Wednesday, May 1

Young Composers from the University of Toronto

Hailing from across Canada and beyond – and drawing on widely diverse influences from steel band, electronic dance music, Chinese folk music, Japanese anime music, Folk, Jazz, and funk – eight young composers studying at the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto join us to showcase their recent compositions.

The historic Great Hall will rebound with new and forward-looking works by the students of Larysa Kuzmenko, Norbert Palej and Abigail Richardson-Schulte. Come and cheer on their exciting – and intriguing – musical explorations into the sounds of the future. A key event of our annual music calendar!

Wednesday, May 1

Wednesday, May 8

Tenorissimi, with Darryl Edwards and U of T Opera Students

“A Triumph of Tenors” – a highlight of our spring season program! Once again Darryl Edwards will bring us some of his young student tenors and recent graduates from the Opera Division at the University of Toronto to delight us with a varied program of arias.

Always fun and exciting, these concerts are a great chance to enjoy hearing tenors at the start of their careers – the stars of tomorrow in the Great Hall today!

Monday, May 13

Charlotte Anderson, soprano, and Mélisande Sinsoulier, piano

Whether in an intimate recital or at Koerner Hall, Charlotte Anderson performs “with an authentic intimacy and a lush tone that are uniquely her own.” She is in her final year of the Bachelor of Music program at the Glenn Gould School (GGS) of the Royal Conservatory in Toronto, studying with Stephanie Bogle and Adrianne Pieczonka.

Alongside her classical endeavours, she is a trained jazz pianist, vocalist and composer. and her “evening of song” will include works by Barber (Hermit Songs) and Debussy (Baudelaire), as well as cabaret songs by William Bolcom.

Wednesday, May 22

Alvin Tran, violin, and Melody Chan, piano

We are delighted to welcome back Vancouver-based violinist Alvin Tran and pianist Melody Chan, who usher in the summer season with “Between Worlds,” a passionate and energetic program featuring Hungarian dances by Béla Bartók, jazz-inspired sonatas by Nicolai Kapustin and Maurice Ravel, and a work by Canadian composer Kevin Lau.

Wednesday, May 29

Drew Comstock, ‘cello; Benjamin Smith, piano

Cellist Drew Comstock was praised for his “deep and sonorous” playing while he served as principal cellist of the New World Symphony, Miami, for three seasons under Michael Tilson-Thomas. Today he regularly joins the ‘cello sections of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian Opera Company and the Hamilton Philharmonic. Drew also performs in Ontario prisons alongside violinist Aaron Schwebel, through Looking at the Stars.

He will perform some of the best composers for the ‘cello – Bloch, Ligeti, Dvořak, and Beethoven – for members and their guests.

June

Wednesday, 5 – Rachel Miller, mezzo soprano, Brahm Goldhamer, piano
Monday, 10 –  Piano Trio:  Clara Yoon, violin; Julia Tom, cello; Megan Chang, piano
Wednesday, 19 – Jialiang Zhu, chamber
Wednesday, 26 – Tristan Savella, piano