{"id":123179,"date":"2026-04-07T15:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=123179"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:40:37","slug":"preview-innerchamber-concerts-presents-reverence-celebration-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2026\/04\/07\/preview-innerchamber-concerts-presents-reverence-celebration-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | INNERchamber Concerts Presents Reverence, A Celebration Of Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_123182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123182\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-2026-04-07T153812.652.jpg\" alt=\"L &amp; R: INNERchamber concert in the Factory163 space in Stratford; Middle: Singer-songwriter Dayna Manning (Photo: Jaylyn Todd)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-2026-04-07T153812.652.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-2026-04-07T153812.652-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-2026-04-07T153812.652-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-2026-04-07T153812.652-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L &amp; R: INNERchamber concert in the Factory163 space in Stratford; Middle: Singer-songwriter Dayna Manning (Photo: Jaylyn Todd)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>INNERchamber Concerts will present a concert titled Reverence \u2014 the fifth event of their season 16 \u2014 featuring guest artist <strong>Dayna Manning<\/strong>. The singer-songwriter will contribute to a mixed program of songs that celebrate the change of seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The theme of the program is the coming of spring, and its promise of renewed vitality and new life, with a reverence for our planet.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Manning, <strong>Laura Chambers<\/strong>, flute, <strong>Andrew Chung<\/strong>, violin and viola, <strong>Ben Bolt-Martin<\/strong>, cello, and <strong>Graham Hargrove<\/strong>, percussion will perform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis program is about using this change of seasons to breathe a little, reflect a little, to come together<br \/>\nand share music from a wide range of sources. There is a lot of meditative and thoughtful music as part<br \/>\nof Reverence, and with this ensemble and guest artist Dayna Manning, we will explore songs and pieces written about the natural environment and human interaction as a part of it,\u201d says Andrew Chung, INNERchamber Artistic Director, in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>That program includes a varied mix of music:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Timothy Corlis: Silent Dawn<\/li>\n<li>John Cage: In A Landscape<\/li>\n<li>Antonio Vivaldi: Largo from Piccolo Concerto in C Major, RV 443<\/li>\n<li>Max Richter: On The Nature of Daylight<\/li>\n<li>Gavin Bradley: Deep Freeze<\/li>\n<li>Dayna Manning: Springtime<\/li>\n<li>Bill Withers: Lovely Day<\/li>\n<li>Edvard Grieg: Morning from Peer Gynt, Op. 23<\/li>\n<li>Dayna Manning: The Jack Pine<\/li>\n<li>Jenni Brandon: from The Sequoia Trio<\/li>\n<li>Jimmie David and Charles Mitchell: You Are My Sunshine<\/li>\n<li>Kacey Musgraves: Oh What a World<\/li>\n<li>Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher: Rainbow Connection<\/li>\n<li>Arvo P\u00e4rt: Spiegel im Spiegel<\/li>\n<li>Joni Mitchell: Both Sides, Now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Dayna Manning, singer\/songwriter<\/h2>\n<p>JUNO Award\u2013nominated, award-winning Canadian folk artist Dayna Manning has been a working musician for more than 25 years. Dayna earned a Master\u2019s in Community Music from Wilfrid Laurier University. Based in Stratford, Ontario, she\u2019s a storyteller at heart, and her songs weave local history, people, and the landscape into her music.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s released four solo albums, along with three releases as part of the folk trio Trent Severn. She contributed to the Lilith Fair soundtrack, and The Best of Lilith Fair album.<\/p>\n<p>Her latest album, Field Notes, was recently released.<\/p>\n<p>LV talked to Andrew Chung, INNERchamber Artistic Director about the program.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123183\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/C4653_11_22_15_07.jpg\" alt=\"INNERchamber concert in the Factory163 space in Stratford (Photo courtesy of INNERchamber)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/C4653_11_22_15_07.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/C4653_11_22_15_07-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/C4653_11_22_15_07-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/C4653_11_22_15_07-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">INNERchamber concert in the Factory163 space in Stratford (Photo courtesy of INNERchamber)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Andrew Chung: The Interview<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re in our 16th season now. We do a whole lot of chamber music,\u201d Chung says of INNERchamber and its mandate.<\/p>\n<p>The organization is built around a core of local classical musicians in Stratford, Ontario. Stratford, with its rich performing arts scene, offers various opportunities to go beyond music alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing in Stratford, we end up doing a lot of cross genre work,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen it comes to singer songwriters, Dayna Manning is our favourite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He mentions that some of INNERchamber\u2019s performers have contributed to her recordings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we were brainstorming for this concert, we thought it would be really special to have a singer-songwriter presence as a part of the flow of this particular concert,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<h3>The Program<\/h3>\n<p>While the program offers a broad mix of music, there is method behind it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve broken it up into parts,\u201d Andrew explains.<\/p>\n<p>The first portion deals with dormancy, revolving around the idea of a world that is sleeping, and coming out of its winter state. It\u2019s followed by wakening \u2014 love songs for a living planet. The closing portion of the program offers lullabyes for a sleeping planet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s how we&#8217;ve loosely structured this concert.\u201d The mix includes art songs along with popular music. \u201cI think maybe one of the leading concepts of the concert is that less is more. There&#8217;s minimalist music in that opening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cellist Ben Bolt Martin arranged John Cage\u2019s In A Landscape, a work originally written for solo instrument, for the INNERchamber trio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMax Richter\u2019s On The Nature of Daylight is a very reflective minimalist piece. He seems to achieve this luminous feel using very dark material, with very simple parts.\u201d As he points out, the entire program uses a series of small parts to create a larger meaning.<\/p>\n<p>While avoiding the composer\u2019s iconic The Four Seasons, the program includes the Largo from Vivaldi\u2019s Piccolo Concerto, a work with a lighthearted mood that also evokes the spring.<\/p>\n<p>Dayna Manning wrote Springtime, from one of her earlier releases, and Jack Pine, which comes from her new album Field Notes. \u201cDayna, in her imagination, she&#8217;s imagining Tom Thomson painting those Jack Pines,\u201d Chung says. \u201cIt&#8217;s a beautiful song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While not dealing with spring or the Earth per se, some pieces on the program simply emphasize an uplifting mood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of these pieces \u2014 the Bill Withers, Lovely Day \u2014 it&#8217;s about the awakening, finding joy, overcoming the struggle,\u201d he says. In Grieg\u2019s Morning from Peer Gynt, the title character has been abandoned in a tropical locale. \u201cWith Grieg, you can just imagine the sun. He was imagining the Moroccan desert,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>American composer Jenni Brandon\u2019s The Sequoia Trio is a musical depiction of the giant sequoia trees in Yosemite Park. Each movement describes a different part of their 2,000 year life cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmie David and Charles Mitchell\u2019s classic You Are My Sunshine was a natural addition to the mix. \u201cWe all know this tune. We know it without the break up material. It&#8217;s beautiful, charming \u2014 so simple,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKacey Musgraves\u2019 Oh What a World, it&#8217;s acknowledging the beautiful, the magical things in life that surround us,\u201d Chung says. \u201cWe&#8217;re overloaded now \u2014 we need to pare back and appreciate the simplicity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manning sings Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher\u2019s iconic Rainbow Connection. \u201cShe does a lovely version of this song.\u201d Arvo P\u00e4rt\u2019s Spiegel im Spiegel brings the program back to contemporary minimalism. \u201cAgain, so simple. The melody is slowly changing triads,\u201d Andrew says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to end with Joni Mitchell. It&#8217;s such an incredible song.\u201d Manning will sing her hit Both Sides, Now. \u201cIt\u2019s a gorgeous song.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe endure a pretty rough winter here, and it&#8217;s hard to compare with what happens in the spring,\u201d Chung notes. Ontario has certainly seen its share of wintry weather this year, including recently. Spring, as he notes, brings an explosion of colour and life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s kind of awesome,\u201d he says. \u201cWe&#8217;re using that as a springboard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s hoping the music will leave the audience with the sense of being taken out of the chaos of the world. \u201cFor just an hour and a half on that Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>The Event<\/h2>\n<p>The concert takes place at Factory163 in Stratford.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;ve been at Factory 163 for a large part of our existence,\u201d Chung says. \u201cIt\u2019s a great creative space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The April 12 concert includes a light dinner served from 5:45 p.m. (provided tickets are purchased by 5 p.m. on April 10). The catering partner for this concert is Boutique Catering. 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