Program: Bach-Stokowski, Prelude in B, BWV 893
Mozart, Concerto for violin in D, K. 218
Beethoven, Symphony No. 1 in C
Beethoven, Symphony No. 2 in D

Beethoven's classical First and innovative Second Symphonies are paired with one of the most beautiful concerti for a violin and orchestra written by Mozart, performed by internationally renowned violinist Jacques Israelievitch. Bach's Prelude in B minor, masterfully arranged for strings by Leopold Stokowski, graciously opens an evening of passion and surprise

www.kristianalexander.com

www.israelievitch.com

www.classical963fm.com

www.ksorchestra.ca

Wednesday, February 17 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 20 - 8:00 p.m.
Roy Thomson Hall presents

The Nathaniel Dett Chorale:
Voices of the Diaspora


Admission: $39.50

Magical and transformative. The voices and community of this sensational ensemble will carry you on a journey through the beauty and intricacies of Afrocentric music from around the world.

“A spirit of unity, rendered in song.” — The Globe & Mail

www.nathanieldettchorale.org

Thursday, February 18 - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, February 19 - 8:00 p.m.
Via Salzburg presents

East and West



Onnanoko Drumming Ensemble

Admission: $50, $45 seniors, Students with ID: $10.00, Patrons 29 and under: $29.00

The sonorous strings of Via Salzburg meet the martial rhythms of Japanese Taiko drums in a concert that takes us from Canada to America, Hungary and Japan. This concert series is dedicated to our long-time supporter Greg Farano.

Programme:
Bartok, Divertimento for Strings
Barber, Adagio for Strings
Kevin Lau, Commission for Taiko Drums and String Orchestra

www.viasalzburg.com

Please note: performances and artists are subject to change.

A premiere performance of Igor Stravinsky's complete Suite of L'Histoire du soldat, with additional movements from the septet version arranged for clarinet, violin and piano by Amici pianist Serouj Kradjian. Preceding the wit and humour of Stravinsky's masterpiece will be Ernest Chausson's seldom-heard Piano Quartet And Sofia Gubaidulina's In Croce. Amici will be joined by violinist Benjamin Bowman, violist Teng Li and accordionist Joseph Petric.

www.amiciensemble.com

Acclaimed Canadian sisters and musicians Ingrid (trumpet) and Christine (alto sax) Jensen have assembled an all-star quintet to perform an evening of high-energy original jazz composition. Juno Award winning Ingrid Jensen is a Berklee College and a member of the Grammy Award winning Maria Schneider Orchestra and Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, two of jazz's most important big bands. She has performed with some of the most important names in contemporary jazz and conducts master classes, clinics, and workshops around the world. Christine Jensen is an adjudicator, clinician and instructor at McGill University and has traveled around the world performing and leading master classes. She has released three albums under her name on the Effendi label and has earned a reputation as an outstanding composer, a skill she demonstrates especially when leading her Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra.

www.jazzcentre.ca

www.ingridjensen.com

“…blowin’ my mind…” is how legendary troubadour, Tom Waits describes Canadian C.R. Avery, the one man hip hop beatbox blues harmonica player, who is gaining world-wide prominence for his groundbreaking, electrifying performances. Avery simultaneously beatboxes, sings, plays harmonica and keyboard guitar (keytar), but it is his lyrical skills and vocal delivery that has brought the multi-instrumentalist to the forefront of the international spoken word scene and earned him legions of fans including Tom Waits, Ani DiFranco, Utah Phillips, Sage Francis and The Be Good Tanyas.

www.cravery.com

“She has a clear and sultry alto, a good ear for standards and a way with the ivories… Whether she’s writing for a big band or a pared-down trio, her sparkling melodies and loping bass grooves set off her searching, playful solos. For Biali, the jazz tradition is a step on the way to setting, and playing, her own standards.” Toronto Life Magazine

Sponsored by RBC through the RBC Emerging Artists Support Project, a national program assisting young artists.

www.lailabiali.com

New Brunswick's Matt Andersen has a larger than life showmanship that has been earning him a fervent and steadfast audience wherever he graces the stage. Matt's sprawling blues, roots and rock musical hybrid with his sorrowing and soulful voice has sparked a phenomenal buzz on Canada’s East Coast.

His 2008 release, "Something In Between" earned him 2 ECMA awards for Male, Solo Recording of the Year and Blues Recording of the Year. Matt has just released "Live from the Phoenix Theatre” recorded in the fall of 2009 and is fresh from a National tour with Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe.

www.cravery.com

Priscilla Tong will sing repertoire from baroque to 20th century. Works from composers such as Bach, Bellini, Schumann, Dvorák and Barber.

www.priscillatong.com