Orangeville Concert Association

We are proud to bring the following artists to Orangeville for
our 2010-2011 Concert Season...

Trio D'Argento
Fri., Oct. 1st, 2010 @ 8pm

Three virtuosi join together in the exciting new group, Trio d’Argento. Friends in the city of Toronto’s vibrant arts community, Sibylle, Peter and Kathryn were asked to perform for a noted chamber music series just outside the city. They had such a great time working together, and so much fun onstage with their virtuoso arrangements and original pieces that the series immediately asked them back, and so the Trio was born!

Recently, the Trio has appeared in concerts held at Mc Master (Hamilton), University of Guelph and the University of Toronto (Scarborough) campuses. They have also performed twice in the Caledon East Chamber Music Concert Series. This fall, they look forward to being part of the concert series held by the Muskoka Concert Association.

From Bach to "Carmen" to the European jazz master Claude Bolling, these three provide lively and entertaining concerts of trios, duos and solos with spoken introductions to each piece.

Robi Botos Trio
Fri., Nov. 5th, 2010 @ 8pm

It was at age seven when Robi first took up piano, the instrument he has since mastered and with which he has made his mark. Robi's notable performances include: Concert at the Long Beach convention and entertainment centre. Opening concert for Bela Fleck, Stanley Clark, and Jean Luc Ponty, at the 2005 International Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival on the main stage. As well in the same year Robi opened for Oscar Peterson at the prestigious Stravinsky hall in Montreaux Switzerland. Since immigrating to Canada in 1998, Robi has made great contributions to Canada's jazz scene. He has been featured with many local and international greats including: Pat Labarbera, Marcus Belgrave, Terri Lyne Carrington, James Blood Ulmer, Vernon Reid, Donald Walden, Archie Alleyne, Dougie Richardson, Roberta Gambarini, Peter Appleyard, Jackie Richardson, Jake Langley, Vito Rezza, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Young, Norman Marshall Villenueve, Dennis Coffey, John Lamb, Joey DeFrancesco, Michael Brecker, Peter Cardinali, Toots Thielemans, Guido Basso, Avishai Cohen, and Richard Bona to name a few.

Henderson-Kolk Duo
Sun., Jan. 30th, 2011 @ 2pm

Since forming in 2004, the Henderson-Kolk Duo have established themselves as one of Canada's premier classical guitar duos. Drew Henderson and Michael Kolk met at the University of Toronto and quickly cultivated a musical chemistry that has resulted in a dynamic and exciting performance style. They have performed throughout Canada and the US, and made their international debut at the Mediterranean Guitar Festival in Cervo, Italy in 2006.

Much of the Duo's energy has been directed towards arranging familiar music for two guitars, including Mozart, Bach, Scarlatti and Chopin. Their first CD, entitled Original Guitar Transcriptions, has received airplay on CBC Radio, as well as the Classical Guitar Alive radio program broadcast throughout the US. This programme also recently featured the duo's second CD, which contains music by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, de L’Hoyer, Bach and Ravel, in a broadcast entitled 'Best New Releases'. Please visit their website for more information: www.hkguitarduo.com.

The Blazing Fiddles
Fri., Mar. 18th, 2011 @ 8pm

The Blazing Fiddles have been entertaining audiences at Grand River Dinner Cruises in Caledonia for 11 years. Since their humble beginnings in 1999 when they were first introduced as ‘the Millenium Four’, they have grown into an elite group of musicians, representing Ontario talent to hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world.

The group plays hit after hit, all expertly arranged to sound great with the two violin, piano and stand up bass configuration. Some of the huge variety of music includes show tunes, such as ‘Memory’ from cats, and ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ Jazz classics such as ‘Lady be Good’ and ‘Summertime’, fiery Classical tunes such as ‘Csardas’ and ‘Hungarian Rhapsody,’ and of course, all manner of Fiddle music, from Celtic, to Southern, to Contemporary Canadian.

This is a high energy group, and you’re guaranteed to see sweat dripping and bow hairs flying!