2018-2019 Concert Season
All concerts at Parkdale United Church, unless otherwise stated
Past Concerts
The orchestra typically presents three concerts a year, performing mostly works from the classical symphonic repertoire and occasionally contemporary music. Concerts from our recent seasons have included:
Sat Jan 31 2026
Shakespeare in Music
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
John Kraus
Soloist(s):
Dvořák - Othello Overture
Mendelssohn - Incidental Music from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Prokofiev - Selections from Romeo and Juliet
Sat Nov 1 2025
Parkdale in the Spotlight!
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
John Kraus
Soloist(s):
Marc Larocque (Trombone)
Mozart - Overture to Don Giovanni
Lars-Erik Larsson - Concertino for Trombone and Strings
Elgar - Enigma Variations, Op 36
Sat May 3 2025
Journeys
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
John Kraus
Soloist(s):
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
Harold Kaufmann - Sketches of the Madawaska
Respighi - Pines of Rome
Sat Feb 1 2025
Music of Our Time
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
John Kraus
Soloist(s):
Victoria Yeh (Violin)
Violet Archer - Sinfonietta
Victoria Yeh - Winter in Canada
Scott Routenberg - Concerto for Jazz Violin
Lili Boulanger - D'un matin de printemps
Prokofiev - Lt. Kije Suite
Sat Nov 2 2024
Parkdale in the Spotlight!
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
John Kraus
Soloist(s):
Lani Sommers (flute) and Raquel Nisi (harp)
Lora Bidner - The Two Owls - Ode to Lincoln and Theo
Brianna Dai - The Conquest - "Reverberations of Resilience"
Mozart - Flute and Harp Concerto
Schumann - Symphony No. 1