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2007-2008 Season
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Summer.08
Sunday, September 23 - 2:00
p.m.
Russian Salon:
White Nights… in the Afternoon!
Admission: $45, $35 seniors & students
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To inaugurate our lucky 13th season, we travel North to Saint
Petersburg. immersing ourselves in a program that includes two
Canadian premieres and promises to transport one and all to her
magical Midsummer White Nights! Featuring a stellar cast including
Off Centre favourites mezzo soprano Emilia Boteva, violinist
Jacques Israelievitch, cellist Winona Zelenka and pianists Inna
Perkis and Boris Zarankin.
www.offcentremusic.com
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Tuesday, September 25
- 1:15 p.m.
Waleed Abdulmahid and WALEED KUSH- African Goldberg
Variations 
Concert admission is Free |
To begin the celebration and as
a special gift to our subscribers and CBC Radio listeners, please
join us for a free noon hour concert celebrating Glenn Gould’s
Birthday.
"Glenn Gould opened a door for me," says Toronto musician
Waleed Abdulmahid. "I heard a freedom in the way he played the
Goldberg Variations, and I felt I really wanted to perform this music
in a North American way." Waleed brings his seven-piece band
WALEED KUSH to Glenn Gould Studio to honour Gould's creativity, and
to bring his own Sudanese view of music to Bach’s mighty Goldberg
Variations.
Seating for this concert will be offered on a first come, first served
basis
www.cbc.ca/gould75
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Tuesday, September 25 - 8:00 p.m.
So You Want to Write A Fugue-
| Gregory Oh |
Lydia Wong |
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| Peter Tiefenbach |
Stewart Goodyear |
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| Andrew Burashko |
Robert Kortgaard |
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| Stephen Clarke |
David Swan |
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| Heather Schmidt |
Christina Petrowska-Quilco |
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Admission: $10
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This special tribute to Glenn Gould features preludes
and fugues written by 10 Canadian Composers and performed by 10
Toronto pianists.
COMPOSERS
1. Kati Agócs, St. John’s
2. Ka Nin Chan, Toronto
3. Malcolm Forsyth, Edmonton
4. Stewart Goodyear, Toronto
5. Gary Kulesha, Toronto
6. Andrew P. Macdonald, Sherbrooke
7. Diana McIntosh, Winnipeg
8. Joclyn Morlock, Vancouver
9. Heather Schmidt, Toronto
10. Ana Sokolovic, Montreal
PIANISTS
1. Gregory Oh
2. Lydia Wong
3. Peter Tiefenbach
4. Stewart Goodyear
5. Andrew Burashko
6. Robert Kortgaard
7. Stephen Clarke
8. David Swan
9. Heather Schmidt
10. Christina Petrowska-Quilco
www.cbc.ca/gould75
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Wednesday, September 26 - 8:00 p.m.
Louis Lortie - Glenn Gould and
the Art of Transcription
Admission: $35
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We welcome back Louis Lortie for
the first of three solo recitals by Canada’s greatest pianists.
In his tribute to Glenn Gould, Louis Lortie will be heard in a programme
that celebrates Gould’s fascination with transcription –
notably the works of Richard Wagner. This programme will also contain
several musical surprises for Louis Lortie fans.
www.cbc.ca/gould75
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Thursday, September 27 - 8:00 p.m.
Don Ross, Andy McKee and
Brooke Miller -
Together in Concert
Admission: $35, $22 students
Day of Concert Admission: $40, $27 students
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Don Ross has emerged as one of the most respected musicians in
Canada and one of the top guitarists in the world. He's joined onstage
by Andy McKee, lauded by many critics and guitarists as the most
promising fingerstyle guitarist to arrive on the scene in some time,
and Brooke Miller, a singer-songwriter and compelling guitarist
as well.
For more information about these fabulous musicians, please visit
www.donrossonline.com,
www.andymckee.com
and www.brookemiller.com.
N.B. Ticket prices will increase on the day of the performance
and will only be available at the box-office. Order your tickets
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Friday, September 28 - 8:00 p.m.
Don Thompson
and Paul Galbraith-
Jazz Master meets An Innovative Guitarist.
Admission: $35
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Don Thompson feels that Glenn Gould’s
musical genius and curiosity are reflected in the work of the Scottish-born
guitarist Paul Galbraith. Don Thompson and Paul Gailbraith take the
stage to pay tribute to Glenn Gould with Galbraith’s expanded
8 string “Brahms Guitar” in transcriptions of Byrd, Schoenberg
and Bach. Bach’s harmonic genius will be celebrated by Thompson
in a jazz quartet setting, comprising vibes, guitar, bass and drums.
www.cbc.ca/gould75
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Roy
Thomson Hall
Box office
60 Simcoe St.
Phone: (416) 872-4255
Fax: (416) 593-9918
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