Our History: The 10|11 Season
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Red Carpet Gala
Friday October 22, 7:30 p.m.
Central United Church, 194 Avondale Avenue, Stratford
Concert
Guest Artist:
Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, violin
Chris Meyer: Epochs of Rock and Time
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
The Fifth
Friday, November 26, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Central United Church, 194 Avondale Avenue, Stratford
Concert
Guest Artist:
Jamie Parker, piano
Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Chris Meyer: In Memoriam Henryk Gorecki
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Christmas at the Festival
Saturday, December 11, 7:30 p.m.
Festival Theatre, 55 Queen Street, Stratford
Guest Artists:
Vanessa Lanch, soprano
Rebecca Ballantyne, mezzo soprano
Graham Thomson, tenor
John Holland, bass
The Stratford Concert Choir
Ian Sadler, conductor
Handel: Messiah
Charpentier: Midnight Mass for Christmas
Vivaldi: Gloria (selections)
Burns Celtic Fiddlefire
Saturday, January 22, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Central United Church, 194 Avondale Avenue, Stratford
Guest Artists:
Shane Cook, Master Fiddler
Jake Charron, celtic musician
Tiffany Fewster, dancer
The Stratford Police Pipe & Drums
Chris Meyer: Seaside Village
Alford: Colonel Bogey March
Mackenzie: Benedictus
Suitcase Surprise Medley
Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Medley
Weatherly: Danny Boy
Christmas: Celtic Dance Medley
Traditional Irish Reels
Pipe Band Medley
Stephens: Auld Lang Syne
Flight to Italy
Friday, February 18, 2011,7:30 p.m.
Central United Church, 194 Avondale Avenue, Stratford
Guest Artists:
Karen Elaine, viola
Berlioz: Harold in Italy
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4
Rossini: The Thieving Magpie Overture
Operamania!
Saturday, April 16, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Central United Church, 194 Avondale Avenue, Stratford
Guest Artists:
Rachel Weisdorf, soprano
Emily Beard, harp
Thomas Beard, cello – all from the SSO’s Emerging Artist Concerto Competition
Sandra Tucker, soprano
Emilio Fina, tenor
Andrew Tees, baritone
The Stratford Concert Choir
Overtures, intermezzi, arias, choruses and duets from favourite Grand Operas
Johann Strauss: Romance for Cello and Harp
Pomp and Circumstance: Last Night at the Proms
Friday, May 13, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Central United Church, 194 Avondale Avenue, Stratford
Guest Conductor: Michael Purves-Smith
Guest Artists:
Thomas Beard, cello (SSO Emerging Artist Concerto Competition Winner)
David Murray (SSO Board Chair and Special Guest Conductor)
Richard Fitzpatrick, actor
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance
Chris Meyer: Poetry and Proms
Sullivan/Mackerras: Pineapple Poll
Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1
Warlock: Capriol Suite
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Vangelis: Chariots of Fire
Parry: Jerusalem
A Classic Weekend
Saturday, June 18, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Central United Church, 194 Avondale Avenue, Stratford
Guest Conductor: Roberto De Clara
Guest Artist:
Angela Park, piano
Mozart: Concerto No. 21 “Elvira Madigan”
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 “The Jupiter”
Baroque and Beyond
Saturday, July 9, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
** St. John's United Church, 175 Waterloo Street South **
Guest Conductor: Judith Yan
Guest Artists:
Mark Rogers, oboe soloist
Andrew Chung, violin soloist
