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Concert no. 1
Sunday November 1, 2009- 3:00pm
Essenza di Amici
The opening concert features core Amici members performing the quintessential clarinet trio by Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann’s Fantasy Pieces and the rarely heard trio by Italian composer Nino Rota, most famous for his film score of The Godfather. Included on this programme is the premiere of a new work especially composed for Amici by a student composer at the Claude Watson School for the Arts.
Concert no. 2
Sunday December 13, 2009- 3:00pm
Les Six versus Saint-Saens
Camille Saint-Saëns wasn’t a big fan of the style and the novelties of Les Six, and Amici thought we might reconcile them… post mortem. Joining us in our mission is virtuoso violinist Yehonatan Berick in an exciting programme which includes Saint-Saëns’ passionate Piano Quintet , Darius Milhaud’s witty Ox on the roof, with its tango and samba rhythms, Francis Poulenc’s charming Clarinet Sonata and Honegger’s Duo for violin and cello. Les Six at their bouncy best!
Concert no. 3
Sunday February 21, 2010- 3:00pm
Suite but Ernest
A premiere performance of Igor Stravinsky’s complete Suite of L’Histoire du soldat, with additional movements from the septet version arranged for clarinet, violin and piano by Amici pianist Serouj Kradjian. Preceding the wit and humour of Stravinsky’s masterpiece will be Ernest Chausson’s seldom-heard Piano Quartet And Sofia Gubaidulina’s In Croce. Amici will be joined by violinist Benjamin Bowman, violist Teng Li and accordionist Joseph Petric.
Concert no. 4
Sunday May 2, 2010- 3:00pm
Silenced Voices
Canada’s celebrated baritone Russell Braun joins Amici in a moving programme featuring the songs of Jewish-Czech composer Viktor Ullmann, Ukrainian composer Kyrylo Stetsenko and Armenian composer Father Gomidas, all three of whom, were victims of genocide. Chamber works by Gideon Klein and Erwin Schulhoff, who shared the same fate, complete this fascinating programme.
Sunday November 1, 2009- 3:00pm
Essenza di Amici
The opening concert features core Amici members performing the quintessential clarinet trio by Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann’s Fantasy Pieces and the rarely heard trio by Italian composer Nino Rota, most famous for his film score of The Godfather. Included on this programme is the premiere of a new work especially composed for Amici by a student composer at the Claude Watson School for the Arts.
Concert no. 2
Sunday December 13, 2009- 3:00pm
Les Six versus Saint-Saens
Camille Saint-Saëns wasn’t a big fan of the style and the novelties of Les Six, and Amici thought we might reconcile them… post mortem. Joining us in our mission is virtuoso violinist Yehonatan Berick in an exciting programme which includes Saint-Saëns’ passionate Piano Quintet , Darius Milhaud’s witty Ox on the roof, with its tango and samba rhythms, Francis Poulenc’s charming Clarinet Sonata and Honegger’s Duo for violin and cello. Les Six at their bouncy best!
Concert no. 3
Sunday February 21, 2010- 3:00pm
Suite but Ernest
A premiere performance of Igor Stravinsky’s complete Suite of L’Histoire du soldat, with additional movements from the septet version arranged for clarinet, violin and piano by Amici pianist Serouj Kradjian. Preceding the wit and humour of Stravinsky’s masterpiece will be Ernest Chausson’s seldom-heard Piano Quartet And Sofia Gubaidulina’s In Croce. Amici will be joined by violinist Benjamin Bowman, violist Teng Li and accordionist Joseph Petric.
Concert no. 4
Sunday May 2, 2010- 3:00pm
Silenced Voices
Canada’s celebrated baritone Russell Braun joins Amici in a moving programme featuring the songs of Jewish-Czech composer Viktor Ullmann, Ukrainian composer Kyrylo Stetsenko and Armenian composer Father Gomidas, all three of whom, were victims of genocide. Chamber works by Gideon Klein and Erwin Schulhoff, who shared the same fate, complete this fascinating programme.
