Encore! Professional Concert Series: 2012-2013

Department of Music

Encore! Professional Concert Series: 2012-2013

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The Fung Chiu Duo

Friday, September 21, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

The Fung Chiu Duo

With their unique programming and captivating stage presence, the Fung-Chiu Duo has quickly become one of Canada’s premiere piano duos. Established pianists in their own right, Janelle Fung and Philip Chiu have come together to present concerts that challenge the traditional boundaries of piano four hands.

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TorQ Percussion Quartet

Friday, November 16, 2012, 7:30 p.m.

TorQ Percussion Quartet

A new generation of Canadian percussionists, Toronto’s TORQ Quartet: Richard Burrows, Adam Campbell, Jamie Drake and Daniel Morphy, are an incredibly dynamic chamber group who have honed their craft to form an ensemble that is as exciting as it is musical.

"They were amazing from the start.” - The Ottawa Citizen

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The St. Catharines Chamber Music Society

Friday, January 18, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

The St. Catharines Chamber Music Society

Karin Di Bella (piano) and Gordon Cleland (cello) join forces with other accomplished local musicians in a wonderfully varied evening of chamber music. Promoting the best of Niagara's performers and composers, this ensemble captivates audiences time and time again.

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Odessa/Havana

Friday, March 1, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

Odessa/Havana

Award-winning trumpeter and composer David Buchbinder teams up with JUNO-winning pianist and composer Hilario Durán and a crew of Canada’s top jazz and world musicians to present an evening of high-powered Jewish-Cuban fusion.

“…a high-powered collision of two musical cultures [that] sounds natural, organic[and] brilliant.”  All About Jazz.com

Co-sponsored with the Centre for the Arts, Brock University.

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Mozart: Cosi fan tutte

Thursday, March 28, 2013, 7:30 p.m.

Mozart's opera: Cosi fan tutte

Jeunesses Musicales du Canada will enchant audiences with Mozart and his famous Italian comic opera Così fan tutte.  A light and cheeky 18th century Mozartian delight that tells a tale of jealousy, trickery, and mischief, performed by the country’s finest emerging artists! 

Co-sponsored with the Centre for the Arts, Brock University.