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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:
Festa Italiana

Sat Apr 14 2018

Festa Italiana

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

Angus Armstrong

Soloist(s): 

Daniel Armstrong (double bass) and Malcolm Armstrong (double bass)

  • Rossini - William Tell Overture

  • Bottesini - Passione Amorosa

  • Bottesini - Fantasia on Themes of Rossini

  • Tchaikovsky - Capriccio Italien

  • Khachaturian - Spartacus Suite No. 2

Salut d'Amour

Sat Feb 10 2018

Salut d'Amour

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

Angus Armstrong

Soloist(s): 

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  • Tchaikovsky - "Romeo and Juliet" Fantasy Overture

  • Borodin - Polovtsian Dances from "Prince Igor"

  • Mendelssohn - "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Wedding March

  • Bizet - Carmen Suite No. 1

  • Elgar - Salut d'Amour

  • Saint-Saens - Danse Bacchanale "Samson and Delilah"

European Soundscape

Sat Nov 25 2017

European Soundscape

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

Angus Armstrong

Soloist(s): 

Shauna McDonald (Clarinet)

  • Rimsky Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol

  • Rossini - Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra

  • Brahms - Symphony No. 4

Canada's 150th

Sat Apr 22 2017

Canada's 150th

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

Angus Armstrong

Soloist(s): 

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  • Ian McDougall – Bells

  • Godfrey Ridout – Fall Fair

  • Pierre Mercure – Kaleidoscope

  • Howard Cable – McIntyre Ranch Country

  • Jan Jarvlepp – Street Music

  • Malcolm Forsyth – Jubilee Overture

  • Jean Coulthard – Canada Mosaics (Introduction and 3 Folk Songs)

  • Elizabeth Raum – Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

  • Claude Champagne – Danse Villageoise

  • Dolores Claman – Hockey Night in Canada

Hot Music for a Cold Night

Sat Feb 11 2017

Hot Music for a Cold Night

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

Angus Armstrong

Soloist(s): 

Jean-Sébastien Lacombe (steel pan), Angus Armstrong (trombone)

  • Arturo Marquez - Danzon No. 2

  • Jan Bach - Concerto for Steelpan

  • Robert Sheldon - Danzas Cubanas

  • Heitor Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 Preludio (Modinha) 

  • Jacob Gade - Jalousie

  • Zequinha de Abreu - Tico-Tico no Fubá 

  • Cole Porter - Begin the Beguine

  • Astor Piazzola - Libertango

  • Trad. - Alma Llanera

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