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| We are proud to bring the following artists to Orangeville for our 2009-2010 Concert Season... |
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Cecilia String Quartet Friday, October 2nd, 2009 The Cecilia String Quartet takes its name from St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music. They have worked with the Juilliard, Penderecki, and Orford Quartets. Praised for their 'extraordinary commitment and maturity' (Montreal Gazette) and 'talent, passion and mastery' (Jacques Robert, JR Multimedia), the Cecilia String Quartet is one of Canada's most exciting emerging ensembles today. Since their inception in 2004, the quartet has held residencies at Laurier University, the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and the University of Toronto where the quartet was formed. Their debut performance at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto was met with high praise, and their first season culminated in the receipt of the Felix Galimir Award for Chamber Music Excellence after only 6 months as a quartet. |
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Mark DuBois art of the tenor Special Guests the Mark DuBois Studio Singers Friday, November 13th, 2009 Mark DuBois is universally acclaimed for his outstanding lyric-tenor voice, its exceptional clarity and tonal purity, and his artistry and musicianship in performance. His extraordinary versatility garners plaudits from audiences and critics alike in all genres of music. He has performed with every major orchestra in his native Canada and with several in the U.S.A., including those of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Career highlights include performing for the late Pope John Paul II, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the late President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. He performed at the farewell concert honouring the great Canadian soprano, the late Lois Marshall and was guest soloist at the Right Honourable D. Roland Michener's (Governor General of Canada) State Funeral. |
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Joe Sealy and the Jazzbirds Friday, February 5th, 2010 Joe Sealy, the Juno Award-winning jazz pianist composer, has joined forces with three of Canada's finest female jazz vocalists in a dynamic new attraction called JOE SEALY'S JAZZBIRDS. Joe, renowned for his Africville Suite, for numerous theatre and film scores, and for appearances with concert series and festivals across Canada, showcases ADI BRAUN, cabaret-jazz singer and member of the illustrious Braun family of singers; JULIE MICHELS, formidable jazz stylist and scat-singer; and GILLIAN MARGOT, a glamorous and fast-rising young songstress. They will all be joined by the JOE SEALY TRIO, featuring piano, bass and drums. JOE SEALY'S JAZZBIRDS promises to be an exciting celebration of traditional vocal and instrumental jazz. |
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Elmer Iseler Singers Friday, March 26th, 2010 The Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by Artistic Director Lydia Adams, is a twenty-voice professional chamber choir based in Toronto, Canada. Founded by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979, the Elmer Iseler Singers are one of Canada's most illustrious professional choral ensembles. The choir has built an enviable international reputation through its concerts, broadcasts and recordings throughout Canada, the United States and on the international concert stage. Known for the unique beauty of their sound, the Elmer Iseler Singers bring to life exciting repertoire that spans 500 years of great choral music. Truely, the Elmer Iseler Singers are "Canada's flagship professional concert choir". |