Past Concerts

W.A. Mozart: Oboe Quartet, K. 370 Colleen Kennedy, oboe: Thomas Cosbey, violin; Marlena Pellegrino, viola; Daniel Parker, cello Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet, Op. 20 Thomas Cosbey, Adora Wong, Lindsey Herle & Michelle Zapf-Bélanger, violins; Marlena Pellegrino & Geena Salway, violas; Peter Cosbey & Daniel Parker, cello Schumann declared that Felix Mendelssohn was the “Mozart of the 19th century”. In this concert, we celebrate two child prodigies whose work demonstrates true genius. Mozart’s stunning Quartet for oboe and strings moves from…

W.A. Mozart: Oboe Quartet, K. 370 Colleen Kennedy, oboe: Thomas Cosbey, violin; Marlena Pellegrino, viola; Daniel Parker, cello Felix Mendelssohn: String Octet, Op. 20 Thomas Cosbey, Adora Wong, Lindsey Herle & Michelle Zapf-Bélanger, violins; Marlena Pellegrino & Geena Salway, violas; Peter Cosbey & Daniel Parker, cello Schumann declared that Felix Mendelssohn was the “Mozart of the 19th century”. In this concert, we celebrate two child prodigies whose work demonstrates true genius. Mozart’s stunning Quartet for oboe and strings moves from…

Murray Adaskin: “padre & figlio” Kevin Brohman, marimba & Kathlyn Stevens, violin Antonin Dvorak: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 77 Madonna Lee & Stéphanie Caplette, violins; Patrick Horn, viola; Marc Palmquist, cello and Martin Blanchet, bass Our first chamber music concert pairs Antonin Dvorak’s glorious string quintet with Canadian composer Murray Adaskin’s intimate homage to father and son. Adaskin’s Sonata: “padre e figlio” (father and son) for violin and marimba has a beautiful, ethereal opening, challenging cadenzas…

Benjamin Britten: Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2 Gwen Buttemer, oboe; Stéphanie Caplette, violin; Marlena Pellegrino, viola; Daniel Parker, cello Ralph Vaughan Williams: Phantasy Quintet Thomas Cosbey & Linsey Herle, violins; Marlena Pellegrino & Geena Salway, viola; Peter Cosbey, cello Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Fantasiestücke, Op. 5 Thomas Cosbey & Michelle Zapf-Bélanger, violins; Geena Salway, viola; Peter Cosbey, cello Imagination and inspiration abound in a concert featuring three English composers who show that many moods and textures can flow from a single musical phrase…

Francis Poulenc: Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone Damian Rivers-Moore, horn; Sam Hughes, trumpet; Erik Hongisto, trombone Albert Roussel: Trio, Op. 40 Doris Dungan, flute; Patrick Horn, viola; Marc Palmquist, cello Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G minor Adora Wong & Madonna Lee, violins; Patrick Horn, viola; Marc Palmquist, cello Discover fantastic works by three gifted French composers. Poulenc’s Sonata for Horn, Trumpet, and Trombone offer a variety of tone colours, striking rhythms, delicious dissonances, and elegant wit. Roussel’s Trio…

Francis Poulenc: Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone Damian Rivers-Moore, horn; Sam Hughes, trumpet; Erik Hongisto, trombone Albert Roussel: Trio, Op. 40 Doris Dungan, flute; Patrick Horn, viola; Marc Palmquist, cello Claude Debussy: String Quartet in G minor Adora Wong & Madonna Lee, violins; Patrick Horn, viola; Marc Palmquist, cello Discover fantastic works by three gifted French composers. Poulenc’s Sonata for Horn, Trumpet, and Trombone offer a variety of tone colours, striking rhythms, delicious dissonances, and elegant wit. Roussel’s Trio…