Great collections of short pieces for winds: American composer
Vincent Persichetti’s Divertimento for Band and German composer Ernst Toch’s
Spiel für Bläser.
Our featured soloist is Kathleen McLean, one of the most
acclaimed bassoonists in North America,
in von Weber’s Hungarian Fantasy. Also
music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Grainger.
Sunday, December 13, 2009, 7:30 p.m., Waterloo
Please note: One evening performance only.
A Joyous Christmas Music Evening
Bluevale Collegiate Chamber Choir
Daniel Warren – Conductor
The Wellington Winds and the Bluevale Collegiate Chamber Choir
join in presenting a concert of seasonal favourites and other holiday
selections, both classical and contemporary. Included are Alfred Reed's Russian Christmas Music and Sleigh Rides by Leroy Anderson and Frederick Delius.
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 3:00 p.m., Waterloo
Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3:00 p.m., Kitchener
The Glory of Song
Sandra Tucker – Soprano
Daniel Warren – Conductor
A programme of music inspired and derived from song including
Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, Wagner's Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin,
Strauss' Overture to Die Fledermaus, Fucik's Florentiner March, Alfred Reed'ssetting of Black is the colour of my true love’s hair, and John Barnes
Chance's
Variations on a Korean Folk Song.
Soprano Sandra Tucker is our
featured soloist in Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs. This concert will help
raise funds for the Eating Disorders Awareness Coalition.
Sunday, May 2, 2010, 3:00 p.m., Waterloo
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 3:00 p.m., Kitchener
The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire
Michael Purves-Smith - Oboe
Daniel Warren - Conductor
Our season finale presents music by composers from Great
Britain and the colonies. From Britain, Vaughn-William'sToccata
Marziale, Malcolm Arnold'sTam O'Shanter, and Elgar'sPomp and
Circumstance March No. 1. From Australia, Grainger's Colonial SongandLondonderry Air. From Canada, Howard Cable'sSnake Fence
Country, Morley Calvert'sRomantic Variations, Jack Sirulnikoff'sNova Scotia Fantasy, and the Halton Regimental March "The
Campbells Are Comin". Also featured is the Cimarosa/BenjaminConcerto for Oboewith our own conductor laureate Michael Purves-
Smith.
Saturday, May 1, 2010 - KWCMS Music Room
WW Chamber Music Evening
Our annual concert featuring small ensembles from the
Wellington Winds. This concert is not part of the regular season.
Ticket
information at 886-1673. Location is the KWCMS Music Room at 57 Young St. W.
in Waterloo.