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Bradley Thachuk, Music Director
2014/15
CONCERT
SEASON
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Orchestra in Residence,
Brock University
MASTERWORKS SERIES
Anastasia
Rizikov
Masterworks 1: Fantastique!
Sunday, September 21, 2014 at 2:30 p.m.
Goodyear
Grieg
Berlioz
Fruits of the Harvest
Piano Concerto
Anastasia Rizikov, piano
Symphonie Fantastique
Our 67th season opens with a cornucopia of symphonic
delights! Pianist and Composer Stewart Goodyear makes
a welcome return to the NSO stage. We showcase the
incredibly poised, 15-year old international sensation,
Canadian-born Anastasia Rizikov, and a sparkling tale of
creative imagination is très Fantastique!
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Masterworks 2: Will to Live
Sunday, November 30, 2014
at 2:30 p.m.
Kenneth Woods, guest conductor
UllmannChamber Symphony,
op. 46a
BrittenSerenade for Tenor,
Strings and Horn
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Austin Hitchcock, horn
Beethoven Symphony No. 4
Lawrence
Wiliford
Concert Sponsor:
Night’s darkest hour holds the fragile
promise of light. Written in the 1940’s,
these works by Ullmann and Britten
transcend the heartbreak of war with
the unwavering, life-affirming power of
music. Fresh and spontaneous, Beethoven’s
often-neglected 4th Symphony recommits
us to the supremacy of joy.
Masterworks 3: Apotheosis
Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.
Richardson The World Remembers
(Niagara premiere)
with Chorus
Vaughan Williams Lark Ascending
Atis Bankas, violin
Atis
Bankas
Vaughan Williams Flos Campi
Derek Reeves, viola
with Chorus
Derek
Reeves
Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante
Atis Bankas, violin,
Derek Reeves, viola
Apotheosis: a perfect form or glorified ideal.
The NSO is honoured to commemorate the
100th anniversary of World War I with “The
World Remembers”, featuring stunning poetry
by soldiers from both sides of the front line.
We also welcome featured artists Atis Bankas,
Derek Reeves and Choralis Camerata.
Kevin Lau
Masterworks 4: Simple Gifts
Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.
Lau
Sea of Blossoms
Copland
Appalachian Spring
Haydn
Symphony No. 104, “The London Symphony”
This mesmerizing concert fills audience hearts and minds with the
simple gift of music. “Appalachian Spring” balances brash frontier
energy with the reflective grace of a familiar Shaker melody.
Haydn’s last major work – his astonishing 104th symphony –
resounds with classical-era majesty.
Emerging Artist
Concert Sponsor:
Masterworks 5:
Beethoven & the
Baroness – Ending on
a High C!
Sarah Slean
Sunday, May 17, 2015
at 2:30 p.m.
Beethoven Egmont Overture
HatzisLamento
Sarah Slean, vocals
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
‘NEXT’ GEN SERIES
Years of electrifying performances
at Brock University’s Sean O’Sullivan
Theatre culminate in a spectacular
final concert, featuring the graceful
vocal stylings of Sarah Slean
and Beethoven’s mighty Fifth
Symphony! After ending on this
high note, the NSO moves to
its new home at Partridge Hall,
Performing Arts Centre, in the fall
of 2015. Be a part of history – don’t
miss this unforgettable concert!
Guest Artist Supported By:
THE
PERFORMING
ARTS CENTRE
‘Next’ Gen 1: It’s OUR Game!
Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 2:30 p.m.
The Hockey Sweater and other Winter Tales
“The winters of my childhood were long, long seasons.
We lived in three places—the school, the church and the
skating rink—but our real life was on the skating rink.”
Roch Carrier’s beloved fable captures a child’s passion
for “our game”.
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‘Next’ Gen 2: Carnival of the Animals
Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.
Carnival of the Animals and Compose Yourself!
Animals in the whimsical verses by Odgen Nash spring
to musical life in Carnival of the Animals; it’s all about the
instruments in this captivating afternoon concert that will
delight the young – and young-at-heart!
Series Sponsor:
‘Next’ Gen 3: Beethoven
Lives Upstairs
Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.
Beethoven Lives Upstairs tells the story of
young Christoph as he develops a unique
relationship with his family’s startling new
upstairs tenant: Ludwig von Beethoven.
Experience the wonder and intimacy of
this reimagined tale of musical genius.
*Presented by permission of Classical Kids Music
Education based on the award-winning audio
Series Sponsor:
story Beethoven Lives Upstairs, copyright.
All right reserved.
POPS! SERIES
Patricia
O’Callaghan
POPS! 1: Hallelujah
Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 2:30 p.m.
A Night of Leonard Cohen,
Patricia O’Callaghan, vocals
This exciting performance sees poignant works
by Canada’s most iconic poet and balladeer
interpreted by elegant vocalist Patricia O’Callaghan
with the NSO. Our POPS! Series opens with a
rousing Hallelujah!
Guest Artist Supported By:
THE
Supporting Sponsor:
PERFORMING
ARTS CENTRE
Joey DeBenedetto and friends
POPS! 2: Home for the Holidays
Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 14, 2014 at 2:30 p.m.
It wouldn’t be the holidays without the familiar sounds of
this enchanting season! The NSO’s annual holiday concert
tradition conjures up sweet sugar plums and the blessed
peace of a starlit winter night. Regardless of where you
grew up, this performance will make you feel like you are
Home for the Holidays!
Supporting
Sponsor:
POPS! 3:
Dancing Queen!
Saturday, February 21, 2015
at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
at 2:30 p.m.
The Music of ABBA, with
the Jeans ‘n Classics Band
ABBA’s music, the NSO, and the energetic Jeans ‘n Classics
band merge in one not-to-be-missed explosion of musical
nostalgia. Take a chance on this one; we dare you to stay in
your seat during this exhilaratingly feel-good concert!
Concert
Sponsor:
POPS! 4: “The Very
Model”. . . of Gilbert
and Sullivan!
Saturday, April 25, 2015
at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
at 2:30 p.m.
The NSO brings you a delicious
sampling of the pair’s most
sparkling songs with “The
Very Model” . . . of Gilbert and
Sullivan! As their famous
saying goes, “make the most
of fleeting leisure” and join the
NSO for some unabashed fun
featuring many of the Region’s
Municipal Mayors!
Supporting Sponsor:
BRADLEY’S MESSAGE
Welcome to the NSO’s 14-15
Concert Season — a season full
of emotion both artistically and
historically, as we bid farewell
to Brock University and eagerly
await our move to Partridge
Hall in the new Performing
Arts Centre. Expectations will
be high as we take to a venue
that will markedly increase our
visibility in the Region, and
the added capacity and stage
space will allow us to move our
repertoire towards larger works.
As an ensemble we quickly
need to familiarize ourselves
with how our ‘personality’ can
be imprinted on these pieces
and our new home.
The works we’ve selected for the 2014/15 season reflect
the steady advancement of our core, and my belief that
our audience is increasingly comfortable with the more
adventurous programming. That being said, it must
be noted that every ‘risk’ we take is carefully balanced
to ensure that important, possibly unfamiliar works,
are presented alongside those that relate back to the
standard repertoire. Last year’s successful presentation of
Suk’s Fairy Tale encouraged my resolve that the direction
in programming is being met favorably by YOU. I cherish
the ideas you have presented to me along the way.
A community and its culture go hand in hand. When
the NSO makes its move to Partridge Hall, the orchestra
will not only be part of this cultural and perceptual
shift, we will make the trip down the hill together into
St. Catharines’ revitalised and thriving downtown.
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