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2008-2009 Season
Sept.08 | Oct.08
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May.09 | June.09
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Thursday, September 18 - 8:00 p.m.
Electro-Fi Records presents
Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley
Admission: $20
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Join Canada's Award winning blues duo Diana Braithwaite and
Chris Whiteley for a very special concert to celebrate the release
of their new Electro-Fi Records release "Night Bird Blues."
Juno nominee Harrison Kennedy opens.
As the venerable Jazz and Blues bible Downbeat magazine said
about Braithewaite & Whiteley, "It's a rare and good
thing when two talented performers join forces." Don't miss
what is shaping up to be the Blues Music event of the Fall season.
www.braithwaiteandwhiteley.com
www.electrofi.com
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Friday, September 19 - 8:00 p.m.
Metamorphosis
Amanda Forsyth, Cello
& Shoko Inoue, Piano
Admission: $50
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Canadian cellist Amanda Forsyth and Japanese
pianist Shoko Inoue come together for Metamorphosis, a recital series
dedicated to 80 years of peaceful relations between the Japanese
and Canadian governments. The performance with feature works by
Rachmaninov, Strauss, Louie, as well as Japanese folk songs. Remarks
will also be given by the Consul-General of Japan, Koichi Kawakami.
www.amandaforsythe.com
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Thursday, September 25 - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, September 26 - 8:00 p.m.
Via Salzburg presents
New Beat
  
Gwendolyn Mok
Michael Sweeney
Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra
Admission: $50, $45 seniors, $20 students
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What happens when European Art music meets American Jazz? Join
us to see the glorious results as we welcome guest performers pianist
Gwendolyn Mok and bassoonist Michael Sweeney, along with the Via
Salzburg Chamber Orchestra.
Programme:
Maurice Ravel, Solo Pieces for Piano
Maurice Ravel, Sonata for Violin and Piano
George Gershwin, Lullaby for String Orchestra
Marjan Mozetich, Bassoon Concerto
www.viasalzburg.com
Please note: performances and artists are subject to
change.
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Sunday, September 28 -
2:00 p.m.
Toronto Salon:
Streetcar 501 stops at Off Centre!
Admission: $50, $40 seniors & students
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Join us for the inaugural concert of our 14th Season as we celebrate
our favourite city, Toronto. We hope the TTC won’t mind
Streetcar 501’s detour as it leaves Queen Street and makes
a stop at Off Centre’s home in Glenn Gould Studio. Performing
the works of Michael Colgrass, Harry Freedman, Alexina Louie,
James Rolfe, R. Murray Schafer and Peter Tiefenbach among others
will be soprano Shannon Mercer, baritone Olivier Laquerre, violinist
Jacques Israelievitch, John Rudolph on marimba, accordionist Joseph
Macerollo, and the Zarankins. Speakers will include actor/writer/director
Don McKellar, actor Tracy Wright, Toronto Star architecture critic
Christopher Hume, and our very own Stuart Hamilton.
www.offcentremusic.com
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Roy Thomson Hall
Box office
60 Simcoe St.
Phone: (416) 872-4255
Fax: (416) 593-9918
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