MUSIC IN THE AFTERNOON
2022 – 2023 Concert Season
October 6, 2022 | 1.30 pm | Walter Hall, U of T
Michael Bridge, accordion
2021 Career Development Award Winner
with Joseph Macerollo, accordion, and the Ladom Ensemble
Tuning Your Mind | 12.15 | Walter Hall, U of T
Music historian Robin Elliott
The WMCT 1974 to 1998: challenges and changes
November 17, 2022 | 1.30 pm | Walter Hall, U of T
Quatuor Despax, with
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola,and Brian Manker, cello
Haydn op. 76, no 1 in G major | Shostakovich Quartet no. 8 | Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht
Tuning Your Mind | 12.15 | Walter Hall, U of T
Music historian Robin Elliott
Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht (1899) and the WMCT’s first 25 years
February 23, 2023 | 1.30 pm | Walter Hall, U of T
Fjóla Evans, composer
New work commissioned by the WMCT
Aizuri Quartet
VC 2
Talisa Blackman, piano
Krista Kais-Prial, vocalist
An Icelandic composer’s creative Canadian journey
April 6, 2023 | 1.30 pm | Walter Hall, U of T
Marion Newman, Kwagiulth and Stó:lo First Nations mezzo-soprano
Melody Courage, soprano
Evan Korbut, baritone
Gordon Gerrard, piano
Mozart and Puccini to Cusson and Highway | First Nations Artists engage the Western canon
May 4, 2023 | 1.30 pm | Walter Hall, U of T
Mark Fewer, violin
Chris Whitley, violin, and the Thalea Quartet *
Jeanie Chung, piano
Ernest Chausson’s Concerto for violin, piano, and string quartet, plus a new work for this ensemble | String Quartet by Erwin Schulhoff | Schattenwerk by John Rea
* In partnership with Xenia Concerts, the WMCT will also present a “family-friendly” concert and workshop by the Thalea Quartet on May 7 at Meridian Hall.
Venue: Walter Hall
Lower Level
Edward Johnson Building – Faculty of Music
University of Toronto
80 Queens Park
Toronto, ON M5S 2C5