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2008 Festival Schedule Day 8 Friday, August 1 |
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.
CBC Radio Two - Studio Sparks
12:00 p.m.
Celebrating Ukraine
12:00 p.m.
Dominion-Chalmers United Church
- Gryphon Trio
- Monica Whicher – soprano
- Joan Watson – horn
- Hinrich Alpers – piano
Prominent Canadian performers celebrate music from Ukraine, including works by Valentin Silvestrov and Mykola Lysenko.
Platero y Yo
12:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church
- Colin Fox – narrator
- Simon Wynberg – guitar
Colin Fox narrates Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco’s adaptation of Platero y Yo by Spanish author Juan Ramon Jimenez. It is the story of a little donkey, a symbol of tenderness, purity and naivety.
Old Friends Reunited
2:00 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
- Stephen Sitarski – violin
- Barry Shiffmann – viola
- Desmond Hoebig – cello
- Andrew Tunis – piano
Friends come together to perform works by Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms.
Gilles Apap
8:00 p.m.
Dominion-Chalmers United Church
- Gilles Apap – violin
- Myriam Lafargue – accordion
Referred to as the violinist of the 21st century, Gilles Apap is an internationally celebrated virtuoso solo, chamber and orchestral musician.
Penderecki String Quartet and friends
8:00 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
- Penderecki String Quartet
- Robert Cram - flute
- Caroline Leonardelli - harp
The quartet’s second appearance features works by Janácek, Schubert and Ravel.
Two Tales
8:00 p.m.
Canadian Museum of Civilization Theatre
- Tom Allen – narrator
- Santee Smith – dancer
- James Sommerville – horn
- Hamilton Philharmonic Musicians
- Gryphon Trio
Visual projections and choreography add an aboriginal dimension to Chan Ka Nih’s and the masks evoke... and Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale.
Late Night at the Legion - Mark Fewer, Monica Whicher
and Friends
10:30 p.m.
Royal Canadian Legion, Montgomery Branch
- Monica Whicher – soprano
- Mark Fewer – violin
- John Geggie – bass
These performers heat up the summer night with songs by Stephen Sondheim and Kate Bush
©2002-2008 Ottawa Chamber Music Society.
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