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Date & Location:
Sept. 9, 2007
Waterloo Park
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Special Concert
FREE Outdoor Concert in Waterloo Park
Music in the Park
Daniel Warren, conductor
Music will include Beethoven’s 5th symphony, The Chronicles of Narnia, Scheherazade,
The Merry Widow, Hockey Night in Canada, and much more.
There’s something for everyone!
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Dates & Locations:
Sept. 14, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Sept. 15, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Sept. 16, 2007 - 2:00 pm
River Run Centre
Guelph
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Series: Signature
Signature 1
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Jamie Parke, piano
“We open the season with music that changed my life. When I heard Beethoven 5
live for the first time, I fell in love with the sound of the orchestra forever.
In the Adams I felt the sounds of my generation pulse through the orchestra for
the first time.”
— Edwin Outwater
John Adams: The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Feldman: Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Listen to Edwin's interview on CKWR's "Starlight Concert"
Thursday September 13th, 2007 at 9pm FM 98.5
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Dates & Locations:
Sept. 27, 2007 - 8:00 pm
River Run Centre
Guelph
Sept. 28, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Sept. 29, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Series: Pops
Last Night of the Proms
Brian Jackson, conductor
With the KWS Youth Orchestra
Goodbye summer, hello Symphony! In this 110 year old British tradition
we celebrate the end of summer with a bang. The Proms is an eight-week
summer season of daily orchestral music concerts held annually in central
London. Full of silly traditions and remarkable music, this concert sets
the scene for our entertaining 07/08 season.
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Date & Location:
Sept. 29, 2007
9:15, 10:15 & 11:15 am
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Series: Kinderconcerts
The Contrapuntal Caper!
Sophie Drouin, violin
Nancy Wharton, cello
and special friends Mendelssohn and Fanny Mouse!
The Mendelssohn Mouse family is getting ready for a concert, but where is little Fanny?
She’s hiding! Listen to the musical clues as Lance Ouellette
and Sophie Drouin (violins), Jody Davenport(viola) and
Nancy Wharton (cello) solve the Contrapuntal Caper
(or Cabbages and Counterpoint!) and find Fanny.
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Dates & Locations:
Oct. 18, 2007 - 7:30 pm
Humanities Theatre
University of Waterloo
Oct. 19, 2007 - 7:30 pm
River Run Centre
Guelph
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Series: Intersections
The Story of the Saxophone with
Wallace Halladay
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Wallace Halladay, saxophone
The ultimate crossover instrument, the saxophone started in the symphony
orchestra, and evolved into the instrument we know today. Learn all about
one of the world’s favourite instruments with virtuoso saxophonist
Wallace Halladay as he plays classic and contemporary sax with Edwin Outwater
and the KWS!
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Dates & Locations:
Oct. 24, 2007 - 8:00 pm
First United Church
Waterloo
Oct. 26, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Harcourt United Church
Guelph
Oct. 27, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Central Presbyterian Church
Cambridge
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Series: Back to Baroque
England
Simon Streatfeild, conductor
David Rose, viola
Purcell (arr. Britten): Chacony in G minor
Purcell (arr. Holst):‘The Gordian Knot Untied’ Suite No. 2
Britten: Simple Symphony
Holst: Brook Green Suite
Dowland:Lachrymae
Britten: Lachrymae for viola
Holst:St. Paul Suite
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Dates & Locations:
Nov. 2, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Nov. 3, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Series: Signature / Pops
Signature with Stephen Sitarski
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Stephen Sitarski, violin
“Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony — his greatest? I think so. It’s the most complete
Mozart experience you can have in 30 minutes. Italian opera, a moonlight serenade,
a Viennese waltz, and a mind-blowing finale are all here, linked together somehow
by Mozart’s elusive magic.” — Edwin Outwater
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish”
Gary Kulesha: Symphony No. 3
Rossini: Overture to Il Signor Bruschino
Mozart: Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
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Date & Location:
Nov. 4, 2007 - 2:30 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Series: Generations
The Magic of Music
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Why is Mozart the world’s most popular composer? What is the
“magic touch” that makes his music so special? Find the answers here!
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Date & Location:
Nov. 6, 2007 - 1:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Nov. 7, 2007 - 10:30 am
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Nov. 7, 2007 - 1:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Series: School Concerts
The Celtic Rathskallions
Daniel Warren, conductor
Grades 4 to 8
“We know what you are probably thinking…
Oh, just another oboe and steel string guitar group, with Irish Bodhran drums, step-dancing, tin whistle,
African Djembe, English horn, banjo, Celtic harp, shuttle bagpipes, fiddle, dulcimer, bass and flute, plus
humorous songs and original stories dramatized and set to music...
But honestly, this one is different!”
Join Wendy Moore, Scott MacMillan and
the full Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Tickets are still only $6 each, 1 free with every 10 purchased.
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Date & Location:
Nov. 8, 2007 - 7:30 pm
Humanities Theatre
University of Waterloo
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Series: Intersections
Latin Currents with Gabriela Lena Frank
Edwin Outwater, conductor
John Helmers, cello
Gabriela Lena Frank is a musical explorer who travels throughout Latin America gathering raw material for her melodic,
sophisticated, and rhythmic music.
Join us on a musical journey with slides, audio samples, and live performances of hot music from south of the equator!.
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Dates & Locations:
Nov. 30, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Dec. 1, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Series: Pops
The Magic of Mark DuBois
Brian Jackson, conductor
Mark DuBois, tenor
Donna Bennett, soprano
Universally acclaimed for his outstanding lyric tenor voice, Mark DuBois’
extraordinary versatility garners plaudits from audiences and critics alike.
DuBois does it all with incomparable style. Enjoy gems from opera, operetta,
Broadway, musical theatre and popular song in this show-stopping performance!
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Date & Location:
Dec. 1, 2007
9:15, 10:15 & 11:15 a.m.
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Series: Kinderconcerts
Special Gifts!
Tony Christie, cello
Tony Christie brings his cello and several friends to share
their Special Gifts. Their musical story is sure to inspire and delight!
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Dates & Locations:
Dec. 7, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Dec. 8, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Series: Signature
Signature 3
James Judd, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violin
“To hear James Judd conduct Elgar is to go right to the source. There are
so many layers to this great music. How do you express the twilight of the
British Empire in music? Elgar did it, and James Judd knows how to make it
live and breathe.” — Edwin Outwater
Peter Lieberson: Fire
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor
Elgar: “Enigma” Variations
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Date & Location:
Dec. 8, 2007 - 2:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Series: Youth Orchestra Program
Slavic Masters
Youth Orchestra Program Ensembles and Conductors
KWS Youth Orchestra
Paul Pulford, conductor
Evan Mitchell, assistant conductor
Youth Strings - Barbara Julian, conductor
Youth Sinfonia - Julie Baumgartel, conductor
Valhalla Brass - Trevor Wagler, conductor
Jerzy Kaplanek, guest soloist
Shostakovich: Festival Overture
Szymanowski: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo & Juliet
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Date & Location:
Dec. 9, 2007 - 2:30 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Series: Generations
Enigma
James Judd, conductor
Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations are full of personal secrets and codes, and
each variation is dedicated to one of his close friends. Learn the secrets
behind this masterpiece, with noted Elgar interpreter James Judd.
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Dates & Locations:
Dec. 20, 2007 - 8:00 pm
River Run Centre
Guelph
Dec. 21, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Dec. 22, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Series: Pops
The Lion, the Witch & the Orchestra
Daniel Warren, conductor
with Lost & Found Theatre
The classic Chronicles of Narnia told through music and words. Delight in the
images of a snowy sleigh ride, dances with mystical creatures, journeys, battles
and wonderment painted for you by the music you love and tied together with a
style that only Lost & Found Theatre can bring. A treat for the whole family!
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Date & Location:
Dec. 30, 2007 - 2:30 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Special Concert
Salute to Vienna
Salute to Vienna, North America’s beloved New Year’s Concert returns
to Kitchener-Waterloo! A feast of music, song and dance not to be missed!
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Dates & Locations:
Jan. 9, 2008 - 8:00 pm
First United Church
Waterloo
Jan. 11, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Harcourt United Church
Guelph
Jan. 12, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Central Presbyterian Church
Cambridge
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Series: Back to Baroque
Italy
Stephen Sitarski, conductor
Jim Mason, oboe
Albinoni: Concerto for strings in B flat major
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in B flat major
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances suite No. 3
Respighi: Gli uccelli
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Dates & Locations:
Jan. 25, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Jan. 26, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Jan. 27, 2008 - 2:00 pm
River Run Centre
Guelph
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Series: Signature
Signature 4
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Ian Parker, piano
with the KWS Youth Orchestra
“A substantial serving of music for a winter night. Sibelius writes haunting,
passionate music deeply connected to the natural landscape of Finland. Ian Parker
(yes! another Parker) joins us for Brahms’s majestic first piano concerto.”
— Edwin Outwater
Sibelius: Valse Triste
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor
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Dates & Locations:
Feb. 14, 2008 - 7:30 pm
Humanities
Theatre
University of Waterloo
Feb. 15, 2008 - 7:30 pm
River Run Centre
Guelph
Purchase Single Ticket:
Feb. 14, 2008 - 7:30 pm
Feb. 15, 2008 - 7:30 pm
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Series: Intersections
21st Century Violin with Gilles Apap
Edwin Outwater, conductor
“The violinist of the 21st century,” according to Yehudi Menuhin, Gilles Apap
is changing the world of classical violin. Combining impeccable classical
training with deep knowledge of folk traditions and a boundless imagination and
sense of humor, Gilles will blow your mind. Join Gilles, Edwin Outwater, and the
KWS for his famous rendition of Mozart’s 3rd Violin Concerto. Viewed on YouTube over
132,000 times! Find out more about Gilles at:
www.gillesapap.com
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Dates & Locations:
Feb. 21, 2008 - 8:00 pm
at River Run Centre
Guelph
Feb. 22, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Feb. 23, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Feb. 21, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Feb. 22, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Feb. 23, 2008 - 8:00 pm
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Series: Pops
Sorry, I’m Canadian!
Daniel Warren, conductor
Drayton Entertainment
starring Neil Aitchison as RCMP Constable Archibald Finkster
Drayton Entertainment
From jigs and reels to East and West Coast classics, from the poignant ballads of
Gordon Lightfoot and Burton Cummings to the upbeat fiddling of Don Messer,
Sorry…I’m Canadian celebrates our distinct heritage and offers a fresh take on what
it means to be a proud Canadian. With its charming blend of music, humour, and
political satire, this imaginative and colourful Canadian show is certain to leave you
unapologetically uplifted and sorry it’s time to go!
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Date & Location:
Feb. 23, 2008
9:15, 10:15 & 11:15 am
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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9:15 am
10:15 am
11:15 am
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Series: Kinderconcerts
Sounds From Around the World
Faith Levene
Sue Hutchinson
Sarah Granskou
Instruments will include Norwegian and Native Flutes, Tibetan singing bowls,
and African thumb pianos to name a few. Stories and music from Norway to Tibet
and on to Africa with stops in between. Get your tickets! The train’s leaving
for faraway places.
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Dates & Locations:
Mar. 2, 2008 - 2:00 pm
River Run Centre
Guelph
Mar. 7, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Mar. 8, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Mar. 2, 2008 - 2:00 pm
Mar. 7, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Mar. 8, 2008 - 8:00 pm
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Series: Signature
Signature 5
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Carla Huhtanen, soprano
“I like sexy music, and that’s what this concert is all about. Scheherazade is a
kaleidoscope of exotic orchestral color; Antheil brings the sounds of hot Jazz
to the concert hall; Salonen reaches into the past and re-creates the sensual music of
the Greeks. It’s sure to be a steamy night.” — Edwin Outwater
Antheil: A Jazz Symphony (1955 version)
Milhaud: La Création du Monde
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Five Images After Sappho
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
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Date & Location:
Mar. 8, 2008 - 2:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Mar. 8, 2008 - 2:00 pm
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Series: Youth Orchestra Program
Out Of This World
KWS Youth Orchestra joins the WLU Symphony Orchestra
in their first collaborative performance
Gustav Holst: The Planets
Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements
Claude Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie
(with soloist Afendi Yusuf)
Paul Pulford, conductor
Also performing Valhalla Brass - Trevor Wagler, conductor
To download a poster, click here!
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Dates & Locations:
Mar. 27 , 2008 - 7:30 pm
River Run Centre
Guelph
Mar. 28 , 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Mar. 27 , 2008 - 7:30 pm
Mar. 28 , 2008 - 8:00 pm
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Series: Intersections / Pops
The Composer is Dead
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Lemony Snicket, Narrator
Nathaniel Stookey, Composer/Host
This gripping “whodunit murder mystery” by the author of
A Series of Unfortunate Events provides an entertaining intro
to the instruments of the orchestra.
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Date & Location:
Apr. 1, 2008 - 1:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Apr. 2, 2008 - 10:30 am
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Nov. 7, 2007 - 1:00 pm
(en francais)
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Series: School Concerts
Charlotte and the Music Maker
a production of Platypus Theatre
Daniel Warren, conductor
Grades JK to 4
Charlotte is no ordinary little girl; she plays the trumpet on a cardboard tube,
the violin with a ruler and pencil and the drums on anything that bangs. But her
musical talents are not appreciated at home so she sets off into the wide world
only to find herself lost.
The Music-maker to the rescue! An odd little man, the Music-maker takes Charlotte
on a magical-musical journey through the orchestra, exploring the sounds and colours
of the instruments and the exciting possibilities that music has to offer.
Using a simple story this concert focuses on the different families and individual
instruments of the orchestra and features each instrument heard on its own and in
symphonic works.
Tickets are still only $6 each, 1 free with every 10 purchased.
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Dates & Locations:
Apr. 11, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
Apr. 12, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Apr. 11, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Apr. 12, 2008 - 8:00 pm
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Series: Signature
Signature 6
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion
“This is the BIG concert. With a DOUBLE-SIZED orchestra we play the grandest and
most romantic work of Richard Strauss (and believe me, that’s pretty grand and romantic!).
I heard the premiere of the Jennifer Higdon Percussion Concerto in Philadelphia and had
to bring it here — along with an amazing percussion soloist, Colin Currie.”
— Edwin Outwater
Peter Hatch: The Call of Amber (world premiere)
Jennifer Higdon: Concerto for Percussion
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
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Date & Location:
Apr. 12, 2008 - 2:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Apr. 12, 2008 - 2:00 pm
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Series: Youth Orchestra Program
Heroic Beethoven
Youth Orchestra Program Ensembles and Conductors
KWS Youth Orchestra
Paul Pulford, conductor
Evan Mitchell, assistant conductor
Youth Strings - Barbara Julian, conductor
Youth Sinfonia - Julie Baumgartel, conductor
Valhalla Brass - Trevor Wagler, conductor
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, “The Eroica”
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Date & Location:
Apr. 13, 2008 - 2:30 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Apr. 13, 2008 - 2:30 pm
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Series: Generations
Ego Trip: The Music of Richard Strauss
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Richard Strauss wrote the epic, bombastic tone-poem Ein Heldenleben (“A Hero’s Life”)
about ... himself. It includes a battle with music critics, “works of peace”
(all of his other tone-poems), and an unforgettable girlfriend played by the solo violin.
Was Strauss really a hero? That’s debatable. Join us as we examine one of the greatest
musical egos in history.
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Dates & Locations:
Apr. 30, 2008 - 8:00 pm
First United Church
Waterloo
May 2, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Harcourt United Church
Guelph
May 3, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Central Presbyterian Church
Cambridge
Purchase Single Ticket:
Apr. 30, 2008 - 8:00 pm
May 2, 2008 - 8:00 pm
May 3, 2008 - 8:00 pm
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Series: Back to Baroque
Germany
Alain Trudel, conductor
Martin Limoges, horn
Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue
Georg Muffat: Concerto grosso
Telemann: Horn concerto in D major
W.F. Bach: Sinfonia in F major
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg concerto No. 1 in F major
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Dates & Locations:
Apr. 30, 2008 - 8:00 pm
First United Church
Waterloo
May 2, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Harcourt United Church
Guelph
May 3, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Central Presbyterian Church
Cambridge
Purchase Single Ticket:
Apr. 30, 2008 - 8:00 pm
May 2, 2008 - 8:00 pm
May 3, 2008 - 8:00 pm
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Series: Back to Baroque
Germany
Alain Trudel, conductor
Martin Limoges, horn
Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue
Georg Muffat: Concerto grosso
Telemann: Horn concerto in D major
W.F. Bach: Sinfonia in F major
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg concerto No. 1 in F major
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Dates & Locations:
May 9, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
May 10, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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May 9, 2008 - 8:00 pm
May 10, 2008 - 8:00 pm
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Series: Signature / Pops
Signature with Raffi Armenian
Raffi Armenian, conductor
Tom Allen, host
Stewart Goodyear, piano
“I’m thrilled that Raffi Armenian is joining us for a Signatures concert this
season. He’ll be conducting the German Romantic repertoire he adores, and
will be collaborating with a soloist he and his wife mentored — before he
became an international star.” — Edwin Outwater
Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
Weber: Overture to Oberon
Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, “Spring”
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Dates & Locations:
May 15, 2008 - 8:00 pm
River Run Centre
Guelph
May 23, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
May 24, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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May 15, 2008 - 8:00 pm
May 23, 2008 - 8:00 pm
May 24, 2008 - 8:00 pm
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Series: Pops
Men with Horns —
Harry & Glenn Come to Town
David Martin, conductor and trombone
Larry Larson, trumpet
Blythe Wilson, vocalist
Featuring the music and spirit of those dazzling boys of the swing era,
Harry James and Glenn Miller.
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Dates & Locations:
May 30, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
May 31, 2008 - 8:00 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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May 30, 2008 - 8:00 pm
May 31, 2008 - 8:00 pm
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Series: Signature
Signature 8
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Measha Brueggergosman, soprano
“Want to meet a 21st Century Diva? Her name is Measha Brueggergosman, a Canadian
who is now a vocal superstar. She joins us for Berlioz’s gorgeous song cycle. We close
the season in blazing color with Ravel and Stravinsky.” — Edwin Outwater
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
Berlioz: Les Nuits d’été
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919)
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Date & Location:
Jun. 1, 2008 - 2:30 pm
Centre In The Square
Kitchener
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Jun. 1, 2008 - 2:30 pm
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Series: Generations
Russian and French Music:
An Exploration of Colour
Edwin Outwater, conductor
What is musical colour? Visiting works of Berlioz, Ravel and Stravinsky will
explain this and more. Join us for a concert exploring the brilliant surfaces of sound,
and the way an orchestra plays to make them happen.
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