A message from Amici
Dear Friends,
We are well into our third decade of music-making and are excited to
welcome Amici’s newest member, Serouj Kradjian. Serouj brings to Amici
not only his pianistic prowess but also his ability to arrange and to
compose. Indeed in our December 7th concert we will be presenting his
new work, “11:41 – In Memoriam” which commemorates the victims of the
devastating earthquake in Armenia which occurred on December 7, 1988.
This programme will also include one of Amici’s signature works, the
“Quartet for the End of Time” as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of
Olivier Messiaen’s birth.
Serouj also has many exciting ideas for programming and recording and we
are currently preparing Amici’s 10th CD which will include much of the
music by Armenian composers of our May 2007 concert with Serouj and
soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian.
Isabel will also be featured in our last concert of this season,
“Schubert and Tango”.
We are also happy to welcome back many of our “old friends” who have
become part of our family in addition to several prominent musicians new
to Amici’s audiences. The first concert includes three wonderful string
players from Montreal and our third concert features the brilliant
principal wind players from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. We will also
be featuring a special mystery guest in this concert to perform the part
as narrator for the “Story of Babar (the little elephant)” during our
evening of celebrating the unique music of Francis Poulenc.
There are two new elements to Amici’s season this year. Thirty minutes
prior to each concert we will be holding a Pre-Concert Chat in the hall
for the purpose of providing our audience with further insight into the
music which is being performed. We are indeed fortunate that Keith
Horner has agreed to host these events. Secondly, our concert dates will
be divided between Fridays and Sundays. Mark your calendars carefully
and we look forward to seeing all of our loyal subscribers again as well
as many new friends.
David, Joaquin and Serouj
