SEASON 14
HAMILTON
First Unitarian Church - 170 Dundurn St South, Hamilton ON
SAT DEC 16 @3pm: Mercer-Park Duo
Rachel Mercer, cello
Angela Park, piano
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Variations
JOCELYN MORLOCK Halcyon
NADIA BOULANGER 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano
MARCEL BERGMANN Blue Autumn
REBECCA CLARKE Sonata for Cello & Piano (1919)
Sponsored by Kamran Inc. - Uri & Gisela Wittenberg
SAT FEB 3 @3pm: Piano Quartet Party!
Min Jeong Koh, violin
Caitlin Boyle, viola
Daniel Hamin Go, cello
Angela Park, piano
CLARA SCHUMANN 3 Romances Op. 22 for viola & piano
WILLIAM GRANT STILL Selections from “Seven Traceries”
JESSIE MONTGOMERY Duo for violin and cello
JOHANNES BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 Opus 25 in G minor
Concert sponsor: François Verschaeve
SAT APR 27 @3pm: Szivi Saxophone Quartet
Tickets online ONLY here: https://www.universe.com/szivisaxophonequartet
Download or view program: 5atf_program_apr_27_2024_hamilton.pdf
Glimmer Ng, soprano saxophone
Paula Kokot, alto saxophone
Lexi Breen, tenor saxophone
Chase Griffin, baritone saxophone
CHRIS EVAN HASS Polar Vortex
GIACOMO PUCCINI arr. CHRISTOPH ENZEL Crisantemi
JOHN MACKEY Unquiet Spirits: Movement I & II
THIERRY ESCAICH Tango Virtuoso
EUGENE BOZZA Andante et Scherzo
PHILIP GLASS Saxophone Quartet: Movement I
JOE HISAISHI arr. YUTO YAMADA Merry-Go-Round of Life
ARTURO MARQUEZ Danzón no. 5
GUILLERMO LAGO Ciudades: Sarajevo, Addis Ababa
Concert sponsor: Josée du Fretay
SAT MAY 18 @3pm: String Extravaganza XII
Tickets online ONLY here: https://www.universe.com/stringextravaganza12
Scott St. John & Csaba Koczo, violin
Caitlin Boyle & Theresa Rudolph, viola
Rachel Desoer & Rachel Mercer, cello
RICHARD STRAUSS Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85
KAREN SUNABACKA Ripples for viola and cello
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Sonata for 2 violins, Op. 56
CAROLINE SHAW Limestone & Felt for viola and cello
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op. 135
Concert sponsor: Daphne Payne
ORLEANS
Orleans United Church - 1111 Orleans Blvd, Orleans ON
For tickets ($20), please contact orleansunited@rogers.com
or
Ron Hunt: 613-298-1626 / re.hunt@sympatico.ca
SAT MAR 23 @7.30pm: Ironwood Quartet Mix
Jessica Linnebach & Emily Kruspe, violin
Carissa Klopoushak, viola
Rachel Mercer, cello
DOBRINKA TABAKOVA The Smile of the Flamboyant Wings
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No. 10 Opus 118
ROBERT SCHUMANN Quartet Opus 41-3
SAT APR 6 @7.30pm: New Generations
Yosuke Kawasaki & Zhengdong Liang, violin
Tovin Allers & Jethro Marks, viola
Rachel Mercer, cello
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Duo in G major for violin and viola
IAN CUSSON The Cure of Madness for string trio
JOHANNES BRAHMS String Quintet in F major, Op. 88
Please note: artists and programs subject to change.
To be added to our email list for ticket sale and concert notifications, please email 5attheFirst@gmail.com
Heartfelt gratitude to our 2023-24 sponsors!
Season sponsors:
Bill Mercer Geological Consulting
Nadine McLean
Anonymous
Concert sponsors:
Josee du Fretay
Kamran Inc. - Uri & Gisela Wittenberg
Daphne Payne
François Verschaeve
To donate toward the current 14th season, please click here:
https://www.universe.com/events/season-14-donations-tickets-DXJ3CM
Click HERE for the 5 at the First YouTube channel
LINKS:
Artist Bios
Past Concerts
Contact/About usFrançois Verschaeve
HAMILTON
First Unitarian Church - 170 Dundurn St South, Hamilton ON
SAT DEC 16 @3pm: Mercer-Park Duo
Rachel Mercer, cello
Angela Park, piano
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Variations
JOCELYN MORLOCK Halcyon
NADIA BOULANGER 3 Pieces for Cello & Piano
MARCEL BERGMANN Blue Autumn
REBECCA CLARKE Sonata for Cello & Piano (1919)
Sponsored by Kamran Inc. - Uri & Gisela Wittenberg
SAT FEB 3 @3pm: Piano Quartet Party!
Min Jeong Koh, violin
Caitlin Boyle, viola
Daniel Hamin Go, cello
Angela Park, piano
CLARA SCHUMANN 3 Romances Op. 22 for viola & piano
WILLIAM GRANT STILL Selections from “Seven Traceries”
JESSIE MONTGOMERY Duo for violin and cello
JOHANNES BRAHMS Piano Quartet No. 1 Opus 25 in G minor
Concert sponsor: François Verschaeve
SAT APR 27 @3pm: Szivi Saxophone Quartet
Tickets online ONLY here: https://www.universe.com/szivisaxophonequartet
Download or view program: 5atf_program_apr_27_2024_hamilton.pdf
Glimmer Ng, soprano saxophone
Paula Kokot, alto saxophone
Lexi Breen, tenor saxophone
Chase Griffin, baritone saxophone
CHRIS EVAN HASS Polar Vortex
GIACOMO PUCCINI arr. CHRISTOPH ENZEL Crisantemi
JOHN MACKEY Unquiet Spirits: Movement I & II
THIERRY ESCAICH Tango Virtuoso
EUGENE BOZZA Andante et Scherzo
PHILIP GLASS Saxophone Quartet: Movement I
JOE HISAISHI arr. YUTO YAMADA Merry-Go-Round of Life
ARTURO MARQUEZ Danzón no. 5
GUILLERMO LAGO Ciudades: Sarajevo, Addis Ababa
Concert sponsor: Josée du Fretay
SAT MAY 18 @3pm: String Extravaganza XII
Tickets online ONLY here: https://www.universe.com/stringextravaganza12
Scott St. John & Csaba Koczo, violin
Caitlin Boyle & Theresa Rudolph, viola
Rachel Desoer & Rachel Mercer, cello
RICHARD STRAUSS Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85
KAREN SUNABACKA Ripples for viola and cello
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Sonata for 2 violins, Op. 56
CAROLINE SHAW Limestone & Felt for viola and cello
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op. 135
Concert sponsor: Daphne Payne
ORLEANS
Orleans United Church - 1111 Orleans Blvd, Orleans ON
For tickets ($20), please contact orleansunited@rogers.com
or
Ron Hunt: 613-298-1626 / re.hunt@sympatico.ca
SAT MAR 23 @7.30pm: Ironwood Quartet Mix
Jessica Linnebach & Emily Kruspe, violin
Carissa Klopoushak, viola
Rachel Mercer, cello
DOBRINKA TABAKOVA The Smile of the Flamboyant Wings
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No. 10 Opus 118
ROBERT SCHUMANN Quartet Opus 41-3
SAT APR 6 @7.30pm: New Generations
Yosuke Kawasaki & Zhengdong Liang, violin
Tovin Allers & Jethro Marks, viola
Rachel Mercer, cello
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Duo in G major for violin and viola
IAN CUSSON The Cure of Madness for string trio
JOHANNES BRAHMS String Quintet in F major, Op. 88
Please note: artists and programs subject to change.
To be added to our email list for ticket sale and concert notifications, please email 5attheFirst@gmail.com
Heartfelt gratitude to our 2023-24 sponsors!
Season sponsors:
Bill Mercer Geological Consulting
Nadine McLean
Anonymous
Concert sponsors:
Josee du Fretay
Kamran Inc. - Uri & Gisela Wittenberg
Daphne Payne
François Verschaeve
To donate toward the current 14th season, please click here:
https://www.universe.com/events/season-14-donations-tickets-DXJ3CM
Click HERE for the 5 at the First YouTube channel
LINKS:
Artist Bios
Past Concerts
Contact/About usFrançois Verschaeve
String Extravaganza X: Tribute to Yehonatan Berick
November 7, 2021
for more information, please see: www.5atthefirst.com/concerts
Live concerts at The First Unitarian Church, Hamilton
170 Dundurn St S, Hamilton ON, L8P4K3
www.5atthefirst.com
5atthefirst@gmail.com
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Twitter: @5attheFirst
Live concerts at The First Unitarian Church, Hamilton
170 Dundurn St S, Hamilton ON, L8P4K3
www.5atthefirst.com
5atthefirst@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/5attheFirst
Twitter: @5attheFirst
5 at the First is grateful for media support from Leonard Turnevicius and the Hamilton Spectator, the Ontario Arts Review, you me gallery, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association Hamilton-Halton, CFMU 93.3, the Wholenote, Sesaya Music, SNAPD Hamilton, the Hamilton Musician, the Hamilton Arts Council, Hamilton Magazine, Hamilton Mountain News, Hammer Baroque, Chamber Music Hamilton and Tourism Hamilton.