California 2025 Junior High All-State Orchestra performs 'Pizzicato'
Jan
16
to Jan 19
Large Ensemble

California 2025 Junior High All-State Orchestra performs 'Pizzicato'

  • Sacramento, CA, USA (map)
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CODA Junior High School All-State String Orchestra, Dr. Tammy Yi, Conductor
To Those Who Made Us by Mia Ruhman
Take the L.A. Train by Charley Harrison (CODA Composer Consortium 2025)
Pizzicato by Vivian Fung
Testament (from Vishwas) by Reena Esmail
Habari Gani by Quenton Blache

CODA Junior High School All-State Concert Orchestra, Dr. Rachel Dirks, Conductor
Concerto Grosso in G, Op. 6, No. 1 by George Frideric Handel, arr. by McCashin
Snowberry by Yukiko Nishimura
Asturias by Isaac Albeniz, arr. by Chin
Incantations by Richard Meyer

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National Sawdust Residency
Jan
21
to Jan 26
Residency

National Sawdust Residency

  • National Sawdust (Brooklyn, NY, USA) (map)
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National Sawdust Residency with librettist Royce Vavrek and soprano Andrea Núñez, to collaborate on Living in the ‘In- Between’, a song cycle that considers Chinese-American identity against the backdrop of escalating societal hostilities during the pandemic.

National Sawdust announcement>>>

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'Girl from the 905' at National Sawdust
Jan
26
7:30 PM19:30
Chamber Music, Premiere

'Girl from the 905' at National Sawdust

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Girl from the 905

Girl From the 905 is a genre-busting presentation from a powerhouse operatic team working within their usual roles, but completely outside the lines. A classical score that rattles alive with electronic textures, performed completely raw and unfiltered by a classical trained soprano, rooted in an auto-biographical story of women living between the lines in a multi-cultural family, who come to accept and love themselves for who they are.

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Villiers Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 1'
Jan
31
7:30 PM19:30
Chamber Music

Villiers Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 1'

  • JDP Music Building, St. Hilda's College (Oxford, UK) (map)
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The second of the Villiers Quartet’s Late Schubert Series pairs the great Austrian composer’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ with three recent pieces by women composers. St Hilda's music student Ariana Pethard’s ‘The Dance of Persephone’ has been commissioned especially for this concert as a response to ‘Death and the Maiden’, with the composer playing the piano part. It's also a rare opportunity to hear Alisa Dixon's fascinating song cycle 'The Spirit of Love'; her strikingly dissonant harmonic language, reminiscent in places of Fauré, Bartók and Britten, is used to convey dark and conflicting emotions.

Program:

Vivian Fung, String Quartet No. 1 (2004)
Ariana Pethard, The Dance of Persephone for piano and string quartet (wp)
Alisa Dixon, The Spirit of Love — 3 Songs for soprano and string quartet (2020)
Schubert, String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 (Death and the Maiden)

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Canadian Premiere: Mark D'Angelo and Vancouver Island Symphony perform "Trumpet Concerto"
Mar
8
7:30 PM19:30
Solo with Ensemble

Canadian Premiere: Mark D'Angelo and Vancouver Island Symphony perform "Trumpet Concerto"

  • The Port Theatre (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) (map)
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favourite composers: Episode 2

With a great response from last season, Maestra Justo Valdés brings back Favourite Composers. In Episode 2 the orchestra plays Mozart, Haydn, and Ravel. VIS member Mark D’Angelo performs Vivian Fung’s Trumpet Concerto, a virtuosic tour-de-force displaying the capabilities of the Eb trumpet and flugelhorn.

Program:

Mozart, Nozze di Figaro Overture
Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin
Fung, Trumpet Concerto
Haydn, Symphony No. 88 in G Major

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Looking Glass Ensemble performs 'Billy Collins Suite'
Mar
14
12:30 PM12:30
Chamber Music

Looking Glass Ensemble performs 'Billy Collins Suite'

  • Don Wright Faculty of Music, von Kuster Hall (London, ON, Canada) (map)
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Everything Is Green

The Looking Glass Ensemble is an interdisciplinary performance collective founded by clarinetist Christine Carter and dance artist Shannon Litzenberger. In collaboration with Canada’s trailblazing pianist Gregory Oh and award-winning cellist Vernon Regehr, “Everything is Green” pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Randall Woolf’s breathtaking “Everything is Green” and Arvo Pärt’s equally exquisite “Spiegel im Spiegel,” with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Ludwig von Beethoven and Vivian Fung.

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
ARVO PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel
RANDY WOOLF: Everything is Green
VIVIAN FUNG: The Billy Collins Suite

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Looking Glass Ensemble performs 'Billy Collins Suite'
Mar
18
12:00 PM12:00
Chamber Music

Looking Glass Ensemble performs 'Billy Collins Suite'

  • Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre (Toronto, ON, Canada) (map)
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Everything Is Green

The Looking Glass Ensemble is an interdisciplinary performance collective founded by clarinetist Christine Carter and dance artist Shannon Litzenberger. In collaboration with Canada’s trailblazing pianist Gregory Oh and award-winning cellist Vernon Regehr, “Everything is Green” pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Randall Woolf’s breathtaking “Everything is Green” and Arvo Pärt’s equally exquisite “Spiegel im Spiegel,” with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Ludwig von Beethoven and Vivian Fung.

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
ARVO PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel
RANDY WOOLF: Everything is Green
VIVIAN FUNG: The Billy Collins Suite

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Friction Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 4: “Insects and Machines”'
Mar
20
7:30 PM19:30
Chamber Music

Friction Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 4: “Insects and Machines”'

Rhythm; one of the most basic and compelling attributes of music.

Curated by Kevin Rogers, every piece on this program has some blend of the most difficult, challenging, and delightful rhythmic play inside of it. From Thomas Adés’s brilliant use of irrational time signatures (you read that right!) to the high octane music of Trevor Weston that Friction Quartet cuts it's teeth on. Also featured is the imaginative music of Vivian Fung, merging machinary and biology, and a series of arrangements of tunes written by Tigran Hamasyan, one of the greatest Jazz pianists alive today.

Come see the full breadth of rhythmic expression and experience some Hard Times!

Program:

Thomas Adès - Four Quarters 
i - Nightfalls
ii - Morning Dew
iii - Days
iv - The Twenty-fifth Hour
Trevor Weston - Fudo Myoo
Vivian Fung - String Quartet no. 4 “Insects and Machines”
Tigran Hamasyan arr. Kevin Rogers -
Song for Melan and Rafik
Vortex

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Friction Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 4: “Insects and Machines”'
Mar
21
7:30 PM19:30
Chamber Music

Friction Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 4: “Insects and Machines”'

Rhythm; one of the most basic and compelling attributes of music.

Curated by Kevin Rogers, every piece on this program has some blend of the most difficult, challenging, and delightful rhythmic play inside of it. From Thomas Adés’s brilliant use of irrational time signatures (you read that right!) to the high octane music of Trevor Weston that Friction Quartet cuts it's teeth on. Also featured is the imaginative music of Vivian Fung, merging machinary and biology, and a series of arrangements of tunes written by Tigran Hamasyan, one of the greatest Jazz pianists alive today.

Come see the full breadth of rhythmic expression and experience some Hard Times!

Program:

Thomas Adès - Four Quarters 
i - Nightfalls
ii - Morning Dew
iii - Days
iv - The Twenty-fifth Hour
Trevor Weston - Fudo Myoo
Vivian Fung - String Quartet no. 4 “Insects and Machines”
Tigran Hamasyan arr. Kevin Rogers -
Song for Melan and Rafik
Vortex

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Nicholas Phan and ROCO perform 'Lamenting Earth'
Mar
29
5:00 PM17:00
Chamber Music

Nicholas Phan and ROCO perform 'Lamenting Earth'

  • Asia Society Texas Center (Houston, TX, USA) (map)
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Join us as ROCO’s Connections Series returns to Asia Society Texas Center on March 29th, and enjoy an evening spotlighting music by Asian artists and composers, exploring the experiences of Vietnamese immigrants.

Tenor Nicholas Phan features in the world premiere of Season 20 Composer-In-Residence Viet Cuong’s song cycle, telling the story of his family’s escape from Saigon, plus Vivian Fung’s elegaic Lamenting Earth, complimented by Viet Cuong’s driving septet Pulse Train.

Emmy Award-winning composer and traditional musician Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ joins, performing on instruments such as the đàn bầu (Vietnamese monochord), 16-string đàn tranh (zither), đàn t’rung (bamboo xylophone), and trống (traditional drums), creating music that blends the wonderfully unique sounds of Vietnamese instruments with other genres, fusing deeply rooted musical traditions with fresh new structures.

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Land's End Ensemble performs 'Humanoid'
Mar
29
7:30 PM19:30
Solo Performer

Land's End Ensemble performs 'Humanoid'

  • Rozsa Centre (Calgary, AB, Canada) (map)
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Guest artist and co-curator, Andy Lin

6:30pm: Pre-Concert Chat
7:00PM: Pre-Concert Performance
7:30pm: Concert

Program

Roydon Tse – Blues n' Grooves (erhu & piano)
夜來香/Fragrance of the Night (erhu & piano)
賽馬/Horse Racing (erhu & piano)
Vivian Fung – Humanoid (cello & electronics), performed by Beth Root Sandvoss
Shih-Hui Chen – flashback moments (erhu & piano trio)

[INTERMISSION]

Vincent Ho – Busker Suite (violin)
Vincent Ou Yang – <New work for trio>
Bright Sheng – Clearwater Rhapsody (erhu & piano trio)

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Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra performs 'Baroque Melting'
Mar
29
8:00 PM20:00
Large Ensemble

Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra performs 'Baroque Melting'

  • D.F. Cook Recital Hall, MUN School of Music (St. John's, NL, USA) (map)
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Sinfonia 3: Turbulance

Prepare for an evening of intense musical drama with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra's Sinfonia 3: Turbulence. Join us on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 8pm at the D.F. Cook Recital Hall, MUN School of Music, with conductor Julian Pellicano.

The concert opens with Christoph Willibald Gluck's electrifying Dance of the Furies from Don Juan and Orfeo ed Euridice. Next, experience the profound emotional depth of Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 49, also known as "La Passione." The program continues with Vivian Fung's Baroque Melting, a contemporary work creating a unique and captivating soundscape. The evening reaches its climax with Luigi Boccherini's Symphony No. 6, op. 12 "La Casa del diavolo" (The House of the Devil).

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Choral Arts Institute performs "Six Haiku" and "Songs of Childhood"
Apr
6
4:30 PM16:30
Chamber Music

Choral Arts Institute performs "Six Haiku" and "Songs of Childhood"

  • Newport Beach (Newport Beach, CA, USA) (map)
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Season 13: Intimate Voices

An intimate concert featuring solo and chamber repertoire. Experience the magic of new music in a closer, more personal setting with a select roster of a dozen Choral Artists. Featuring new vocal works by Vivian Fung, Che Buford, Joe Jaxson, Christopher Cerrone, and more.

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Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra performs 'Pizzicato'
May
3
8:00 PM20:00
Large Ensemble

Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra performs 'Pizzicato'

  • D.F. Cook Recital Hall, MUN School of Music (St. John's, NL, USA) (map)
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Sinfonia 4: Postcards from Spain

Embark on a musical journey to the vibrant landscapes of Spain with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra's Sinfonia 4: Postcards from Spain. Join us on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 8pm at the D.F. Cook Recital Hall, MUN School of Music, with conductor Dina Gilbert.

The concert begins with Pizzicato by contemporary composer Vivian Fung. Next, immerse yourself in the ethereal beauty of Postcards from the Sky by Marjan Mozetich. The program continues with Nino Rota's Concerto for String Orchestra, a work known for its rich textures and dynamic contrasts, showcasing the strings in a vibrant and expressive performance. The evening culminates with Rodion Shchedrin's Carmen Suite, a brilliant reimagining of Bizet's opera.

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Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur performs "Baroque Melting"
May
21
7:30 PM19:30
Large Ensemble

Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur performs "Baroque Melting"

  • Winterthur Music College, Townhouse (Winterthur, ZH, Switzerland) (map)
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PATHÉTIQUE WITH GEMMA NEW

If there is one piece that has internalized the season's theme of "transgression" to the core, then it is Tchaikovsky's "Symphonie Pathétique". Lament and sadness are unmistakable in the first movement, and even the beautiful, tender second movement tells of unfulfilled happiness: as a waltz in the "wrong" 5/4 time, it perhaps symbolizes the pain of a social outsider who remained Tchaikovsky (as a cosmopolitan in Russia, as a Russian abroad, as a homosexual in bourgeois society) despite all his successes. Does the triumphant third movement even convey disgust at these successes? At the latest in the slow final movement, entitled "Adagio lamentoso", a feeling breaks through that we can probably all identify with at certain times: the irreconcilable lament about transience. The young New Zealand conductor Gemma New combines Tchaikovsky with two contemporary works: a concerto that Efraín Oscher wrote for the soloist Edicson Ruiz on his highly virtuoso double bass, which combines neo-baroque verve with Latin American rhythms. The orchestral piece "Baroque Melting" by the Canadian composer Vivian Fung also begins in a very baroque manner, only to soon (as the title suggests) "melt" in a variety of ways. Musical "transgression" has never been a greater pleasure! A pleasure that ultimately touches and invites reflection.

Program:
Vivian Fung, Baroque Melting for harpsichord and string orchestra
Efraín Oscher, Barroqueana Venezolana No. 4 for double bass and orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”

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Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur performs "Baroque Melting"
May
22
7:30 PM19:30
Large Ensemble

Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur performs "Baroque Melting"

  • Winterthur Music College, Townhouse (Winterthur, ZH, Switzerland) (map)
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PATHÉTIQUE WITH GEMMA NEW

If there is one piece that has internalized the season's theme of "transgression" to the core, then it is Tchaikovsky's "Symphonie Pathétique". Lament and sadness are unmistakable in the first movement, and even the beautiful, tender second movement tells of unfulfilled happiness: as a waltz in the "wrong" 5/4 time, it perhaps symbolizes the pain of a social outsider who remained Tchaikovsky (as a cosmopolitan in Russia, as a Russian abroad, as a homosexual in bourgeois society) despite all his successes. Does the triumphant third movement even convey disgust at these successes? At the latest in the slow final movement, entitled "Adagio lamentoso", a feeling breaks through that we can probably all identify with at certain times: the irreconcilable lament about transience. The young New Zealand conductor Gemma New combines Tchaikovsky with two contemporary works: a concerto that Efraín Oscher wrote for the soloist Edicson Ruiz on his highly virtuoso double bass, which combines neo-baroque verve with Latin American rhythms. The orchestral piece "Baroque Melting" by the Canadian composer Vivian Fung also begins in a very baroque manner, only to soon (as the title suggests) "melt" in a variety of ways. Musical "transgression" has never been a greater pleasure! A pleasure that ultimately touches and invites reflection.

Program:
Vivian Fung, Baroque Melting for harpsichord and string orchestra
Efraín Oscher, Barroqueana Venezolana No. 4 for double bass and orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”

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Premiere of "Songs of the Diaspora" with the Del Sol Quartet
Jun
1
to Jun 30
Chamber Music

Premiere of "Songs of the Diaspora" with the Del Sol Quartet

The Creative Work Fund is pleased to award 13 new grants to Greater Bay Area artists collaborating with nonprofit organizations to develop new works of visual art, theater, traditional art, dance, poetry, arts activism and more. Grantees continue to show us that when artists and organizations are in partnership, they strengthen the vibrancy of the Bay Area.

Poet Genny Lim is collaborating with Del Sol Performing Arts Organization to create The Songs of the Diaspora, a connection between our ancestors and our future through new poetry by Lim in an immersive musical experience with collaborating artists Vivian Fung, Mark Heller, Meilina Tsui, Andi Wong, and Theresa Wong. The evening-length work will be presented in June 2025. 

More details coming soon!

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La Jolla Symphony performs 'Violin Concerto No. 1'
Dec
8
2:00 PM14:00
Large Ensemble, Solo with Ensemble

La Jolla Symphony performs 'Violin Concerto No. 1'

  • Mandeville Auditorium (La Jolla, CA, USA) (map)
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Luminosity: Colorists Past and Present

Sameer Patel, conductor
Nancy Zhou, violin

Program:
Gabriella Smith, Bioluminescence Chaconne
Vivian Fung, Violin Concerto No. 1
Claude Debussy, Sirènes, from Nocturnes
Gabriel Fauré, Pavane
Maurice Ravel, Daphnix et Chloé, Suite No. 2

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La Jolla Symphony performs 'Violin Concerto No. 1'
Dec
7
7:30 PM19:30
Large Ensemble, Solo with Ensemble

La Jolla Symphony performs 'Violin Concerto No. 1'

  • Mandeville Auditorium (La Jolla, CA, USA) (map)
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Luminosity: Colorists Past and Present

Sameer Patel, conductor
Nancy Zhou, violin

Program:
Gabriella Smith, Bioluminescence Chaconne
Vivian Fung, Violin Concerto No. 1
Claude Debussy, Sirènes, from Nocturnes
Gabriel Fauré, Pavane
Maurice Ravel, Daphnix et Chloé, Suite No. 2

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SDSU Chamber Orchestra performs 'String Sinfonietta'
Dec
6
7:00 PM19:00
Large Ensemble

SDSU Chamber Orchestra performs 'String Sinfonietta'

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Join the SDSU Concert Band, Wind Symphony, and Chamber Orchestra for our end of the semester concert. Composer Vivian Fung will join the Chamber Orchestra for performances of her music. The bands will features standards from the concert repertoire as well as new works.

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World Premiere of 'Prayer' for violin and piano with Lara St. John
Dec
5
7:30 PM19:30
Chamber Music, Premiere

World Premiere of 'Prayer' for violin and piano with Lara St. John

  • Jane Mallett Theatre St. Lawrence Centere for the Arts (Toronto, ON, Canada) (map)
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Music Toronto and soundstreams present: Invocations concert

Performance includes the world premiere of Prayer, arranged for violin and piano, performed by Lara St. John

Program
Vivian Fung, Prayer (arr. violin and piano) — World premiere
Avner Dorman, Nigunim
James Rolfe, Narrow Bridge — World premeire
Aaron Copland, Vitebsk
Amy Beach, Invocation
Robert Schumann, Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44

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Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 3'
Dec
2
7:00 PM19:00
Chamber Music

Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 3'

  • Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church (Medicine Hat, AB, Canada) (map)
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From Juilliard to Medicine Hat: The Katarina String Quartet

One of Canada’s leading young string quartets is performing at Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church on December 2nd at 7:00 p.m.

The concert is suitable for listeners of all ages with works by Haydn, Beethoven and living Canadian composer, Vivian Fung. “The program invites participants to tap into the present musical moment. Evocative silences in each work draw our ear to what is both around and within us.”

The Katarina String Quartet is currently the “Graduate String Quartet in Residence” at the Juilliard School of Music. Formed in 2022 at the Schulich School of Music in Montreal, KSQ are recent Gold Medal winners of the 2024 St. Paul Chamber Music Competition and first-prize winners of the 2023 Canadian Music Competition. As one of the members grew up in Calgary, the quartet is undertaking a mini tour of Alberta with performances in Camrose, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.

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Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 3'
Nov
29
7:00 PM19:00
Chamber Music

Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 3'

  • Southminster United (Lethbridge, AB, Canada) (map)
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The concert is suitable for listeners of all ages with works by Haydn, Beethoven and living Canadian composer, Vivian Fung. “The program invites participants to tap into the present musical moment. Evocative silences in each work draw our ear to what is both around and within us.”

The Katarina String Quartet is currently the “Graduate String Quartet in Residence” at the Juilliard School of Music. Formed in 2022 at the Schulich School of Music in Montreal, KSQ are recent Gold Medal winners of the 2024 St. Paul Chamber Music Competition and first-prize winners of the 2023 Canadian Music Competition. As one of the members grew up in Calgary, the quartet is undertaking a mini tour of Alberta with performances in Camrose, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.

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Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 3'
Nov
24
3:00 PM15:00
Chamber Music

Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 3'

  • Scarboro United (Calgary, AB, Canada) (map)
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The concert is suitable for listeners of all ages with works by Haydn, Beethoven and living Canadian composer, Vivian Fung. “The program invites participants to tap into the present musical moment. Evocative silences in each work draw our ear to what is both around and within us.”

The Katarina String Quartet is currently the “Graduate String Quartet in Residence” at the Juilliard School of Music. Formed in 2022 at the Schulich School of Music in Montreal, KSQ are recent Gold Medal winners of the 2024 St. Paul Chamber Music Competition and first-prize winners of the 2023 Canadian Music Competition. As one of the members grew up in Calgary, the quartet is undertaking a mini tour of Alberta with performances in Camrose, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.

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Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 3'
Nov
23
2:00 PM14:00
Chamber Music

Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 3'

  • Wild Rose Chamber Music (Edmonton, AB, Canada) (map)
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The concert is suitable for listeners of all ages with works by Haydn, Beethoven and living Canadian composer, Vivian Fung. “The program invites participants to tap into the present musical moment. Evocative silences in each work draw our ear to what is both around and within us.”

The Katarina String Quartet is currently the “Graduate String Quartet in Residence” at the Juilliard School of Music. Formed in 2022 at the Schulich School of Music in Montreal, KSQ are recent Gold Medal winners of the 2024 St. Paul Chamber Music Competition and first-prize winners of the 2023 Canadian Music Competition. As one of the members grew up in Calgary, the quartet is undertaking a mini tour of Alberta with performances in Camrose, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.

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Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 3'
Nov
21
6:00 PM18:00
Chamber Music

Katarina String Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 3'

  • The Bailey Theatre (Camrose, AB, Canada) (map)
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The concert is suitable for listeners of all ages with works by Haydn, Beethoven and living Canadian composer, Vivian Fung. “The program invites participants to tap into the present musical moment. Evocative silences in each work draw our ear to what is both around and within us.”

The Katarina String Quartet is currently the “Graduate String Quartet in Residence” at the Juilliard School of Music. Formed in 2022 at the Schulich School of Music in Montreal, KSQ are recent Gold Medal winners of the 2024 St. Paul Chamber Music Competition and first-prize winners of the 2023 Canadian Music Competition. As one of the members grew up in Calgary, the quartet is undertaking a mini tour of Alberta with performances in Camrose, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.

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Philippe Quint and Jun Cho perform 'Birdsong' for The Muse Concert
Nov
20
7:30 PM19:30
Chamber Music

Philippe Quint and Jun Cho perform 'Birdsong' for The Muse Concert

  • Bohemian National Hall (New York, NY, USA) (map)
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The Muse

The Muse, a multimedia recital program, will lead the audience through masterpieces by transcendent female composers such as Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth, and Nadia Boulanger. These women transformed classical music in their time, while also acting as mentors and educators, thereby redefining the usual definition of the word ‘muse’. This program not only celebrates their groundbreaking contributions but gives their legacies contemporary resonance. A deeply personal journey, The Muse focuses on new works, too, beginning with music by Philippe Quint’s mother, the celebrated composer Lora Kvint, and also featuring pieces by other pre-eminent female performers/composers of our time, including Lera Auerbach, Vivian Fung, and Errollyn Wallen. The musical selections, interwoven with writings by Sappho, Anne Finch, Clara Schumann, Nadia Boulanger, and Lera Auerbach, offer a rich tapestry of music, poetry, and personal narratives.

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Penn State Concert Choir performs 'Recommendation'
Nov
17
6:30 PM18:30
Chamber Music

Penn State Concert Choir performs 'Recommendation'

  • Penn State Concert Hall (University Park, PA, USA) (map)
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Concert Choir: Between Earth and Sky

'Between Earth and Sky" presents contemplative and affirming music addressing themes of place, community, environment and aspiration. Singing works by Alex Berko, Eriks Ešenvalds, Vivian Fung, Shara Nova, Sarah Hopkins, Ysaye Barnwell and others, Concert Choir will be joined by instrumentalists with the addition of special lighting and imaginative use of space in the Recital Hall.

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San Francisco Conservatory Percussion Ensemble performs '(Un)Wandering Souls'
Nov
13
7:30 PM19:30
Chamber Music

San Francisco Conservatory Percussion Ensemble performs '(Un)Wandering Souls'

  • Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall (San Francisco, CA, USA) (map)
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SFCM Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study.

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Ensemble for These Times performs 'Ominous Machine'
Nov
8
8:00 PM20:00
Chamber Music

Ensemble for These Times performs 'Ominous Machine'

  • Old First Concerts (San Francisco, CA, USA) (map)
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E4TT's 17th anniversary season opener features a musical conversation around motion:

Program:

Mary Biano, Oboe/piano duo (world premeire, commissioned)
Ursula Kwong-Brown, “And I Made My Own Way, Deciphering That Fire” (world premeire, commissioned)
Darian Donovan Thomas, ubi lux floret (world premeire, commissioned)
Benjamin Britten, Moto Perpetuo, from Cello Sonata, Op. 65 for cello and piano
York Bowen, Moto Perpetuo (from Suite Mignonne, Op. 39)
Lisa Bielawa, “Synopsis #10: I Know This Room So Well”
Vivian Fung, Ominous Machine
Sage Shurman, composure
Zhou Tian, Majestic Bells

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Kamloops Symphony performs 'Pizzicato'
Nov
3
4:00 PM16:00
Large Ensemble

Kamloops Symphony performs 'Pizzicato'

  • Sagebrush Theatre (Kamloops, BC, Canada) (map)
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Dive into an enchanting underwater world as Hans Christian Andersen's beloved tale, The Little Mermaid, comes to life with music! With captivating storytelling and the magical melodies from Grieg's Peer Gynt Suites, this family-friendly concert promises an unforgettable musical adventure.

Dana Gilbert, conductor

Program
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt (selections of Suite No. 1 & 2
Vivian Fung: Pizzicato
Elizabeth Raum: Woodwind Quintet (excerpt)

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Kamloops Symphony performs 'Pizzicato'
Nov
3
2:00 PM14:00
Large Ensemble

Kamloops Symphony performs 'Pizzicato'

  • Sagebrush Theatre (Kamloops, BC, Canada) (map)
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Dive into an enchanting underwater world as Hans Christian Andersen's beloved tale, The Little Mermaid, comes to life with music! With captivating storytelling and the magical melodies from Grieg's Peer Gynt Suites, this family-friendly concert promises an unforgettable musical adventure.

Dana Gilbert, conductor

Program
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt (selections of Suite No. 1 & 2
Vivian Fung: Pizzicato
Elizabeth Raum: Woodwind Quintet (excerpt)

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Huronia Symphony performs 'Pizzicato'
Oct
27
3:30 PM15:30
Large Ensemble

Huronia Symphony performs 'Pizzicato'

  • Collier Street United Church (Barrie, ON, Canada) (map)
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Suites, Soirées and a Symphony

Our first concert of the 2024-25 season, under Conductor Jeffrey Pollock, featuring Stravinsky, Dvořák  and other composers, will be a great start to the new season.  

Program:

Vivian Fung - Pizzicato, str
Manuel de Falla - Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo 
Igor Stravinsky - Suites 1 & 2 for Small orchestra 
Benjamin Britten - Soirées Musicales

Intermission

Antonin Dvořák - Symphony 8   

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Villiers Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 1'
Oct
14
7:30 PM19:30
Chamber Music

Villiers Quartet performs 'String Quartet No. 1'

  • Cavendish Hall at Edensor, on the Chatsworth Estate (map)
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Named after Villiers Street in London, the Villiers Quartet encompasses the grand and iconic spirit of the extraordinary music tradition in Britain and has been praised for “exquisite ensemble playing” (Seen & Heard International), and their absolute “commitment and virtuosity” (The Sunday Times). The Villiers Quartet is the Quartet-in-Residence at the Jacqueline Du Pré Music Building at Oxford University.

Program:

Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 76 No. 1
Fung: Quartet No. 1
Ravel: Quartet in F major

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Iryna Krechkovsky performs 'Birdsong' at Chamber Music OC
Oct
5
3:00 PM15:00
Chamber Music

Iryna Krechkovsky performs 'Birdsong' at Chamber Music OC

  • First Lutheran Church & School (map)
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Classical Crossroads Classical Interludes

Classical Crossroads’ Classical Interludes Series presents a concert featuring CMOC Resident Artists and Pre-College Rising Stars in a variety of configurations.

Program
L. Janáček (1854-1928): Sonata for Violin and Piano
Iryna Krechkovsky, violin • Louise Thomas. piano

V. Fung (b. 1975): "Birdsong" for Violin and Piano (2012)
Iryna Krechkovsky, violin • Louise Thomas. piano

F. Bridge (1879-1941): Miniatures for Piano Trio, H. 87-89 (Mvmts. VII & VIII)
"The Teddy Trio" • Katherine Zhang, violin • Micah Lee, cello • Denver Ming Chun Ng, piano

F. Liszt (1811-1886): Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Kevin Zhang, piano

A. Arensky (1861-1905): Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 (Mvmt. I)
Iryna Krechkovsky, violin • Sophia Yoo, cello • Louise Thomas, piano

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Looking Glass Ensemble performs 'Billy Collins Suite'
Sep
29
2:30 PM14:30
Chamber Music

Looking Glass Ensemble performs 'Billy Collins Suite'

Everything Is Green

The Looking Glass Ensemble is an interdisciplinary performance collective founded by clarinetist Christine Carter and dance artist Shannon Litzenberger. In collaboration with Canada’s trailblazing pianist Gregory Oh and award-winning cellist Vernon Regehr, “Everything is Green” pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Randall Woolf’s breathtaking “Everything is Green” and Arvo Pärt’s equally exquisite “Spiegel im Spiegel,” with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Ludwig von Beethoven and Vivian Fung.

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
ARVO PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel
RANDY WOOLF: Everything is Green
VIVIAN FUNG: The Billy Collins Suite

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'Birdsong' performed in Prairie Harvest Moon Concert
Sep
28
2:00 PM14:00
Chamber Music

'Birdsong' performed in Prairie Harvest Moon Concert

Prairie Harvest Moon, presented by the Edmonton Multicultural Innovative Society

ThegoalofthisconcertistopresentacombinationofChinesetraditionalorfolk-inspiredmusic,compositionsbytalentedcomposersofChinesedescent(includingChinese-Canadians)andtoshowcaselocalprofessionalmusicians.

Italsoendeavourstobringtogetherthecommunityatlargetocelebratetherecentautumnalequionx.TheChinesecelebratethisharvestseasonandtheharvestmoonthroughtheMid-AutumnFestival.Activitiesincludinglightinglanternsandgiftingmooncakes, which symbolize completeness and reunion.

Program

Wind Blows, Huang Ruo
Kangding Love Song, Trad. Chinese folk song, arr. Zhao Yongshan
Liuyang River, Tang Biguang
Fisherman’s Song at Dusk, Trad. Chinese, arr. Lü Lu
Butterfly Lovers Concerto, He Zhanhao & Chen Gang, arr. Guan Sheng You
Birdsong, Vivian Fung
A Mother’s Tale, Qu Xixian, arr. Johannes Möller
Dance of the Orient, Mark Houghton
Energetic Duo for Two Violins, Chen Yi
Candlelight, Rron Delos Santos
The Seeker, Kevin Lau

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Looking Glass Ensemble performs 'Billy Collins Suite'
Sep
27
7:30 PM19:30
Chamber Music

Looking Glass Ensemble performs 'Billy Collins Suite'

Everything Is Green

The Looking Glass Ensemble is an interdisciplinary performance collective founded by clarinetist Christine Carter and dance artist Shannon Litzenberger. In collaboration with Canada’s trailblazing pianist Gregory Oh and award-winning cellist Vernon Regehr, “Everything is Green” pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Randall Woolf’s breathtaking “Everything is Green” and Arvo Pärt’s equally exquisite “Spiegel im Spiegel,” with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Ludwig von Beethoven and Vivian Fung.

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
ARVO PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel
RANDY WOOLF: Everything is Green
VIVIAN FUNG: The Billy Collins Suite

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