Edmonton Recital Society
2024-2025 Season
Bringing World-Class Music Home
DR. ILYA POLETAEV, piano
Sunday, October 20, 2024
2 PM
Muttart Hall, Alberta College Campus, MacEwan University
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We open our 2024-25 season with pianist Dr. Ilya Poletaev, who is hailed as “one of the most significant pianists of our generation”, and the only Canadian pianist to ever win the prestigious International Bach Competition in Leipzig. Ilya made his ERS debut in February of 2023 with the Trio de Montréal and we are thrilled to welcome him back; this time in a solo piano recital.
Rameau: Pieces de Clavecin (1731) performed by Ilya Poletaev
Louis Couperin (c. 1626-1661)
Pavane de Blancrocher
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue BWV 903
Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Fantasy in C Major (Bk. 5 of “Kenner und Liebhaber” collection)
L. van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata Op. 110
Niels Gade (1817-1890)
Sonata in E minor Op. 28 (dedicated to Franz Liszt)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Ballade No. 2 in B minor (“Hero and Leander”)
George Enescu (1881-1955)
Pavane from Suite Op. 10
Tickets are also available at the door.
IN REMEMBRANCE
Edmonton Symphony Wind Quintet
Sunday, November 10, 2024
7:30 PM
Always an audience favourite, our annual “In Remembrance” concert event is coming up! We present an evening of music, poetry, and reflection, and this year we feature the exceptional Edmonton Symphony Wind Quintet. The quintet is making their ERS debut and is comprised of the stunning talents of the five principal wind players of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra: Elizabeth Koch, flute; June Kim, oboe; Julianne Scott, clarinet; Bianca Chambul, bassoon; Allene Hackleman, horn
ERS’ own Sarah Ho, piano, will join the quintet for Poulenc’s famed Sextet, and Lili Boulanger’s “D’un Soir Triste”.
Also on the program: Ravel’s “Tombeau de Couperin”, and Hindemith’s “Kleine Kammermusik” for Wind Quintet.
We are also excited to have CKUA Radio personality and ERS founding President, Aaron Au as our host/narrator for this recital.
It will be an evening to remember!
La fille aux cheveux de lin
Claude Debussy
arr. by Norman Hallam
Le tombeau de Couperin
Maurice Ravel
arr. by Mason Jones
Kleine Kammermusik für
fünf Bläser Op. 24, No. 2
Paul Hindemith
D’un soir triste
Lili Boulanger
arr. by Craig Levesque
with Sarah Ho, piano
Sextuor
Francis Poulenc
with Sarah Ho, piano
Tickets are also available at the door.
EMERGING ARTIST
Kannan Bloor, saxophone
Sunday, January 12, 2025
2 PM
John Alonso, piano
with guest artist Christina Kant, harp
We welcome Kannan Bloor to our series as this season’s Emerging Artist. Kannan is pursuing his bachelor’s degree at the University of Toronto and will present our first saxophone recital. He will be joined by pianist John Alonso and Edmonton’s Christina Kant on harp.
Vincent David (b. 1974)
L’éveil de la toupie
Camille Saint-Saëns (1935-1921)
Romance, Op. 36
arr. for alto saxophone and harp
Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn
(1805-1847)
Schwanenlied from 6 Lieder, Op. 1
arr. for alto saxophone and harp
César Franck (1822-1890)
Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano
III. Recitativo-Fantasia: Ben moderato
IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
Spanish Dance No. 1 from the opera La Vida Breve
arr. by Marcel Grandjany
Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)
Hot-Sonate, WV 95
4 movements
ADMISSION BY DONATION
Contactless credit card and cash donations gratefully accepted.
Sponsored by Michael and Jean Kant
Martin Riseley, violin
Stéphane Lemelin, piano
with guest artist Rafael Hoekman, cello
This concert is presented in memory of cellist Tanya Prochazka
Monday, February 3, 2025
7:30 PM
pre-concert reception in the lobby at 6:30 PM
Francis Winspear Centre for Music
Seating in the choir loft or on the Winspear stage
Former ESO concertmaster Martin Riseley will be returning to Edmonton from New Zealand to perform alongside Edmonton favourite, pianist Stéphane Lemelin. They will be joined by ESO Principal Cellist Rafael Hoekman.
The audience will have the unique experience of sitting on the Winspear stage or the choir loft near the performance! There will be a pre-concert reception in the lobby.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Violin Sonata in B-flat major, K. 454
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in G Major
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8
Seating is limited. Purchasing tickets in advance is highly recommended.
Tickets will also be available at the door.
a co-presentation with MacEwan University
NEW ORFORD STRING QUARTET
Andrew Wan, violin; Jonathan Crow, violin
Sharon Wei, viola; Brian Manker, cello
Sunday, April 6, 2025
2 PM
Muttart Hall, Alberta College Campus, MacEwan University
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with guest artists the Garneau String Quartet
Robert Uchida, violin; Laura Veeze, violin
Keith Hamm, viola; Julie Hereish, cello
Join us as we welcome back one of Canada’s most beloved and well-known chamber music groups, the New Orford String Quartet. This time they will be joined by another stellar chamber music group, Edmonton’s own Garneau String Quartet for an epic performance of Mendelssohn’s String Octet.
Cecilia Livingston (1984-)
* After the Wind
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 131
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
with the Garneau String Quartet
* Commissioned by Sharon Wei as part of the Northern Tornadoes project by Western University
Tickets are also available at the door.
CINEMA CAFÉ
Sunday, May 18, 2025
7:30 PM
pre-concert reception in the lobby at 6:30 PM
Laura Veeze, violin
Meran Currie-Roberts, cello
Sarah Ho, piano
with guest artist Nora Bumanis, harp
Francis Winspear Centre for Music
Audience will be seated either on the Winspear stage or in the Choir Loft
Enjoy an intimate cabaret performance featuring Laura Veeze, violin; Meran Currie- Roberts, cello and Sarah Ho, piano, featuring music from La La Land, Amélie, Memoirs of a Geisha, and more.
This concert will take place on the Main Stage of the Francis Winspear Centre for Music. After a pre-concert reception in the lobby, you will be invited to sit either on the Winspear stage or in the Choir Loft to enjoy the performance.
Seating is limited; pre-purchase of tickets via the Winspear Centre Box Office is highly recommended.
MUSIC FROM:
La La Land Suite
Memoirs of a Geisha (Sayuri Theme and Going to School)
Game of Thrones
Ladies in Lavender
Selections from 4 seasons of Buenos Aires for piano trio by Piazzolla
Selections from Amélie
Cinema Paradiso
Café Music for Violin, Cello and Piano by Paul Schoenfield