Canadian violinist, Katya Poplyansky joins the Isabel Quartet, filling in for leader and first violinist, Laura Andriani. She has just been appointed Concertmaster of the Kingston Symphony Orchestra and was a prize winner in the Isabel Overton Bader Violin Competition in 2017, among others.

Joseph Haydn opus 20, No. 3 in G minor

John Burge Shiraz with Sadaf Amini, Santur virtuoso

Felix Mendelssohn opus 12, in E flat major

In Copland’s An Outdoor Overture for Band the audience will discover some of his finest and most personal music where driving march-like theme alternates with reflective melodic sections. Inspired by an original piece written for piano by Haydn, Dello Joio transformed this simple music through extensive variations in the three movements giving birth to his Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn. When Jesus Wept by William Schuman calls for controlled, sensitive, legato playing from the ensemble. The beautiful solo parts are given to the euphonium, trumpet, and field drum. At the end of the poignant work Polytechnique by Canadian composer Jonathan Dagenais, the 14 chime strikes are in memory of the 14 victims who, on December 6th, 1989, were shot in a tragic event at Université de Montréal.

Join us April 4, 2023 for the Music Theatre Ensemble performance! This concert will include repertoire ranging from reimagined arrangements of pop songs by Coldplay and Neil Young, to popular as well as lesser known Music Theatre pieces, with the odd renaissance round thrown in for good measure.