2000–09 PERFORMANCES

 

FEBRUARY & MARCH 2000

TORONTO OPERA REPERTOIRE – 2000 SEASON

Pianist for six staged performances of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Verdi’s Rigoletto under the direction of Giuseppe Macina at Bickford Centre Theatre in Toronto, Ontario.

 

MARCH & APRIL 2000

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RECITALS

Recitals with Edward Reifel (percussion) and Merlin von Frankenberg (clarinet) in Walter Hall (University of Toronto).

 

MAY 27, 2000

BURLINGTON CIVIC CHORALE CONCERT SERIES

Recital with Hope Nightingale (soprano) and Riccardo Macina (baritone) in Burlington, Ontario.  Works by Mozart, Puccini, Rossini.

 

OCTOBER 27, 2000

BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH CONCERT SERIES

Recital with Denise Williams (soprano) in the lobby of Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Ontario.  Works by Strauss and Weill.

 

NOVEMBER 18, 2000

MUSIC AT ST. JOHN’S CONCERT SERIES

Recital with Denise Williams (soprano) and Arkady Yanivker (violin) at St. John’s Anglican Church West, in Toronto, Ontario.  Concert entitled “Music in Times of Conflict” and featured works by Richard Strauss and Kurt Weill.

 

DECEMBER 1, 2000

PRO VOCE STUDIOS – CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Recital with studio of Tina Torlone at Bloor St. United Church in Toronto, Ontario.  Accompanied fifteen singers with works by Dowland, Fauré, Debussy, Schubert, Frank, Bernstein, Webber.

 

APRIL 12, 2001

Recital with Lynn Hardaker (soprano) and Barry St. Denis (tenor) at the Great Hall in Toronto, Ontario.  Works by Händel, Purcell, Brahms, Schubert.

 

APRIL 28, 2001

Recital with Ilona Karan (soprano) at the First Unitarian Church in Hamilton, Ontario.  Works by Poulenc, Lehar, Wolf, Donizetti.

 

APRIL & MAY 2001

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RECITALS

Recitals with Cynthia Fleming (trumpet) and Caroline Kuehn (soprano) in Walter Hall (University of Toronto).

 

NOVEMBER 18, 2001

Recital with Mirela Tafaj (soprano) at McMichael Canadian Art Gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario.  Works by Bach, Mozart, Puccini, Rubinstein, Verdi.

 

NOVEMBER 21, 2001

MOZART SOCIETY

Recital with Mirela Tafaj (soprano) at Sunderland Hall, First Unitarian Church in Toronto, Ontario.  Works by Bach, Gluck, Caccini, Marcello, Mozart, Puccini, Rubinstein, Catalani, Verdi.

 

FEBRUARY 11, 2002

“AN EVENING OF LOVE SONGS”

Recital with studio of Lorna MacDonald (Lois Marshall Chair in Voice Studies, University of Toronto) at Arts and Letters Club in Toronto, Ontario.  Accompanied nine singers with works by Händel, Fauré, Bizet, Ravel, Rachmaninov, Strauss, Schubert, Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Kern, Beckwith.

 

MARCH & APRIL 2002

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RECITALS

Recitals with Katherine Whyte (soprano), Ryan Harper (tenor), Iain MacPherson (tenor), Susan Black (mezzo soprano), Cynthia Fleming (trumpet) in Walter Hall (University of Toronto).

 

MAY 5, 2002

FINALS CONCERT AT 25TH ANNUAL ECKHARDT-GRAMATTÉ NATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION

Recital with Peter McGillivray at Lorne Watson Recital Hall (Brandon University) in Brandon, Manitoba.  Works by Britten, Somers, Desjardins, Mercure.  Performance was broadcast on CBC Radio Two on “In Performance”.

 

MAY 3-5, 2002

25TH ANNUAL ECKHARDT-GRAMATTÉ NATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION

Collaborative pianist for semi-finalist, Susan Black (mezzo soprano), and Second Prize Winner, Peter McGillivray (baritone), winning also the prize for Best Interpretation of the Commissioned Work (“Homme Sweet Homme” by Jacques Desjardins).  Competition was held in Brandon, Manitoba.

 

JUNE 13, 2002

GALA FOR CANADIAN OPERA VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE

Performance with Colin Ainsworth (tenor) and Stephen L. King (baritone) at home of Gladys & Lloyd Fogler.  Gala Luncheon in honour of COVC’s performance fund patrons.  Works by Verdi, Wagner, Donizetti, Gershwin, Offenbach, Bizet.

 

AUGUST 9, 2002

LES NUITS MUSICALES DE NICE

Accompanied six singers in concert at Cloître du Monastère de Cimiez in Nice, France.  Concert series part of Académie Internationale d’Eté de Nice with Dalton Baldwin.  Works by Brahms, Poulenc, Debussy, Hahn, Fauré.

 

FEBRUARY 3, 2003

“IN RELATION”

Recital with studio of Lorna MacDonald (Lois Marshall Chair in Voice Studies, University of Toronto) at Arts and Letters Club in Toronto, Ontario.  Accompanied eleven singers with works by Purcell, Menotti, Brahms, Moore, Strauss, Puccini, Mahler, Wolf, Vaughn Williams.

 

FEBRUARY 5, 2003

MUSIC TABLE

Concert with Michelle Simmons (mezzo soprano) and Sarah Ormerod (soprano) at Arts and Letters Club in Toronto, Ontario.  Works by Purcell, Poulenc and Granados.

 

FEBRUARY 26, 2003

MUSIC TABLE

Concert with Colin Ainsworth (tenor) at Arts and Letters Club in Toronto, Ontario.  Works by Schubert, Vaughn Williams.

 

MARCH & APRIL 2003

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UNDERGRADUATE RECITALS

Recitals with Laura Albino (soprano), Ryan Harper (tenor), Iain MacPherson (tenor) in Walter Hall (University of Toronto).

 

MARCH 21, 2003

FABULOUS FRIDAYS, PRESENTED BY PERFORMING ARTS YORK REGION

Recital with Colin Ainsworth (tenor) at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Thornhill, Ontario.  Works by Schubert, Schumann, Vaughn Williams, Holman.

 

MARCH 23, 2003

CONCERTS AT HOME

Recital with Colin Ainsworth (tenor) at Merredew Home in Pembroke, Ontario.  Works by Schubert, Schumann, Vaughn Williams, Holman.

 

MAY 4, 2003

GUELPH SPRING FESTIVAL

Recital with Calvin Powell (baritone), winner of the 35th Guelph Spring Festival Competition, at Chalmers United Church in Guelph, Ontario.  Works by Finzi.

 

MAY 14, 2003

SPRING INTO SUMMER

Concert with Giles Tomkins (baritone), guest artist with Toronto Choristers, at North Toronto Collegiate, Toronto, Ontario.  Works by Mozart, Vaughn Williams.

 

MAY 29, 2003

MUSIC ON THE HILL

Recital with Wendy Dobson (soprano) at St. John’s York Mills Church in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Head, Bernstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Herbert.

 

SEPTEMBER 5, 2003

Recital with Peter McGillivray (baritone), Margaret McGillivray (french horn) and Todd Stubbs (trombone) at the Presbyterian Church, in Guelph, Ontario.  Works by Strauss, Ireland, Vaughn Williams, Massenet, Charles, Schubert.

 

DECEMBER 20, 2003

A NIGHT OF A HUNDRED VOICES

Concert with Sinead Sugrue (soprano) and Michael Sugrue (tenor), guest artists of the Irish Choral Society of Canada, at Eastminster United Church in Toronto, Ontario.  Works by Händel, Gounod, Franck.

 

MARCH & APRIL 2005

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RECITALS

Recitals with Austin Larusson (baritone), Megan Hill (mezzo soprano), Lawrence Wiliford (tenor), Tamara Rusque (soprano), Erin Crooks (mezzo soprano), Brandi Sidoryk (soprano), Paula Wickberg (mezzo soprano), Michelle Simmons (mezzo soprano) in Walter Hall (University of Toronto).

 

APRIL 8, 2005

Recital with Giles Tomkins (baritone) at Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario.  Works by Purcell, Schubert, Brahms, Ibert, Warlock.

 

JUNE 18, 2005

Recital with Sheena Theriault (soprano) at Erin Centre Theatre in Erin, Ontario.  Works by Bach, Fauré, Bellini, Brahms, Schumann, Barber and Beckwith.

 

APRIL 30, 2005

ONTARIO SINGS

Concert with Jonathan Estabrooks (baritone), guest artist with the Queensmen of Toronto at the Islington Evangel Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Quilter, Gounod, Finzi.

 

JULY 11, 2005

ERÖFFNUNGSKONZERT

Recital as part of Franz-Schubert-Institut at Theater am Steg in Baden bei Wien, Austria. Works by Schubert and Brahms performed with Jennie Such (soprano) and Jason Nedecky (baritone).

 

JULY 18, 2005

BEETHOVENHAUSKONZERT

Liederabend performing on Beethoven's Hammerklavier as part of Franz-Schubert-Institut at the Beethovenhaus in Baden bei Wien, Austria. Works by Schubert performed with Jennie Such (soprano) and Jason Nedecky (baritone).

 

AUGUST 5, 2005

"LIEDER UND LYRIK DER DEUTSCHEN ROMANTIK"

Gala concert in Festsaal des Congress Casino Baden as part of the Franz-Schubert-Institut in Baden bei Wien, Austria. Works by Schubert performed with Jennie Such (soprano) and Jason Nedecky (baritone).

 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2005

"THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE"

Recital with Heidi Breier (soprano) at St. Andrew's United Church in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Bernstein, Britten, Bolcom, Schubert, Bizet, Puccini and Poulenc.

 

OCTOBER 1, 2005

"THE LEGLESS STOCKING"

Presented by the Storytellers School of Toronto at the Victory Café in Toronto, Ontario. Performed works by Dvorak and Berg with Charlene Donovan (soprano).

 

JANUARY 6, 2006

"BONNE JOURNÉE"

Recital with Colin Ainsworth (tenor) at Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Beckwith, Leguerney, Poulenc, Glick.

 

FEBRUARY 11, 2006

Recital with Michèle Bogdanowicz (soprano) at Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Poulenc, Debussy, Szymanowski, Ager, Britten.

 

MARCH & APRIL 2006

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RECITALS

Recitals with Erin Crooks (mezzo soprano), Mark Daboll (baritone), Austin Larusson (baritone), Amy Zampiero (soprano), Laura Klassen (soprano), Stefanie Mueller (soprano), Emily Bolhuis (soprano) in Walter Hall (University of Toronto).

 

MARCH 5, 2006

NOCTURNES AT MASARYKTOWN

Recital with Zdeněk Plech (bass baritone) at Masaryktown in Scarborough, Ontario.  Works by Smetana, Dvořák, Mussorgski, Verdi, Glinka and Mozart.

 

APRIL 6, 2006

MOZART SOCIETY

Recital with Zdeněk Plech (bass baritone) and special guests Attila Fedecke (tenor) and Mirela Tafaj (soprano) at First Unitarian Church, Toronto, Ontario.  Works by Mozart.

 

MAY 26, 2006

LIEDERABEND

Recital with Jennie Such (soprano) at Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Schubert, Wolf, Sibelius and Strauss. Special guest: Mark Boyko (clarinet) for Schubert's "Der Hirt auf dem Felsen".

 

JUNE 25, 2006

INCONTRO CLASSICO – ITALY CELEBRATED IN SONG

Recital with Vania Margani (soprano), Sheena Theriault (soprano) and Shannon Thomson (soprano) at Lawrence Park Community Church in Toronto, Ontario . Works by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and Mozart.

 

OCTOBER 27, 2006

Pianist for Canadian première of opera-in-concert "John and the Seven Angels" by Alan Wiseman at Rexdale Alliance Church in Toronto, Ontario.

 

DECEMBER 8, 2006

Recital with Jesse Clark (baritone) at Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. French programme featuring works by Poulenc, Debussy, Ravel, and Fauré.

 

JANUARY 20, 2007

"AN EVENING OF WINE AND SONG"

Presented by Voice Studies at the University of Toronto at Christ Church Anglican in Stouffville, Ontario.  Accompanied seven singers with works by Blitzstein, Strauß, Hoiby, Purcell, Puccini, Massenet, Délibes, Rossini, Verdi, Kern, Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein.

 

JANUARY 26, 2007

Recital with Leslie Ann Bradley (soprano) at Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Purcell, Brahms, Hahn, Honegger, Quilter and Obradors.

 

FEBRUARY 7, 2007

MOZART SOCIETY

Recital with Mirela Tafaj (soprano) at the First Unitarian Church in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Mozart.

 

MARCH 2, 2007

Recital with Carla Huhtanen (soprano) at Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Nordic programme featuring works by Grieg, Sibelius, Merikanto and Kuula.

 

MARCH & APRIL 2007

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RECITALS

Recitals with Emily Bolhuis (soprano), Justine Butkovich (soprano), Erin Crooks (mezzo soprano), Mark Daboll (baritone), Nadine Guertin (soprano), Mei Lee (soprano), Catherine Marchant (soprano), Vania Margani (soprano), Sheena Theriault (soprano) in Walter Hall (University of Toronto).

 

MAY 5, 2007

"A GIFT OF SONG"

Recital with Glynis Ratcliffe (soprano) at Royal York Road United Church in Etobicoke, Ontario. Works by Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Debussy, Spaeth and Weill.

 

MAY 12, 2007

HAUSKONZERT

Performance with Lorna MacDonald (soprano) in the home of Patrick Johnson in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Bach, Händel and Purcell.

 

MAY 22, 2007

TORONTO WAGNER SOCIETY

Recital with Stephen Hegedus (baritone) at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Händel, Duparc, Schumann and Finzi.

 

AUGUST 5, 2007

BROTT MUSIC FESTIVAL "HIGH TEA AT THE GALLERY"

Recital with Pamela MacDonald (mezzo soprano)  at the Art Gallery Hamilton in Hamilton, Ontario. Works by Puccini, Bizet, Mozart, Ben Moore, Sondheim and Gershwin.

 

AUGUST 18, 2007

Recital with Dann Mitton (bass-baritone) at Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Musto, Rorem, Myska, Mussorgsky, and Finzi.

 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2007

Recital with Pamela MacDonald (mezzo soprano) at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto, Ontario.

 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

MUSIC ON THE HILL

Performance with Glynis Ratcliffe (soprano) at St. John's York Mills Anglican Church in Toronto, Ontario. The programme features standards from music theatre and cabaret.

 

NOVEMBER 18, 2007

Recital with Glynis Ratcliffe (soprano) at McMichael Canadian Art Gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario. Programme based on Blake's Songs of Innocence set by various composers.

 

DECEMBER 7, 2007

“GREAT BRITISH POETS”

Recital with Peter McGillivray (baritone) at the Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Works set to poetry by William Blake, Lord Alfred Tennyson, and Walter de la Mare.

 

JANUARY 25, 2008

Recital with Krisztina Szabó (mezzo soprano) at the Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Kodály, Ravel, Britten, de Falla, Mahler, and Ridout.

 

FEBRUARY 2, 2008

“A NIGHT OF WINE, ROMANCE AND SONG”

Recital with students of Professor Lorna MacDonald (University of Toronto) at Christ Church Anglican in Stouffville, Ontario.  Accompanied nine singers with works by Bizet, Brel, Britten, Délibes, Donizetti, Duke, Guettel, Händel, Puccini, and Weber.

 

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Recital with Calvin Powell (baritone) at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Finzi.

 

MARCH 7, 2008

“WOMEN IN MYTHOLOGY”

Recital with Ariana Chris (mezzo soprano)  at the Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Haydn, Debussy, and Caravassilis. Features the world première of new work by Constantine Caravassilis.

 

MARCH & APRIL 2008

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RECITALS

Recitals with Maureen Batt (soprano), Dawn Bailey (soprano), Dawna Beach (soprano), Justine Butkovich (soprano), Erin Crooks (mezzo soprano), Nadine Guertin (soprano), Sarah Parkin (soprano), Vania Margani (soprano) in Walter Hall (University of Toronto).

 

APRIL 10, 2008

TORONTO WAGNER SOCIETY

Recital with Allison Arends (soprano) at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto, Ontario.

 

MAY 24, 2008

MUSIC AT TRINITY CHURCH “COMING HOME”

Recital with Justine Butkovich (soprano) on at Trinity Anglican Church in Cornwall, Ontario. Works by Schubert, Debussy, Mendelssohn, Wolf, Brahms, Gershwin, Mozart, and Sullivan. All proceeds donated to the Cornwall Community Hospital Foundation.

 

JUNE 18, 2008

LIEDERABEND

Recital with six singers in the realm of Lied Austria at Bildungshaus Schloß Retzhof in Leibnitz, Austria. Works by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Strauss, Pfitzner, and Schoeck.

 

JUNE 20, 2008

KONZERT DER EXTRAKLASSE

Liederabend with six singers in the realm of Lied Austria in the Rebenlandsaal of Kniely Haus in Leutschach, Austria. Works by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Strauss, Pfitzner, and Schoeck.

 

JUNE 21, 2008

LIEDERABEND

Recital with six singers in the realm of Lied Austria at Schloß Gleinstätten in Gleinstätten, Austria. Works by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Strauss, Pfitzner, and Schoeck.

 

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI UNDERGRADUATE RECITAL

Joint recital with Nick Keeling (baritone) and Logan Rebstock (baritone) in Nutt Auditorium (University of Mississippi).

 

JANUARY 9, 2009

“FROM THIS MOMENT ON: A COLE PORTER CABARET”

Collaborative recital with Daniel Faltus (piano)  featuring 22 singers from the USA and Canada, as part of the 54th Annual National Convention of the National Opera Association (NOA) in Washington, D.C.

 

JANUARY 17, 2009

Recital with Melinda Delorme (soprano) at the Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Honegger, Larsen, Strauss, and Wagner.

 

MARCH & APRIL 2009

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RECITALS

Recitals with Alice-Anne Murray (mezzo soprano), Brittany Treadaway (soprano), Tiffany Gammell (soprano), Kevin Webb (baritone), Mary-Kathryn Sanford (soprano) in Nutt Auditorium (University of Mississippi).

 

MAY 16, 2009

Recital with Colin Ainsworth (tenor) at the Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Britten, Tippett, Holman, Andriesson, and Heggie. This recital will feature the Canadian première of Jake Heggie's Friendly Persuasions.

 

 JUNE 25 & 26, 2009

“UND ACH, SEIN KUSS!”

Liederabend with six singers in the realm of Lied Austria at Bildungshaus Schloß Retzhof in Leibnitz, Austria. Works by Reger, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Strauss, Pfitzner, and Schoeck.

 

AUGUST 26, 2009

“LEID, LIEB’ UND LUST”

Liederabend with nine singers in the realm of Lied Austria at Schloß Gleinstätten in Gleinstätten, Austria. Works by Brahms, Marx, Mendelssohn, Pfitzner, Schoeck, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, and Wolf.

 

AUGUST 27, 2009

“LEID, LIEB’ UND LUST”

Liederabend with nine singers in the realm of Lied Austria in the Rebenlandsaal of Kniely Haus in Leutschach, Austria. Works by Brahms, Marx, Mendelssohn, Pfitzner, Schoeck, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, and Wolf.

 

AUGUST 28, 2009

“LEID, LIEB’ UND LUST”

Liederabend with nine singers in the realm of Lied Austria at Bildungshaus Schloß Retzhof in Leibnitz, Austria. Works by Brahms, Marx, Mendelssohn, Pfitzner, Schoeck, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, and Wolf.

 

OCTOBER 20, 2009

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI UNDERGRADUATE RECITAL

Recital with Laura Kramer (soprano) in Nutt Auditorium (University of Mississippi).

 

DECEMBER 2, 2009

MUSIC FOR THE ADVENT SEASON

Recital with Nancy Maria Balach (soprano) at the First Presbyterian Church in Oxford, MS. Works by Handel, Adams, and Gallagher, as well as various spirituals and carols. Featured work “Let me make Songs” by Jack Gallagher with John Schuesselin (trumpet).

 

DECEMBER 21, 2009

LIEDERABEND

Recital with Julia Morgan (mezzo soprano) at the Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Works by Brahms, Schubert, Mahler and Sibelius. Featured works include Brahms’ Zwei Gesänge, op.91 with special guest Jody Davenport (viola).

 

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