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 Nov 19 2022
A Night at the Movies
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
John Kraus
Soloist(s):
Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra
Mozart - 25th Symphony, 1st Movement
Arr. Carl Strommen - Salute to the Cinema
John Williams - Schindler's List
Howard Shore - Lord of the Rings
Trevor Duncan - The Girl from Corsica
John Williams - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Andrew Lloyd Webber - Phantom of the Opera
Arr. Victor Lopez - James Bond Medley
Khachaturian - Spartacus Suite No. 2, Adagio
Claude-Michel Schönberg - Les Misérables
John Williams - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Sat June 4 2022
June Medley
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
Claudine Gamache
Soloist(s):
Cole Porter - Overture from Can-Can
Bach - Passacaglia
Beethoven - Coriolan Overture
Bach - Chorale
Reconstructed Symphony:
Schubert - Unfinished Symphony, 1st movement
Elgar - Nimrod (from Enigma Variations)
Tchaikovsky - 6th Symphony, 2nd movement
Dvorak - 9th Symphnoy, 4th movement
Sat Mar 26 2022
Picture This!
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
John Kraus
Soloist(s):
Canadian National Anthem
Ukrainian National Anthem
Michael Nunes - Sunrise
Robert Farnon - A La Claire Fontaine
Rossini - La Gazza Ladra Overture
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition
Sat Nov 20 2021
Parkdale is BACK!
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
Claudine Gamache
Soloist(s):
Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Mozart - Gran Partita (Adagio)
Dukas - Fanfare from "La Péri"
Holst - Second Suite in F for Military Band
Sat Feb 22 2020
Parkdale Proms
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
John Kraus
Soloist(s):
Adam Nelson (violin), Anne Shea (trumpet)
Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks - Overture
Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending
Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite
Holst - First Suite in E-flat f
Jeremiah Clarke - Prince of Denmark's March
Arthur Sullivan - Yeoman of the Guard - Overture
William Walton - Crown Imperial March
Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance