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 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
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
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
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)