NOVEMBER 2: The Gatineau series, which includes a light breakfast before the performance, presents Toronto's Duo Variante Sunday in the salle Jean-Despréz at Gatineau's Maison du Citoyen, 25 rue Laurier.
Harpist Nathalie Younglai and flutist Catherine Richardson will perform music by Handel, Debussy and Tomasi. It starts with breakfast at 10 a.m., followed by an hour-long concert at 11 a.m.
Tickets are $22 general, $20 for students and seniors and $49 for families, will be at the door or can be reserved at 819-771-6454.
NOVEMBER 2: In the afternoon at intimate St. Giles Church, Ottawa harpist Caroline Léonardelli and Toronto flutist Leslie Newman join forces for music by Saint-Saëns, Shankar, Piazzolla and Borne.
A native of France, Léonardelli studied there and at McGill University. Her teachers included the renowned French harpist Lily Laskine. She is harpist with the Ottawa Symphony and has performed with other ensembles that include the Montreal Symphony. She is also a busy chamber musician.
Newman has performed as soloist with orchestras throughout Canada, the U.S. and Britain and has been guest principal flute with the Hallé Orchestra, the Bournemouth Symphony and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Leonardelli and Newman formed the duo earlier this year. Sunday's concert will include Saint-Saëns' Fantaisie, Ravi Shankar's L'aube Enchantee Sur Le Raga "Todi", Astor Piazzolla's Histoire du Tango suite, and the Carmen Fantasie by Francois Borne.
It starts at 4 p.m. at the church, 174 First Ave. at Bank Street. Tickets, at $20 general, $15 for seniors and students, will be at the door.
link to Caroline Leonardelli's website.
link to Leslie Newman's website.
NOVEMBER 2: Matthew Larkin will conduct the Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys in Duruflé's Requiem Sunday. It starts at 4:30 p.m. at the Cathedral, Sparks Street near Bronson Avenue. Gary Dahl and Marya Woyiwada are the soloists. Admission is by freewill offering. Because it's a liturgical performance, organizers say incense will be used. Information: 613-236-9149.
link to Matthew Larkin's website.link to Christ Church Cathedral Choirs website.
NOVEMBER 5: Violinist Ralitsa Tcholakova and pianist Elaine Keillor, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria, present a fundraising concert.
Tcholakova and Keillor will perform music by Rebecca Clark, John Williams, Mary Gardiner, Bulgarian compsoer Pantcho Vladigerov and others.
The concert is a fundraiser for the SOS children's village in Dren, Bulgaria. Tcholakova taught music to children there for two weeks in 2006. Concert proceeds will go to music education projects for the children.
The concert starts at 8 p.m. at the University of Ottawa's Tabaret Hall, 550 Cumberland St. Tickets, at $25 general, $15 for students and seniors, will be at the door. Information: 613-228-1333.
link to Ralitsa Tcholakova's website.
link to Elaine Keillor's page on Carleton University's website.
link to Rebecca Clarke Society website.
link to John Williams' website.
link to Mary Gardiner's page on the CMC's website.
Posts
