As a heartfelt thank-you for being a special part of our OrKidstra family, we invite you to a FREE performance of “Through the Looking Glass.”

This dynamic interdisciplinary concert will take place on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 7:30 PM performed by The Looking Glass Ensemble at the Huguette Labelle event space in Tabaret Hall, uOttawa (550 Cumberland St., Ottawa). Doors will open at 7 PM for this one-hour concert (no intermission); seating is general admission and will be available until hall capacity is reached.

Thanks to a grant from ArtsNL, long-time friend of OrKidstra, Christine Carter, and her interdisciplinary collective The Looking Glass Ensemble, are offering this invite-only performance free for the OrKidstra family! The one-hour original show features acclaimed clarinetist Christine Carter and celebrated dance artist Shannon Litzenberger in collaboration with Canada’s trailblazing pianist Gregory Oh and award-winning cellist Vernon Regehr. The program “pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Arvo Pärt’s exquisite ‘Spiegel im Spiegel,’ with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Ludwig van Beethoven and Vivian Fung.” The performances of The Looking Glass Ensemble are imagined as multi-layer concerts, allowing audiences to experience the novelty of multiple art forms, including music, dance, poetry, and film.

There is no need to RSVP for “Through the Looking Glass” and no tickets are required – we hope to see you on March 19 (and feel free to bring a friend)!

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Featuring works by John Luther Adams, Vivian Fung, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and Jan Dismas Zelenka.

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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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Ipswich Chamber Music Society celebrates 100th Anniversary

March 15: Centenary Gala Concert, featuring the Villiers Quartet and students from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Including Haydn’s ‘Fifths’ quartet, played at the very first ICMS concert in October 1925, Vivian Fung’s String Quartet No 1 and Mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings, Op. 20.

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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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The Nü Voice

Elektik Duo
Andrea Willis, soprano
Megaria Halim, piano

Program
In coelo et in terra (sonnet), Rita Strohl
The Seal Man, Rebecca Clarke
Penelope, Cecilia Livingston
Kalypso, Cecilia Livingston
Aunt Helen, Monica Pearce
Baby Book, Lauren Spavelko
Pot Roast à La RBG, Vivian Fung

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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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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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University of Alberta Saxophone Studio perform 'Shaman Speaks' at NASA Region 9 Conference

Held at the University of British Columbia School of Music

Host: Dr. Julia Nolan

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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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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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The Williams College Department of Music and I/O Fest 2025 bring Gamelan Yowana Sari to the Clark for an afternoon of new music for Balinese gamelan. The program features recently commissioned works for the ensemble by Michael Gordon and Evan Ziporyn, alongside music by Vivian Fung and Balinese master composer and musician Dewa Alit.

A performing Balinese Art Ensemble in residence at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, New York City, Gamelan Yowana Sari has recently appeared at Bang on a Can’s Long Play Festival in Brooklyn and the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA. Additionally, while in Bali recently, they studied and performed with Dewa Alit’s Gamelan Salukat. Musicians from I/O Ensemble, I/O Fest’s resident ensemble, join the group for this program.

I/O Ensemble, the Williams College contemporary music ensemble directed by Matthew Gold, joins Gamelan Yowana Sari for this performance. I/O, which stands for input/output, reflects the group's ethos of letting lived experience bleed into their music. The ensemble is composed of musicians from the Williams College Department of Music faculty, student body, and local community, with guest artists from across the country.

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MSM Chamber Music Festival: MSM Artists in Residence: American String Quartet

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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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The Kennedy Center - Fortas Chamber Music Concerts

Program:
William Grant Still, Lyric String Quartette
Vivian Fung, String Quartet No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130

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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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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.

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.

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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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.

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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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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Performance of Kecak Attack! by the C8dence Vocal Ensemble at Collins Recital Hall in Hamel Music Center.

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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Chamber Music Marin

Program:
William Grant Still, Lyric String Quartette
Vivian Fung, String Quartet No. 2
Antonín Dvořák, Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105

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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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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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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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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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