Ottawa Chamber Music Society

2008 Festival Schedule
Day 5
Tuesday, July 29

Schedule subject to change without notice.

Musical Musings with Harry Halbreich

10:00 a.m.

Dominion-Chalmers United Church,Woodside Hall

Start the day with renowned European musicologist and speaker Harry Halbreich who will provide stimulating and often surprising insights into the day's musical offerings.

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CBC Radio Two – Studio Sparks

12:00 p.m.

CBC Radio Two – Studio Sparks

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Concert Cancelled Virtuosic Piano Transcriptions

12:00 p.m.

Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Rian De Waal – piano

J.S. Bach Fantasie en Fuga in G minor, trans. Liszt
Chopin Six chants polonais, trans. Liszt
Bellini Réminiscences de Norma, trans. Liszt
Rosenthal Carnaval de Vienne

The Hungarian in Brahms

12:00 p.m.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

New Zealand String Quartet
James Campbell – clarinet
Jamie Parker – piano

The New Zealand String Quartet joins James Campbell and Jamie Parker for a program that includes Brahms’ Hungarian Dances in F-sharp minor.

Please join us for a reception at the Bank of Canada Currency Museum, 245 Sparks Street immediately following the concert.

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Noon Under the Bridge

12:00 p.m.

Under Plaza Bridge, east of the NationalWarMemorial

Toronto-Cario Collective

A free lunchtime concert in a unique setting, and part of the National Capital Commission’s Noon Under the Bridge concert series.

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Steven Dann and Friends 2

2:00 p.m.

First Baptist Church

Ernst Kovacic – violin
Steven Dann – viola
Anssi Karttunen – cello

Steven Dann and fellow artists present a diverse program of Dvorák, Kodály, Schubert and others.

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Art of the Arabic Violin

7:30 p.m.

Church of St. John the Evanglist

Maryem Tollar – vocalist, qanun
Alfred Gamil – oud, violin
Mohamed Aly– vocalist, violin, oud
Ernie Tollar – saxophone, flute
Levon Ichkhanian – guitar
Debashis Sinha– percussion

This Arabic-Canadian ensemble captivate with their blend of musical styles, genres and instrumentation.

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Keller Quartet and Friends

8:00 p.m.

Dominion-Chalmers United Church

Keller Quartet
Douglas McNabney – viola
Denise Djokic – cello

Bartók String Quartet No. 1 in A minor
Ligeti Quartet No. 1, Metamorphoses nocturnes
Tchaikovsky String Sextet in D minor, opus 70, Souvenir de Florence

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Shauna Rolston and Heather Schmidt

8:00 p.m.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

Shauna Rolston – cello
Heather Schmidt – piano

Superstar Canadian artists Shauna Rolston and Heather Schmidt present music for cello and piano, including Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor.

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Late Night at the Legion - The Ultimate Improv Session

10:30 p.m.

Royal Canadian Legion, Montgomery Branch

Toronto-Cairo Collective

This quartet of less-conventional stringed instruments parades a sense of fun with a program of folk music and jazz.

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