VOYAGES:

Featuring: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra, Ronald Royer, Conductor; Conrad Chow, Violin

*Elizabeth Raum: Tall Ships, from Halifax Harbour 

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1, in G minor, 

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 

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CROSSROADS:

Featuring: Strings of the SPO, Ronald Royer, Conductor; The Canadian Arabic Orchestra, Wanes Moubayed, Conductor; Charbel Rouhana, Oud; Karla García, Guitar

Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances No. 3, for String Orchestra

Luigi Boccherini: Fandango from Guitar Quintet in D major, G.448

Luiz Bonfá: (arranged *Martin Loomer): Manha de Carnaval, for Guitar and String Orchestra

*Daniel Mehdizadeh: Asrare Azal (based on a poem by Omar Khayyam), for Oud, Guitar and String Orchestra (Premiere)

*Ronald Royer – New Work for String Orchestra and Doumbek (Premiere)

*Wanes Moubayed: Concerto for Oud, Percussion and String Orchestra (CCA and OAC commissioning grants received, Premiere) (27:00)

* Wanes Moubayed: Longa Shahnaz, for String Orchestra and Doumbek (2:00)

* Canadian Composer

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FESTIVE FABLES

Join us for a festive family concert featuring winter-themed musical stories from around the globe.

Featuring: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra, Ronald Royer, Conductor; Bel Canto Choir, Michael Morgan, Conductor; SPO Women’s Choir, Yiping Chao, Conductor; Lisa Tahara, Piano

PROGRAM:

*Ted Runcie: Land of Hochelaga (SPO Commission and Premiere)
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1919 Version)
Charles Fernandez: Ratso Scherzo, for Piano and Orchestra


For Choir and Orchestra
*Bruno Degazio, arr. : Hanukkah Medley
John Rutter: Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
Silvestri/Ballard; arr. Hayes: Believe (from The Polar Express)
Andy Beck: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Styne/Cahn; arr. Hayes : Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival
Arr. Arthur Harris: We Wish You a Merry Christmas

* Canadian Composer

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Daniel Vnukowski with the Odin Quartet

Featuring: Daniel Vnukowski, Piano; Odin Quartet; Kaye Royer, Clarinet

Robert Schumann: Assai agitato from String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41/3 (6:30)

Claude Debussy: Three pieces for Clarinet and Piano (Petite piece, Le petit negre, La fille aux cheveux de lin) (6:00)

*Michael (Qin Tai) Tan: The White Woods, for Clarinet and String Quartet (SPO New Generation Composer, Premiere) (5:00)

*Elizabeth Raum: Searching for Sophia, for Clarinet and String Quartet (7:00)

*Mari Alice Conrad: Clay Tessellations from Where the Waters Were, for Clarinet and String Quartet (SPO New Generation Composer, Premiere)

*Ronald Royer: Rondo Brillante for Piano Quintet (Premiere)

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in Eb Major, Op. 44

*Canadian Composer

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IN A VIENNESE SALON:

Featuring: Winds of the SPO, Ronald Royer, Conductor

Richard Strauss: Serenade for Winds, Op. 7

*Bruno Degazio: Three Tales of Rabbi Nachman, for Narrator and Wind Ensemble

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in Bb flat, KV 361 (Grand Partita)

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FRENCH MEDITATIONS

Featuring: SPO, Ronald Royer, Conductor; Toronto Choral Society, Geoffrey Butler, Conductor; Alex Toskov, Violin

Maurice Ravel: Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra

Jules Massenet: Meditation from Thais, for Violin Solo and Orchestra

Camille Saint-Saens : Bacchanale, from Samson and Delila, Op. 47

Charles Gounod: Messe solennelle en l’honneur de Sainte-Cécile, for Soprano, Tenor, Bass, Chorus and Orchestra 

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THE ROMANTICS

Featuring: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra, Ronald Royer, Conductor; Eric Abramovitz, Clarinet; Kaye Royer, Clarinet

Program:

Carl Maria Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1

* Eric Abramovitz: Fantasy on Themes from Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No. 1, for Clarinet and String Orchestra (SPO Commission and Premiere) (5:00)

*Ronald Royer: Rhapsody for 2 Clarinets and Orchestra (SPO Commission and Premiere)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92

*Canadian Composer 

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