John Weinzweig Centenary Celebration Concert Friday, March 8, 2013 at the University of Toronto
7:30 pm at Walter Hall in the Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto Faculty of Music
Admission - FREE
The John Weinzweig Centenary Concert will launch John Weinzweig’s Centenary Year with an exciting, free concert event, featuring some of Canada's most renowned artists.
Robert Aitken, Flute
Bianca Chambul, Bassoon
Serouj Kradjian, Piano
Shannon Mercer, Soprano
Judy Loman, Harp
James Van Demark, Contrabass
Weinzweig Centenary Chamber Strings with Victor Feldbrill (O.C., O.Ont.), Conductor
The University of Guelph Chamber Choir
~ curated by Soundstreams Artistic Director, Lawrence Cherney,
Program
It is impossible to represent Weinzweig’s vast compositional output – not to mention that of his peers, or his influence on countless other Canadian composers who have followed in his footsteps –in one concert. In selecting the repertoire for this Concert, Artistic Director Lawrence Cherney has taken into consideration the various influences that coloured Weinzweig’s work: from his infamous wit and sense of humour, to musical influences ranging from early 20th-century European modernism to jazz and blues.
Refrains (1977) for Contrabass, Piano
Trialogue (1971) for Soprano, Flute, Piano
Interlude in an Artist's Life (1943) for String Orchestra
Am Yisrael Chai (1952) for Choir
Hockey Night in Canada (1985) for Choir
Prisoner of Conscience (1985) for Choir
Divertimento No. 1 (1946) for Solo Flute, String Orchestra
Divertimento No. 3 (1960) for Solo Bassoon, String Orchestra
... and a new work by Andrew Staniland, Dear John (2013), commissioned especially for the John Weinzweig Centenary Concert!
Concert Presentation Partner:
Support for this Concert is Generously Provided By:
The Koerner Foundation
Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation
...and a New Work by Andrew Staniland, commissioned especially for the John Weinzweig Centenary Concert!
...and a New Work by Andrew Staniland, commissioned especially for the John Weinzweig Centenary Concert!
...and a New Work by Andrew Staniland, commissioned especially for the John Weinzweig Centenary Concert!