Festival Schedule

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Saturday, July 24

Songs and Tangos from the Americas
1:00 p.m.
Rideau Hall
 

Rising Stars
3:00:00 PM       
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program
 

Opening Night Concert
An intimate evening with Frederica von Stade - Farewell Tour

Frederica von Stade – mezzo-soprano
Jake Heggie – piano   

7:00 PM  
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program

Flowers generously donated by Ottawa Flowers



Broken Hearts and Mad Men - Songs and Tangos from the Americas
Gryphon Trio
Patricia O'Callaghan - vocals

10:30 PM       
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - Kildare Room

Late Night Series Sponsored by Kun Shoulder Rest


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Sunday, July 25

Keyboard Contemplations: Improvisation and Interpretations
Adam Gyorgy - piano
11:00 AM       
Beechwood National Memorial Centre

Program
 



Afiara String Quartet
1:00 PM       
Rideau Hall
 
 

Djokic Duo
Marc Djokic - violin
Denise Djokic - cello

3:00 PM       
St. Andrews

Program




Tf3 - Time for Three
3:00 PM       
Rideau Hall
 
 

Chopin Extravaganza!
Alexander Tselyakov
- Piano
7:00 PM       
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program



Claudel - Canimex Quartet
Élaine Marcil - violin/violon
Ariane Lajoie - violin/violon
Annie Parent - viola/alto
Jeanne de Chantal Marcil - cello/violoncelle

8:00 PM       
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program



Late Night at Saint Brigid's - Time for Three
Zachary De Pue – violin
Nick Kendall – violin
Ranaan Meyer – double bass

10:30 PM
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts


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Monday, July 26

Musical Musings - Diagnosing Genius: Love, Rage and Altered States
Dr. Francois Mai – psychiatrist
Justin Kolb – piano

10:00 AM
St. John the Evangelist

program

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Czech Masters
Anne Robert - violin/violon
Paul Marleyn - cello/violoncelle
Stéphane Lemelin - piano

Noon      
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program

Trio Alla Grande
Rémi Barrette – guitar/guitare
Julien Bisaillon – guitar/guitare
Bruno Roussel – guitar/guitare

Noon 
Knox Presbyterian Church

Program


 

Alexander Tselyakov and Friends
Anna Kwiatkowska – soprano
Maciej Bujnowicz – baritone/baryton
Annalee Patipatanakoon – violin/violon
Roman Borys – cello/violoncelle
Kimball Sykes – clarinet/clarinette
Jamie Parker - piano
Maciej Bujnowicz – baritone/baryton

3:00  PM       
St. John the Evangelist

Program

 

Schumann 1 - Poet of the Night
Hinrich Alpers - piano
Annalee Patipatanakoon - violin/violon
Donnie Deacon - viola/alto
Denise Djokic - cello/violoncelle

7:00 PM       
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program



Afiara String Quartet
Yuri Cho - violin/violon
Valerie Li - violin/violon
David Samuel - viola/alto
Adrian Fung - cello/violoncelle

8:00 PM       
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program

 

Orchid Ensemble
Late Night at Saint Brigid's - The Road to Kashgar
10:30 PM      
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Late Night Series Sponsored by Kun Shoulder Rest


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Tuesday, July 27

Musical Musings - The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part 1
Stewart Goodyear - piano
10:00 AM       
St. John the Evangelist

Program

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New Music Dialogues - Cello, Basses and Bassoon!
Stéphane Levesque – bassoon/basson
Yegor Dyachkov – cello/violoncelle
Peter Rapson – cello/violoncelle
Paul Widner – cello/violoncelle
Leah Wyber – cello/violoncelle
Hilda Cowie – bass/contrebasse
John Geggie – bass/contrebasse

Noon    
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program


The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part 2
Stewart Goodyear - piano
Noon 
St. John the Evangelist

Program




Orchid Ensemble

Young People's Concert - Pangu and the Story of Creation
3:00 PM       
Dominion-Chalmers United Church




Pacifica Quartet 1
Shostakovich!
Simin Ganatra - violin/violon
Sibbi Bernhardsson - violin/violon
Masumi Per Rostad - viola/alto
Brandon Vamos - cello/violoncelle

7:00 PM       
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program


 

Norteno - Tango Nuevo
Pierre-Paul Provencher - bandonéon
Christian Vachon – violin/violon
Peter Storzenecker – guitar/guitare
Marie-Christine Des Rosiers – double bass/contrebasse
Laurie Rosewarne – piano

8:00 PM       
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program


 

Late Night at Saint Brigid's - The Kyrie Kristmanson Project
10:30 PM       
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - Kildare Room

This concert will be recorded by the CBC

Program

Late Night Series Sponsored by Kun Shoulder Rest


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Wednesday, July 28

Musical Musings - Afiara String Quartet
10:00 AM       
St. John the Evangelist

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Les Voix Humaines
Master and Pupil: Sainte-Colombe, the master, and Marin Marais, his pupil
Susie Napper
Margaret Little – viola da gamba/viole de gambe

Noon
Knox Presbyterian Church

Program


 

Pacifica Quartet 2
Simin Ganatra - violin/violon
Sibbi Bernhardsson - violin/violon
Masumi Per Rostad - viola/alto
Brandon Vamos - cello/violoncelle

Noon      
St. John the Evangelist

Program

This concert is sponsored by
Barb Brown & Tom Thompson

 
 

The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part 3
Stewart Goodyear - piano
3:00 PM       
St. John the Evangelist

Program


 
 

Magellan Ensemble
Olivier Thouin - violin/violon
Yukari Cousineau - viola/alto
Yegor Dyachkov - cello/violoncelle
Jean Saulnier - piano

7:00 PM       
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program

 
 

Les Voix Baroques and Skye Consort
Death and the Lady
Matthew White – countertenor/haute-contre
Charles Daniels – tenor/ténor
Sumner Thompson – baritone/baryton
Normand Richard – baritone/baritone
Robert Macdonald – bass/basse

8:00 PM       
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program


This concert will be recorded by the CBC




 
Late Night at Saint Brigid's - Skye Consort
Courting Stories: True Love and Tragedy
10:30 PM       
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - Kildare Room

Late Night Series Sponsored by Kun Shoulder Rest

 


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Thursday, July 29

Musical Musings
10:00 AM       
St. John the Evangelist

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Made in Canada
Mozart: The Miraculous Summer of 1786, part 1
Akemi Mercer - violin/violon
Sharon Wei - viola/alto
Rachel Mercer - cello/violoncelle
Angela Park – piano

Mauro Bertoli – piano
Noon
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program

This concert will be recorded by CBC Radio-Canada

This concert is sponsored by
Sunny and Nini Pal

 
 

Winds at Noon
Joanna G'Froerer – flute/flûte
Charles Hamann – oboe/hautbois
Kimball Sykes – clarinet/clarinette
Paul Marleyn – cello/violoncelle
Stéphane Lemelin - piano

Noon      
St. John the Evangelist

Program


 

The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part 4
Stewart Goodyear - piano
3:00 PM       
St. John the Evangelist

Program

 

Ying Quartet - Young People's Concert
3:00 PM       
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

 

The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part 5
Stewart Goodyear - piano
7:00 PM       
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program


 

Constantinople
Annalee Patipatanakoon – violin/violon
Roman Borys – cello/violoncelle
Jamie Parker – piano
with/avec
Patricia O’Callaghan – vocalist/chanteuse
Maryem Tollar – vocalist/chanteuse

8:00 PM
Museum of Civilization

Program

This concert is sponsored by
Sandra & Jim Pitblado
 



Les Voix Baroques
Love is a Battlefield

Shannon Mercer - soprano
Yulia Van Doren - soprano
Matthew White – countertenor/haute-contre
Charles Daniels – tenor/ténor
Sumner Thompson – baritone/baryton

8:00 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program

 

Late Night at Saint Brigid's - Creaking Tree String Quartet 
10:30 PM      
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - Kildare Room



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Friday, July 30

Musical Musings - The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part 6
Stewart Goodyear - piano
10:00 AM   
St. John the Evangelist

Program

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Made in Canada
Mozart: The Miarculous Summer of 1786, part 2
Akemi Mercer - violin/violon
Sharon Wei - viola/alto
Rachel Mercer - cello/violoncelle
Angela Park – piano

Mauro Bertoli – piano
Noon   
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program

This concert is sponsored by
Sunny and Nini Pal

 
 


The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part 7
Stewart Goodyear - piano
Noon   
St. John the Evangelist

Program



Whirlwind and Strings

Caroline Leonardelli - harp/harpe
Rachel Laurin - organ/orgue
3:00 PM   
Knox Presbyterian Church

Program




Gilles Vonsattel and the Ying Quartet

Frank Huang - violin/violon
Janet Ying - violin/violon
Phillip Ying - viola/alto
David Ying - cello/violoncelle
with/avec
Gilles Vonsattel – piano

7:00 PM   
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program

This concert is sponsored by
Elizabeth and Tom Wilson



Constantinople
Annalee Patipatanakoon – violin/violon
Roman Borys – cello/violoncelle
Jamie Parker – piano
with/avec
Patricia O’Callaghan – vocalist/chanteuse
Maryem Tollar – vocalist/chanteuse

8:00 PM
Museum of Civilization

Program

This concert is sponsored by
Sandra & Jim Pitblado


 

Late Night at Saint Brigid's - Art of Time Ensemble
Korngold: Source and Inspiration
Danny Michel
Martin Tielli
John Southworth

Present
Korngold  Suite for 2 Violins, Cello and Piano Left Hand, Op. 23

10:30 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - Kildare Room
 

Late Night Series Sponsored by Kun Shoulder Rest


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Saturday, July 31

Musical Musings
10:00 AM   
St. John the Evangelist

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Meet the Artist - Ying Quartet

Noon   
Freiman Hall, University of Ottawa




The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part 8

Stewart Goodyear - piano
Noon   
St. John the Evangelist

Program




Chamberfest and Rideau Canal Festival - Musical Breeze Bicycle Parade
Registration 1:00 PM
Parade 2:00 PM  
Dow's Lake to Marion Dewar Plaza




The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Part 9
Stewart Goodyear - piano
7:00 PM  
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program


This concert is sponsored by
OPTX Commerce


 

Canti di a Terra
Constantinople & Barbara Fortuna

8:00 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program


Late Night at Saint Brigid's - The Juliet Letters
Kerry-Anne Kutz – soprano
Cecilia String Quartet

present
Elvis Costello’s The Juliet Letter

10:30 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - Kildare Room

Late Night Series Sponsored by Kun Shoulder Rest

 


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Sunday, August 1

Meet the Artist - Guy Few
11:00 AM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts




Music for Contemplation

11:00 AM   
Beechwood National Memorial Centre

Program


 
 

Canal Music 2010
2:00 PM   
Rideau Canal - National Arts Centre




The Schumann Letters
Susan Gilmour Bailey – soprano
Michael Kim – piano
Colin Fox – narrator/narrateur

3:00 PM   
St. John the Evangelist

Program

 

Penderecki String Quartet
The Schumann Quartets
Jeremy Bell - violin/violon
Jerzy Kaplanek - violin/violon
Christine Vlajk - viola/alto
Jacob Braun - cello/violoncelle

7:00 PM   
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program

 


Ensemble Caprice
Bach and the Baroque Gypsies
Matthias Maute - recorder & baroque flute/flûte à bec & flûte baroque
Sophie Larivière - recorder & baroque flute/flûte à bec & flûte baroque
Susie Napper - viola da gamba & cello/viole de gambe & violoncelle
Erin Helyard - harpsichord/clavecin
David Jacques - baroque guitar/guitarre baroque
Olivier Brault - baroque violin/violon baroque

8:00 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program


 


Late Night at Saint Brigid's - Jesse Stewart Ensemble
Elements
10:30 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

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Monday, August 2

NEW MUSIC DIALOGUES

WATTage
New Music Dialogues

Wallace Halladay – saxophone
Ryan Scott – percussion
Amy Horvey – trumpet/trompette

Stephen Clarke - piano
Noon   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program



Joseph Petric & Penderecki String Quartet
New Music Dialogues
Jeremy Bell - violin/violon
Jerzy Kaplanek - violin/violon
Christine Vlajk - viola/alto
Jacob Braun - cello/violoncelle
with/avec
Sara Traficante – flute/flûte
Amy Horvey – trumpet/trompette
Joseph Petric – accordion/accordéon
and/et
Gary Kulesha – composer/compositeur

1:30 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program



Ottawa New Music Creators
New Music Dialogues
3:00 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program



Swiss Piano Trio
The Great Romantics
8:00 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program


 
 

Late Night at Saint Brigid's - Toca Loca and DJ P-Love
Beats and Loops... and Turntables
10:30 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - Kildare Room

Late Night Series Sponsored by Kun Shoulder Rest

 


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Tuesday, August 3

NEW MUSIC DIALOGUES

Take the Dog Sled
New Music Dialogues
Noon
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts


Program

 




Swiss Piano Trio
New Music Dialogues - Piano Trios from Switzerland

1:30 PM
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

 

 

 




Mark Fewer & John Novacek
New Music Dialogues
Mark Fewer – violin/violon
John Novacek – piano
with/avec
Gary Kulesha – composer/compositeur

3:00 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program

 
 

Young People's Concert - Buzz and Crow
Guy Few – trumpet
Nadina Mackie Jackson – basso
on

3:00 PM   
Dominion-Chalmers United Church
 



In Twos: Love and Sex from Both Sides in Song

Kimberly Barber – soprano
Brett Polegato – baritone/baryton
Robert Kortgaard – piano
Peter Tiefenbach – piano

7:00 PM   
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program






Gene DiNovi Trio and Friends
Scandanavian Suite
Gene DiNovi – piano
David Young – bass/contrebasse
Terry Clarke – drums/batterie
with/avec
James Campbell – clarinet/clarinette
Mark Fewer – violin/violon
Suzanne Schulman – flute/flûte
Sara Traficante – flute/flûte
Dave Bourque - bass clarinet/clarinette basse

8:00 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program





Late Night at Saint Brigid's - Rita Costanzi
A Score to Settle
10:30 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - Kildare Room

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Wednesday, August 4

Musical Musings - Cecilia String Quartet
10:00 AM   
St. John the Evangelist

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Guy Few and Nadina Mackie Jackson

Guy Few – trumpet & piano/trompette & piano
Nadina Mackie Jackson – bassoon/basson

Noon   
St. John the Evangelist
 

Program


Transatlantic Voyage: English songs from here and there...

Brett Polegato – baritone/baryton
Robert Kortgaard – piano

Noon   
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program




Ludus Modalis
Sacred and Profane Love
Annie Dufresne, Nathalie Marec – soprano, Sophie Tussaint – alto
Bruno Boterf, Reinoud Van Mechelen – tenor/ténor, François Fauché – bass/basse
3:00 PM   
Knox Presbyterian Church

Program






Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov
Isabelle Faust - violin/violon
Alexander Melnikov - piano

7:00 PM   
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program


 


Scarlatti and Pergolesi: Shades of Heaven and Hell
Ann Monoyios – soprano
Matthew White – countertenor/haut-contre
Hélène Plouffe - violin/violon
Jacques-André Houle – violin/violon
Ellie Nimeroski – viola/alto
Amanda Keesmaat – cello/violoncelle
Nicolas Lessard – double bass/contrebasse
Marie Bouchard – harpsichord, organ/clavecin, orgue

8:00 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

 

Program

 

 


Late Night at Saint Brigid's - From Rags to Riches
John Novacek

10;30 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - Kildare Room

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Thursday, August 5

Musical Musings
10:00 AM   
St. John the Evangelist

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Helene Plouffe & Mark Simonds
Discovering the viola d'amore and chalumeau
Hélène Plouffe - viola d’amore
Mark Simons - chalumeau
Olivier Henchiri - cello/violoncelle
Ann Monoyios - soprano
Marie Bouchard - harpsichord/clavecin

Noon   
First Baptist Church

Program

 

 

Gryphon Trio
Annalee Patipatanakoon – violin/violon
Roman Borys – cello/violoncelle
Jamie Parker - piano

Noon   
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program



Cecilia String Quartet
Min-Jeong Koh - violin/violon
Sarah Nematallah - violin/violon
Caitlin Boyle - viola/alto
Rebecca Wenham - cello/violoncelle

3:00 PM   
St. Andrews

Program


 

Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà
Angèle Dubeau - violin solo and conductor/violon seul et chef
LA PIETÀ
Josiane Breault - violin/violon
Andra Giugariu - violin/violon
Lyne Allard - violin/violon
Valérie Arsenault - viola/alto
Élisa Boudreau - viola/alto
Annie Gadbois - cello/violoncelle
Mariane C. Deschamps - bass/contrebasse
Marie-Eve Scarfone - piano

7:00 PM   
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program

 

This concert was sponsored
Dr. Ruth Bell



Ludus Modalis
Spiritual Songs and Psalms of the Renaissance
Annie Dufresne
Nathalie Marec – soprano
Sophie Tussaint – alto
Bruno Boterf
Reinoud Van Mechelen – tenor/ténor
François Fauché – bass/basse

8:00 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program


 


Late Night at Saint Brigid's - Chris Norman & David Greenberg Duo
10:30 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - Kildare Room

Late Night Series Sponsored by Kun Shoulder Rest

 


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Friday, August 6

Musical Musings - Cecilia String Quartet
10:00 AM   
St. John the Evangelist

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Rita Costanzi & Cecilia String Quartet
Avec mes amis
Noon   
St. John the Evangelist

Program

This concert will be recorded by the CBC

 

 

Musette
Chris Norman – flutes & scottish small pipes/flûtes et cornemuse Écossaise
Jean-Christophe Maillard – musette de cour & baroque flute/musette de cour & flûte baroque
David Greenberg – baroque violin/violon baroque
Marie Bouchard – harpsichord/clavecin
Olivier Henchiri – cello/violoncelle

Noon   
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program


Trio Magellan
Pierre Fouchenneret – violin/violon
Antoine Pierlot – cello/violoncelle
Julien Gernay - piano

3:00 PM   
St. John the Evangelist

Program


Celebrating Schumann
Martha Guth – soprano
Chris Pedro Trakas – baritone/baryton
Lawrence Vine – horn/cor,
Charles Hamann – oboe/hautbois
Erika Switzer - piano

7:00 PM   
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program

 



An Evening with Erhu: Master George Gao and His Ensemble
George Gao – erhu
Shan Xiang Tu – pipa
Bill Bridges – guitar/guitare
Lew Mele – bass/basse
Ben Riley – percussion

8:00 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts

Program



Late Night at Saint Brigid's - Eybler Quartet
Party like it's 1784!

10:30 PM   
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - Kildare Room

Late Night Series Sponsored by Kun Shoulder Rest

 


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Saturday, August 7

Musical Musings
10:00 AM   
St. John the Evangelist

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Meet the artist - George Gao and Shan Xian Tu
Noon   
Perez Building

 


Songs and Ariettas

Chris Pedro Trakas – baritone/baryton
Simon Wynberg – guitar/guitare

3:00 PM   
First Baptist Church

Program

 


Closing Concert - Tokyo String Quartet

Martin Beaver - violin/violon
Kikuei Ikeda - violin/violon
Kazuhide Isomura - viola/alto
Clive Greensmith - cello/violoncelle

7:00 PM  
Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Program


This concert is sponsored by
Harvey and Louise Glatt