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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:
Journeys

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

Music of Our Time

Sat Feb 1 2025

Music of Our Time

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

John Kraus

Soloist(s): 

Victoria Yeh

  • 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

Parkdale in the Spotlight!

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

From the East of Europe

Sat May 4 2024

From the East of Europe

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

John Kraus

Soloist(s): 

  • Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances 

  • Kodály - Háry János Suite

  • Dvorák - Symphony No. 8

POpera

Sat Feb 10 2024

POpera

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

John Kraus

Soloist(s): 

Stephanie Piercey Beames (soprano), Kyle Derek (bass), and Corey Arnold (tenor)

  • Rossini - William Tell Overture 

  • Mozart Papageno! Papagena! Duet (The Magic Flute)

  • C. Arnold and K. Derek - The Lion Heart: Overture; Blondel's Aria; Come, Challenge Me Again; The Struggles of the Day are Done

  • Puccini - Tosca/Cavaradossi Duet (Tosca)

  • Beethoven - Egmont Overture

  • Puccini - Vissi d'Arte (Tosca)

  • Rossini - La Calunnia (The Barber of Seville)

  • Puccini - Nessun Dorma (Turandot)

  • Verdi - Tacea La Notte Placida (Il Trovatore)

  • Bizet - Au Fond du Temple Saint (The Pearlfishers)

  • Verdi - Brindisi (Drinking Song) (La Traviata)

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