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CONCERT SEASON 2011-2012

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Concert #1 -Eybler Quartet

Sunday September 18, 2011- 2PM

St. Barnabas Church,
33 Queenston St.,
St. Catharines.



"A new and different way......"

That's how Joseph Haydn described the composition of his Op. 33 string quartets
when he published them in 1781. Come hear the Eybler Quartet as they explore these pieces.

The Eybler Quartet:
Aisslinn Nosky- violin
Julia Wedman – violin
Patrick Jordan- viola
Margaret Gay – ‘cello

Concert #2 -
New York, New York!

Sunday, November 20, 2011 -2PM

St. Barnabas Church,
33 Queenston St.,
St. Catharines.

Concert Sponsor
JWR (James Wegg Review)



Join us for a wide variety of 20th century duos and trios inspired by the hustle and
bustle of New York City.

Hear the fascinating rhythms of Gershwin, Dello Joio, Eldin Burton
and Leonard Bernstein.

Douglas Miller –flute
Margaret Gay-‘cello
Piano - Karin Di Bella

Concert #3 -
Glissandi Christmas
Concert 3A
-Friday Dec. 16, 2011 - 7:30PM at

Grace United Church

222 Victoria Street,
Niagara-on-the-Lake

OR

Concert 3B

-Saturday Dec. 17, 2011 - 7:30PM at

Fonthill United Church
,
42 Church Hill, Fonthill.

Join us for a delightful evening of poems and short stories intertwined with seasonal music for flute, violin and harp.
Glissandi and Shaw Festival Actor Guy Bannerman join forces to celebrate the Christmas spirit through classic narratives from Charles Dickens, Dylan Thomas, and various Victorian, Edwardian and North American poets.

Guy Bannerman -Narrator
Deborah Braun -  harp
Douglas Miller -  flute
David Braun -  violin

Concert #4 -
Silence is Golden

Co-Prodution with
Niagara Artists Centre


Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 8 PM

Niagara Artists Centre,
354 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines

   

Come with us on a fascinating journey through silent film with accompanying music improvised on the spot. Featuring selections from the 16mm film archive of the Niagara Artists Centre, this evening will certainly be a feast for the eyes and ears.
A new solo composition...
" Into the Pool”  by  Doug Miller will be presented  and feature some of his exotic flutes.

 

Douglas Miller –flute
Eric Mahar- guitar
Penner Mackay –percussion

Concert #5 -Tall Tales
and Short Sketches

Sunday March 25th, 2012 - 2pm

St. Barnabas Church,
33 Queenston St., St. Catharines


Be charmed during an afternoon
of stories and images portrayed through the colourful sounds of woodwinds.
From an Ancient Chinese tale performed and narrated by the musicians, to “Porgy and Bess” and the jazzy “Aires Tropicales”.

 Featured works are by Jacques Ibert, Lars Erik Larson, Harry Freedman, Paquito D’Rivera, and George Gershwin.

Douglas Miller -flute
Christie Goodwin –oboe 
Zoltan Kalman –clarinet 
Chritian Sharpe – bassoon 
Tim Lockwood -french horn 

Concert # 6 -
Let the Cycles begin!

Sunday April 29, 2012 - 2pm

St. Barnabas Church,
33 Queenston St., St. Catharines

Having successfully completed our cycle of the chamber music with piano by Brahms, we begin our next exciting project. Each concert in this cycle will be a musical triptych featuring a piano trio by Mozart, Beethoven and Johann Nepomuk Hummel.

Julie Baumgartel- violin
Margaret Gay- ‘cello
David Louie -Piano

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