Ottawa Chamber Music Society

2007 Festival Schedule
Day 7
Friday, July 27

Schedule subject to change without notice.

Coffee Concert

10 a.m.

Coffee Concert

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

Steven Dann – viola
Anssi Karttunen – cello

Works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Pintscher, De Falla and others.

Studio Sparks – Paul Merkelo

12 noon

CBC Sparks Street Studio

Each day during the first week of the Festival, you are invited to join host Eric Friesen for 30 minutes of music and conversation featuring short performances by Festival artists. These will be heard live across Canada on CBC Radio 2. Please check the website or programme book for details.

Young People’s Concert

12 noon

Young People's

All Saints Anglican Church

Ensemble Caprice
Sophie Larivière – recorder
Matthias Maute – recorder/violin
Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière – dancer

A concert for the whole family! French Ensemble Caprice with the delightful baroque dancer Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière offer an enchanting story complete with set and costumes. Not to be missed!

Shanghai Quartet: ChinaSong

12 noon

Christ Church Cathedral

Shanghai Quartet

The legendary Shanghai Quartet in an international program featuring selections from their ChinaSong, and the famous Ravel String Quartet.

Russian Masterpieces

2 p.m.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

Moscow String Quartet
André Laplante – piano

This renowned quartet performs works by Borodin and Schnittke and is joined by Canadian virtuoso André Laplante for an exciting performance of the Shostakovich Piano Quintet.

Ensemble Caprice: Modern Musicke

5 p.m.

First Baptist Church

Ensemble Caprice
Matthew Halls – harpsichord
Myron Lutzke – cello

Ensemble Caprice, newly signed to Canada’s leading recording label Analekta, offers a programme of original compositions by Matthias Maute. Hear this delightful ensemble bring flavours of baroque music to the modern ear.

Four Trumpets with Piano and Organ

8 p.m.

The Church of St. John the Evangelist

Paul Merkelo – trumpet
Jean-Luc Gagnon – trumpet
Russell Devuyst – trumpet
Steven van Gulik – trumpet
Marie-Hélène Larouche – piano/organ

An exciting and unusual combination that will blow the roof off the church!

Schoenberg’s International Legacy: Canadian, Italian and American Apostles

8 p.m.

Christ Church Cathedral

David Thies-Thompson – violin
Noémi Racine-Gaudreault – violin
Sally Benson – viola
Leah Wyber – cello
Rebecca Danard – clarinet
Leonie Wall – flute
Elaine Keillor - piano

Works by Papineau-Couture, Weinzweig, Joachim, Nono and a world premiere of a work by Eldon Rathburn.

Crossings: A Musical Passage from West to East

8 p.m.

Pass Plus

Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Gryphon Trio
Maryem Tollar – vocalist
Simon Shaheen – oud/Arabic violin
Hugh Marsh – electric violin
Jamey Haddad – percussion
Ernie Tollar – winds
Lynn Kuo – violin
Michael Occhipinti – guitar
Roberto Occhipinti – bass
Kathleen Kajioka – violin

Originally produced by Music Toronto for the Chamber at Lula series. A program of music of Middle-Eastern inspiration!

Late Night Tango

11 p.m.

Church of St. John the Evangelist

Norteño

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