LONDON SYMPHONIA - SERENATA MUSIC OPENING CONCERT A MUSICAL DELIGHT.
A full house was thrilled by the interpretation of the Ravel piano concerto in G major by David Jalbert at the London Symphonia concert on October 4. Mr. Jalbert demonstrated again his versatility in interpreting a diverse musical repertoire. Conductor Cosette Justo Valdec made her debut with the orchestra an opportunity to introduce pieces by Augusta Holmes and Rodrico Prats both of which delighted the audience. She competed the program with a tasteful interpretation of the Mozart Symphony no. 39. The audience and orchestra enjoyed her enthusiastic performance.
We are pleased to have subsequently heard many positive comments about the concert.
In November The Musicians from Marlboro will return for the fourth time to perform at Western's von Kuster hall.
London's own Lara St. John will join London Symphonia in January with conductor Nicolas Ellis in a concert titled The Ancient Flame. She will perform Dorman's Violin concerto No.2, Nigunim.
Our final presentation will be The Brahms Effect. Clarinetist Graham Lord and the London Symphonia String Quartet, Joe Lanza, violin, Emile Pare, violin, Kelvin Enns, viola, and Ben Bolt-Martin will perform the Brahms Clarinet Quintet and other pieces. Tom Allen will provide the commentary.
We look forward to seeing you during this exciting season.
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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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Friday, November 14, 12:30 to 2:30 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western. The Musicians from Marlboro. Free concert.
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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.
A full house was thrilled by the interpretation of the Ravel piano concerto in G major by David Jalbert at the London Symphonia concert on October 4. Mr. Jalbert demonstrated again his versatility in interpreting a diverse musical repertoire. Conductor Cosette Justo Valdec made her debut with the orchestra an opportunity to introduce pieces by Augusta Holmes and Rodrico Prats both of which delighted the audience. She competed the program with a tasteful interpretation of the Mozart Symphony no. 39. The audience and orchestra enjoyed her enthusiastic performance.
We are pleased to have subsequently heard many positive comments about the concert.
In November The Musicians from Marlboro will return for the fourth time to perform at Western's von Kuster hall.
London's own Lara St. John will join London Symphonia in January with conductor Nicolas Ellis in a concert titled The Ancient Flame. She will perform Dorman's Violin concerto No.2, Nigunim.
Our final presentation will be The Brahms Effect. Clarinetist Graham Lord and the London Symphonia String Quartet, Joe Lanza, violin, Emile Pare, violin, Kelvin Enns, viola, and Ben Bolt-Martin will perform the Brahms Clarinet Quintet and other pieces. Tom Allen will provide the commentary.
We look forward to seeing you during this exciting season.
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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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Friday, November 14, 12:30 to 2:30 P.M. von Kuster Hall, Western. The Musicians from Marlboro. Free concert.
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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.
*************************************
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.
Saturday, October 4, 2025
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Biographies
Renée Silberman
Founder of Serenata Music Concerts
Renée Silberman
Founder and Director of Serenata Music Concerts
Renée Silberman, essayist on topics of musical interest, has authored program notes for performances in concert halls in Canada and the U.S. Her material accompanies all recitals on the Serenata Music Series. She has provided material for concerts at Carnegie Hall and for events at Baruch College in Manhattan. Ms. Silberman has also contributed the liner notes to many CDs, including those by Sergiu Schwartz, violin and Alec Chien, piano, by the Serafin String Quartet, and by Coenraad Bloemendal, cello, and Erica Goodman, harp.
Recognized for meticulous scholarship and a lively style (âaccording to Renée Silbermanâs uncommonly informative program annotationsâ¦.[which] shed much interesting light,â Harris Goldsmith in New York Concert Review), she creates articles richly detailed, educational and entertaining. With a background in cultural history, she places the purely musical aspects of her writings within the context of the times. She explores the interrelationship of the dynamics of cultural movements that influenced composers and the inner motivations pressing composers to seek new directions. Her research embraces subjects ranging from Purcell and English song to the art of modern French song; from the quartets of Haydn to those of Bartok and Shostakovich; from Court orchestras to concentration camp orchestras.
Renée completed biographical sketches of Maria Rosé and Gordon Jeffery, which appear in the volume London: 100 Fascinating Lives (Lorimer, Toronto, 2005). She has maintained a presence as music columnist for Beat Magazine and The London Yodeller, as a critic and as a commentator on topics of cultural interest.
Following family involvement in music production in Pittsburgh and New York, Renée began an independent career as a concert organizer. After exploring the possibility of presenting events in the 1990s, Renée developed the formal Serenata Music program, which has been in place since 2003. Her enthusiasm remains undiminished, as she sees the series move into its second decade.
Ms. Silberman is recognized for her avid support of musicians at every stage of their artistic development. She encourages music education for people of all ages. Above all, her strong belief in the thrill of live performance is the driving force behind the creation of Serenata Music and its continuing success.
Founder and Director of Serenata Music Concerts
Renée Silberman, essayist on topics of musical interest, has authored program notes for performances in concert halls in Canada and the U.S. Her material accompanies all recitals on the Serenata Music Series. She has provided material for concerts at Carnegie Hall and for events at Baruch College in Manhattan. Ms. Silberman has also contributed the liner notes to many CDs, including those by Sergiu Schwartz, violin and Alec Chien, piano, by the Serafin String Quartet, and by Coenraad Bloemendal, cello, and Erica Goodman, harp.
Recognized for meticulous scholarship and a lively style (âaccording to Renée Silbermanâs uncommonly informative program annotationsâ¦.[which] shed much interesting light,â Harris Goldsmith in New York Concert Review), she creates articles richly detailed, educational and entertaining. With a background in cultural history, she places the purely musical aspects of her writings within the context of the times. She explores the interrelationship of the dynamics of cultural movements that influenced composers and the inner motivations pressing composers to seek new directions. Her research embraces subjects ranging from Purcell and English song to the art of modern French song; from the quartets of Haydn to those of Bartok and Shostakovich; from Court orchestras to concentration camp orchestras.
Renée completed biographical sketches of Maria Rosé and Gordon Jeffery, which appear in the volume London: 100 Fascinating Lives (Lorimer, Toronto, 2005). She has maintained a presence as music columnist for Beat Magazine and The London Yodeller, as a critic and as a commentator on topics of cultural interest.
Following family involvement in music production in Pittsburgh and New York, Renée began an independent career as a concert organizer. After exploring the possibility of presenting events in the 1990s, Renée developed the formal Serenata Music program, which has been in place since 2003. Her enthusiasm remains undiminished, as she sees the series move into its second decade.
Ms. Silberman is recognized for her avid support of musicians at every stage of their artistic development. She encourages music education for people of all ages. Above all, her strong belief in the thrill of live performance is the driving force behind the creation of Serenata Music and its continuing success.