Free Winter Festival Showcases Five of Canada's Greatest Composers
Ottawa (Friday, January 2, 2004) - The Ottawa Chamber Music Society is delighted to present a Winter Festival showcasing five renowned Canadian composers in five different concerts from January 9 - 11 with more than 40 well-known Canadian musicians at Christ Church Cathedral (420 Sparks Street at Bronson) Admission is free!
Musicians include soprano Shannon Mercer, Seventeen Voyces, violinists Jonathan Crow, Marianne Dugal and Mark Fewer, flautist Joanna G'froerer, violists Nicolò Eugelmi and Guylaine Lemaire, cellists Elizabeth Dolin, Guy Fouquet and Julian Armour, the Arthur-Leblanc String Quartet, Capital Brassworks, pianists Paul Stewart, Peter Longworth and Jean Desmarais, percussionist Marc-André Lalonde, harpsichordist Thomas Annand, and organist Matthew Larkin.
Music of Sir Ernest MacMillan (1893-1973) - Friday, January 9, 8:00 p.m. - Conductor, composer, organist and educator, MacMillan was a towering presence in Canadian musical life for over half a century. He was knighted in 1935 by George V and became the first person in the Commonwealth outside Great Britain to be so honoured for services to music. He conducted the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1931 to 1956 and premiered works by many Canadian composers.
Jean Coulthard (1908-2000) - Saturday, January 10, 2:00 p.m. - Destined for a thoroughly musical life at a very young age, Coulthard knew and worked with music legends such as Aaron Copland, Arnold Schoenberg, and Béla Bartók. In 1946 she began a 26-year career teaching theory and composition at the University of British. She became well-known internationally by the end of the century and recognized as one of Canada's most significant composers.
Jan Järvlepp (1953-) - Saturday, January 10, 8:00 p.m. - As one of Ottawa's most prolific and creative composers, Järvlepp's work can be defined as pop-influenced contemporary "classical" compositions. He has also been influenced by Hispanic, flamenco, Arab and Nordic folk styles. The result has been a variety of accessible pieces of music that appeals to a wide cross section of the public.
Clermont Pépin (1926-) - Sunday, January 11, 2:00 p.m. - Composer, pianist, teacher and administrator, Pépin has excelled in every facet of his diverse career. At age 9 he composed a symphony that was performed by the Orchestre symphonique de Quebec. Two years later he won his first composition prize. He taught at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal (1952-64); among his students were Jacques Hétu and André Prévost. He has written more than 80
works for various instruments and ensembles, including piano, choir and voice, ballet and incidental music.
Healey Willan (1880-1968) - Sunday, January 11, 8:00 p.m. - Canada's legendary composer was the first musician ever commissioned to write an anthem for a coronation outside of Great Britain. He wrote O Lord Our Governour for Elizabeth II in 1952. For more than five decades he was a leading figure in Canadian music, In the 1950's, the only composer performed more often than Willan by choirs in the United States was J.S. Bach!
Music of Sir Ernest MacMillan
Friday, January 9, 8:00p.m.
Free admission
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street
(at Bronson)
Music of Jean Coulthard
Saturday, January 10, 2:00p.m.
Free admission
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street
(at Bronson)
Music of Jan Järvlepp
Saturday, January 10, 8:00p.m.
Free admission
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street
(at Bronson)
Music of Clermont Pépin
Sunday, January 11, 2:00p.m.
Free admission
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street
(at Bronson)
Music of Healey Willan
Sunday, January 11, 8:00p.m.
Free admission
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street
(at Bronson)
FREE ADMISSION! before your new semester.
Ottawa (Friday, January 2, 2004) - The Ottawa Chamber Music Society is delighted to present a Winter Festival showcasing five renowned Canadian composers in five different concerts from January 9 - 11 with more than 40 well-known Canadian musicians at Christ Church Cathedral (420 Sparks Street at Bronson) Admission is free!
Musicians include soprano Shannon Mercer, Seventeen Voyces, violinists Jonathan Crow, Marianne Dugal and Mark Fewer, flautist Joanna G'froerer, violists Nicolò Eugelmi and Guylaine Lemaire, cellists Elizabeth Dolin, Guy Fouquet and Julian Armour, the Arthur-Leblanc String Quartet, Capital Brassworks, pianists Paul Stewart, Peter Longworth and Jean Desmarais, percussionist Marc-André Lalonde, harpsichordist Thomas Annand, and organist Matthew Larkin.
Music of Sir Ernest MacMillan (1893-1973) - Friday, January 9, 8:00 p.m. - Conductor, composer, organist and educator, MacMillan was a towering presence in Canadian musical life for over half a century. He was knighted in 1935 by George V and became the first person in the Commonwealth outside Great Britain to be so honoured for services to music. He conducted the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1931 to 1956 and premiered works by many Canadian composers.
Jean Coulthard (1908-2000) - Saturday, January 10, 2:00 p.m. - Destined for a thoroughly musical life at a very young age, Coulthard knew and worked with music legends such as Aaron Copland, Arnold Schoenberg, and Béla Bartók. In 1946 she began a 26-year career teaching theory and composition at the University of British. She became well-known internationally by the end of the century and recognized as one of Canada's most significant composers.
Jan Järvlepp (1953-) - Saturday, January 10, 8:00 p.m. - As one of Ottawa's most prolific and creative composers, Järvlepp's work can be defined as pop-influenced contemporary "classical" compositions. He has also been influenced by Hispanic, flamenco, Arab and Nordic folk styles. The result has been a variety of accessible pieces of music that appeals to a wide cross section of the public.
Clermont Pépin (1926-) - Sunday, January 11, 2:00 p.m. - Composer, pianist, teacher and administrator, Pépin has excelled in every facet of his diverse career. At age 9 he composed a symphony that was performed by the Orchestre symphonique de Quebec. Two years later he won his first composition prize. He taught at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal (1952-64); among his students were Jacques Hétu and André Prévost. He has written more than 80
works for various instruments and ensembles, including piano, choir and voice, ballet and incidental music.
Healey Willan (1880-1968) - Sunday, January 11, 8:00 p.m. - Canada's legendary composer was the first musician ever commissioned to write an anthem for a coronation outside of Great Britain. He wrote O Lord Our Governour for Elizabeth II in 1952. For more than five decades he was a leading figure in Canadian music, In the 1950's, the only composer performed more often than Willan by choirs in the United States was J.S. Bach!
Music of Sir Ernest MacMillan
Friday, January 9, 8:00p.m.
Free admission
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street
(at Bronson)
Music of Jean Coulthard
Saturday, January 10, 2:00p.m.
Free admission
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street
(at Bronson)
Music of Jan Järvlepp
Saturday, January 10, 8:00p.m.
Free admission
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street
(at Bronson)
Music of Clermont Pépin
Sunday, January 11, 2:00p.m.
Free admission
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street
(at Bronson)
Music of Healey Willan
Sunday, January 11, 8:00p.m.
Free admission
Christ Church Cathedral
420 Sparks Street
(at Bronson)
FREE ADMISSION! before your new semester.
