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 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
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Dvořák - The Noonday Witch. Op. 108
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Sibelius - Finlandia. Op 26
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Smetana - From Ma Vlast. Vitava (The Moldau)
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Listz - Les Preludes (Symphonic Poem No. 3)
Sat Feb 7 2015
Breaking Away
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
Angus Armstrong
Soloist(s):
Daniel Wade (cello)
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Wagner - The Flying Dutchman Overture
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Saint-Saëns- Cello Concerto in A minor
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Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor (From the New World)
Sat Nov 15 2014
Remembrance
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
Angus Armstrong
Soloist(s):
Natasha MacDonald (violin), Angus Armstrong (trombone)
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Michael Kamen - Suite from Band of Brothers
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Elgar - Nimrod from Enigma Variations
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F.S. Kelly - Elegy. In Memoriam Rupert Brooke
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Peter Lawson - Tunes from the Trenches
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Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
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Beethoven - Funeral March from Symphony No. 3
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G.F. Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks. Overture.
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Trad. - Amazing Grace
Sat May 3 2014
Local Heroes
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
Angus Armstrong
Soloist(s):
Freya Crawley (violin), Melissa Ramessar (violin) Jennifer Takuski (violin), Paul Caron (clarinet), Nadia Lemaire (piccolo)
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Vivaldi - Concerto for 3 violins RV 551
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Ignaz Pleyel - Clarinet Concerto No. 2, Mvt. 3. Rondo
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Lowell Lieberman - Piccolo concerto
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Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Sat Feb 15 2014
Music with a Story
Parkdale United Church
Conductor:
Angus Armstrong
Soloist(s):
Pierre-Richard Aubin (piano)
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Prokofieff - Suite from Lieutenant Kije
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Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1