2008-2009 Elegance Series
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  • ELEGANCE 1

    Sat. Oct. 4, 2008

    (7:30 pm - Central Presbyterian Church)

    Fire

    Our intimate new series opens with a programme featuring works for the Classical orchestra by the greats: Bach and Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Haydn's "Fire" symphony is mirrored in the pyrotechnics of Bach's Concerto for Two Violins, performed by the HPO's veteran concertmaster Lance Elbeck and our new Principal 2nd violin, the talented Bethany Bergman. James Sommerville also conducts the brilliant and light-hearted "Impresario" Overture and Beethoven's Symphony #1.

    - Program -

    Mozart - Der Schauspieldirektor Overture
    Haydn - Symphony No. 59 (Fire)
    Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins D Minor
    Beethoven - Symphony No. 1

    Featuring:

    • Concertmaster Lance Elbeck
    • Conductor: James Sommerville
    • Principal 2nd violin: Bethany Bergman

  • ELEGANCE 2

    Sat. Feb. 28, 2009

    (7:30 pm - Central Presbyterian Church; 165 Charlton Avenue West, Hamilton)

    Wind

    A feast for the ears, featuring the virtuosity of individual sections of the HPO. The rich sonority and colour of the HPO's winds emerge in Gounod's Petite Symphonie, and Brahms' mellifluous Serenade No.2. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #6 gives the strings a chance to shine, and will introduce many to the dulcet tones of the viola da gamba. These ensembles will show off the remarkable acoustics of Hamilton's century-old Central Presbyterian Church.

    - Program -

    Gounod - Petite symphonie
    Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No.6, BWV 1051, B-flat major
    Brahms - Serenade No.2, op.73, D major

    Featuring:

    • Conductor: James Sommerville

  • ELEGANCE 3

    Sat. May 9, 2009

    (7:30 pm - Central Presbyterian Church; 165 Charlton Avenue West, Hamilton)

    Prodigy

    All of the composers on this programme were child prodigies in their own time, mastering their instruments and producing works of astonishing maturity, before they were out of short pants. James Sommerville is especially pleased to present to you the amazing young Calgary pianist Jan Lisiecki - already thrilling audiences across Canada at the age of 13.

    - Program -

    Mendelssohn - The Hebrides Overture, op.26 (Fingal’s Cave)
    Prokofiev - Classical Symphony, op.25 (Symphony No.1, D major)
    Chopin - Grande polonaise brillante, op.22
    Mozart - Symphony No.29, K.201, A major


    Featuring:

    • Jan Lisiecki, piano
    • Conductor: James Sommerville