8:00PM Concert 7:15PM Musical Insights with Alexina Louie & Guests
This concert has been postponed due to COVID-19 considerations.
featuring
Alex Pauk Conductor Barbara Croall Anishinaabekwe Performer Christopher Goddard Piano Eugene Astapov Guest Conductor Shannon Mercer Mezzo-soprano Nagata Shachu Taiko Drumming Group
Programme
Barbara Croall (Canada) Mijidwewinan (Messages) (2008) for Anishinaabekwe soloist and orchestra
Christopher Goddard (Canada) Piano Concerto (2020)** concerto for piano and orchestra
Eugene Astapov (Canada) A Still Life (2020)*** for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (poetry by Russian poet Polina Barskova)
Maki Ishii (Japan) Mono-Prism (1976) for taiko drumming group and orchestra
**World Premiere commissioned by Esprit Orchestra with generous support from Chantal Perrot
***World Premiere commissioned by Esprit Orchestra with generous support from The Michael and Sonja Koerner Charitable Foundation
Performance Sponsor of Mijidwewinan: The Max Clarkson Family Foundation Program Sponsor: Japan Foundation
