8:00PM Concert
7:15PM Musical Insights with Alexina Louie & Guests

Did you ever think that “serious” new music could make you laugh? Seriously? It’s not usual for a piece of new music to get an audience to at least chuckle but it’s likely that the work by Bernard Lang on this concert will do just that—and do it with a highly exuberant take on some of the most important elements found in the music of today. Also, in this program Esprit again gives World Premieres of new works for chamber orchestra and contrasts a solo work for piano with larger works by the same composer (Gabriella Smith) performed earlier in the season. A reprise of Harman’s Partita provides listeners the chance to hear Mark Fewer perform this immensely virtuosic piece in the fine acoustic environment of Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre. Another highlight will be the appearance of Wallace Halladay on saxophone as featured soloist in the Lang. And can you imagine what an Imaginary Pancake sounds like?

featuring

Alex Pauk Conductor
Wesley Shen Piano
Mark Fewer Violin
Wallace Halladay Saxophone

PROGRAMME

Quinn Jacobs  (CAN)
New Work * (2025)

Bernhard Lang (AUT)
D/W 24 ‘Loops for Al Jourgensen’ (2013)
for saxophone & ensemble

Ben Nobuto (GBR)
Serenity 2.0 (2021)
for string quartet, percussion & electronics

Gabriella Smith (USA)
Imaginary Pancake (2020)
for solo piano

Chris Paul Harman (CAN)
Partita #2 for Solo Violin (2019)

*World Premiere & Esprit Orchestra Commission