CONCERTS & EVENTS
23-05-06, 11:30 p.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
featuring Tapestry Chamber Choir
Mozart Requiem
23-03-25, 11:30 p.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
Aspects of Love
Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano
Bach, Little Suite from the Anna Magdalena Notebook
Rachmaninoff, Vocalise
Florence Price, Concerto for Piano in One Movement*
Wagner, Sigfried Idyll
*Greater Toronto Area Premiere
22-12-04, 12:30 a.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
Winter Winds
Manfredini, Concerto pastorale
Vaughan-Williams, Fantasia on Greensleeves
Glazunov, Concerto for Alto Saxophone
Augusta Holmès, La Nuit et l'Amour
Humperdinck, Selections from "Hansel and Gretel"
22-10-22, 11:30 p.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
The Art of Fugue
Bach, Contrapunctus 1-4
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto no. 3
Handel, Concerto Grosso op.6 no.6
Mozart, Adagio and Fugue
Piazzolla, Fuga y misterio
22-10-01, 6:30 p.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
Aurora Public Library, Aurora
Butterfly Lovers Concerto (arr. M Berec)
Joyce Lai, violin
A special concert in collaboration with One Book One Aurora
22-07-02, 12:00 a.m.
Kindred Spirits Orchestra
Michael Berec, Conductor
Unionville Bandstand, Unionville
Rossini, Overture to The Barber of Seville
Mozart, Symphony No. 40 (1st movement)
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 (2nd movement)
Bizet, Carmen Suite No. 1
Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 (2nd movement)
Tchaikovsky, Waltz from Swan Lake
Elgar, Pomp and Circumstance – March No. 1
22-05-14, 11:30 p.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
The Emperor
featuring pianist Jarmin Weng
Mozart, La Clemenza di Tito Overture
Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor"
Strauss Jr., Emperor Waltzes
22-03-26, 11:30 p.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
Folksongs in Counterpoint
Telemann, Concerto Polonaise
Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending
Tak Ng Lai, Four Chinese Folksongs
Grieg, Two Nordic Melodies
Bartók, Romanian Folk Dances
21-12-05, 12:30 a.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
A Little Night Music
Torelli, Christmas Concerto
Dvořák, Nocturne for Strings
Kalinnikov, Serenade for Strings
Borodin, Notturno
Vitali, Chaconne, Joyce Lai, violin,
Khatchaturian, Adagio
...and holiday favourites!
21-11-13, 7:00 p.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
Online Virtual Concert
Mozart+Mozetich
Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 20, feat. Luke Welch, piano
Mozetich, Fantasia...sul linguaggio perduto
Respighi, Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no. 3
21-10-23, 11:30 p.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
Mozart+Mozetich
Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 20, feat. Luke Welch, piano
Mozetich, Fantasia...sul linguaggio perduto
Respighi, Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no. 3
21-08-22, 12:00 a.m.
Kindred Spirits Orchestra, Associate Conductor Michael Berec
Online Virtual Concert
Pops and Light Classics
Brahms, Hungarian Dances 1&3
A.L. Webber, The Phantom of the Opera (selections)
Cl.-M. Schonberg, Miss Saigon
Cl.-M. Schonberg, Les Miserables (selections)
J. Williams, Star Wars (excerpts)
...and more!
21-05-08, 11:30 p.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
Dolce Vita - CANCELLED
Vitali, Chaconne
Corelli, Suite for Strings
Puccini, Crisantemi
Respighi, Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no. 3
20-12-19, 8:15 p.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
Strings for the Holidays
Online Virtual Concert
Locatelli, Concerto Grosso no. 8 "Christmas"
Liszt, Angelus!
Sibelius, Andante Festivo
...and holiday favourites!
20-11-07, 8:15 p.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
20 Years Together
Online Virtual Concert
featuring pianist Shoshana Telner
Grieg, Selections from "Peer Gynt"
Grieg, Holberg Suite
Mendelssohn, Piano Concerto no. 2
20-10-18, 12:00 a.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
20 Years Together
featuring pianist Shoshana Telner
Grieg, Selections from "Peer Gynt"
Grieg, Holberg Suite
Mendelssohn, Piano Concerto no. 2
20-05-09, 12:00 a.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
Old Town Hall, Newmarket
Suite Sounds of Spring - CANCELLED
Grieg, Selections from "Peer Gynt"
Grieg, Holberg Suite
Respighi, Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no. 3
Kalinnikov, Serenade for Strings
20-03-29, 12:00 a.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
Beethoven 250 - CANCELLED
featuring pianist Coral Solomon-Berkovsky
Beethoven, Coriolan Overture
Beethoven, Symphony no. 8
Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor"
19-12-08, 1:00 a.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
Trinity Anglican Church, Aurora
JOY!
feat. York Festival Chorus and
Stephen Fox, clarinet
Beethoven, A Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Busoni, Clarinet Concerto
Mozart, Serenata Notturno
Holst, Christmas Day
+Holiday favourites
19-10-20, 12:00 a.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
Forces of Nature
Beethoven, Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus
Beethoven, Symphony no. 6, mvts 1 & 2
Haydn, Symphony no. 59 "Fire"
Vivaldi, Tempeste di Mare
Delius, Two Pieces for Small Orchestra
Handel, Water Music Suite no. 2
19-07-02, 12:00 a.m.
Kindred Spirits Orchestra,
Conductor Michael Berec
Unionville Bandstand, Unionville
Canada Day Celebration
Beethoven, Overture to King Stephen
J. Strauss, Radetzki March
Brahms, Hungarian Dance No. 1
Saint-Saëns, Dance Macabre
Tchaikovsky, 1812 Overture
19-05-12, 12:00 a.m.
York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
Trinity Anglican Church, Aurora
Age of Elegance and Romance
feat. York Festival Chorus
Schubert, Symphony no. 3
Faure, Elegie
Faure, Pavane
Faure, Cantique de Jean Racine
Saint-Saens, Suite pour orchestre
Schubert, Mass in D
19-02-24, 8:00 p.m.
Burlington Symphony Orchestra,
Guest Conductor Michael Berec
Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Burlington
The Silk Road
Holst, Japanese Suite
Gang/Zhan-Hao, Butterfly Lovers concerto, with Angel Wang, violin
Xiamusituonowa, Mayila
Lizhonghan, Spring of Xinjiang
Borodin, In the Steppes of Central Asia
Iranian Composers of Toronto, 5 Tableaux from Khosro and Shirin
Nielsen, Aladdin Suite
18-12-16, 1:00 a.m.
Kindred Spirits Orchestra,
Associate Conductor and Host Michael Berec
Flato Markham Theatre, Markham
Bruckner's Fourth
Schumann, Manfred Overture
Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Bruckner, Symphony No. 4
18-10-21, 12:00 a.m.
Kindred Spirits Orchestra,
Associate Conductor and Host Michael Berec
Flato Markham Theatre, Markham
The Firebird
Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite (1945)
Khachaturian, Violin Concerto
Ravel, La Valse
18-07-02, 12:00 a.m.
Kindred Spirits Orchestra, Associate Conductor and Host Michael Berec
Unionville Bandstand, Unionville
Canada Day Celebration
Strauss, Radetzki Marsch
Brahms, Hungarian Dance
Shostakovich, Waltz no. 2 (from Jazz Suite No. 2)
A.L. Weber, The Phantom of the Opera (selections)
Cl.-M. Schonberg, Miss Saigon
Cl.-M. Schonberg, Les Miserables (selections)
J. Mercer, Moon River (from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s")
J. Barry, Somewhere in Time
J. de Meij, The Lord of the Rings (excerpts)
J. Williams, Star Wars (excerpts)
18-07-01, 12:00 a.m.
Kindred Spirits Orchestra,
Associate Conductor and Host Michael Berec
Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
Ravel, Boléro
Tenor Saxophone Michael Berec
18-06-29, 12:00 a.m.
Kindred Spirits Orchestra, Associate Conductor and Host Michael Berec
Flato Markham Theatre, Markham
Love and Faith
Ravel, Boléro
Elgar, Violin Concerto
Prokofiev, Symphony no. 3
18-05-20, 12:00 a.m.
Kindred Spirits Orchestra,
Associate Conductor and Host Michael Berec
Flato Markham Theatre, Markham
Wrath and Revolution
Saint-Saëns, Dance Macabre
Saint-Saëns, Piano Concerto No. 4
Tchaikovsky, 1812 Overture
Shostakovitch, Symphony No. 11 "The Year 1905"
18-05-06, 5:00 p.m.
Conductor Michael Berec
University of Toronto
Chamber Music Recital, Toronto
Matthew Todd, Quintet