Canadian Sinfonietta

2007-2008 MEMBER PROFILES
 

Now in its 9th season, the Canadian Sinfonietta is a professional chamber orchestra led by music director Tak-Ng Lai.
 
Concert 1: Young Artists (Saturday Nov.3, Glenn Gould Studio, 8pm) features CMC winners Laurien Gibson, soprano and James Zhang, flute.
 
Concert 2: (Saturday Nov. 17, 8pm, Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts- Studio Theatre). Guest conductor Raitcho Christov from Bulgaria will premiere a piece by Canadian composer-in residence, Michael Pepa.
 
Concert 3: Chinese New Year Concert (Saturday February 9, 8pm, Newtonbrook United Church). Featured soloists are Beijing opera singer Lili Zhang and HK pop singer, Ricky Chan.
 
Concert 4: Chamber Players Wine and Cheese (Saturday March 8, 8pm Heliconian Hall). Guest artists: The Riverdale Ensemble performing both classic and modern works for clarinet, piano and violin.
 
 Concert 5: Music from Italy (Saturday April 5, Newtonbrook United Church, 8pm) includes works by Vivaldi and Rossini, and Italian folk songs.
 
Concert 6: Celebrating Beethoven (Saturday May 3, Glenn Gould Studio, 8pm) features Michael Esch, piano, Andras Weber, cello, and Joyce Lai, violin performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.
 
Tak-Ng Lai, artistic director and conductor
Joyce Lai, concertmaster
905-707-1200
canadiansinfonietta@gmail.com 
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