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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:
A Matter of Spirit

Sat Nov 10 2018

A Matter of Spirit

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

Angus Armstrong and Laura Hawley

Soloist(s): 

Hypatia's Voice Women's Choir

  • Holst - Mars, Venus (from The Planets)

  • Vaughan Williams - Prelude to 49th Parallel

  • Antoine Gerin-Lajoie - Un Canadien Errant

  • John Corigliano - One Sweet Morning

  • Paul Gross - After the War

  • Sandy Scofield - Song of Life

  • Michael Kamen - Suite from 'Band of Brothers'

  • Laura Hawley - Au champ d'honneur

  • Christine Donkin - A Matter of Spirit

  • Peter Lawson - Tunes from the Trenches

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

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