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at 7:30p.m.

Hi-Way Pentecostal Church
50 Anne Street North

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Barrie Concerts


Beethoven Violin Concerto 9th Choral Symphony October 16, 2010 Czech Violinist, Vit Muzik's first violin teacher was Mr. M. Kurowski at the Elementary school of Art in Vitkov, Czech Republic. Studied at the Ostrava Conservatory under the leadership of Prof. Ladislav Gorula... Orchestral conductor Kerry Stratton brings a new world dynamism to old world music. His performances are featured on some of the world's top labels. He regularly visits Europe and Asia, performing and touring with many of its orchestras, and bringing some of the best of them to Canada on tour. He is music director for the Huntsville Festival of the Arts Toronto Philharmonia, Choir, Soloists Allison Cecilia Arends, soprano Leigh-Anne Martin, mezzo soprano Nicolae Raiciu, violin Torin Chiles, tenor

Britain’s Euphonium David Childs Conductor Alain Trudel The Hannaford Street Silver Band November 6, 2010 King Edward III once said: "If you want to train a longbowman, start with his grandfather." This adage holds just as true for British euphonium soloist David Childs who was born in the Yorkshire village of Grimethorpe in 1981, to a family whose name had been synonymous with... Principal Conductor of the CBC Radio Orchestra, Principal Guest conductor of the Victoria Symphony Orchestra Alain Trudel is also Music director and conductor of l’orchestre symphonique de Laval, in one of Canada’s most dynamic and fastest growing cities. In addition, Alain Trudel serves as Artistic Advisor to the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra through the 2008-09 season... Since 1983, The Hannaford Street Silver Band (HSSB), has been striking up the brass band tradition and stirring up critical and popular acclaim. The HSSB is recognized as Canada’s award winning premier professional brass band and is a Resident Company of Toronto’s St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts...

Handel’s Messiah November 27, 2010 The Aradia Ensemble is based on Toronto, Canada, and specializes in presenting an eclectic blend of orchestral, operatic and chamber music played on original instruments. While focusing on the repertoire of seventeenth-century French and English music, Aradia also performs... Originally from Ireland, Kevin Mallon, now resident in Canada, has quickly developed a world-wide reputation. With an impressive background that includes conducting studies with John Eliot Gardiner, composition with Peter Maxwell Davies, training at Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, and at Dartington College of Arts, he learnt his craft as a violinist with such orchestras as the Hallé and the BBC Philharmonic... Soloists Joseph Schnurr, tenor Marion Newman, mezzo soprano Sean Watson, bass-baritone Catherine Rooney, lyric coloratura soprano

Benny Goodman on Broadway January 22, 2011 Benny Goodman was a jazz clarinetist and band leader famous for the songs "Sing, Sing, Sing" and "One O'Clock Jump." A prodigy on the clarinet, Goodman joined the professional musician's union when he was just 13 years old and made his first recording as a soloist four years later. In the 1920s he played in orchestras... James Campbell has followed his muse to five television specials, more than 40 recordings, over 30 works commissioned, a Juno Award for Stolen Gems [Marquis Records], a Roy Thomson Hall Award, Canada's Artist of the Year and the Order of Canada. Most recently, Campbell received The Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal... Benny Goodman Centennial Orchestra Gene DiNovi, piano James Campbell, clarinet Dave Young, bass Ernesto Cervini, drums & clarinet Tara Davidson, alto saxophone & flute Graham Campbell, guitar Bryden Baird, trumpet RJ Satchithananthan, trombone David French, tenor saxophone

NEXUS Conductor Gillian MacKay University of Toronto Winds March 5, 2011 After more than three decades of continuous collaboration, the four master percussionists of NEXUS are internationally revered, not just for their virtuosity both as individual and group performers, and their innovation and creativity, but for their ability to create extraordinary music out of just about anything: Swiss cowbells; Chinese drums;... Gillian MacKay is an Associate Professor of Music of the University of Toronto, where she conducts the Wind Ensemble and teaches conducting and trumpet. She is also Associate Dean of Graduate Education. An award-winning teacher, Gillian has an active professional career as a trumpeter, conductor, adjudicator, and clinician. She has conducted honour bands throughout Canada and the United States...

Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto Dvorák 9th “New World” Symphony April 2, 2011 Michael Kim is a gifted pianist and performer. As a soloist and concerto artist, Michael has brought audiences to their feet with his outstanding technique and refined artistry... Orchestral conductor Kerry Stratton brings a new world dynamism to old world music. His performances are featured on some of the world's top labels. He regularly visits Europe and Asia, performing and touring with many of its orchestras, and bringing some of the best of them to Canada on tour. He is music director for the Huntsville Festival of the Arts...

Chanson - American Male A Cappella April 30, 2011- Bonus Concert The six-voice male a cappella vocal ensemble Chanson was formed in 1997 at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, where the young musicians were members of Concordia's famed travelling choir directed by René Clausen. The ensemble has since toured widely, released three compact disc recordings including "Come Sing to Me of Heaven" and "There is Sweet Music", and performed at the René Clausen Choral School...