Ottawa Chamber Music Society

2002 OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

This summer from July 27 to August 10, visit the 9th annual Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival for a dazzling array of 112 concerts to choose from in just over two weeks! Over 200 acclaimed musicians of international standing will be performing in the world's largest chamber music festival. Presented in informal settings in some of downtown Ottawa's most beautiful heritage churches, the Festival's goal is to provide classical music of the highest order at affordable prices.

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Day One - Opening Concert

Saturday July 27

8:00 p.m. An Evening with Angela Hewitt (Pass-Plus)
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

Angela Hewitt - piano
Catherine Robbin - mezzo-soprano
Mayumi Seiler - violin
Elizabeth Dolin - cello
Charles Hamann - oboe
Kimball Sykes - clarinet
Daniel Gress - french horn
Michael Sweeney - bassoon

Ravel - Trio, Mozart - Quintet for Piano and winds, Stravinsky - Tango, Circus Polka (for a Young Elephant), Schumann - Frauenliebe und Leben
We open the Festival with this year's Juno Award winner Angela Hewitt in a programme of her favourite chamber music.

11:00 p.m. True North Brass
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Music of Irvine, Lavallée, Monti, Bach, Ellington, McGrath and a host of traditional melodies in sumptuous arrangements by Scott Irvine and Alastair Kay
This superb brass group was a huge hit with audiences at last year's Festival!

Day Two

Sunday July 28
4:00 p.m. True North Brass,
Grounds of Rideau Hall - Free Concert
Rideau Hall
1 Sussex Drive

Music of Irvine, Lavallée, Monti, Bach, Ellington, McGrath and a host of traditional melodies in sumptuous arrangements by Scott Irvine and Alastair Kay
Once again, we are delighted to be presenting free concerts on the grounds of Rideau Hall. Bring a picnic!

8:00 p.m. French Piano Quartets
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Laurence Kayaleh - violin
Neal Gripp - viola
Yegor Dyachkov - cello
Stéphane Lemelin - piano

Fauré - Quartet in G minor, Chausson - Quartet in A major

8:00 p.m. "Lands of Ice and Fire" - Tales of the Norse
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street (at Bronson)

The Toronto Consort

Canada's leading ensemble specializing in the music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. This concert includes instrumental music and songs from Iceland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark and features a storyteller telling a series of short Norse myths.

8:00 p.m. Anton Kuerti in Recital (Pass-Plus)
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

Anton Kuerti - piano

Robert Schumann - Novelettes from opus 21; Fantasia in C major, opus 17
Czerny - Funeral March on the Death of Beethoven,
Czerny - Scherzo from Sonata no. 1 in A flat Major, opus 7
Beethoven - Sonata no. 31 in A flat Major, opus 110
Back by popular demand! Anton Kuerti continues to be one of the most riveting and intelligent musicians performing in North America.

8:00 p.m. Trio Contrastes
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Olivier Thouin - violin
David Veilleux - clarinet
Stéphan Sylvestre - piano
with Julian Armour - cello

Music of Milhaud, Katchaturian, Ives, Bertrand, Hindemith, and Glick

Day Three

Monday July 29
12:00 noon Erika Raum
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Erika Raum - violin
Peter Longworth - piano

Bartok - Sonata no.1
Brahms - Sonata in A major

12:00 noon James Sommerville
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

James Sommerville - french horn
Walter Delahunt - piano

Music of Schubert, Schumann and others
Currently principal french horn of the Boston Symphony, James Sommerville is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the world's finest horn players.

2:00 p.m. Music from Mars and Venus
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Catherine Robbin - mezzo-soprano
Daniel Lichti - baritone
Leslie De'ath - piano

Music of Purcell, Brahms, Schubert, Bernstein, Wolf and others

Two of Canada's best-loved singers in an elegantly-fought 'battle of the sexes' with readings and songs.

5:00 p.m. Music of Claude Vivier I
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Steven Dann - viola
Leah Wyber - cello
Murielle Bruneau - double bass
Louis-Philippe Pelletier - piano
Jean Desmarais - piano
David Kent - percussion

Despite a tragically short life, Claude Vivier produced a remakable output of profoundly expressive and original music.

8:00 p.m. Casal Quartet I
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Haydn - Quartet in C major, opus 76, no. 3 "Emperor"
Paul Kletzki - Quartet no. 1
Schumann - Quartet in A minor, opus 41, no. 1

This young European quartet is now performing an active schedule at major centres throughout the world.

8:00 p.m. Mendelssohn - Complete Music for Cello and Piano
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Elizabeth Dolin - cello
Bernadene Blaha - piano

8:00 p.m. "Mariners and Milkmaids" - Music of 16th and 17th Century England
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street (at Bronson)

The Toronto Consort

Characters and tradespeople of 16th and 17th century England revealed through ballads, madrigals and instrumental dances of the time.

8:00 p.m. Mayumi Seiler in Recital
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

Mayumi Seiler - violin
Walter Delahunt - piano

Music of Mozart, Brahms and Koprowski

Day Four

Tuesday July 30

10:00 a.m. Coffee Concert: Debussy - Complete Music for Piano I
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Louis-Philippe Pelletier - piano

The first of five concerts devoted to the complete piano music of Debussy performed by one of Quebec's most distinguished pianists.

12:00 noon Brass on Parade
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street

Rideau Lakes Brass with Judith Ginsburg - piano
Music of Vaughan Williams, Marais, Bach and others

12:00 noon Casal Quartet II
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Mozart - Quartet in G major, K. 387
Ginastera - Quartet no.1

5:00 p.m. Hank Knox
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street

Hank Knox - harpsichord

Music by Frescobaldi, Couperin and Rameau
This superb harpsichordist has performed regularly at the Festival with the Arion Ensemble.

6:00 p.m. Young People's Concert: Bel Canto Wind Quintet
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

With Nicholas Atkinson - narrator

8:00 p.m. String Sextets
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Jonathan Crow - violin
Pascale Giguères - violin
Steven Dann - viola
Guylaine Lemaire - viola
Pierre Djokic - cello
Margaret Wong - cello

Korngold - Sextet, Tchaikovsky - Sextet "Souvenir de Florence"

8:00 p.m. Schubert - The Late Piano Sonatas I
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Stéphane Lemelin - piano

Schubert - Sonata in C minor, D. 958; Sonata in A major, D. 959
The first of two concerts devoted to three masterpieces of the piano repertoire.

8:00 p.m. Music of Czerny
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

Erika Raum - violin
Anton Kuerti - piano

A fascinating presentation of a neglected master.

8:00 p.m. Les Voix Baroques - Laments and Elegies
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street (at Bronson)

Matthew White - countertenor
Chloe Meyers - baroque violin
Olivier Brault - baroque violin
Amanda Keesmaat - baroque cello
Andrew Horton - double bass
Matthew Jennejohn - recorder
Marie Bouchard - organ

Music of Purcell, J.S. Bach, Schmelzer, Byrd, Biber and others

8:00 p.m. Lute and Harp
First Baptist Church
140 Laurier Street West (at Elgin)

Stephen Stubbs - lute
Maxine Eilander - baroque harp

11:00 p.m. Schubert - The Late Piano Sonatas II
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Stéphane Lemelin - piano

Schubert - Sonata in B flat major, D. 960

Day Five

Wednesday July 31

noon Dvorak and Grieg
St. John Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Marcelle Mallette - violin
Marie Fabi - piano

Dvorak - Sonatine, for violin and piano, opus 100
Grieg - Sonata in C minor

Two gems of the violin repertoire!

12:00 noon Bel Canto Quintet with Daniel Gress
St Jame's Church
60 rue du Portage, Hull

Bel Canto Wind Quintet,
Daniel Gress - french horn

Music of Françaix, Zemlinsky, Reicha, and Reinecke

12:00 noon Daniel Bolshoy
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Daniel Bolshoy - guitar

Music of Granados, Tarrega, D'Angelo and Assad
Daniel Bolshoy is one of the most exciting young musicians to come out of the Ottawa area in recent years!

5:00 p.m. London Handel Players
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street at (Wellington)

Adrian Butterfield - baroque violin
Myron Lutsky - baroque cello
Rachel Brown - baroque flute
Laurence Cummings - harpsichord

C.P.E. Bach - Sonata in B flat Major
J.S. Bach - Sonata in E minor Telemann - Concerto in G minor
Four of England's top early music performers.

6:00 p.m. Young People's Concert - Bangers and Smash
Freiman Hall
610 Cumberland Street, University of Ottawa

Jonathan Wade - percussion
Kenneth Simpson - percussion

8:00 p.m. Chamber Music Symphonies
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street

Joanna G'froerer - flute
Ramsey Husser - violin
Manuela Milani - violin
Guylaine Lemaire - viola
Julian Armour - cello
Paul Stewart - piano

Beethoven - Symphony no. 7, (arr. Hummel), Britten - Simple Symphony,
Haydn - Symphony no. 104 "London", (arr. Solomon)
A fascinating look at three mainstays of the orchestral repertoire.

8:00 p.m. Molinari String Quartet
First Baptist Church
140 Laurier Street West (at Elgin)

Lutoslawski - Quartet (1964), Schafer - Quartet no. 8, Bartok - Quartet no. 4
The first Festival appearance by this exciting quartet that specializes in music of the 20th century.

8:00 p.m. Eight Trombones!
McLeod Stewarton United Church
507 Bank Street (at Argyle)

Eight Trombones: Peter Sullivan, David Martin, Donald Renshaw, Colin Traquair, Pierre Beaudry, Jaimie Box, Douglas Burden, Vivien Lee, Karen Donnelly
with Kenneth Simpson and Jonathan Wade - percussion

Music of Bruckner, Brahms, Wagner, Ewazen, Fauré and others

One of life's very few opportunities to hear eight first-rate trombonists performing together!

8:00 p.m. Peter Longworth
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Peter Longworth - piano

Bach/Busoni - Chaconne
Beethoven - Sonata, opus 109
Brahms - Sonata in F major

8:00p.m. Sandra Graham and Friends
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Sandra Graham - mezzo-soprano
Martin Riseley - violin
Winston Webber - violin
Sally Benson - viola
Tanya Prochazka - cello
Jean Desmarais - piano

Music of Barber, Glick, Amsel and Harry Friedman

11:00 p.m. Debussy - Complete Music for Piano II
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Louis-Philippe Pelletier - piano

Day Six

Thursday August 1

10 :00 a.m. Coffee Concert: Chamber Music Symphonies
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Joanna G'froerer - flute
Ramsey Husser - violin
Julian Armour - cello
Paul Stewart - piano

Beethoven - Symphony no. 7, (arr. Hummel)

12:00 noon Haydn and Dvorak
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Marcelle Mallette - violin
Jutta Puchhammer-Sédillot - viola
Carole Sirois - cello
Marie Fabi - piano

Haydn - Trio in C major
Dvorak - Piano quartet in E flat major, opus 87

12:00 noon - Grand Partita
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

Murielle Bruneau - double bass
Charles Hamann - oboe
Josée Marchand - oboe
Kimball Sykes - clarinet
Ross Edwards - clarinet
David Borque - basset horn
Peter Smith - basset horn
Daniel Gress - french horn
Michael Sweeney - bassoon
Carmelle Préfontaine - bassoon and others

Mozart - Grand Partita, K. 361
Not just a masterpiece of the wind repertoire, but one of the great works in all of classical music!

2:00 p.m. Leipzig String Quartet
St. Matthew's Church
130 Glebe Avenue

Schubert - String Quartet in D minor "Death and the Maiden"
Mendelssohn - String Quartet in F minor, opus 80

8:00 p.m. Borodin String Quartet (Pass-Plus)
McLeod-Stewarton United Church
507 Bank Street (at Argyle)

Borodin - String Quartet no. 2
Shostakovich - String Quartet no. 8
Tchaikovsky - String Quartet no. 2

One of the truly great string quartets of all time performing three masterpieces of the Russian repertoire. Not to be missed!

8:00 p.m. Steven Dann and Andrew Burashko
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Steven Dann - viola
Andrew Burashko - piano

Music of Brahms, Bach, Scriabin and Shostakovitch

8:00 p.m. Debussy - Complete Music for Piano III
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Louis-Philippe Pelletier - piano

8:00 p.m. Fauré and Martinu
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

David Stewart - violin
Tanya Prochazka - cello
Stéphane Lemelin - piano

Trios of Martinu and Fauré, Martinu - Duo for violin and cello

8:00 p.m. Matthew Larkin
St. Matthew's Church
130 Glebe Avenue

Matthew Larkin - organ

Music of Willan, Duruflé, Bach, Howells

11:00 p.m. Music of Roddy Ellias
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Elizabeth Turnbull - mezzo-soprano
Martin Riseley - violin
Sally Benson - viola
Roddy Ellias - guitar
Gary Elliot - guitar
John Geggie - double bass
Natasha Harrison - flute
Lori Gemmell - harp
Jean Desmarais - piano
Kenneth Simpson - vibraphone

Day Seven

Friday August 2

10:00 a.m. Coffee Concert: Quatuor des Lumières
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)
Mozart - Quartet in B flat major, "The Hunt"
This group performs music of the classical era on period instruments.

12:00 noon Quatuor des Lumières
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Music of Haydn

12:00 noon Horn Trios of Brahms and Elizabeth Raum
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Erika Raum - violin
Lawrence Vine - horn
Peter Longworth - piano

8:00 p.m. Brass Spectacular!
McLoed-Stewarton United Church
507 Bank Street (at Argyle)

Karen Donnelly - trumpet
Steven van Gulik - trumpet
Larry Larson - trumpet
James Gardiner - trumpet
Elizabeth Simpson - french horn
Jill Kirwan - french horn
Peter Sullivan - trombone
Donald Renshaw - trombone
Colin Traquair - trombone
Douglas Burden - bass trombone
Nicholas Atkinson - tuba
Jonathan Wade - percussion
Kenneth Simpson - percussion
Tristan Green - percussion

Music of Dvorak, Verdi, Sparke, Colgrass, Major-Marothy and others

Always an audience favourite...

8:00 p.m. London Handel Players
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Adrian Butterfield - baroque violin
Rachel Brown - baroque flute
Myron Lutsky - baroque cello
Laurence Cummings - harpsichord

Handel - Trio Sonata in B minor opus 2, no. 1
Leclair - Sonata in G major
C.P.E. Bach - Sonata in C minor
Rameau - Pièces de clavecin

8:00 p.m. A Night of Spanish Song
First Baptist Church
140 Laurier Street, West (at Elgin)

Julie Nesrallah - mezzo-soprano
Daniel Bolshoy - guitar

Music of Sor, Granados, Garcia-Lorca and Rodrigo

8:00 p.m. Thomas Wiebe and Peter Longworth
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Thomas Wiebe - cello
Peter Longworth - piano

Brahms - Sonata in E minor
Beethoven - Sonata in C major
Boccherini - Sonata in A major

8:00 p.m. Leipzig string Quartet
St. Matthew's Church
130 Glebe Avenue

Beethoven - Quartet in F major, opus 135, Romberg - String Quartet, opus 30,
Berg - String Quartet, opus 3

11:00 p.m. German Sacred Cantatas
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Daniel Taylor - countertenor
The Theatre of Early Music

Day Eight

Saturday August 3

11:00 a.m. Young People Concert: "Meet Erika Raum"
Freiman Hall, University of Ottawa
610 Cumberland Street (south of Laurier)

Erika Raum - violin
Peter Longworth - piano

2:00 p.m. Harp Duos
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Jennifer Swartz - harp
Lori Gemmell - harp

8:00 p.m. Gryphon Trio
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Beethoven - Trio in E flat major, opus 1 no. 1, Debussy - Trio, Mendelssohn - Trio in C minor

8:00 p.m. Stephen Varcoe
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

Stephen Varcoe - baritone
Paul Stewart - piano

Stephen Varcoe is one of Britain's most accomplished baritones. He has made over 100 recordings and performs regularly with many of the world's great orchestras and conductors.

8:00 p.m. Borodin String Quartet II (Pass-Plus)
St. Matthew's Church
130 Glebe Avenue

Beethoven - Quartet in E flat major, opus 127
Shostakovich - Quartet no. 3

The Borodin Quartet's recent Beethoven and Shostakovich cycles have received widespread acclaim. This is a rare North American appearance by this outstanding ensemble.

8:00 p.m. La Belle Danse
Victoria Ballroom, Marriott Hotel
100 Kent Street

Aradia Ensemble
Marie-Nathalie Lacousière and Edgar Tumak - Dancers

Music of Lully, Marais, Campra and others
A 17th century French Baroque experience! Toronto's Aradia Ensemble presents a dance concert with seven musicians and two Baroque Dancers in costume.

8:00 p.m. Chamber Music of South America
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street (at Bronson)

Martin Riseley - violin
Stephen Sitarski - violin
Sally Benson - viola
Leah Wyber - cello
Daniel Bolshoy - guitar
Natasha Harrison - flute

11:00 p.m. Skye Consort
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Day Nine

Sunday August 4

2 p.m. Aradia Ensemble - "For All The Nations"
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Aradia Ensemble

Trio sonatas by Corelli, Telemann, Purcell, Vivaldi and Jarzebski

4:00 p.m. Skye Consort
Grounds of Rideau Hall - Free Concert
Rideau Hall
1 Sussex Drive

8:00 p.m. Leipzig Quartet and Karl Leister (Pass-Plus)
McLeod-Stewarton Church
507 Bank Street (at Argyle)

Leipzig String Quartet, Karl Leister - clarinet

Mozart - Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Brahms - Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
Mendelssohn - Quartet in A minor, opus 13
The superb Leipzig Quartet joined by one of the great clarinettists of our time.

8:00 p.m. Joel Quarrington in Recital
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Joel Quarrington - double bass
Jean Marchand - piano
with Murielle Bruneau - double bass

Music of Bach, Franck, Shostakovich and others
Joel Quarrington is acknowledged as one of the finest double bass players in the world.

8:00 p.m. Film Composers
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)
Jonathan Crow - violin
Ramsey Husser - violin
Guylaine Lemaire - viola
Julian Armour - cello
John Geggie - double bass
Joanna G'froerer - flute
Charles Hamann - oboe
Paul Stewart - piano
Jennifer Swartz - harp

Music of Copland, Baker, Korngold, Trota, Gershwin, William Grant Still and Rathburn

8:00 p.m. Gary Relyea and the Theatre of Early Music
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street (at Bronson)

Bach Cantatas

8:00 p.m. Gryphon Trio (R)
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Beethoven - Trio in E flat major, opus 1, no. 1
Debussy - Trio
Mendelssohn - Trio in C minor

Day Ten

Celebration of Canadian Music

Monday August 5

12:00 noon Gryphon Trio
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Michael Redhill - writer and narrator
Omar Daniel - "The Growth of Music and the Invention of Storytelling" for piano trio and narrator
Gary Kulesha - Trio no. 2

12:00 noon Music for One Violin
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Mark Fewer - violin

Music of Phil Dwyer, Murray Adaskin, Michael Oesterle and Chris Paul Harman

2:00 p.m. Tom Thomson Birthday Tribute I
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

Stephen Sitarski - violin
Sophie Drouin - violin
Gylaine Lemaire - viola
Julian Armour - cello
Thomas Annand - organ

Music of Sir Ernest MacMillan, Oscar O'Brien, Leo Smith and others

5:00 p.m. - Molinari String Quartet
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Hiscott - Quartet no.1
Hiscott- Quartet no.2
Hyland - Feux (world premiere)

8:00 p.m. Tom Thomson Birthday Tribute II
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

Philippe Djokic - violin
Karen Donnelly - trumpet
Lynn Stodola - piano
Jean Desmarais - piano
Thomas Annand - organ
and others

Music of Healey Willan, Sir Ernest MacMillan, Calixa Lavallée and others

8:00 p.m. Music of Kelly-Marie Murphy
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Judy Loman - harp
Gryphon Trio
Quatuor Arthur-Leblanc
Simon Aldrich - clarinet

Kelly-Marie Murphy is unquestionably one of the most exciting and interesting composers writing music in Canada today. This concert features some of Canada's top ensembles and musicians celebrating her recent move to Ottawa.

11:00 p.m. Mallets and Strings
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Kenneth Simpson - marimba and vibraphone
David Stewart - violin
Mark Friedman - violin
Steven Dann - viola
Margaret Wong - cello

Music of Malcolm Forsyth, Jocelyn Morelock and Patrick Cardy and others

Day Eleven

Celebration of Canadian Music

Tuesday August 6

12:00 noon Quatuor Arthur-Leblanc
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Music of Roger Castonguay, Anita Sleeman, André Prévost and Pierre Michaud

noon Philippe Magnan
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Philippe Magnan - oboe
Louis Philippe Pelletier - piano

Music of Rea, Fleming, Morawetz, Hétu and others
Philippe Magnan has an active solo career on both sides of the Atlantic. His committed performances in a wide range of repertoire have earned him a loyal following.

8 p.m. Music of Claude Vivier II
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Soloists from the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
Marie-Annick Béliveau - mezzo-soprano
Benoit Loiselle - cello
Simon Aldrich - clarinet
Marc Couroux - piano

Despite a tragically short life, Claude Vivier produced a remarkable output of expressive and original music.

8:00 p.m. Canadian Journey
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Philippe Djokic - violin
David Stewart - violin
Steven Dann - viola
Margaret Wong - cello
Lynn Stodola - piano
Judy Loman - harp

11:00 p.m. Yegor Dyachkov - Music from Canada
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Yegor Dyachkov - cello
Jean Saulnier - piano

Music of Prévost, Hétu and others

Day Twelve

Wednesday August 7

12:00 noon Quatuor Arthur-Leblanc
St. James Church
60 rue du Portage, Hull

Shostakovich - Quartet no. 7
Debussy - Quartet
Shostakovich - Two Pieces for String Quartet

12:00 noon Trios for Horn, Oboe and Piano
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Charles Hamann - oboe
Julie Fauteux - horn
Jean Desmarais - piano

12:00 noon Duke Trio
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Mozart - Trio in C major
Brahms - Trio in C minor

5:00 p.m. Bach Funeral Cantatas I (Pass-Plus)
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street (at Bronson)

Suzie LeBlanc - soprano
Daniel Taylor - countertenor
Ian Honeyman - tenor
Stephen Varcoe - baritone
The Theatre of Early Music

With an all-star cast of singers joined by 11 instrumentalists, this is the most ambitious early music project in the Festival's history!

One Pass-Plus ticket gets you into both the Bach Cantatas concerts (5:00 p.m. and the 8:00 p.m.)

6:00 p.m. Young People's Concert "Meet the Trumpet"
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Jens Lindemann - trumpet
Jennifer Snow - piano

8:00 p.m. Bach Funeral Cantatas II (Pass-Plus)
Christ Church Cathedral
420 420 Sparks Street Street (at Bronson)

Suzie Leblanc - soprano
Daniel Taylor - countertenor
Ian Honeyman - tenor
Stephen Varcoe - baritone
The Theatre of Early Music

8:00 p.m. Tokyo String Quartet (Pass-Plus)
McLoed-Stewarton Church
507 Bank Street (at Argyle)

Dvorak - String Quartet in E flat major, opus 51
Smetana - Quartet "From my Life"
Dutilleux - Quartet

The Canadian debut of one of the world's great string quartets with their new first violinist, Martin Beaver.

8:00 p.m. Chamber Music with Double Bass
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

David Stewart - violin
Stephen Sitarski - violin
Steven Dann - viola
Carole Sirois - cello
Joel Quarrington - double bass

Music of Dvorak, Gibbons, Hoffmeister, Puccini and others

8:00 p.m. Yegor Dyachkov
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Yegor Dyachkov - cello
Jean Saulnier - piano

Music of Brahms, Shostakovich and Piazzola

11 p.m. Songs for Nighttime
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Monica Whicher - soprano
Paul Stewart - piano
Leah Roseman - violin
Mark Friedman - violin
Natsha Harrison - flute
David Rose - viola

Music of Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Ravel and arrangements by John Greer of Dancing Cheek to Cheek, Plaisir d'amour and Le vie in Rose

Day Thirteen

Thursday August 8

10:00 a.m. Coffee Concert/Chamber Music for Harp I
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Guylaine Lemaire - viola
Denis Bluteau - flute
Jennifer Swartz - harp
Music of Debussy and Saint-Saëns

12:00 noon Chamber Music with Harp II
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Manuela milani - violin
Guylaine Lemaire - viola
Julian Armour - cello
Denis Bluteau - flute
Jennifer Swartz - harp

Music of Ibert, Pierné, Arthur Foote and Leoncavallo

12:00 noon Debussy - Complete Music for Piano IV
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Louis-Philippe Pelletier - piano

6:00 p.m. Young People's Concert: "Meet the Double Bass"
Freiman Hall, University of Ottawa
610 Cumberland Street

Joel Quarrington, Marjolaine Laroche, Vincent Gendron, Hilda Cowie

8:00 p.m. Lieder Abend
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street (at Bronson)

Deanna Relyea - mezzo-soprano and piano
Anna Relyea - soprano
Gary Relyea - baritone and piano

8:00 p.m. Robert Langevin
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Robert Langevin - flute
Jean Saulnier - piano

Canadian flutist Robert Langevin is currently principal flutist of the New York Philharmonic.

8:00 p.m. Chamber Music of Brahms
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Jonathan Crow - violin
Dennis Brott - cello
David Rose - viola
Paul Stewart - piano

Brahms - Quartet for piano and strings in A major
Brahms - Sonata for violin and piano in D minor

8:00 p.m. Russian Piano Music
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

Alexander Tselyakov - piano

Music of Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, Rosenblatt and Shchedrin

11 p.m. Nights in Eastern Europe
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Stephen Sitarski - violin
Manuela Milani - violin
David Rose - viola
Yegor Dyachkov - cello
Ross Edwards - clarinet
Jean Desmarais - piano

John Tavener - The Last Sleep of the Virgin
Penderecki - Quartet for clarinet and strings
Prokofieff - Overture on Hebrew Themes

Day Fourteen

Friday August 9

12:00 noon Double Bass Quartets!
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Joel Quarrington, Marjolaine Laroche, Vincent Gendron, Hilda Cowie

12:00 noon Mozart and Haydn for the Harpsichord
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

Thomas Annand - harpsichord

8:00 p.m. Debussy - Complete Music for Piano V
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Louis-Philippe Pellitier - piano

8:00 p.m. Dennis Brott in Recital
Tabaret Hall
550 Cumberland Street (at Wilbrod)

Dennis Brott - cello
Glen Montgomery - piano

Music of Beethoven and Brahms

8:00 p.m. Music of C.P.E. Bach
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street (at Bronson)

Olivier Brault - baroque violin and baroque viola
Amanda Keesmaat - baroque cello
Hélène Lévesque - baroque flute
Matthew Jennejohn - bass recorder and baroque oboe
Marie Bouchard - harpsichord

8 p.m. Jens Lindemann
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

Jens Lindemann - trumpet
Jennifer Snow - piano

Music of J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Schmelzer, Verdi and others
Well known to Ottawa audiences for the many concerts he has performed here as a member of the Canadian Brass, we are delighted that Jens Lindermann is returning for a solo recital!

11:00 p.m. Rachmaninoff Piano Trios
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Philippe Djokic - violin
Julian Armour - cello
Alexander Tselyakov - piano

Rachmaninoff - Trio Elegiauque no. 1 in G minor
Rachmaninoff - Trio Elegiaque no. 2 in D minor

Day Fifteen

Saturday August 10

2:00 p.m. Chamber Music of Dvorak
St. John's Church
154 Somerset Street (at Elgin)

Philippe Djokic - violin
Pierre Djokic - cello
David Rose - viola
Lynn Stodola - piano

Dvorak - Trio in B flat major, opus 21
Dvorak - Quartet for piano and strings in D major, opus 23

5:00 p.m. Handel in Love
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street (at Bronson)

Suzie LeBlanc - soprano
Daniel Taylor - countertenor
The Theatre of Early Music

8:00 p.m. The Baltimore Consort (Pass-Plus)
St. Andrew's Church
82 Kent Street (at Wellington)

With their variety of instruments and the unique singing of Custer La Rue, the Baltimore Consort has delighted audiences on both sides of the Atlantic and earned their CDs a place on the Billboard Magazine Top-Ten list.