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Bringing the World Stage to Regina

Above performances are held at

KNOX-METROPOLITAN UNITED CHURCH

2340 Victoria Avenue, Regina, SK

Season at a GlanceSUBSCRIPTION SERIES CONCERTS

VERONA QUARTET – Manifesto on Love Sunday, September 16, 2018 | 3:30 pm

FEW AND FEWER – Out of the Ordinary

Sunday, October 14, 2018 | 3:30 pm

DONALD SINTA QUARTET – Then and Now

Sunday, February 3, 2019 | 3:30 pm

CHARLES RICHARD-HAMELIN, PIANO

The Romance of Chopin and Schumann

Sunday, March 3, 2019 | 3:30 pm

NEW ORFORD STRING QUARTET

2017 Juno Award Winners

Sunday, April 7, 2019 | 3:30 pm

Welcome to the 2018-19 season of the Cecilian Chamber Series, our 8th Season!

We present World Stage artists and programs to provide you with meaningful and transformative musical experiences – from the familiar chamber music ensembles to unique and less common instrument combinations. The intimate setting of Knox-Metropolitan United Church provides the ideal location to experience uplifting chamber music

- “the music of friends”. Check out the exciting line up and note the earlier

Sunday concert time of 3:30pm this season.

We are excited to be able to present a very special EXTRA concert on Saturday, December 1 of the Complete Bach Cello Suites. Cellist, Arnold Choi, will be presenting a landmark musical event for Regina with the rare performance of all six Bach Cello Suites. For lovers of string music this is a concert you will not want to miss!

Artists that appear in this series are chosen for their ability to present exciting concerts AND to be part of our Community Connection programs. Connecting the community with great music and musicians is an important part of the Cecilian Chamber Series. We invite you to visit our website for information.

Join us this season for the Cecilian experience that music lovers are talking about!

Lore Ruschiensky Artistic and Executive Director

A Message from the Artistic and Executive Director

Lore Ruschiensky

Artistic/Executive Director

Community ConnectionsThe Cecilian Chamber Series connects with the community through:

• Masterclasses for students

• The Music for your Soul program

• “Benvenuto” Sensory Sensitive Concerts

• NEW THIS YEAR: Concerts held at Seniors’ Residences

Check the website for details about these special events

throughout the season.

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Special Event! Bach, Bratwurst & BeerTHE COMPLETE BACH CELLO SUITES

Performed By Arnold Choi

Saturday, December 1, 2018 | 4:30pm

*Living Spirit Centre, 3018 Doan Drive, Regina

VERONA QUARTET

Sunday, September 16, 2018 | 3:30pm

Manifesto on Love

Jonathan Ong, Violin Abigail Rojansky, ViolaDorothy Ro, Violin Jonathan Dormand, Cello

Described by The New York Times as an “outstanding ensemble,” the Verona Quartet, winner of the 2015 Concert Artists Guild Competition, has quickly earned a stellar reputation as one of the most compelling young quartets in chamber music today for their “interpretive strength… robust characterization [and] commanding resonance” (Calgary Herald). The Verona Quartet has performed worldwide in venues such as Wigmore Hall (London, UK), Izumi Hall (Osaka, Japan), the National Theatre (Abu Dhabi, UAE), Melbourne Recital Hall (Melbourne, Australia). Strongly committed to education, they have been on the faculty of the Indiana University Summer String Academy as Quartet-in-Residence since 2016, and various international educational residencies.

FEW AND FEWER

Sunday, October 14, 2018 | 3:30pm

Out of the Ordinary

Guy Few, Trumpet, Violin and PianoMark Fewer, Violin Stephanie Mara, Piano

In their own rights, trumpeter Guy Few and violinist Mark Fewer are celebrated as “buoyant” (The Globe and Mail) and

“genre-bending” (National Post) performers. The immensely gifted artists come together with pianist Stephanie Mara for a diverse program that will sweep their audience into a multi-coloured world of gypsy folk, pure classical, and bewitching jazz. Join Few and Fewer as they weave their way from Puccini arias to Valses Bourgeoises by Berners, seamlessly pairing it with music by Gershwin and the famous jazz standard Round Midnight by Monk.

“…cohesive yet full of temperament... vibrant, intelligent...”— The New York Times

“They’re the real deal; they really are.”— The Herald Times

“…an entirely persuasive performance.”

– Ottawa Citizen

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE

de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20, no. IBerners: Valses BourgeoisesPuccini: MorirePuccini: Storiella D’AmorePuccini: Terra e MareSaint-Saëns: Allegretto moderato and Allegro molto from Sonata in D minor, Op. 75Hubeau: SonateRyan: Bellatrix for Solo ViolinSchoenfield: RagGershwin: Three PreludesMonk: Round Midnight

PROGRAM

Mozart: Quartet, K.590 Janacek: Quartet No 2, “Intimate Letters” Beethoven: Quartet, Op. 135Dvorak: Cypresses

“…faultless to a tee…”– La Scena Musicale

(Montreal) Program subject to change Program subject to change

The Romance of Chopin to Schumann

Silver medalist and laureate of the Krystian Zimmerman award of the best sonata at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015, Canadian Charles Richard-Hamelin is standing out as one of the most important pianists of his generation. Further awards include second prize at the Montreal International Musical Competition and an award for the best performance of a Beethoven sonata at the Seoul International Music Competition in South Korea.

Since then he has appeared in various prestigious festivals around the world and has appeared as a soloist with major orchestras in Canada including Montreal and Toronto, and world wide in Singapore, Hiroshima and Warsaw under the baton of renowned conductors such as Kent Nagano, Vasily Petrenko, Peter Oundjia, Carlo Rizzi, to name a few.

Originally from Lanaudière in Québec, Charles Richard-Hamelin is a graduate from McGill University, the Yale School of Music and the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal.

“The man is every inch an artist, an extraordinarily mature musician…”

– Polish Radio

Then and Now

Dan Graser, Soprano Saxophone Zach Stern, Alto SaxophoneJoe Girard, Tenor Saxophone Danny Hawthorne-Foss, Baritone Saxophone

The Donald Sinta Quartet has earned praise from audiences and critics alike for its virtuosic performances and distinctive repertoire. This prizewinning quartet performs from memory, which strengthens an already palpable connection with its audiences. Individual virtuosity combines with a joy for shared music-making each time they take the stage.

International appearances include recitals in Spain, Scotland, France, Switzerland, Greece and Japan.

The Donald Sinta Quartet’s repertoire spans centuries, ranging from commissions by today’s emerging composers to standards from the saxophone quartet literature to transcriptions by master composers.

“…a tight-knit ensemble exploding with power and virtuosity and an un-concealable ambition to connect with its newly found listeners”

– Boston Musical Intelligencer

PROGRAM

Kechley: Rush Schubert: QuartettsatzMoller: Phantoms)Pierné: Introduction et Variations sur une ronde populaire

PROGRAM

Schumann: Arabeske op. 18 Schumann: Fantasie op. 17Chopin: Four Ballades

DONALD SINTA QUARTET

Sunday, February 3, 2019 | 3:30pm

CHARLES RICHARD-HAMELIN

Sunday, March 3, 2019 | 3:30pm

Program subject to change Program subject to change

Escaich: Tango Virtuoso)Shostakovich: String Quartet in C MinorNyman: Michael Nyman Suite)Zare: Z4430

2017 Juno Award Winners

Four musicians with equally stellar pedigrees formed the New Orford String Quartet with the goal of developing a new model for a touring string quartet. Their concept has resulted in a quartet that maintains a remarkably fresh perspective while bringing a palpable sense of joy to each performance. The Toronto Star has described this outcome as “nothing short of electrifying” and they have been described as Canada’s best string quartet by CBC Radio.

Consisting of the concertmasters and principal cellist and violist of the Montreal, Detroit, and Toronto Symphonies, the New Orford String Quartet has seen astonishing success, giving annual concerts for national CBC broadcast and receiving unanimous critical acclaim, including two Opus Awards for Concert of the Year. In 2017 the group was awarded the Juno for Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble for their stunning recording of the Brahms Op. 51 string quartets.

PROGRAM

Vanchestein: Les Veuves Brahms: Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2 Beethoven: Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

NEW ORFORD STRING QUARTET

Sunday, April 7, 2019 | 3:30pm

“These four string virtuosos animate every note with uncommon power and passion as well as elegance. Listen and weep.”

– The Toronto Star

Special Event!

BACH Bratwurst & BeerTHE COMPLETE CELLO SUITES

Performed by

Arnold Choi

Saturday, December 1, 2018 | 4:30pm

*Living Spirit Centre, 3018 Doan Drive, Regina

The Cecilian Chamber Series is pleased to present a landmark musical event of the Complete Cello Suites of Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach began composing these works over 300 years ago in 1717. Due to the works’ technical demands, the Cello Suites were little known and rarely publicly performed until they were revived and recorded by Pablo Casals in the early 20th century. They have since been performed and recorded by many renowned cellists. They remain an enduring source of fascination, inspiration and consolation for students and professionals alike.

We invite you to experience the beauty and deep meaning of these important 17th century works performed by cellist Arnold Choi.

NOTE: This event will include two intermissions with food and drink provided.

Deadline for ticket purchase: November 23, 2018

PROGRAM

The Six Cello Suites of J.S. Bach

“Lovers of fine string playing should drop everything!”– The Guardian

Program subject to change

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D. Charles Richard-Hamelin, Piano The Romance of Chopin and Schumann Sunday, March 3, 2019 | 3:30 pm

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