Women’s Musical Club of Toronto | Joel Quarrington and Friends

Joel Quarrington, double bass; David Jalbert, piano; Yehonatan Berick, violin; Jethro Marks, viola; Carol Sirois, cello

Joel Quarrington has been Principal Bassist with the Canadian Opera Company, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra, UK. A Toronto native, he graduated from the University of Toronto, with the Eaton Scholarship as the school’s most outstanding graduate. Joel is a winner of the Geneva International Competition and the CBC Talent Competition, and has made solo appearances across Canada, the United States, Europe and China. Awards for his recordings include a JUNO and the Prix Opus. He brings some of his favorite musicians to present a fascinating program of works written originally for the bass, as well as arranged for it.

Program:

with David Jalbert, piano

• Robert Schumann – Adagio and Allegro in A♭ major, Op. 70
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Garden Scene from Much Ado about Nothing
• Franz Schubert – Sonata in A minor, D. 821

Bass Masters through the Ages with Jeffrey Stokes, host; Yehonatan Berick and Blythe Allers violins; Alisa Klebanov, viola; Carole Sirois, cello; and Gabriel Sakamoto, double bass

• Giovanni Bottesini – Elegy in D major
• Franz Anton Hoffmeister – Quartet No. 3 in D major
• Serge Koussevitzky – Chanson triste & Valse miniature
• Gioacchino Rossini – Duo in D major: 3. Allegro
• Domenico Dragonetti – Quintet No. 18 in C major

In consideration of those with allergies or sensitivities, please refrain from wearing perfume, cologne, or other scented products at concerts. We share the air: go scent free.

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