12:30 Fridays - University of Western Ontario Faculty of Music

Manulife Financial is proud to be the lead sponsor of the Don Wright Faculty of Music Concert Season.

a message from Dean Betty Anne Younker
As we embark on another season of performances here at the Don Wright Faculty of Music, I invite you to join us either on campus or at one
of the recital venues throughout London. Our season includes a diversity of musical experiences highlighting our students and faculty as well
as guest artists. Our students, who come to our campus with deep and broad talents, welcome the chance to share with you their passion of
making music. The faculty who collectively, have accomplished more than 1,400 performances on local, provincial, national and international
stages, continue to serve as role models for our students and showcase their commitment to artistic and scholarly excellence. They perform
often here in the DWFOM as soloists and in collaboration with their colleagues on faculty and in the field. Finally, guest artists continue to
grace our stages and contribute to the musical culture we expect here at the DWFoM.
Under the baton of Maestro Alain Trudel, Orchestra London Canada, Western University Symphony Orchestra, chamber music groups, and faculty
members will join together during November’s Canfest, which includes music composed by DWFoM faculty members. The performances
promise to be exhilarating and satisfying.
As a continuing commitment to outreach into the community, the Choral Celebration will be performed at St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica while
the Western University Singers will be performing at Colborne St. United Church. Once again, the ‘Music and the Manor’ series will be part of
our opera experience and promises to be a rewarding dining and musical event. Other off campus performances will be advertised throughout
the year, so do check our website for the Events Schedule.
With the iconic Friday at 12:30 series, three opera productions; and performances by chamber music groups, Percussion ensemble, Early Music
Studio, Contemporary Ensemble, Choral groups, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble and our Jazz Ensemble, in addition to the various solo recitals
performed by students, the DWFoM continues to add to the cultural vibrancy of the campus and community. Do join us as we celebrate
another exciting year. Welcome to another year of musical experiences at the DWFoM; I look forward to sharing these experiences with you.
Betty Anne Younker, Dean
Professor of Music Education
Don Wright Faculty of Music
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Opera at Western
The Merry Widow
by Franz Lehar
November 16, 17 at 8 p.m.
November 17, 18 at 2 p.m.
Paul Davenport Theatre, Western
Desperate Housewives meets The
Bachelorette with the champagne
and sparkling music of a party in
Paris at the turn of the 20th century.
All’s well that ends well.
Mozart’s
Cosi Fan Tutte
February 1, 8, 9 at 8 p.m.
February 7 at 7:30 p.m.
February 2, 3 at 2 p.m.
Paul Davenport Theatre, Western
Women are like that – or are they?
Two officers bet on the infidelity of
their fiancées while they go off to
war. All’s fair in love and war.
Gian Carlo Menotti’s
THE CONSUL
March 15, 16 at 8 p.m.
Paul Davenport Theatre, Western
Menotti’s tragedy of a totalitarian regime
plays out in the personal story
of a dissident, his wife, his mother
and his child. All for nothing.
BE AN INSIDER! Join Theodore Baerg for his take on each of our operas at a preview and wine and cheese tasting. Be the
first to see the opera, meet the singers, learn inside information and tour backstage. Details to be released in the fall online.

Orchestra Season at a Glance
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
8 p.m. in Paul Davenport Theatre
Russian Masters
Rimsky-Korsakov’s Night on Bald Mountain, Tchaikovsky’s
Symphony No. 4 and Rachmaniov’s Piano Concerto No. 2
played by Bryn Blackwood.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
8 p.m. in Paul Davenport Theatre
CanFest 2012
A celebration of our music featuring Orchestra London
Canada and Western University Symphony Orchestra. With
chamber music ensembles and Western’s Contemporary
Music Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble. Solo performances
by faculty and students.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
8 p.m. in Paul Davenport Theatre
Diversity! 100 years of music
Igor Stravinsky’s Jeu de cartes (Game of Cards), Jacques
Hétu’s Antinomie, Paul Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler Symphony
and Paul Frehner’s Subliminal Media.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
8 p.m. in Paul Davenport Theatre
Masterworks for chamber orchestra, with Margie Bernal, voice.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
8 p.m. in Paul Davenport Theatre
Symphonic Colours with Joel Tangjerd, cello
April 3, 8-11, 2013
8 p.m. in Music Building 104
Reading of student composers’ works.
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12:30 Fridays Series
14 September. Sylvestre plays Brahms. The Op.
5 Sonata and a newly discovered Albumblatt are
included on Stéphan Sylvestre’s recital.
21 September. Poulenc, Previn, and P.D.Q. Elizabeth
Gowen (bassoon), with Allison Wiebe (piano)
and Ian Franklin (oboe).
28 September. Kinton plays Beethoven. Leslie Kinton
performs the sonatas Op. 10 No. 2, and Op. 111.
12 October. The Organ. Our distinguished alumnus
John Vandertuin, among Canada’s foremost concert
artists, in a rare recital on the Studio 18 Casavant
organ. Limited seating in Studio 18, with video
simulcast to von Kuster Hall.
19 October. Baroque Song with Guitar. Vicki St.
Pierre (mezzo soprano) and Lucas Harris (guitar
and lute) present music from the 16th to the 18th
century, on period instruments.
26 October. New Orford Quartet. After a performance
of Jacques Hetu’s First Quartet, Stéphan
Sylvestre joins for Dvorak’s Piano Quintet.
2 November. Aaron Hodgson, trumpet. Introducing
our newest full-time colleague, performing new
works he has commissioned.
9 November. Latin American Persuasions. Fiona
Wilkinson (flute) and friends, with the premier of
London composer Oliver Whitehead’s Excitations
for flute and piano, along with companion pieces
inspired by Latin America.
16 November. Tafelmusik. A recital highlighting
members of Canada’s most illustrious early-music
ensemble, on period instruments.
This series features an eclectic mix of faculty performers and guest
artists, many of whom also conduct masterclasses as part of their visit.
23 November. Duo Concertante. The Juno Awardwinning
duo Nancy Dahn (violin) and Timothy Steeves
(piano), in a recital celebrating Canadian music.
30 November. Red Chamber. Led by Mei Han
(zheng), this Chinese plucked-string quartet creates
a unique sound while performing a repertoire that
spans centuries, including transcriptions from the
Tang Dynasty (618-907), to modern compositions.
11 January. Canadian Song. Anita Krause-Wiebe
(mezzo soprano) and Melanie Conly (soprano), with
Peter Longworth (piano).
18 January. All Poulenc. On the 50th anniversary
of his death, chamber music performed by Sophie
Roland (mezzo soprano), Jana Starling (clarinet),
Stéphan Sylvestre (piano), and Thomas Wiebe (‘cello).
25 January. Remembering Sonja. A concert to
celebrate the life and contributions (including as
producer of 12:30 Fridays) of Sonja Behrens, who
passed away last year, featuring former students and
colleagues.
Please note: Due to anticipated construction of a new Music Building, the series will end in January 2013 and return in the fall of 2014.

SEPTEMBER
14 12:30 p.m. vKH H
Stéphan Sylvestre performs Brahms’ solo piano music,
including the recently discovered Albumblatt.
21 12:30 p.m. vKH H
Poulenc, Previn, and P.D.Q. Elizabeth Gowen (bassoon),
with Allison Wiebe (piano) and Ian Franklin (oboe).
23 3 p.m. vKH
Faculty/Guest recital: Annette-Barbara Vogel, violin, and
Naoko Takao, piano, present works by Auric, Brahms,
Zemlinksy and Mozart.
28 12:30 p.m. vKH H
Kinton plays Beethoven. Leslie Kinton performs the
sonatas Op. 10 No. 2, and Op. 111.
MB - Music Building
PDT - Paul Davenport Theatre
vKH - von Kuster Hall
$ - Ticketed event
H - Friday at 12:30 Series
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OCTOBER
5 7:30 p.m. PDT
André Laplante recital. $
6 Time TBD PDT
Parsons & Poole inaugural masterclass
series with Andre Laplante
12 12:30 p.m. vKH H
The Organ. Our distinguished
alumnus John Vandertuin, among
Canada’s foremeost concert artists,
in a rare recital on the Studio
18 Casavant organ. Limited
seating in Studio 18, with video
simulcast to von Kuster Hall.
17 8 p.m. PDT
Russian Masters: Western University
Symphony Orchestra. $
19 12:30 p.m. vKH H
Lucas Harris (lute, guitar) and
mezzo soprano Vicki St. Pierre
perform Renaissance and
Baroque music. This is part of a
two-day masterclass for voice and
guitar duos.
19 1:30 p.m.
Lucas Harris presents a lecture on
Baroque guitar
19 2:30 p.m.
Vicki St. Pierre gives a lecture on
oratorio
19 6:30 p.m.
Masterclasses with Lucas Harris
and Vicki St. Pierre.

19 8 p.m. PDT
Rendezvous. Wind Ensemble,
featuring guest faculty artist
Alain Trudel, trombone
20 1 p.m.
Masterclasses with Lucas Harris
and Vicki St. Pierre.
23 12:30 p.m. vKH
Early Music Studio recital
24 12:30 p.m. vKH
Cathedral to Celtic presented by
the Western University Singers.
24 12:30 p.m. PDT
Chansons. Western University
Symphonic Band opens their
performance season.
25 5:30 p.m. vKH
Violin masterclass given by
Vasile Beluska, violin professor at
Bowling Green State University
26 12:30 p.m. vKH H
The New Orford String Quartet,
with Stéphan Sylvestre, piano:
including Jacques Hétu’s First
String Quartet and Dvorak’s
Piano Quintet.
27 Great Hall
Alumni Wall of Fame
28 3 p.m.
St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica
Our Song – a Choral Celebration
highlighting music by our
Western alumni and performed
by all the Faculty’s choirs. $
MB - Music Building
PDT - Paul Davenport Theatre
vKH - von Kuster Hall
$ - Ticketed event
H - Friday at 12:30 Series
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NOVEMBER
1 12:30 p.m. PDT
Canadian Portraits – a
program celebrating the work
of contemporary Canadian
composers by Les Choristes
and Chorale.
2 12:30 p.m. vKH H
Aaron Hodgson, trumpet. Introducing
our newest full-time
colleague, performing new
works he has commissioned.
2 8 p.m. vKH
American clarinet virtuoso,
Robert Spring, opens the
Western University Clarinet
Day 2012 with his signature
show-stopping performance of
19th-century and contemporary
works. Admission charged.
8 8 p.m. vKH
xTrio: Jana Starling, clarinet;
Laurel Swinden, flute; Allison
Wiebe, piano. The fresh,
Ontario-based xTrio explores
the extraordinary colour possibilities
of the flute, clarinet
and piano and promotes the
repertoire through unique and
balanced programs of contemporary
and traditional works.
9 12:30 p.m. vKH H
Latin American Persuasions.
Fiona Wilkinson (flute) and
friends, with the premier of
London composer Oliver Whitehead’s
Excitations for flute and
piano along with companion
pieces inspired by Latin America.
10 7 p.m.
Colborne St. United Church
Where there is love. Western
University Singers perform
Remembrance concert.
12 8 p.m. vKH
Generation 2012: Ensemble
contemporain de Montréal with
artistic director Véronique Lacroix
perform works by Annesley
Black, Mariel Groven, Riho Esko
Maimets and Gabriel Dharmoo.
16 12:30 p.m. vKH H
Tafelmusik. The Early Music
Studio again welcomes a short
residency by members of the
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
The concert will be followed by
masterclasses, open for par-
MB - Music Building
PDT - Paul Davenport Theatre
vKH - von Kuster Hall
$ - Ticketed event
H - Friday at 12:30 Series
ticipation to all Western string
players, keyboard players as well
as students in the Early Music
Studio. Western alumnae Julia
Wedman (violin) and Charlotte
Nediger (harpsichord) will be
joined by Christopher Verrette
(violin) and Christina Mahler
(cello) as our guest artists.
16 8 p.m. PDT
Opera: Lehar’s Merry Widow. $
17 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. PDT
Opera: Lehar’s Merry Widow. $
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Fall Preview Day
18 2 p.m. PDT
Opera: Lehar’s Merry Widow. $

20 12:30 and 8 p.m. PDT
Percussion Ensemble
21 12:30 p.m. vKH
Gwen Beamish and friends celebrate
Canadian composers.
22 8 p.m. PDT
CanFest: A Celebration of Our
Music. Featuring: Western University
Orchestra and Orchestra
London Canada, chamber music
ensembles, Contemporary
Music Ensemble, and Percussion
Ensemble. Anita Krause and
Thomas Wiebe perform David
Myska’s Shakespeare Sonnets.
23 12:30 p.m. vKH H
CanFest. Duo Concertante
(Juno Award-winning duo
Nancy Dahn, violin, and Timothy
Steeves, piano) performs works
by R. Murray Schafer, Staniland
and Denis Gougeon.
23 8 p.m. PDT
Stéphan Sylvestre joins Orchestra
London to perform J.
Evangelista’s Piano Concertant.
Western’s Symphony Orchestra
plays Paul Frehner’s Subliminal
Media. Other performances by
the Percussion Ensemble, chamber
ensemble, ending with the
combined orchestras presentation
of Jacques Hétu’s Antinomie.
25 5 p.m. vKH
Trio Albonata: Annette-Barbara
Vogel, violin, Marcin Swoboda,
viola, and Mateusz Swoboda,
cello perform string trios by
Beethoven and Dohnanyi.
27 12:30 p.m. PDT
Mother and Child: Chorale and
Les Choristes present a program
of seasonal choral music.
28 12:30 p.m. PDT
Jazz Ensemble
29 12:30 p.m. PDT
Wind Ensemble. Instinctive
Travels featuring works by
Sousa, Hearshen,Shostakovich,
Marquez, and Markowski
29 8 p.m. PDT
Diversity! 100 Years of Music:
Western University Symphony
Orchestra
30 12:30 p.m. vKH H
Red Chamber. Led by Mei Han
(zheng), this Chinese pluckedstring
quartet creates a unique
sound while performing a
repertoire that spans centuries,
including transcriptions from
the Tang Dynasty (618-907), to
modern compositions.
30 12:30 p.m. PDT
Fancy. Symphonic Band concert.
30 8 p.m. vKH
Faculty recital, Jana Starling,
clarinet; Allison Wiebe, piano,
perform clarinet standards, old
and new, and feature the Carl
Nielsen Concerto.
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DECEMBER
1 Noon
Masterclass with alumna Adrianne Pieczonka.
3 8 p.m. PDT
Contemporary Ensemble concert
4 12:30 p.m. vKH
Early Music Studio recital
5 12:30 p.m. vKH
Winter Song. Western University Singers and St.
Cecilia Singers perform seasonal selections by
the masters.
MB - Music Building
PDT - Paul Davenport Theatre
vKH - von Kuster Hall
$ - Ticketed event
H - Friday at 12:30 Series

JANUARY
11 12:30 vKH H
Canadian Song. Anita Krause-
Wiebe (mezzo soprano) and Melanie
Conly (soprano), with Peter
Longworth (piano).
12 vKH
Concerto Competition
13 3 p.m. vKH
Piano Duo: Faculty two-piano recital
with Tina Yanchus and James
Hibbard.
18 12:30 p.m. vKH H
All Poulenc. On the 50th anniversary
of his death, chamber music
performed by Sophie Roland
(mezzo soprano), Jana Starling
(clarinet), Stéphan Sylvestre (piano),
and Thomas Wiebe (‘cello).
25 12:30 vKH H
Remembering Sonja. A concert
to celebrate the life and contributions
(including as producer
of 12:30 Fridays) of Sonja Behrens,
who passed away last year,
featuring former students and
colleagues.
24 8 p.m. vKH
Pattison Competition 2012 winner,
Bryn Blackwood
25 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. vKH
Pattison Competition 2013
Rounds 2 and 3
26 2 p.m. vKH
Pattison masterclass
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FEBRUARY
1, 8, and 9 at 8 p.m. PDT
2 and 3 at 2 p.m.
7 at 7:30 p.m.
Opera – Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte. $
10 3p.m. vKH
Gwen Bemaish, piano, plays some
of her favourites.
11 8 p.m. vKH
Early Music Studio recital
12 12:30 p.m. PDT
Back to the Future. Wind Ensemble,
featuring Aaron Hodgson
performing the cornet concerto
Grand Russian Fantasia by Levy/
Hunsberger.
13 12:30 p.m. PDT
Jazz Ensemble
13 6 p.m. vKH
Amor: The many shades of love
presented by the Western University
Singers and the St. Cecilia Singers.
13 8 p.m. PDT
Masterworks for chamber orchestra,
with Margie Bernal, voice. $
14 8 p.m. PDT
Sure On This Shining Night,
featuring Lauridsen’s stunning
Lux Aeterna performed by The
Chorale.
15 12:30 p.m. PDT
Dreams. Symphonic Band concert.

MARCH
2 vKH
LMSF competition
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March Open House
15 12:30 p.m. PDT
Jason Cutmore, piano
15, 16 8 p.m. PDT
Opera: Menotti’s The Consul. $
22 8 p.m. PDT
The Song My Paddle Sings. Les Choristes and
Six Nations drumming and dance ensemble
commemorate the 100th anniversary of the
life of Canadian poet E. Pauline Johnson.
25 12:30 & 8 p.m. PDT
Percussion Ensemble
MB - Music Building
PDT - Paul Davenport Theatre
vKH - von Kuster Hall
$ - Ticketed event
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APRIL
1 8 p.m. vKH
Early Music Studio recital
2 8 p.m. PDT
Symphonic Colours: Western
University Symphony Orchestra,
with Joel Tangjerd, cello. $
3 12:30 p.m. PDT
Jazz Ensemble
3, 8 - 11 8 p.m. MB 104
Western University Symphony
Orchestra reads student compositions
4 6 p.m. vKH
Full Circle. Les Choristes and
The Chorale join to sing highlights
from their seasons.
4 8 p.m. PDT
Mystique. Western University
Symphonic Band’s season finale.
5 7:30 p.m.
St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica
Eternity – the boundless magic
of poetry and music, presented
by Western University Singers
and St. Cecilia Singers
5 8 p.m. PDT
Wind Ensemble. Symphonic
Excursions featuring works
by Hindemith, Salfelder, Toch,
Puckett, and Markowski
8 8 p.m. PDT
Contemporary Ensemble

MAY
11 Time TBD PDT
Canadian Operatic Arts Academy (COAA) collaborates
with Orchestra London Canada (OLC) as part
of their Masterworks series.
24 Time TBD PDT
COAA students perform operatic scenes.
25 Time TBD PDT
Gala performance of COAA with OLC.
26 Time TBD PDT
COAA students perform operatic scenes.
MB - Music Building
PDT - Paul Davenport Theatre
vKH - von Kuster Hall
$ - Ticketed event
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Music and the Manor -
A delicious deal!
Enjoy an incredible three-course dinner for $60 at Windermere Manor before
the opera. Includes free parking and free shuttle to and from the theatre.
Overnight package for $115 includes breakfast and special delights.
Call 519-858-1414 to reserve your place.
ENSEMBLE DIRECTORS 2012-2013
Western University Singers: Victoria Meredith
St. Cecilia Singers: Gloria Gassi
Chorale: Jennifer Moir
Les Choristes: Jennifer Moir
Western University Symphony Orchestra:
Alain Trudel
Wind Ensemble: Colleen Richardson
Symphonic Band: Gary McCumber
Opera Workshop: Theodore Baerg
Early Music Studio: Richard Semmens, Joseph Lanza
Contemporary Ensemble: John Hess, Jana Starling
Jazz Ensemble: Kevin Watson
Percussion Ensemble: Jill Ball
CanFest: Alain Trudel, Paul Frehner

PATRON INFORMATION
Box Office
The Grand Theatre sells tickets for the Faculty’s
performances listed below. Please call
519-672-8800 or 1-800-265-1593; online at
https://tickets.grandtheatre.com; or in person
at 471 Richmond St. London in advance. Any
unsold tickets will be available at the door
for cash only. Some performances sell out,
so please purchase your tickets in advance to
avoid disappointment.
. Andre Laplante Oct. 5 $25/$15
. UWO Symphony Orchestra
Oct. 17, Feb. 13, April 2 and 3 ($15/$10)
. Choral Celebration Oct. 28 ($15/$10)
. Opera - The Merry Widow ($25/$20)
. Opera - Cosi fan Tutte ($25/$20)
. Opera - The Consul ($15/$10)
Schools
We welcome secondary schools to attend
our concerts and tour the Faculty. Advance
arrangements must be made to ensure seating
is available. Please call 519-661-2111, ext.
80532 or e-mail agorbase@uwo.ca.
Parking
Pay-and-display parking is available across the
street from Talbot College, and a few spaces in
front of the Music Building.
Rate: $3/hour - 24 hours a day - 7 days a week
Events are $5.
Credit Card minimum: $3
Cash minimum: $1.50
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, AmEx
Visit www.uwo.ca/parking/visitors.html.
Accessibility
Alumni Hall, von Kuster Hall and the Paul
Davenport Theatre are wheelchair accessible,
but seating is limited. Please call 519-661-3767
the day before an event to ensure accommodation.
Admission fees for support persons are
waived. Check www.music.uwo.ca for updates
on concerts and accessibility and accessibility.
uwo.ca for campus information.
Music Building Construction
Starting in the spring of 2013, construction of
a new building between the existing Music
Building and Talbot College will begin. As a re-
sult, the Friday 12:30 series will end in January.
Please check the website for timely updates of
the schedule.
No food or drinks are allowed in the halls.
Patrons who are not seated when the performance
begins are asked to wait until the first
appropriate break. Please refrain from wearing
scented products. Please turn off all cell phones
before a performance. Due to copyright laws, no
recording devices are allowed in the halls. Flash
photography is not allowed. Please check www.
music.uwo.ca for last-minute changes to the
schedule.
Feedback
We welcome your comments. Please e-mail
them to wallacej@uwo.ca
Check www.music.uwo.ca for the latest concert
and Faculty information.
Credits
Design: Janet Loo
Photography: Claus Andersen
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THANK YOU
The University of Western Ontario would like to thank the following donors for gifts of $1,000 or more made to the Don Wright Faculty
of Music between May 1, 2011 and April 30, 2012. We would also like to thank those donors who have chosen to remain anonymous.
The Honourable Elaine J. Adair
Mr. Gordon Craig
Reverend Robert Dann
Mr. Ronald M. Farrow
The late Bill & Helen Haight
Dorothy Hollingsworth
Mr. Edward C. Johnson
Madeline Lennon
Don Wright Faculty of Music
Talbot College, Room 210
The University of Western Ontario
519-661-3767
Dr. & Mrs. Raymond L. & Melba Matthews
The Estate of Mrs. Maxine Mills
Mr. Peter Schmidt
Dr. Kenneth A. Shelstad
Mr. & Mrs. Craig & Cathy Smith
Mr. David Towler
Mr. Brian B. Ward
Betty A. Younker
Jackman Foundation
London Jazz Society Inc.
Music Industries Association of Canada
Nicholson Sheffield
TD Waterhouse Group Inc.