. Bach, Cantata, Vergnugte Ruh. Robertson-Wesley United Church, 10209-123 St. $25, $20, Tix on the Square, Gramophone.
Monday March 26, 2012 UofA Monday Noon Music FREE 45 min, student concerts from western classical to world music. Don’t forget to bring your lunch! Convocation Hall, UofA.
Friday, March 16, 2012
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
2012-2013 Season for Edmonton Symphony Orchestra announced
From our friends at the ESO ...
Find out about the new season here: 2012-2013 ESO Series
We're proud to welcome you to another amazing lineup of guest artists and incredible music in our new season of concerts. Assistant Principal Trumpet Bill Dimmer likes to say that our performance hall is the 57th member of the orchestra, and this year, we're celebrating the 15th anniversary of the spectacular Francis Winspear Centre for Music.
This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the Winspear Centre’s crown jewel, the Davis Concert Organ. Make a point of taking in a performance that features this stunning instrument this season!
Be proud of this hall, Edmonton! We love our home and invite you to experience the ESO at the Winspear Centre this year.
Find out about the new season here: 2012-2013 ESO Series
This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the Winspear Centre’s crown jewel, the Davis Concert Organ. Make a point of taking in a performance that features this stunning instrument this season!
Be proud of this hall, Edmonton! We love our home and invite you to experience the ESO at the Winspear Centre this year.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Concert Listings March 12 - 19
Tuesday March 13, 2012 7:30pm Edmonton Columbian Choirs, Spring Bouqets. McDougall United Church. Tickets $15, call 780 430 6808.
Wednesday March 14, 2012 7:30pm Edmonton Symphony, Jean-Philippe Tremblay, conductor, Susan Hoeppner, flute. Haydn, Symphony No. 85 “La Reine”, Devienne, Seventh Flute Concerto, Godard, Suite for Flute, R Strauss, Divertimento after Couperin. Winspear Centre.
Wednesday March 14, 2012 8pm Richard Eaton Singers present Stuttgart Kammerchor (chamber choir), Frieder Bernius, conductor. Music includes Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, Bach, Te Deum, Mendelssohn, Lux aeterna, Ligeti, Nunc dimittis, Pärt, and newly commissed work by Canadian composer Paul Frehner featuring the TorQ Percussion Ensemble. Robertson Wesley United Church, 10209 - 123 St.
Sunday March 18, 2012 3pm Kathy Chi, piano. (to be confirmed) Holy Trinity Anglican Church in conjunction with the Edmonton Recital Society. 10037 84 Av. Admission by donation.
Sunday March 18, 2012 3pm Mill Creek Colliery Band, guest conductor Russell Whitehead, with Edmonton Children's Choir, Susan Farrell and Adam Robertson, conductors. - Youthful Voices and Brass. $18, $14. Tix on the Square or at the door. McDougall United Church 10025 101 St.
Sunday March 18, 2012 3pm Robin Doyon, trumpet, Sarah Ho, piano. Holy Trinity Anglican Church in conjunction with the Edmonton Recital Society. 10037 84 Av. Admission by donation.
Sunday March 18, 2012 5:30pm Opera Nuova Dinner Cabaret Series – Operatic Lassies. Whitney Sloan, soprano, Aidan Ferguson, mezzo, Shannon Hiebert, piano. Location – That’s Amore, contact www.operanuova.ca for tickets.
Monday March 19, 2012 UofA Monday Noon Music FREE 45 min. Wendy Nieuwenhuis, organ. Music includes Nicolas Bruhns, Bach, and Liszt. Don’t forget to bring your lunch! Convocation Hall, UofA.
Monday March 19, 2012 7pm UofA music - Contempo New Music Ensemble. Dr. Andriy Talpash, Director. Convocation Hall. Admission by donation.
Wednesday March 14, 2012 8pm Richard Eaton Singers present Stuttgart Kammerchor (chamber choir), Frieder Bernius, conductor. Music includes Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, Bach, Te Deum, Mendelssohn, Lux aeterna, Ligeti, Nunc dimittis, Pärt, and newly commissed work by Canadian composer Paul Frehner featuring the TorQ Percussion Ensemble. Robertson Wesley United Church, 10209 - 123 St.
Sunday March 18, 2012 3pm Kathy Chi, piano. (to be confirmed) Holy Trinity Anglican Church in conjunction with the Edmonton Recital Society. 10037 84 Av. Admission by donation.
Sunday March 18, 2012 3pm Mill Creek Colliery Band, guest conductor Russell Whitehead, with Edmonton Children's Choir, Susan Farrell and Adam Robertson, conductors. - Youthful Voices and Brass. $18, $14. Tix on the Square or at the door. McDougall United Church 10025 101 St.
Sunday March 18, 2012 3pm Robin Doyon, trumpet, Sarah Ho, piano. Holy Trinity Anglican Church in conjunction with the Edmonton Recital Society. 10037 84 Av. Admission by donation.
Sunday March 18, 2012 5:30pm Opera Nuova Dinner Cabaret Series – Operatic Lassies. Whitney Sloan, soprano, Aidan Ferguson, mezzo, Shannon Hiebert, piano. Location – That’s Amore, contact www.operanuova.ca for tickets.
Monday March 19, 2012 UofA Monday Noon Music FREE 45 min. Wendy Nieuwenhuis, organ. Music includes Nicolas Bruhns, Bach, and Liszt. Don’t forget to bring your lunch! Convocation Hall, UofA.
Monday March 19, 2012 7pm UofA music - Contempo New Music Ensemble. Dr. Andriy Talpash, Director. Convocation Hall. Admission by donation.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
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