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February 22 to 26, 2012 – North Okanagan, South Okanagan, Coquitlam (British Columbia)
The Penderecki String Quartet tours with my De Profundis commissioned with grants from the Ontario Arts Council.
January 25, 2012 – Walter Hall, Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Peter Stoll, accompanied by me on the piano, performs my Rhapsody.
November 18, 2011 - Sean O'Sullivan Theatre, Brock University, 7:30 p.m.
The Penderecki String Quartet performs my De Profundis.
November 11, 2011 - Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, 7 p.m.
Violist Anna Barycz, and the Toronto Sinfonietta conducted by Matthew Jaskiewicz premiere the new version of my Cantilena for viola and string orchestra.
October, 2011 - Tsai Performance Center in Boston, 7 p.m.
As one of the 6 finalists of the 29th ALEA III International Composition Competition, I will attend the premiere performance of my Divertimento for large ensemble, conducted by maestro Theodore Antoniou.
August 7, 2011 - Toronto Music Garden, 4 p.m. [due to bad weather, the concert has been postponed until next season]
Clarinetist Kornel Wolak and accordion master Joseph Macerollo premiere my Quay Quodlibet – a new work commissioned by Harbourfront Centre – as part of their summer concert Reed Blowout!
June 28 to July 13, 2011 - Munich, Salzburg, Vienna, Bratislava, Eisenstadt, Graz, Deutschlandsberg, Jesolo, Mestre, Venice, Verona, Innsbruck, Munich
The Canadian Children's Opera Company tours Europe with my newly commissioned Ogopogo for children's choir, flute, cello and piano. The CCOC will also perform my work as the compulsory piece by a composer of the ensemble's home country at the International Choir Competition in the world-renowned "Golden Hall" of the Musikverein.
June 26 to July 5, 2011 - Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen, Hardanger og Voss Museum, Valdres Sommersymfoni Festival, Stavanger Summer Concert Society, NORWAY
One of Canada's finest baritones, Peter McGillivray, tours Norway with my Three Norwegian Songs, commissioned by Peter especially for this occasion.
June 19, 2011 - Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, 3 p.m.
Together with virtuoso clarinetist Kornel Wolak, I perform a recital featuring two of my works (Cantilena and Matisse's Jazz) in addition to music by Lutoslawski, Karlowicz, Kurpinski and Saint-Saens. The recital is part of the Consulate's newly launched summer concert series.
June 14, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. and June 15, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. - Ernest Balmer Studio, 55 Mill St. Bldg. 58. Studio 315
Tapestry New Opera's 2010-2011 season will culminate with a shocase of new works in development, including the first act of my opera Waterfall, based on a libretto by Maja Ardal. For tickets call 416-537-6066.
June 3, 2011 - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, 8 p.m.
The Penderecki String Quartet performs the world premiere of my String Quartet 'De Profundis'. The concert is part of the QuartetFest '11. For tickets call 519-886-1673.
May 27, 2011 - First Unitarian Congregation, 7:30 p.m.
The Canadian Children's Opera Company, conducted by Ann Cooper Gay, presents the world premiere of my Ogopogo for childern's choir, flute, cello and piano.
May 14, 2011 - Academy Theatre for Performing Arts, Lindsay, Ontario, 8 p.m.
Sinfonia Toronto, conducted by Nurhan Arman, will perform my Rorate Coeli for string orchestra.
May 13, 2011 - Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, 8 p.m.
Sinfonia Toronto, conducted by Nurhan Arman, will perform my Rorate Coeli for string orchestra.
April 10, 2011 - Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Toronto, 4 p.m.
The Univox Choir of Toronto, conducted by Dallas Bergen, performs my To the Mother of God from Katyn – A Prayer, as part of the Memorial Concert on the 71st anniversary of the Katyn Massacre 1940 and the 1st anniversary of the Smolensk Tragedy 2010. The concert is presented by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Toronto.
April 9, 2011 - The Church of St. Nicholas, Gdańsk, Poland, 8 p.m.
One of the world's most acclaimed choirs, the Polski Chór Kameralny [Polish Chamber Choir], conducted by Maestro Jan Łukaszewski, will perform my To the Mother of God of Katyń – A Prayer for chorus a cappella.
April 1, 2011 - Grace Church on-the-Hill, 8 p.m.
Shannon Mercer will perform my song cycle The Poet and the War, accompanied by the Group-of-Twenty-Seven chamber orchestra under Eric Paetkau's baton. Also on the program will be my Rorate Coeli for string orchestra. For tickets, go to www.groupof27.com.
March 20, 2011 - First Unitarian Congregation, 2 p.m.
Dallas Bergen leads the Univox Choir of Toronto in premieres of my Katyn Prayer and Through Snowy Winds. For tickets go to www.univoxchoir.org.
February 5, 2011 - MacMillan Theatre, Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Fanfare Brass, conducted by Jeffrey Reynolds, presents the premiere of my Big Smoke Fanfare, composed as a welcome to the new Dean of the Faculty of Music: Don McLean.
November 19, 2010 - Heliconian Hall, Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
The Trio sTREga perform my The North Imagined. A Tribute to Glenn Gould (commissioned by sTREga), as part of their "Fall for Music" concert.
November 18, 2010 - Walter Hall, University of Toronto, noon.
"Palej for Clarinet" – a concert focusing on my recent clarinet music, including a premiere of my Rhapsody, and performances of my Burlesque, Cantilena, and 3 Interludes. Performed by Peter Stoll and guests.
The concert is free and open to the public.
October 24, 2010 - Westminster United Church, Regina, Saskatchewan, 2 p.m.
The Trio sTREga perform my The North Imagined. A Tribute to Glenn Gould (commissioned by sTREga), as part of the ensemble's Canadian Concert Tour.
October 21, 2010 - Vancouver Academy of Music, 7:30 p.m.
The Trio sTREga perform my The North Imagined. A Tribute to Glenn Gould (commissioned by sTREga), as part of the ensemble's Canadian Concert Tour.
October 20, 2010 - Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music, 12 p.m.
The Trio sTREga perform my The North Imagined. A Tribute to Glenn Gould (commissioned by sTREga), as part of the ensemble's Canadian Concert Tour.
October 19, 2010 - Philip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria, 12:30 p.m.
The Trio sTREga perform my The North Imagined. A Tribute to Glenn Gould (commissioned by sTREga), as part of the ensemble's Canadian Concert Tour.
September 30, 2010 - Walter Hall, University of Toronto, noon.
In this concert, entitled "20,000 Hertz Under the C," Richard Thomson leads a band of "lowly acclaimed" clarinettists in music for clarinet ensemble, including the premiere of my Chase 'N Air.
The concert is free and open to the public.
September 23, 24, 25, 2010 - Ernest Balmer Studio at Tapestry (55 Mill St. Bldg. 58. Studio 315, Distillery Historic District, Toronto), 8 p.m.
The Tapestry New Opera's season opener, Opera Briefs, presents three of the four opera scenes I composed during my 2010 participation in the Composer-Librettist Laboratory (LibLab): Harper's Floe, Man in Avalanche, and Waterfall, with librettos by Charles Hayter, David Brock and Maja Ardal, respectively. The Thursday and Friday concerts are preceded by Brief Artists Chats, commencing at 6:45 pm, in which I will also take part and talk about the projects and the wonderful artistic collaborations that led up to them.
Tickets are available at www.tapestrynewopera.com.
April 18, 2010 - First Unitarian Church, Toronto,
2 p.m.
The Univox choir of Toronto, conducted by Dallas Bergen, will premiere my new choral cycle 'Neath the Northern Skies to words by Canadian poet E. Pauline Johnson. The choir will also perform my four settings of Walt Whitman: Whispers of Heavenly Death. In addition to choral music, the concert will feature a group of phenomenal guest artists: the clarinet-violin-piano trio sTREga, who will present my Burlesque and the Cantilena 'Veni Creator Spiritus'.
April 1, 2010 - MacMillan Theatre, University of Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
The University of Toronto Wind Symphony, under Jeffrey Reynolds’s baton, will perform my Recollections: Vigil, Game, and Prayer.
March 21, 2010 - 9 a.m.
CBC Radio 2 broadcasts my Arise, Cry Out in the Night on Choral Concert with host Peter Togni.
March 21, 2010 - First Unitarian Church, 10:30 a.m.
The church choir at First Unitarian, conducted by Dallas Bergen, will perform my Darest Thou Now, O Soul.
March 19, 2010 - 10 p.m.
CBC Radio 2 broadcasts my Arise, Cry Out in the Night on The Signal with host Laurie Brown.
March 13, 2010 - St. Clemens Anglican Church, 7 p.m.
The Cantabile Chamber Singers, conducted by Cheryll Chung, perform my Darest Thou Now, O Soul at a concert benefiting the Michael R. Applin Award.
February 27, 2010 - MacMillan Theatre, University of Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
The University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, conducted by Gillian MacKay, will perform my Souffle de Lumière [Breath of Light].
February 26, 2010 - Grace-on-the-Hill Church, 8 p.m.
The Univox Choir, conducted by Dallas Bergen will perform my Voice of the Rain.
Jaunary 30, 2010 (8 p.m.), January 31 (3 p.m.), 2010 - Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen Street East, Toronto
The Elmer Iseler Singers, the Polish Chamber Choir, and the Toronto Children’s Choir will jointly perform choral music by Krzysztof Penderecki, as well as give the World Premiere my Arise, Cry out in the Night. The twin concerts, presented by Soundstreams Canada, will be part of the New Music Festival at the University of Toronto. For tickets, call 416-504-1282.
January 15, 2010 - Heliconian Hall, 7:30 p.m.
The trio sTREga (Ewa Sas, violin, Kasia Marczak, clarinet, and Erika Crino, piano) present a concert entitled "Winter Tale Recital." My Burlesque will appear on the program.
January 28, 2010 - Walter Hall, University of Toronto, noon
I will moderate a panel discussion with our Roger D. Moore Distinguished Visitor in Composition at the University of Toronto: maestro Krzysztof Penderecki.
January 25, 2010 - Gardiner Museum, Toronto, 7:30 p.m., Meet and Greet from 7 p.m.
This event is presented by Soundstreams and is part of the New Music Festival at the University of Toronto. I will moderate a discussion with Krzysztof Penderecki about composing music in Communist Poland.
December 4, 2009 - Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
Soprano Lorna MacDonald, pianist Jamie Parker, and cellist Shauna Rolston will perform my music, as well as the music of my colleague and friend Christos Hatzis. Also on the program will be works by Bernstein, Previn, and Klein. At 6 p.m., I will host a pre-concert talk. Tickets: $25 ($15).
November 29, 2009 - The Music Gallery, 197 John Street, Toronto, 8 p.m.
I will conduct the Canadian Composers' Orchestra in a performance of my Rorate Coeli. Tickets: $20 regular, $10 student.
July 18, 2009 - Cazenovia Presbyterian Church, 33 Albany St., Cazenovia, NY, 8 p.m.
Soprano Judith Kellock, accompanied by myself on the piano, will perform my song cycle The Poet and the War. Tickets: $15 regular; $12 students/seniors; 18 and under free (available at the door).
July 7, 2009 - National Arts Centre, Ottawa, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
The National Arts Centre Orchestra, conducted by Gary Kulesha, will read my new work for string orchestra Rorate Coeli. The rehearsal is open to the public.
February 14, 2009 - Bailey Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 8 p.m.
Maestro Scott Tucker will conduct the Cornell Chorus in a world premiere of my Whispers of Heavenly Death. The cycle consists of four three-minute songs for mixed choir a cappella, based on the poetry of Walt Whitman.
February 7, 2009 - Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, 8 p.m.
Virtuoso organist Alexandra Fol will perform my Preludio e Fuga - a contrapuntal tour de force that challenges the instrument’s technical limits. The fugue is cast in seven voices.
January 29, 2009 - Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Toronto, 7 p.m.
American soprano Judith Kellock, accompanied by myself on the piano, performs my song cycle The Poet and the War. In addition, I present a selection of piano miniatures drawn from the cycles River-views, Romances, and Caprices. Parts of the concert will be broadcast on CITY TV in the following weeks.
November 8, 2008 – Salle du Gésù, Montreal, Canada, 8 p.m.
Maestro Paolo Bellomia will lead the Orchestre 21ème Siècle in a performance of my Souffle de Lumière, en Hommage à Messiaen [Breath of Light, in Homage to Messiaen]. The performance will be part of the music festival “Automne Messiaen à Montreal.”
Celebrating the commencement of my professorship at the University of Toronto, my father Vladimir created a pair of works – an oil painting and a poem – both sharing the same title: “Breath of Light.” I quickly decided that my first piece completed in Canada would draw part of its inspiration from that source. During my first trip to Ottawa, I visited the National Gallery of Canada, where the work of Lawren Harris – a member of the Group of Seven – made a huge impression on me. When composing Breath of Light, I tried to incorporate aspects of Harris’s beautiful landscapes into my music: a sense of clarity, transparency, directness, brightness and expressive simplicity. In addition, Souffle de Lumière contains subtle allusions to the music and Christian philosophy of Olivier Messiaen, a composer I greatly admire. Like many of Messiaen’s works, my piece attempts to convey feelings of joy, playfulness and spiritual elation.
November 2, 2008 - Walter Hall, University of Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Soprano Charlotte Mundy will sing four songs from my cycle The Poet and the War, accompanied by the Contemporary Music Ensemble, under the direction of maestro Gary Kulesha.
October 18, 2008 - Sainte-Angele de Montreal, 5:30 p.m.
Organist Alexandra Fol gives the world premiere of my Preludio e Fuga at a concert for the dedication of the 1946 Casavant.
October 17, 2008 - Consulate of the Republic of Poland in New York City, 7:30 p.m.
Acclaimed sopranos Judith Kellock and Anna Kostrzynska, accompanied by myself on the piano, perform my song cycle The Poet and the War, based on the poetry of K. K. Baczynski – an eminent Polish poet, who died tragically at the age of 23 during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. The concert presents the songs in two versions, side-by-side: Anna Kostrzynska sings them in the original Polish, and Judith Kellock in their English translation. The event includes my lecture about the cycle and its creation, complemented by a dialogue with the performers and the audience.
May 3, 2008 - Bailey Hall, Ithaca ,8 p.m.
The Cornell Symphony Orchestra performs Two Orchestral Songs: Day of Sparrows and Berceuse 1940, under my baton.
April 27, 2008 - Bailey Hall, Ithaca, 3 p.m.
Renowned Canadian piano virtuoso Frédéric Laroix premieres my Movimento Concertante with the Cornell Wind Ensemble led by maestro Cynthia Johnston-Turner.
April 16, 2008 - Barnes Hall, Ithaca, 8 p.m.
My D.M.A. recital brings many wonderful musicians and friends onto the stage: soprano Linda Larson, violinists Rebecca Ansel and Joseph Lin, clarinetist Rick Faria, as well as pianists Ch-Chen Wu, Sezi Seskir and Blaise Bryski. The program includes the Seven River-Views for piano solo (performed by myself), the song cycle The Poet and the War, the clarinet-violin-piano trio Burlesque, the Caprices for solo piano, and the Sonatina for violin and piano. I dedicate the recital to my girlfriend Ellen Lockhart.
April 12, 2008 - Barnes Hall, Ithaca, 8 p.m.
Internationally emerging soprano Marnie Breckenridge, accompanied by the Cornell Festival Orchestra under my direction, performs the song cycle The Poet and the War.
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