From The New World – Sunday, May 25, 2025
3pm at St. Paul’s United Church, 29 Park St. W., Dundas (corner of Cross and Park Streets)
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Dvořák’s popular Symphony no. 9, “From the New World”, is the inspiration for this concert focusing on music from the Americas. Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man will showcase the DVO Brass and Percussion sections. The DVO will also present Kauyumari by Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz, as well as the winning composition from our 2025 Student Composer Competition. Talented young pianist, Victoria Zeng, our 2023 DVO-HAALSA Young Musician award winner, will perform the first movement of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
Programme:
- Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
- Gabriela Ortiz: Kauyumari
- Benjamin Fraser: The Storm
- Sergei Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2, Op. 18; Mvt. 1
- Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)
“The Storm” by Benjamin Fraser is the 2025 DVO Student Composer Competition winning composition. The DVO gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Student Composer Competition by Dr. Peter Banting.
Pay what you like. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Please remember that St. Paul’s is a fragrance-free facility.
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2025 Student Composer Competition
2025 Call for Submissions (PDF)
The Dundas Valley Orchestra is accepting compositions (suggested length: 5 to 8 minutes) by students currently enrolled in a Canadian educational institution (secondary or post-secondary, full or part time).
More information about the competition →
Dundas Valley Orchestra
Laura M. Thomas, B.Mus., M.F.A., Music Director
The Dundas Valley Orchestra provides amateur musicians the opportunity and joy of performing orchestral music. Musicians of all ages improve their skills and share this talent by performing community concerts and free concerts at community institutions such as nursing and retirement homes.
More information about the orchestra →
DVO Student Composer Competition
We hold an annual student composer competition.
More information about our annual competition for student composers →
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