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July 2021
Soundstreams/Arts Etobicoke | Town Hall: Indigenous Voices
A conversation around the role arts play in uncovering and highlighting Indigenous experience. Join Soundstreams, host Arts Etobicoke, and special guest speakers, including composer Ian Cusson, mezzo-soprano Rebecca Cuddy, and artist, activist, Knowledge Keeper, and historian Philip Coté, for a lively discussion with Soundstreams Founding Artistic Director Lawrence Cherney and staff. 6:30-7:15pm – join us for a Watch Party of Encounters: Indigenous Voices (followed by a brief intermission) 7:30-8:15pm – the Town Hall: Indigenous Voices discussion, reflecting on the broadcast and broader themes connected…
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The Elora Festival Online | Reflection: Music for Choir and Solo Cello
The Elora Singers & Katie Schlaikjer, Cello The Elora Singers perform a mix of a cappella repertoire spanning centuries and pieces for choir and cello. // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can be purchased through our website. Single Concerts $15 - $60. Weekend and Festival passes also available. All concerts available until 11:59 pm on September 6. Details HERE
Find out more »The Elora Festival Online | New Beginnings: The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers
New Beginnings The Jason Max Ferdinand Singers The newly-formed Jason Max Ferdinand Singers gave their stunning debut performance online at the Live from London Festival. The Elora Festival is proud to present them in this program of gospel-inspired music and African-American spirituals. Concert sponsored by Peter Barr and Wendy Donohue // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can be purchased through our website. Single Concerts $15 - $60. Weekend and Festival passes also available. All concerts available until…
Find out more »The Elora Festival Online | Out to Sea: Russell Braun and Carolyn Maule in Recital
Out to Sea Russell Braun and Carolyn Maule in Recital Canada’s foremost baritone Russell Braun in recital with pianist Carolyn Maule. Included in the program are Stanford’s "Songs of the Sea", with the tenors and basses of The Elora Singers. This concert is available to watch online until 11:59 pm on September 6. // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can be purchased through our website. Single Concerts $15 - $60. Weekend and Festival passes also available. All…
Find out more »The Elora Festival Online | Festival of the Sound presents “Classic Vienna”: Rolston String Quartet and Friends
Festival of the Sound presents "Classic Vienna" Rolston String Quartet and Friends In a continuation of the long-standing festival exchange tradition, Festival of the Sound provides a recorded program of chamber music. Haydn String Quartet op74 #3 Rolston String Quartet Beethoven Septet in Eb Mark Fewer, violin Hezekiah Leung, viola Bryan Cheng, cello Joel Quarrington, bass James Campbell, clarinet Kathleen McClean, bassoon Kenneth MacDonald, horn // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can be purchased through our…
Find out more »The Elora Festival Online | The Elora Singers at Twilight: Music for the End of the Day
The Elora Singers at Twilight Music for the End of the Day This program evokes the ambiance of a candlelit a cappella concert, including excerpts of Rachmaninov’s "Vespers", Renaissance and modern music for the end of the day. The sounds of plainsong, polyphony and rich modern harmonies offer a lovely late-evening program. // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can be purchased through our website. Single Concerts $15 - $60. Weekend and Festival passes also available. All concerts…
Find out more »The Elora Festival Online | Estonian Calendar Songs: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Estonian Calendar Songs: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor One of the Baltic’s premiere professional choirs, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, presents a program of songs by Veljo Tormis, inspired by important events in the Estonian calendar. Repertoire: Once We Will Reappear , text Jaan Kaplinski Estonian Calendar Songs: Martinmas Songs St. Catherine's Day Songs Shrovetide Songs Swing Songs St. John's Day Songs The Viru Oath, text Hando Runnel // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can…
Find out more »The Elora Festival Online | The Elora Singers: Cover Story
The Elora Singers: Cover Story "Cover Story" is a light-hearted program of folk song arrangements and covers of contemporary popular music by such diverse artists as Annie Lennox, the Beatles, Björk, and Carly Simon. // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can be purchased through our website. Single Concerts $15 - $60. Weekend and Festival passes also available. All concerts available until 11:59 pm on September 6. Details HERE
Find out more »The Elora Festival Online | Choral Dances: VOCES8
Choral Dances VOCES8 VOCES8, the celebrated small vocal ensemble from the United Kingdom, presents "Choral Dances", recorded in London’s VOCES8 Centre featuring music from Benjamin Britten to Irving Berlin and Duke Ellington. Concert sponsored by Ralston CanSafe Inc. // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can be purchased through our website. Single Concerts $15 - $60. Weekend and Festival passes also available. All concerts available until 11:59 pm on September 6. Details HERE
Find out more »The Elora Festival Online | Poetry & Song: The Elora Singers & Colm Feore
Poetry & Song The Elora Singers & Colm Feore "Poetry & Song" blends words and music as we hear Canadian stage actor Colm Feore narrate the program, including the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by Canadian composer Stephanie Martin, based on poetry by Robert Frost. // The Elora Festival Online: August 5-28 2021. Tickets can be purchased through our website. Single Concerts $15 - $60. Weekend and Festival passes also available. All concerts available until 11:59 pm on…
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Listen Up
Esprit Orchestra’s Stephen Sitarski talks about the contemporary violin
Ludwig Van
Listen Up
Esprit Orchestra’s Stephen Sitarski talks about the contemporary violin
