Baroque & Beyond
Throughout four wonderfully entertaining programs we will explore and exhibit Haydn's extraordinary symphonic skills - all performances hosted and presented in the superb acoustic and atmosphere of beautiful local churches.
Stephen Sitarski
Artistic Director
Musical Aviary
Oct 19 | WAT
Oct 21 | GUE
Oct 22 | CAM
Stephen Sitarski, conductor/host
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A major, The Cuckoo
Haydn: Symphony No. 83, La Poule
Boccherini: Quintet L'uccelliera (The Aviary)
Respighi: Gli uccelli (The Birds)
Four works with avian titles grace this winged program: Haydn's entertaining La poule symphony, Respighi's Gli uccelli (his attempt to transcribe birdsong), Boccherini's delicate L'uccelliera quintet, and Vivaldi's well-loved Cuckoo violin concerto.
Horn Signals and Mannheim Rockets
Nov 23 | WAT
Nov 24 | GUE*
Nov 25 | CAM*
Matthew Jones, conductor/host/recorder
Handel: Entrance of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
Haydn: Symphony No. 31, Horn Signal
Sammartini: Recorder Concerto
Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor
Timmins Symphony Orchestra Music Director Matthew Jones leads your KWS through performances of Haydn's Horn Signal Symphony and Mozart's Symphony No. 25 - widely known as the opening music in Milos Forman's film Amadeus.
Wagner, Haydn and Purcell
Jan 25 | WAT
Jan 27 | GUE
Jan 28 | CAM
Eric Paetkau, conductor/host
Purcell: King Arthur Chaconne
Haydn: Symphony No. 55, Der Schulmeister
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Wagner: Trsitan and Isolde
Haydn: Symphony No. 64 in A major, Tempora mutantur
Eric Paetkau is Resident Conductor of the Quebec-based chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy. He joins your KWS for Haydn's Schoolmaster and Tempora mutantur symphonies, and a performance of the piece Wagner wrote as a romantic gift to his wife following the birth of their son, Siegfried.
Musical Jokes
May 2 | WAT
May 4 | GUE
May 4 | CAM
Stephen Sitarski, conductor
Biber: Battalia
Mozart: Ein musikalischer Spass (A Musical Joke)
Telemann: Grillen-symphonie (Cricket Symphony)
Haydn: Symphony No. 45, Farewell
Haydn's Farewell Symphony is famous for its premiere performance during which the entire orchestra left the stage. Mozart's delightful Musical Joke mimics inept performance and clumsy composition. |
