Sunday, November 3, 2024

3pm at St. Paul's United Church, 29 Park St. W., Dundas (corner of Cross and Park Streets)

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Sight, Sound, Symphony! concert poster

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  • In partnership with The Dundas Valley School of the Arts
  • Sandee Ewasiuk, Guest Artist
  • Pre-concert Program for young people with Keira McArthur

Programme:

  1. Aaron Copland: Rodeo
    • Hoe Down
  2. Heitor Villa-Lobos, arr. Eliseu Ferreira: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2
    • Toccato (The Little Train of the Caipira)
  3. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, op. 68
    • IV – Gewitter, Sturm
  4. Johann Strauss, Jr.: Künstlerleben (“An Artist’s Life”), op. 316 (Sandee Ewasiuk, Live Art Artist)
  5. J. W. Bratton, J. Kennedy, arr. L. Thomas: The Teddy Bear’s Picnic (Live art encore)
  6. Modeste Mussorgsky, orchestration by Carl Simpson: Pictures at an Exhibition
    • Part One: I – Promenade
    • Part Four: XIII – Catacombs
    • Part Three: IX – Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
    • Part Five: XVI – The Great Gate at Kiev
  7. Gabriel Fauré: Masques et Bergamasques, op. 112
    • III – Gavotte
  8. Emmanuel Chabrier: Joyeuse Marche

The DVO and the DVSA team up to present a performance for the eyes and the ears! Music by Copland, Beethoven, Mussorgsky and others will demonstrate the imaginative visual aspects of music. Sandee Ewasiuk will paint during the performance, accompanied by the orchestra. The audience will then be invited to do the same. This concert has been planned to be very accessible to young people and kids of all ages and is supported by the Dougher Community Fund.

Admission is free. DVO gratefully accepts donations, and tax receipts are provided for donations of $10 or more. DVO is comprised of talented amateur musicians from the Hamilton area. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Please remember that St. Paul’s is a fragrance-free facility.