2011 | 12 Season
Concerts
Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.
Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts
Maestro Kristian Alexander opens the concert season with Mendelssohn’s most famous “Italian” symphony. Internationally renowned pianist Christina Petrowska-Quilico performs the evergreen dazzling concerto for piano and orchestra by the Norwegian composer Edward Grieg. An evening of all-romantic favourites not to be missed!
Kristian Alexander, conductor
Christina Petrowska-Quilico, piano
Alexa Petrenko, host
7:30 p.m. – Pre-concert chat in the foyer of Markham Theatre
Mozart, Overture to The Magic Flute
Grieg, Concerto for piano and orchestra
Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 “Italian”
Handel's Messiah
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 7:30 P.M.
Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts
It wouldn’t be the holiday season without Handel’s Messiah – performed with matchless spirit by the KSO! A heartening performance of the immortal oratorio with a stellar cast under the baton of Maestro Kristian Alexander.
Kristian Alexander, conductor
Daniel Bedrossian, descant
Irene Ilic, soprano
Claudia Lemcke, mezzo-soprano
Stephan Harland, tenor
Jesse Clark, bass-baritone
Alexa Petrenko, host
Village Voices
Joan Andrews, director
7:00 p.m. – Pre-concert chat in the foyer of Markham Theatre
Handel, Messiah
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 8:00 P.M.
Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts
Rossini’s sparkling Overture to Cinderella’s timeless story illuminates the stage for one of the most beloved cornerstones of the repertoire, Tchaikovsky’s virtuosic Violin Concerto, performed to a great acclaim by Crystal Ye. Prokofiev’s effervescent Symphony No. 1 and Bizet’s teasing “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle”, sung by soprano Helena Holl, complete a romantic evening of passion and love.
Kristian Alexander, conductor
Jing Ye, violin
Helena Holl, soprano
Alexa Petrenko, host
7:30 p.m. – Pre-concert chat in the foyer of Markham Theatre
Rossini, Overture to La Cenerentola
Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto
Prokofiev, Symphony No. 1, Op. 25 “Classical”
Bizet, L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen)
Lehár, Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß (Giuditta)
Broadway Kids Live!
Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.
Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts
The Sound of Music, Cinderella, Oliver!, Annie, Hercules, Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, The Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins, Les Misérable, An American Tail, and much, much more! All time children`s favourites sung by a talented cast, beautifully narrated by incomparable actress and singer June Garber, and accompanied by the Kindred Spirits Orchestra.
Kristian Alexander, artistic director
Keith Reid, conductor
Jobert Sevilleno, director
Angela Burns, mezzo-soprano
June Garber, narrator
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 8:00 P.M.
Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts
Mozart’s famous Symphony No. 25 that combines a classical form with flamboyant expression is paired with Haydn’s virtuosic trumpet concerto performed by Jonas Feldman. Maestro Kristian Alexander has framed these beautiful jewels of the Viennese style with Beethoven’s powerful and expressive Egmont Overture and Honegger’s placid symphonic poem Pastoral d’été.
Kristian Alexander, conductor
Jonas Feldman, trumpet
Alexa Petrenko, host
7:30 p.m. – Pre-concert chat in the foyer of Markham Theatre
Beethoven, Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Haydn, Concerto for trumpet and orchestra
Mozart, Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Honegger, Pastoral d’été
Special Events
Glass Houses, Rivers, and Folk Dances
Markham Contemporary Music Festival
Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8:00 P.M.
Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra performs compositions by Stravinsky, Bartok, Richard Strauss, Honegger, and Brian Current. Internationally renowned pianist Christina Petrowska-Quilico plays compositions by the celebrated Canadian composer Ann Southam. Listen to enlightening discussions that stimulate and entertain. Share a glass of Champagne with the musicians after the concert in celebration of the beginning of the spring.
Kristian Alexander, artistic director
Andrew Chung, conductor
Christina Petrowska-Quilico, piano
Jaye Marsh Graham, flute
Alexa Petrenko, host
7:30 p.m. – Pre-concert chat in the foyer of Markham Theatre
Current, Concertino for flute and strings
Bartok, Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 76
Stravinsky, Concerto in Es “Dumbarton Oaks”
Honegger, Pastoral d’été
Southam, Rivers (3rd set), No. 4
Southam, Rivers (2nd set), No. 7
Southam, Glass Houses No. 5
R. Strauss, Suite in B-flat, Op. 4
Unionville Canada Day Celebration
Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 1:00 P.M.
Unionville Millennium Bandstand
Celebrate Canada Day with flag raising ceremony, entertainment by Kindred Spirits Orchestra, face-painters, clowns, and fun-filled family activities. Taste traditional Canada Day shortcake and prepare for a dazzling display of light, colour, and sound as the sky alights with the magnificent flowers of the fireworks.
Kristian Alexander, conductor
Jonas Feldman, trumpet
Beethoven, Overture to Egmont, Op. 84
Haydn, Concerto for trumpet and orchestra
Bartok, Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 76
Honegger, Pastoral d’été
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