concert season 09.10
The Scarborough Philharmonic presents its celebratory 30th anniversary season!
oct. 17 | dec. 5 | feb. 27 | mar. 28 | may 15
* denotes a Canadian composer
A Celebration of French Music
Saturday,
October 17, 2009 - 8:00pm
7:15pm pre-concert chat
Ronald Royer,
conductor
Jerome Summers,
guest conductor (SPO Music Director 1998-2004)
Christopher Kitts,
guest conductor (SPO Music Director 1986-1993)
Beloved music by Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Saint-Saens, and Georges Hüe's sparkling Fantasia for Flute, along with a new piece by Alex Eddington inspired by the Québecois folk music tradition and commissioned for the SPO's 30th anniversary.
Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture
Debussy – "Nuages" and "Fêtes" from Nocturnes
* Alex Eddington – Saturday Night at Fort Chambly (world premiere)
Fauré – Élégie op. 24 for cello and orchestra John Trembath, cello
Georges Hüe – Fantasia for flute and orchestra Lesley Duff, flute
Ravel – Alborada del gracioso
Saint-Saens – "Bacchanale" from Samson et Dalila
Saint-Saens – Introduction and Rondo Capricioso Amir Safavi, violin (SPO Young Artist)
A Holiday Celebration with Howard Cable
Saturday, December 5, 2009 – 8:00pm
Howard Cable,
conductor/arranger (SPO Pops
Conductor since 1996)
Geoffrey Butler,
guest conductor
Toronto Choral Society
The Toronto Choral Society and conductor Geoffrey Butler join maestro Howard Cable in a concert of favourite seasonal music including selections from J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
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Celebration of Russian Music
(a joint concert with the Toronto Choral Society) Buy TICKETS ONLINE
Saturday,
February 27, 2010 – 8:00pm
7:15pm pre-concert chat
Ronald Royer,
conductor
Geoffrey Butler,
guest conductor
John Barnum,
guest conductor (SPO Music Director 2006-2008)
Dion Mazerolle, baritone
The SPO joins forces with the Toronto Choral Society once again in a joint concert of masterworks by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Borodin, a 30th-anniversary commission from Canadian composer Kevin Lau, as well as Khachaturian's brilliant Spartacus Suite.
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances
Khachaturian – Spartacus Suite
* Kevin Lau – Ascension (world premiere)
Rachmaninov – Vesna (Spring) Cantata, Op. 20 Dion Mazerolle, baritone
Rimsky-Korsakov – "Dance of the Buffoons" from The Snow Maiden
Tchaikovsky – "Chorus of the Peasants" from Eugene Onegin
Celebrating our Soloists!
Sunday, March
28, 2010 – 3:00pm
2:15pm pre-concert chat
* Families welcome! *
Ronald Royer,
conductor
Musicians from the Scarborough Philharmonic's own ranks perform concertos by Mozart, Weber and Richard Strauss, paired with Mozart's Don Giovanni overture and Beethoven's stirring overture to The Creatures of Prometheus.
Beethoven – Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus
W.A. Mozart – Overture to Don Giovanni
W.A. Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra Corey Gemmell, violin; Julian Knight, viola
R. Strauss – Horn Concerto No. 1 Iris Krizmanic, horn
Weber – Clarinet Concerto No. 1 Kaye Royer, clarinet
30th Anniversary Concert - featuring the Gryphon Trio
Saturday, May
15, 2010 – 8:00pm
7:15pm pre-concert chat
Birchmount Park C.I. - 3663 Danforth Ave. (directions to the venue)
Ronald Royer,
conductor
Christopher Kitts,
guest conductor (SPO Music Director 1986-1993)
Gryphon Trio,
guest soloists
Canada's celebrated ensemble The Gryphon Trio stars in Ronald Royer's sparkling Sinfonia Concertante for Piano Trio and Orchestra, in a program that also features Tchaikovsky's rarely-performed Third Symphony, and a new celebratory 30th anniversary commission from Canadian composer Chris Meyer.
* Michael Conway Baker - Vancouver Variations
* Chris Meyer – Epochs of Rock and Time (world premiere)
(SPO commission, with the support of the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council)
* Ronald Royer – Sinfonia Concertante for Piano Trio and Orchestra The Gryphon Trio
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 3 in D major, op. 29 ("Polish")
Astor Piazzolla - "Autumn" from The Four Seasons
