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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:
Donnelly & Peterson

Sat Nov 19 2016

Donnelly & Peterson

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

Angus Armstrong

Soloist(s): 

Karen Donnelly (trumnpet), Anna Petersen, (oboe / English horn), Angus Armstrong (trombone)

  • Strauss, Richard - Festmusik der Stadt Wien

  • Strauss, Richard - Oboe Concerto

  • Copland, Aaron -  Quiet City

  • Hummel, Johann Nepomuk- Trumpet Concerto

  • Anderson, Leroy - Bugler's Holiday

Baroque & Beyond

Sat Apr 23 2016

Baroque & Beyond

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

Angus Armstrong

Soloist(s): 

Jethro Marks (viola)

  • Bach, C.P.E.  -  Symphony in F Major

  • Stamitz, C.P. -  Viola Concerto

  • Bach, J.S. -  Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major 

  • Bach, J.S. -   Passacaglia in C minor 

American in Ottawa

Sat Feb 13 2016

American in Ottawa

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

Angus Armstrong

Soloist(s): 

Risa Renée Tonita (piano)

  • Gershwin, George - Cuban Overture

  • Bernstein, Leonard - Overture from Candide

  • Gershwin, George - American in Paris

  • Gershwin, George - Piano Concerto in F Major

Fiddle con Fuoco

Sat Nov 14 2015

Fiddle con Fuoco

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

Angus Armstrong

Soloist(s): 

Louis Schryer (fiddle)

  • Copland - Rodeo Suite

  • André Philippe Gagnon - Petit Concerto pour Jean Carignan

  • La Bottine Souriante Suite

  • Leroy Anderson - Fiddle-Faddle

  • Ronan Hardiman - Lord of the Dance

  • Scott Skinner - Skinner Suite (East Neuk of Fife / Devil and The Dirk)

  • Mark O'Connor - Strings and Threads Suite

  • Richard Hayman - "Pops" Hoe-Down

  • Joe Derrane - Pastiche for Anne

The Poetry of Music

Sat Apr 25 2015

The Poetry of Music

Parkdale United Church

Conductor:

Angus Armstrong

Soloist(s): 

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  • Mendelssohn - The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Overture

  • Dvořák - The Noonday Witch. Op. 108

  • Sibelius - Finlandia. Op 26

  • Smetana - From Ma Vlast. Vitava (The Moldau)

  • Listz - Les Preludes (Symphonic Poem No. 3)

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