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CONCERTS & EVENTS

25-05-10, 11:30 p.m.

York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket

Serenade from Strings

Walker, Lyric for Strings
Matthew Todd, *New Canadian Work* (YCE Commission for String Orchestra)
Popper, Requiem for Three Cellos
Telemann, Viola Concerto (Leise Warner, viola)
Dvorak, Serenade for Strings

25-03-22, 11:30 p.m.

York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket

French Connection

Lully, Les Folies d'Espagne
Satie (arr. Debussy), Gymnopédie no. 3
Saint-Saëns, Cello Concerto no. 1 (Noah Clarke, cello)
Bizet, Habanera
Ravel, Pavane pour une infante défunte
Goulet, Coffee-infused Chocolate from Chocolats Symphoniques

24-12-08, 12:30 a.m.

York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket

Winter

Vivaldi, Winter from Four Seasons
Mozart, Horn Concerto No. 3 (Chris Buchner, horn)

+holiday favourites

24-10-19, 11:30 p.m.

York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket

Mozart and Mendelssohn(s)

Fanny Mendelssohn, Overture in C
Felix Mendelssohn, Piano Concerto No. 1 (Harrison Vandikas, piano)
Mozart, Symphony No. 40

24-09-22, 6:00 p.m.

York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec

Aurora Town Square, Aurora

Mozart to Movies

Rossini, Barber of Seville Overture
Mascagni, Intermezzo
Gounod, Funeral March of a Marionette
Shostakovich, Waltz no. 2
Morricone, Gabriel's Oboe
Zimmer, Angels and Demons
Williams, Soundtrack Highlights
Mozart, Symphony No. 40

24-06-02, 8:00 p.m.

York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
Jubilate Singers,
Music Director Isabel Bernaus

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket

REQUIEM

Schoenberg, Notturno for Strings and Harp
Fauré, Requiem
Aharon Harlap, Requiem

24-06-01, 11:30 p.m.

York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec
Jubilate Singers,
Music Director Isabel Bernaus

Christ Church Deer Park, Toronto

REQUIEM

Schoenberg, Notturno for Strings and Harp
Fauré, Requiem
Aharon Harlap, Requiem (North American premiere)

24-05-11, 11:30 p.m.

York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket

ROSSINI, BRUCH, HAYDN

Rossini, Il Signor Bruschino Overture
Bruch, Double Concerto in e minor (Joyce Lai, violin and Ian Clarke, viola)
Haydn, Symphony no. 104 "London"

24-04-07, 8:30 p.m.

Tapestry Chamber Choir,
Interim Music Director Michael Berec

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket

Bach to Nature

Bach, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Chorus No.1) from Canata BWV. 140
Bach, Osanna from Mass in B minor BWV. 232
Bach, Sicut locutus est from Magnificat BWV. 243
+ more Bach favourites

Lauridsen, Dirait-on
Rutter, For the Beauty of the Earth
Fjellheim, Song of the Earth
R. Thompson, selections from Frostiana
Daley, Paradise
+more

24-03-23, 11:30 p.m.

York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket

Apprentice and Master

Tchaikovsky, Nocturne for Cello (Barbara Dickson, cello)
Bach, Keyboard Concerto no. 7 (Fiona Weng, piano)
Saint-Saëns, Piano Concerto no. 2 (Coral Solomon-Berkovsky, piano)

23-12-03, 12:30 a.m.

York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket

Holiday Harmonies

Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Suite
F. Strauss, Nocturno for Horn (feat. Elke Elbe, horn)

with special guest TAKE NOTE chamber choir performing:

Pergolesi, Magnificat
Dedrick, The Night Before Christmas

and more holiday favourites...

23-10-21, 11:30 p.m.

York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec

St. Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket

Angels and Demons

Zimmer, 503 from the film "Angels and Demons"
Bach, Bleibt ihr Engel
Vivaldi, Sinfonia in C
Corelli (arr. Pinelli), Suite in d minor
Barber, Adagio for Strings
Dompierre, Les Beautés du diable
Piazzolla, Escolaso (feat. Rachel Stewart, bassoon)
Tartini (arr. Bernasetti), Concerto Grosso in g minor "The Devil's Trill"

23-10-14, 6:30 p.m.

York Chamber Ensemble,
Music Director Michael Berec

Aurora Public Library, Aurora

Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale

Narrator JUDI CRAGG
Soldier DAVID HADDAD
Devil CHRIS CLUFF

Conductor MICHAEL BEREC
Violin IAN CLARKE
Clarinet STEPHEN FOX
Trumpet ROY FEUERHERDT
Bassoon RACHEL STEWART
Trombone MICHAEL KEARNS
Contrabass SARA LUKJANOVS
Percussion GAVIN CAROTHERS

A special concert in collaboration with Theatre Aurora and the Aurora Public Library for Culture Days.

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

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