Finale: The Trout

Finale: The Trout

by | Jul 15, 2022

Franz Schubert’s Timeless Masterpiece and a Special Guest from Vienna

An intimate chamber music evening starring the Rolston String Quartet joined by a few special guests: Marta Potulska, a brilliant violist from Vienna, Joel Quarrington, Juno-award winning double bassist and our Artistic Director, Daniel Vnukowski at the piano. Franz Schubert’s playful song about a fisherman’s latest catch comes to life in this dazzling set of variations.

They have achieved an elite status among the continent’s finest string quartets.

Toronto Concert Reviews

Program

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet in G major, op. 33, no. 5, Hob. III:41
    Vivace assai
    Largo e cantabile
    Scherzo. Allegro-Trio
    Final. Allegretto
Rolston String Quartet

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasiestücke op. 73
    Zart und mit Ausdruck
    Lebhaft, leicht
    Rasch und mit Feuer
Marta Potulska, viola & Daniel Vnukowski, piano

Gabriela Lena Frank (b. 1972)
Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Rolston String Quartet

INTERMISSION

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Piano Quintet in A major, op. 114, D. 667, “The Trout”
    Allegro vivace
    Andante
    Scherzo. Presto – Trio
    Thema. Andantino – [Variazioni]. Allegretto
    Finale. Allegro giusto
Daniel Vnukowski, piano
Luri Lee, violin
Marta Potulska, viola
Peter Eom, cello
Joel Quarrington, bass

Artist Bio

Rolston String Quartet
Marta Potulska
Daniel Vnukowski
Joel Quarrington

VENUE

First Presbyterian Church
200 Maple Street Collingwood, ON

This event has been made possible by the kind and gracious support of the Rydlo Family Fund (a fund held within the Oakville Community Foundation)

Canada’s Celebrated String Quartet

Canada’s Celebrated String Quartet

by | Jul 12, 2022

A Champion of Canadian Contemporary Music

A champion of contemporary music that has premiered over 100 new works from composers in Canada and abroad, the Penderecki String Quartet has three dozen recordings to their name, including a JUNO award for best composition.

This concert also features a work commissioned by our festival, written by the composer in residence of the Scarborough Philharmonic – Daniel Mehdizadeh.

There is something vividly distinct about Mehdizadeh’s music. This Canadian composer is revered for his intricate, unpredictable and haunting works. The sound and gesture of his pieces bury themselves deep in complex imagination, inviting you to participate in an exploration of uncertain visceral implications.

Dr. Daniel Mehdizadeh (DMA, University of Toronto) is currently based in the Greater Toronto Area and is the Composer-in-Residence for the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO).

The PSQ has been in residence at Wilfrid Laurier University since 1991 and an integral part of creative life in Southern Ontario throughout the past two decades.

The WholeNote

Program

Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
Quartet Op. 20, No.6 in A major
   Allegro di molto e scherzando
   Adagio, cantabile
   Minuetto: Allegretto
   Fuga a tre soggetti. Allegro

Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020)
Quartet No. 4
   Andante
   Vivo

Daniel Mehdizadeh (1987 –     )
Overlooking the Lilac*

INTERMISSION

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Quartet Op. 105 in A- flat major
   Adagio ma non troppo — Allegro appassionato
   Molto vivace
   Lento e molto cantabile
   Allegro non tanto

*World-premiere performance of a work commissioned by the festival

Artist Bio

Penderecki String Quartet
Daniel Mehdizadeh

VENUE

First Presbyterian Church
200 Maple Street Collingwood, ON

This event has been made possible by the gracious support of:

  • Jane Moysey, REALTOR® Royal LePage Locations North, Brokerage
  • Paul & Margaret Bridgman
SING! in the Summer

SING! in the Summer

by | Jul 10, 2022

The Perfect Event for Your Sunday Afternoon

SING! in the Summer Presents The Ault Sisters, FreePlay, and Hampton Avenue in a concert of stunning a cappella harmonies. 

These jazz-infused choral groups have all the rhythm & grooves you need for a perfect Sunday afternoon. Tantalize your senses with sing-a-long favourites, while dancing-along in the aisles!

Jazz trio, The Ault Sisters is made up of sisters, Amanda, Alicia, and Alanna and are featured on TV’s “Your All Time Classic Hit Parade” every Friday night. This talented trio of siblings puts their signature seamless harmonies to stunning effect on classic standards and a selection of original tunes.

Freeplay is a duo featuring Dylan Bell & Suba Sankaran. Using nothing but their voices and innovative live-looping techniques, genre-bending FreePlay takes you from the concert halls of Europe, to the jazz clubs of Manhattan, to the temples of India, and back to their native Toronto, Canada… all without leaving your seat. From Bach to Bird to the Beatles, Dylan and Suba effortlessly cross musical boundaries, continually combining and recombining sounds to create a concert of endless variety, with the intimate delivery of two people. Think Simon and Garfunkel crossed with a Bach 2-part invention…

The award-winning, Hampton Avenue quartet feature Dylan & Suba of Freeplay Duo along with Tom Lillington & Debbie Flemming (est. 1995). They’re known for their tight jazz harmonies and upbeat rhythms.

Program

SET ONE

AULT SISTERS
Blue Skies (Irving Berlin)
Centrepiece (Edison/Hendricks)
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (George & Ira Gershwin)
And So It Goes (Billy Joel)
Lucky To Be Me (Bernstein/Comden)

HAMPTON AVENUE
On The Sunny Side of the Street (Jimmy McHugh)
Cuban Night (Debbie Fleming)
In A Mellow Tone (Duke Ellington)
Let’s Jive (Debbie Fleming)

FREEPLAY
Come Together (Lennon/McCartney)
Mas Que Nada (Jorge Ben)
What’s Going On (Marvin Gaye)
Conga (Enrique Garcia)

SET TWO

AULT SISTERS
How High The Moon (Lewis/Hamilton)
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington/Russell)
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Sherwin/Maschwitz)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (Raye/Prince)

HAMPTON AVENUE
Feeling Good (Newley/Bricusse)
Baila (Debbie Fleming)
Doodlin’ (Horace Silver)
Everybody’s Boppin’ (Jon Hendricks)

FREEPLAY
Fragile/This Pretty Planet (Sting/Chapin)
Invention (J. S. Bach)
Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard (Paul Simon)
God Only Knows (Asher/Wilson)
Chaiyya Chaiyya (A. R. Rahman)

GROUP FINALE:
Everybody Sing (Debbie Fleming)

AULT SISTERS:
Amanda Ault, Alicia Ault and Alanna Ault
www.aultsisters.com
Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @theaultsisters
HAMPTON AVENUE:
Dylan Bell, Debbie Fleming, Tom Lillington, Suba Sankaran
www.hamptonavenue.com
FREEPLAY:
Dylan Bell, Suba Sankaran
www.freeplayduo.com
Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @freeplayduo

Artist Bio

The Ault Sisters
Freeplay Duo
Hampton Avenue

Presented in collaboration with SING! The Toronto International Vocal Arts Festival 

VENUE

First Presbyterian Church
200 Maple Street Collingwood, ON

This event has been made possible by the kind support of Scenic Caves Nature Adventures as well as Thomas Vincent and Family.

Inaugural Concert: Rhapsody on the Bay

Inaugural Concert: Rhapsody on the Bay

by | Jul 9, 2022

Inaugural Concert Featuring the National Academy Orchestra of Canada!

It’s the National Academy Orchestra’s majestic return to Collingwood. Enjoy the brilliant, symphonic power of its full 55-member ensemble with our very own Artistic Director Daniel Vnukowski at the piano performing Gershwin’s timeless masterpiece – Rhapsody in Blue.

This concert honours the memory and extraordinary legacy of its founder, Boris Brott, who passed away tragically earlier this year. His fervent energy and charisma on stage, coupled with a creative flair for introducing classical music to new audiences made him a unique, Canadian cultural icon.

The National Academy Orchestra of Canada (NAO) provides an extraordinary opportunity for emerging young Canadian professional musicians to work as apprentice musicians alongside established professionals from some of Canada’s finest orchestras.

Program

Jacques Hétu (1938-2010)
Sur les rives du Saint-Maurice

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in Blue

INTERMISSION

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Appalachian Spring

Arturo Marquez (1950-     )
Danzón No. 2

Artist Bio

National Academy Orchestra of Canada
Alain Trudel, Conductor
Daniel Vnukowski, Piano

VENUE

First Presbyterian Church
200 Maple Street Collingwood, ON

This event has been brought to you by the Collingwood branch of RBC Dominion Securities.

2022 Fundraising Event at Windrush Estate Winery

2022 Fundraising Event at Windrush Estate Winery

by | Jun 5, 2022

SOLD OUT! Join the waiting list below:

2:30pm GATES OPEN
3:00pm CONCERT BEGINS

Starring the most celebrated dramatic tenor in the world, Ben Heppner, and the brilliant concert pianist Daniel Vnukowski. The duo performs Richard Strauss’ Enoch Arden, a melodrama for narrator and piano published in 1864 by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, during his tenure as England’s poet laureate.

Enjoy amazing views of beautiful Hockley Valley and gourmet cuisine, while sipping on an award-winning VQA ruby red or honey white wine from Windrush Estate Winery.

Click here to listen to an interview between Ben Heppner and Daniel Vnukowski from the New Classical FM studio

Tickets are $250/person and include a $150 tax receipt.

Canada’s Ben Heppner is considered one of the most talented tenors of his generation, known for his ability to nail notoriously difficult roles.

During the height of his career, one of his signature parts was Tristan, from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, the five-hour opera that demands super-human stamina and formidable vocal prowess. Heppner performed it in opera houses around the world, garnering praise for the sensitivity of his performance, as well as the dramatic power of his voice.

….a stroke of genius!

Classical FM

 

This assertive, fearlessly virtuosic Chopin style was filled with thoughtful exploration and a kind of questioning illumination.

New York Classical Review

Artist Bio

Ben Heppner, Narrator
Daniel Vnukowski, Pianist

VENUE

Windrush Estate Winery
3100 Concession Road 3 Adjala (32.80 mi) Palgrave, ON

Click here to download a map with directions.

 

Amazing Views and Award-Winning Wines!

  • In the fresh air, at a thousand-foot elevation overlooking beautiful Hockley Valley, is Ontario’s newest award-winning Windrush Estate Winery.
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  • In 2017, inspired by world travel, J.C. Pennie and Marilyn Field built state-of-the-art facilities and engaged legendary winemakers who have created five international award-winning wines.
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  • As you sip VQA ruby reds and honey whites, Windrush Foundation ensures you are helping empower a child using the arts.

We are following all provincially-mandated COVID-19 protocols to ensure the safety of our patrons, artists, members and staff. This includes limiting overall capacity, encouraging everyone to wear a mask and opening up special sections of the first and second floors for anyone who wishes to remain a greater distance from other audience members. 

This event has been made possible thanks to the gracious support of Windrush Estate Winery.







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