Bravura Three Baritones
Fri., Sept. 30th, 2011 @ 8pm

Take three of Canada’s most dashing baritones. Add in a dash of The Three Tenors, The Canadian Tenors, Il Divo and The Irish Tenors. Create a beautifully diverse programme that includes, opera, musical theatre and pop standards. And presto, you have Bravura!

One of Canada's premier leading men, George Masswohl has appeared in leading roles for many of North America's great theatre companies..

A versatile singer/actor from New Brunswick, Curtis Sullivan has performed in operas and musicals from Toronto to Singapore.

Lawrence Cotton is a classically trained singer and actor. In musical theatre he was featured in the original cast of Hal Prince’s illustrious revival of Show Boat and as Auctioneer/Mr. Bouquet in Phantom of the Opera.

Mark Haines and Tom Leighton
Fri., Nov. 4th, 2011 @ 8pm

Mark Haines and Tom Leighton established themselves as a duo in 1992 with the release of their first CD, “Foot To Floor, Repeat On Beat”. They perform an original and traditional repertoire influenced by their Celtic and North American folk roots. Engaging humour and personality has made them popular in several circuits performing in theatres, festivals, concerts, and clubs. Their ramblings have taken them along Canadian highways from Ontario to the Maritimes, into the mountains of New York, across the sea to Britain and around the world to Taipei, Taiwan.

Mark’s voice is one of a kind. Add Tom’s superb harmony arranging skills, and the stories and pictures in their songs come vividly to life. They are multi-instrumentalists combining the “tug at your heart strings” traditional fiddle, accordion, guitar, bouzouki, and bodhran, blended with the “turn on your ears” new technology of synthesizers, tone generators and processors.

Bruce Ley Gathered All Together
Fri., Jan. 27th, 2012 @ 8pm

Bruce has gathered together a superb group of musicians and singers for a concert certain to be joyous. Much like the wonderful benefit he led for Matthew Fleming, there will be a wide variety of musical styles representative of Bruce’s lengthy professional career.

A well established composer and studio player, Bruce will perform original arrangements of popular standards, as well as his own new material. The piano player of ‘Grand Old Country’ will be sure to include country music in his repertoire. And as the guitar player in the award winning ‘Trouble and Strife’ band, you can count on some wailing blues. Those who are a fan of Bruce’s thoughtful jazz improvisations will not be disappointed either. You may have seen this mellow performer and long time Dufferin County resident playing guitar in a blues festival, on stage at a theatre in the role of musical director, or playing piano in various jazz ensembles. Be there as Bruce takes centre stage and gathers it all together in a memorable evening of music, art, and insight.

Pentaèdre Opera Colada
Fri., Apr. 27th, 2012 @ 8pm

A unique musical ensemble in the Canadian landscape, Pentaèdre explores and presents to the public a diversified and original chamber music repertoire, developed in the tradition of music for winds. Under the artistic direction of Louis-Philippe Marsolais since 2005, the five artists-musicians forming the quintet are recognized for the talent, technique, precision and colour they bring to their performances.

The past ten years have seen Pentaèdre inviting renowned guests artists such as tenors Christoph Prégardien and Rufus Muller, baritones Russell Braun and Phillip Addis, soprano Karina Gauvin and pianists Naida Cole, David Jalbert and Iwan Llewelyn-Jones, while pursuing collaborations with chamber ensembles like Penderecki String Quartet and Arthur-LeBlanc String Quartet. The ensemble has performed in Eastern Canada major festivals and toured extensively in Quebec, Canada, the United States and Europe.