Volume 28 Issue 1 | September 20 - November 8, 2022
Our 28th season in print! “And Now, Back to Live Action”; a symphonic-sized listings section, compared to last season; clubs “On the move” ; FuturesStops Festival and Nuit Blanche; “Pianistic high-wire acts”; Season announcements include full-sized choral works like Mendelssohn’s Elijah; “Icons, innovators and renegades” pulling out all the stops.
Our 28th season in print! “And Now, Back to Live Action”; a symphonic-sized listings section, compared to last season; clubs “On the move” ; FuturesStops Festival and Nuit Blanche; “Pianistic high-wire acts”; Season announcements include full-sized choral works like Mendelssohn’s Elijah; “Icons, innovators and renegades” pulling out all the stops.
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ESPRIT at 40
Astounding!
2022–2023 FALL/WINTER SEASON
Subscription Series at Koerner Hall
Alex Pauk, C.M., Founder, Music Director & Conductor
7:15pm Pre-concert talks with Alexina Louie
8:00pm Concerts
Thu Oct 27 SPIRA
Unsuk Chin (KR/DE) Spira* Concerto for Orchestra
Christopher Goddard (CA) Les tringles des sistres tintaient
Thomas Adès (UK) Asyla
Sun Nov 27 VIOLINISSIMO
with the concertmasters of Esprit, COC & National Ballet of Canada
José Evangelista (CA)
Andrew Staniland (CA)
John Rea (CA)
Alexina Louie (CA)
40
Violinissimo concerto for violin and orchestra
Six Enigmas** concerto for violin and orchestra
Figures hâtives concerto for violin and orchestra
Triple Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra
Aaron Schwebel (violin) / Stephen Sitarski (violin) / Marie Bérard (violin)
Wed Jan 25 TAIKO LIVE!
Part of the 21C Music Festival
Colin McPhee (CA)
James O’Callaghan (CA)
Maki Ishii (JP)
Tabuh-tabuhan for two pianos and orchestra
Overbound** concerto for amplified cello, electronics and orchestra
Mono-prism for Taiko drummers and orchestra
Cameron Crozman (cello) / James O’Callaghan (electronics) / Nagata Shachu (taiko drumming ensemble)
*Canadian Premiere **World Premiere & Esprit Commission
2023 SPRING SEASON TO BE ANNOUNCED espritorchestra.com
SUBSCRIPTIONS &
TICKETS
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416 408 0208
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