Now that the season is in full swing, the weekend brings an overload of concert choices — and yet Toronto is big enough to provide an audience for each, including these two easily-overlooked events:
- Classical Music 101: What Does A Conductor Do? - June 17, 2019
- Classical Music 101 | What Does Period Instrument Mean? - May 6, 2019
- CLASSICAL MUSIC 101 | What Does It Mean To Be In Tune? - April 23, 2019
EYBLER QUARTET
This brilliant little ensemble is one of the few string quartets that plays 18th and early 19th century repertoire on period instruments.
Tonight, violinists Aisslinn Nosky and Julia Wedman, violist Patrick Jordan and cellist Margaret Gay have invited Tafelmusik bassoonist Dominic Teresi to join them in a programme of quintets by Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Reicha and Johann Baptist Vanhal at St David’s Church, a short stroll from the Donlands subway station. Info here.
Here is a clip of them playing the Presto movement from Joseph Haydn’s Op. 33 No. 1 String Quartet:
ORGAN SPOOKTACULAR
The city’s pipe organ fans get a jump on Hallowe’en with something that’s become a bit of an institution: the annual “Spooktacular” concert at Metropolitan United Church. It’s a fun, all-ages musical outing.
The cavernous building gets creepy decorations and lighting to complement the sinister and fun sounds coming from Canada’s largest pipe organ.
The performers include veterans John Tuttle and Patricia Wright, a visit from young Sarah Svendsen, now studying at Yale University, as well as a handful of advanced organ students.
The proceeds from these annual concerts go towards funding scholarships for promising would-be organists. Admission is by freewill offering, and note the scary-late start time of 10 p.m. (Very little) more info here.
This is a clip of Svendsen doing her thing:
John Terauds
- Classical Music 101: What Does A Conductor Do? - June 17, 2019
- Classical Music 101 | What Does Period Instrument Mean? - May 6, 2019
- CLASSICAL MUSIC 101 | What Does It Mean To Be In Tune? - April 23, 2019
