Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 3pm
VIVA VEE VI VOI!
Janet Roy, violin/viola/voice; Mary Pat Grimes, violin/viola; Jane Perry, piano.
A vivid variety of vivacious music written for violas, violins, voice… and the church’s very very new Steinway piano!
Friday, November 23, 2007 at 8pm
JAZZ BY TWO: NORTH OF FORTY-NINE
Gwen Millar, vocals; Jane Perry, piano; with musical guests.
Jazz by Two presents an evening of jazzified music by great Canadian singer/songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Ron Sexsmith, and kd lang.
Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 8pm
IL BEL FLAUTO
Camille Churchfield, flute; Manuela Milani, violin; Lisa Moody, viola; Dina Namer, piano.
An evening of excellent trios by Beethoven, Rebecca Clarke, Duruflé, and Martinu.
Friday, February 1, 2008 at 8pm
ANGELA CASAGRANDE AND FRIENDS
Angela Casagrande, oboe; Wanda Procyshyn, soprano; Jane Perry, piano
The storytelling oboist rides again, with a program including Bach arias for oboe and soprano… and more of the offbeat oboe gems that our audience looks forward to!
Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 8pm
MUSIC BY JEWISH COMPOSERS
Elaine Keillor, piano; Joan Harrison, cello
Elaine Keillor and Joan Harrison return to our series with music by Weinzweig, Bloch, and others.
Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 3pm
HIGHS AND LOWS: THE SEQUEL!
Sara Traficante, flute; Laura Nerenberg, violin; Sonya Probst, viola; Kirk Starkey, cello.
After rave reviews last season, this quartet of young musicians returns with music by Copland, Winnie Cheung, Ottawa composer Ryan Lamb, and some funky Stevie Wonder!
Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 8pm
TOURMALINE
With vocalists Joyce Lundberg, Sylvia Larrass, Elizabeth Ann Spencer, Michael Carty, and Thomas Franzky
Tourmaline (formerly known as Quintessential) specializes in a cappella vocal music of the Renaissance and early Baroque. Audiences can look forward to music with a variety of composers and vocal textures, including selections by Monteverdi and Gesualdo.
Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 8pm
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
Sandra Webster, piano; Renée-Paule Gauthier, violin; Carole Sirois, cello
Passionate music by Prokofiev and Gliere, as well as the Arensky Trio in D minor.
Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 3pm
A MUSICAL JOURNEY
Marie-Claude Montplaisir, piano
This Laval pianist presents a sparkling afternoon recital of short pieces from composers of all nationalities, with informative commentary from the stage.
Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 3pm
MUSIC FOR CLASSICAL GUITAR AND PIANO
Louis Trépanier, guitar; Catherine Donkin, piano
An unusual pairing of instruments reveals a wealth of gorgeous music by Weber, Arnold, Gnattali, Borislova and Canadian composer Christine Donkin.
Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 8pm
TANGO!
Amélie Langlois, piano; Laura Nerenberg, violin; Olivier Henchiri, cello
Need we say more? Come and enjoy yourself with this spectacular trio!
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 8pm
MUSIC FOR HARP, FLUTE, AND VIOLIN
Lucile Brais Hildesheim, harp; Tina Fedeski, flute; Gail Halliday, violin
The season ends with refreshing music by Fauré, Ibert, Corigliano, and Saint-Saëns’ amazing Fantaisie for violin and harp.
Are you a musician looking to perform in our series?
Chamber Music on Cleary Avenue will be accepting concert proposals for the 2008 – 09 season from January 1st to February 29, 2008. Programming decisions will be made in the month of March, and the concert brochure for the new season will appear in June 2008. Please send your proposal and any supporting material (recordings and CVs) to: First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (attn: Jane Perry), 30 Cleary Avenue, Ottawa, ON K2A 4A1; or proposals may be sent by e-mail to jane@uuottawa.com We look forward to hearing from you! |
