SERENATA MUSIC CONCLUDES A SUCCESSFUL 2024-25 SEASON
The final concert with the London Symphonia featuring conductor Tania Miller and violinist Keerson Leong (see review) capped an outstanding season for Serenata Music.
The "New Moon Celebration" featuring conductor Rei Hotoda, the London Symphonia, Scott St. John, violin, Lina Cao, gusheng, narrator Derek Kwan and the rising stars of the London Youth Symphony introduced many works heard for the first time in London.
The Musicians of Marlboro provided us with a splendid array of chamber music in the von Kuster Hall at Western.
We are pleased to continue our collaboration with London Symphonia and the Don Wright Faculty of Music for the 2025-26 season. Watch this site for further information.
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See our concert listings on the right for more good music in the London area.
We encourage you to tell your friends to follow us at serenatamusic.com. They can receive our email notices if they send us a note to serenatamusic@gmail.com or call us at 519-852 8332.
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The Serenata Music schedule for 2025-26 is as follows:
Saturday, October 4, 2025. 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church,
London Symphonia, Mozart, Ravel, and beyond. David Jalbert, piano.
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Saturday, January 17, 2026, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia, The Ancient Flame. Lara St. John, violin.
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Saturday, April 18, 2026. 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia. The Brahms Effect with Tom Allen, narrator, Graham Lord, clarinet.
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Please contact us if you are not on our mailing list at serenatamusic@gmail.com or 519-433-8332.
For tickets to all Serenata Music concerts scroll down.
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Serenata Music concerts are at the von Kuster Hall, Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western.
London Symphonia Concerts are at the Metropolitan United Church, 468 Wellington St., London.
Other performances are at the Wolf Performance Hall, London Public Library, 251 Dundas St.
The final concert with the London Symphonia featuring conductor Tania Miller and violinist Keerson Leong (see review) capped an outstanding season for Serenata Music.
The "New Moon Celebration" featuring conductor Rei Hotoda, the London Symphonia, Scott St. John, violin, Lina Cao, gusheng, narrator Derek Kwan and the rising stars of the London Youth Symphony introduced many works heard for the first time in London.
The Musicians of Marlboro provided us with a splendid array of chamber music in the von Kuster Hall at Western.
We are pleased to continue our collaboration with London Symphonia and the Don Wright Faculty of Music for the 2025-26 season. Watch this site for further information.
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See our concert listings on the right for more good music in the London area.
We encourage you to tell your friends to follow us at serenatamusic.com. They can receive our email notices if they send us a note to serenatamusic@gmail.com or call us at 519-852 8332.
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The Serenata Music schedule for 2025-26 is as follows:
Saturday, October 4, 2025. 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church,
London Symphonia, Mozart, Ravel, and beyond. David Jalbert, piano.
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Saturday, January 17, 2026, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia, The Ancient Flame. Lara St. John, violin.
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Saturday, April 18, 2026. 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia. The Brahms Effect with Tom Allen, narrator, Graham Lord, clarinet.
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Please contact us if you are not on our mailing list at serenatamusic@gmail.com or 519-433-8332.
For tickets to all Serenata Music concerts scroll down.
Like us on Facebook: Serenata Music; or Twitter: @serenataconcerts.
Serenata Music concerts are at the von Kuster Hall, Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western.
London Symphonia Concerts are at the Metropolitan United Church, 468 Wellington St., London.
Other performances are at the Wolf Performance Hall, London Public Library, 251 Dundas St.
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Featured
MUSICIANS FROM MARLBORO CONCERT WAS AN ARTISTIC JEWEL
On Friday, November 9 Von Kuster Hall was the scene of a wonderful concert by the Musicians from Marlboro, a group of senior and junior musicians who have attended the famous Vermont summer music academy. They were: Maria Ioudenitch, violin, Claire Bourg, violin, Beth Gutterman Chu, viola, Hayang Park, viola, and Christopher Either, cello. The program consisted of two classic string quartets, Haydn's Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1 and Mendelssohn's Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 44, No. 3 which were played with the skill and sensitivity needed to give a fresh sound to the music. In contrast,
Benjamin's Viola Viola, was a physically demanding piece which made the two violas sound like an orchestra. The concluding piece, Walker's melancholy Lyric for Strings, reminded one of the wonderful Barber Serenade for Strings. The audience was struck by the artistry of these young musicians and rewarded them with a well deserved ovation.
Serenata Muusic was pleased to sponsor this concert along with Dr Gunes Ege and the Don Wright Faculty of Music.
CONCERT NEWS LISTINGS.
Don Wright faculty of Music listings are at https://music.uwo.ca/events/index.html.
London Jazz Hub https://www.ldnontjazz.ca/concert-series
Aeolian Hall https://aeolianhall.ca/events/
2023
November
Thursday, November 2,12:15 P.M. St.Paul's Cathedral. Lianne Tan, organ.
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Saturday, Nov.4. 7:30 Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia String Quartet, Forbidden Music. Joe Lanza, Curator, Tom Allen, narrator. Sponsored by Serenata Music.
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Thursday, Nov. 9. 7 P.M. Museum London. Magisterra Soloists. La Belle Epocque.
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Thursday, November 9,12:15 P.M. St.Paul's Cathedral. Dr. Gregg Redner, organ.
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Friday, Nov.10. 8 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western. Musicians from Marlboro. Haydn, Benjamin, Walker, Mendelsohn. Sponsored by Serenata Music and Dr Gunes Ege.
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Saturday, Nov. 11, 7:30 P.M. Wesley-Knox United Church. Karen Schuessler Singers. The Armed Man.
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Thursday, Nov. 16, Friday Nov.17, 7:30 P.M., Saturday, Nov.18, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2 P.M. Davenport Theatre, Western. Opera at Western, La Cenerentola.
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Thursday, November 16, 12:15 P.M. St.Paul's Cathedral. Wayne Carroll, organ.
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Sunday, Nov. 19. 3 P.M. St.John the Evangelist Church, Jeffrey Concerts. Patricia Snyder, Organ.
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Sunday, November 19, 3:30 P.M.
Thursday, November 23,12:15 P.M. St.Paul's Cathedral. Mark Himmelman, organ.
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Sunday, November 19, 3:30 P.M. Calvary United Church. Amabile Choirs: Coro Argento.
Ose Shalom - Grant us Peace
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Saturday, Nov. 25, Metropolitan United Church. London Youth Symphony TBA
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Thursday, November 30, 12:15 P.M. St.Paul's Cathedral. Catharine Sadler, soprano, Ian Sadler, organ.
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December
Friday, Dec.1. 12:30 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western. Musicians of Tafelmusik.
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Sunday, Dec.3. 7 P.M. First St. Andrews Church. Magisterra Soloists. Christmas baroque
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Saturday Dec.9. 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia. Christmas with the Mcauley Boys.
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Saturday, Dec..9. 7:30 P.M.. St. James Westminster Anglican Church. Brass Roots. HolidayBrass.
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Sunday, December 10. Encore the Concert Band TBA
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Sunday, December.10. 2:30 P.M. New St. James Presbyterian Church. Da Capo, Junior Amabile Singers.Let It Be Christmas!.
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Monday, Dec.11. 7 P.M. Wolf Performance Hall. Sounds of Swing band in concert.
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Tuesday, Dec. 12, 7:30 P.M. A.B.Lucas SS. London Concert Band, Cantorium Choir
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Saturday, December 16. 7:30 P.M. First St. Andrews United Church. Amabile Youth Singers, Prima. A Rhapsody of Christmas
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Sunday, Dec. 17, 3 P.M. Dundas Street Centre United Church. London Community Orchestra. Young Soloists Concert, Hannah Cole, mezzo soprano, Biz Tucker, oboe, Alexander Can, violin, Kendall Morrison, bassoon.
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Sunday, December 17. 7 P.M. First St. Andrews United Church Amabile Treble and Youth Choirs. Song's for a Winter's Night.
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2024
January
Thursday, Jan.18. 8 P.M. von Kuster Hall. Fred Pattison Piano Award 2023 Winner. Terrence Wu, piano.
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Sunday, January 21. 3 P.M. Wolf Performance Hall. Jeffrey Concerts. Ensemble Caprice. Sweet Chocolate and French Baroque Music.
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Wednesday, Jan.24. 6 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western. New Orford Quartet. Pizzacato!
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Thursday, January 25 7 P.M. Museum London. Magisterra Soloists. Music and Holocaust-The Grafeneck Project.
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Saturday, January 27, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia. Janina Fialkowska, piano.
Sponsored by Serenata Music.This performance is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Krystyna Wojakowsky.
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February
Saturday, Feb.3. 2 P.M. Paul Davenport Theatre, Western. Opera and Musical Theatre Gala with Early Music Studio.
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Saturday, Feb.3. 7:30 P.M. St. James Westminster Anglican Church. Brass Roots. Carnival!.
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Saturday, Feb. 3. Metropolitan United Church. London Youth Symphony TBA
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Tuesday,, Feb.6 .8 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western, Horizon: Madog. Jeremy Williams, baritone and Ensemble Paramirabo
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Thursday, Feb.8. 7:30 P.M. Paul Davenport Theatre, Western. Jazz Ensemble. An Evening with Rodney Whitaker,
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Friday's Feb.9. 12:30 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western. Jazz Bassist Rodney Whitaker, Western Jazz Combo.
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Friday, February 9. 7:30 P.M. St.John the Evangelist Church. Jeffrey Concerts. Kelly Zimba Lukic, flute, and Heidi Bearcroft, harp.
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Saturday, Feb.24. 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia. Freedom: The Spirit and Legacy of Black Music. Beau Dixon, curator.
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Sunday, February 25. Encore the Concert Band TBA
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March
Saturday, March 2, 7:30 P.M. Wesley-Knox United Church. Karen Schuessler Singers. Mediterranean Odyssey.
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Sunday, March 3, 3 P.M. Dundas Street Centre United Church. London Community Orchestra. Larsson. Sibelius, Bruch, Dvorak, Chad Lawrence, baritone, Jeffrey Komar, viola.
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Sunday, March 3. 2 and 7 P.M. First St. Andrews United Church. Amabile Mass Choirs
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April
Saturday, April 6. 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia, A Bohemian Life. Tania Miller, conductor, Midon Marsh, soprano.
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May
Saturday, May 4, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia, An Elegant Fire. Elinor Frey, cello and leader.
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Sunday, May 12, 3 P.M. TBA. London Community Orchestra.
Mercure,Poulenc, Ravel. Michael Kim, piano, Kyung Kim, piano.
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Benjamin's Viola Viola, was a physically demanding piece which made the two violas sound like an orchestra. The concluding piece, Walker's melancholy Lyric for Strings, reminded one of the wonderful Barber Serenade for Strings. The audience was struck by the artistry of these young musicians and rewarded them with a well deserved ovation.
Serenata Muusic was pleased to sponsor this concert along with Dr Gunes Ege and the Don Wright Faculty of Music.
CONCERT NEWS LISTINGS.
Don Wright faculty of Music listings are at https://music.uwo.ca/events/index.html.
London Jazz Hub https://www.ldnontjazz.ca/concert-series
Aeolian Hall https://aeolianhall.ca/events/
2023
November
Thursday, November 2,12:15 P.M. St.Paul's Cathedral. Lianne Tan, organ.
******************
Saturday, Nov.4. 7:30 Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia String Quartet, Forbidden Music. Joe Lanza, Curator, Tom Allen, narrator. Sponsored by Serenata Music.
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Thursday, Nov. 9. 7 P.M. Museum London. Magisterra Soloists. La Belle Epocque.
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Thursday, November 9,12:15 P.M. St.Paul's Cathedral. Dr. Gregg Redner, organ.
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Friday, Nov.10. 8 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western. Musicians from Marlboro. Haydn, Benjamin, Walker, Mendelsohn. Sponsored by Serenata Music and Dr Gunes Ege.
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Saturday, Nov. 11, 7:30 P.M. Wesley-Knox United Church. Karen Schuessler Singers. The Armed Man.
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Thursday, Nov. 16, Friday Nov.17, 7:30 P.M., Saturday, Nov.18, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2 P.M. Davenport Theatre, Western. Opera at Western, La Cenerentola.
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Thursday, November 16, 12:15 P.M. St.Paul's Cathedral. Wayne Carroll, organ.
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Sunday, Nov. 19. 3 P.M. St.John the Evangelist Church, Jeffrey Concerts. Patricia Snyder, Organ.
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Sunday, November 19, 3:30 P.M.
Thursday, November 23,12:15 P.M. St.Paul's Cathedral. Mark Himmelman, organ.
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Sunday, November 19, 3:30 P.M. Calvary United Church. Amabile Choirs: Coro Argento.
Ose Shalom - Grant us Peace
*(***************
Saturday, Nov. 25, Metropolitan United Church. London Youth Symphony TBA
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Thursday, November 30, 12:15 P.M. St.Paul's Cathedral. Catharine Sadler, soprano, Ian Sadler, organ.
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December
Friday, Dec.1. 12:30 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western. Musicians of Tafelmusik.
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Sunday, Dec.3. 7 P.M. First St. Andrews Church. Magisterra Soloists. Christmas baroque
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Saturday Dec.9. 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia. Christmas with the Mcauley Boys.
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Saturday, Dec..9. 7:30 P.M.. St. James Westminster Anglican Church. Brass Roots. HolidayBrass.
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Sunday, December 10. Encore the Concert Band TBA
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Sunday, December.10. 2:30 P.M. New St. James Presbyterian Church. Da Capo, Junior Amabile Singers.Let It Be Christmas!.
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Monday, Dec.11. 7 P.M. Wolf Performance Hall. Sounds of Swing band in concert.
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Tuesday, Dec. 12, 7:30 P.M. A.B.Lucas SS. London Concert Band, Cantorium Choir
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Saturday, December 16. 7:30 P.M. First St. Andrews United Church. Amabile Youth Singers, Prima. A Rhapsody of Christmas
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Sunday, Dec. 17, 3 P.M. Dundas Street Centre United Church. London Community Orchestra. Young Soloists Concert, Hannah Cole, mezzo soprano, Biz Tucker, oboe, Alexander Can, violin, Kendall Morrison, bassoon.
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Sunday, December 17. 7 P.M. First St. Andrews United Church Amabile Treble and Youth Choirs. Song's for a Winter's Night.
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2024
January
Thursday, Jan.18. 8 P.M. von Kuster Hall. Fred Pattison Piano Award 2023 Winner. Terrence Wu, piano.
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Sunday, January 21. 3 P.M. Wolf Performance Hall. Jeffrey Concerts. Ensemble Caprice. Sweet Chocolate and French Baroque Music.
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Wednesday, Jan.24. 6 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western. New Orford Quartet. Pizzacato!
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Thursday, January 25 7 P.M. Museum London. Magisterra Soloists. Music and Holocaust-The Grafeneck Project.
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Saturday, January 27, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia. Janina Fialkowska, piano.
Sponsored by Serenata Music.This performance is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Krystyna Wojakowsky.
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February
Saturday, Feb.3. 2 P.M. Paul Davenport Theatre, Western. Opera and Musical Theatre Gala with Early Music Studio.
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Saturday, Feb.3. 7:30 P.M. St. James Westminster Anglican Church. Brass Roots. Carnival!.
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Saturday, Feb. 3. Metropolitan United Church. London Youth Symphony TBA
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Tuesday,, Feb.6 .8 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western, Horizon: Madog. Jeremy Williams, baritone and Ensemble Paramirabo
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Thursday, Feb.8. 7:30 P.M. Paul Davenport Theatre, Western. Jazz Ensemble. An Evening with Rodney Whitaker,
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Friday's Feb.9. 12:30 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western. Jazz Bassist Rodney Whitaker, Western Jazz Combo.
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Friday, February 9. 7:30 P.M. St.John the Evangelist Church. Jeffrey Concerts. Kelly Zimba Lukic, flute, and Heidi Bearcroft, harp.
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Saturday, Feb.24. 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia. Freedom: The Spirit and Legacy of Black Music. Beau Dixon, curator.
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Sunday, February 25. Encore the Concert Band TBA
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March
Saturday, March 2, 7:30 P.M. Wesley-Knox United Church. Karen Schuessler Singers. Mediterranean Odyssey.
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Sunday, March 3, 3 P.M. Dundas Street Centre United Church. London Community Orchestra. Larsson. Sibelius, Bruch, Dvorak, Chad Lawrence, baritone, Jeffrey Komar, viola.
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Sunday, March 3. 2 and 7 P.M. First St. Andrews United Church. Amabile Mass Choirs
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April
Saturday, April 6. 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia, A Bohemian Life. Tania Miller, conductor, Midon Marsh, soprano.
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May
Saturday, May 4, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. London Symphonia, An Elegant Fire. Elinor Frey, cello and leader.
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Sunday, May 12, 3 P.M. TBA. London Community Orchestra.
Mercure,Poulenc, Ravel. Michael Kim, piano, Kyung Kim, piano.
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