This Just In!!

Hi,
The following events have just been added to the calendar. The first involves the premiere of a new work by an Ottawa composer, be sure not to miss it!

November 15: "Tonecluster Unplugged". 8pm, Church of the Ascension, 253 Echo Drive. Jane Perry conducts Tonecluster, Ottawa's gay and lesbian choir, in the opening concert of its 15th season with music for unaccompanied choir, including pieces ranging from the 17th century to Bobby McFerrin's Don't Worry, Be Happy. The choir's guest, Ottawa cellist and composer Kirk Starkey, presents the first performance of Hidden, for cello and sampler. Advance tickets are $15 at outlets that include After Stonewall, mother tongue books, Wilde's, The Leading Note, Collected Works. Tickets at the door are $20. Free admission for children under 12, accompanied by an adult.

Link to Tonecluster's website.

Link to Kirk Starkey's biography.

November 17: Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. 8pm, Southam Hall, National Arts Centre. In the 100-piece Ottawa Symphony Orchestra's second concert of the season, David Currie conducts the Ottawa Symphony in Healey Willan's Overture to an Unwritten Comedy; Benjamin Britten's Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes; and Vaughan Williams' Job, a Masque for Dancing, an orchestral showpiece inspired by William Blake illustrations. Tickets, starting at $22 general, $20 for seniors and $11 for students, are at the NAC box office and through TicketMaster outlets (613-755-1111).

Link to OSO website.