8:00PM Concert
7:00PM Keynote address by renowned composer, John Rea

This concert has been postponed due to COVID-19 considerations.

featuring

Alex Pauk Conductor
John Rea Keynote Speaker
Eugene Astapov Conductor
VC2 Cello Duo
Michael Bridge Accordion
Cameron Crozman Cello
Shannon Mercer Soprano
James O'Callaghan Electronics
Alison Yun-Fei Jiang Conductor
Jennifer Nichols Choreographer/Dancer

Programme

James O'Callaghan (Canada)
Not non-other (2020)
for orchestra and octophonic electronics

Alison Yun-Fei Jiang  (Canada) 
Snow Music (2020)*****

Maurizio Azzan  (France)
Where the here and now of nowhere is (2018)
for cello, resonators, live electronics, and dancer

Christina Volpini (Canada)
waves, breaking, reflecting light (2020)***

Eugene Astapov (Canada)
A Still Life (2020)
for soprano and orchestra (poetry by Russian poet Polina Barskova)

***World Premiere commissioned by Esprit Orchestra with generous support from the Ontario Arts Council
*****World Premiere: revision/expansion of “Temporal”, originally commissioned by Esprit Orchestra

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3:00PM Concert

This concert has been postponed due to COVID-19 considerations.

featuring

Alex Pauk Conductor
John Rea Keynote Speaker
Eugene Astapov Conductor
VC2 Cello Duo
Michael Bridge Accordion
Cameron Crozman Cello
Shannon Mercer Soprano
James O'Callaghan Electronics
Alison Yun-Fei Jiang Conductor
Jennifer Nichols Choreographer/Dancer

Programme

John Rea  (Canada)
Accident (Tombeau de Grisey) (2004)

Misato Mochizuki  (Japan)
Chimera (2000)

Žibuoklė Martinaitytė  (Lithuania)
Completely Embraced by the Beauty of Emptiness (2006)

Jamie Li  (Canada)
New Work (2020)**

Kaija Saariaho (Finland)
Sept Papillons (2000)
for solo cello

Various Composers 
Mystery Variations (2010)
From a set of variations by 31 composers on the Chiacona by Giuseppe Colombi (1635 -1694) for solo cello
Colombi - Chiacona
Pascal Dusapin - 50 notes en 3 variations
Pablo Ortiz - Paloma
Magnus Lindberg - Duello

**World Premiere commissioned by Esprit Orchestra

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8:00PM Concert
7:00PM Pre-Concert Artist Panel

This concert has been postponed due to COVID-19 considerations.

featuring

Alex Pauk Conductor
John Rea Keynote Speaker
Eugene Astapov Conductor
VC2 Cello Duo
Michael Bridge Accordion
Cameron Crozman Cello
Shannon Mercer Soprano
James O'Callaghan Electronics
Alison Yun-Fei Jiang Conductor
Jennifer Nichols Choreographer/Dancer

Programme

Keiko Devaux  (Canada)
Ebb (2018)

Quinn Jacobs  (Canada)
Action Gallery (2020)**

Julia Mermelstein  (Canada)
in turn (2017)

Chris Paul Harman  (Canada)
Suite for Two Cellos (2019)****

Tze Yeung Oh  (Norway)
Utrolig Varmt Vann (“extremely hot water”) (2016) 
for solo accordion

Edson Zampronha (Brazil)
Trazo (“stroke” as in brush stroke) (2014)
for solo accordion

Stephanie Orlando  (Canada)
phases of the moon (2019)
for string orchestra

**World Premiere commissioned by Esprit Orchestra
****World Premiere commissioned by VC2

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