SERENATA MUSIC CONCLUDES A SUCCESSFUL 2023-24 SEASON
Serenata Music audiences enjoyed a wonderful season in 2023-24 with the Forbidden Music and Musicians from Marlboro in November, and pianist Janina Falkowska in January.
The Janina Falkowska concert proved to be a highlight musical event for the enthusiastic audience at the London Symphonia January concert in the Metropolitan United Church. Ms. Falkowska demonstrated why she is the ultimate interpreter of Chopin with her elegant playing of the Piano Concerto No.1. The fine conducting by guest maestro Rei Hotoda gave the audience an opportunity to appreciate the level of our London musicians. The concert began with the Symphony No. 2 by Louise Farrenc, a 19th century female composer, which had references to Beethoven, and Haydn in it. It was a choice made by Ms. Hotoda who champions female composers. It was a pleasure to see and hear this wonderful musical collaboration.
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The Serenata Music schedule for 2024-25 is as follows:
Saturday, February 1, 2025, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. Serenata Music will sponsor Rei Hotoda conducting the London Symphonia in a Lunar New Year concert featuring London violinist Scott St. John.
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Friday, February 14, 2025, von Kuster Hall, Western. We will be bringing back the Musicians from Marlboro.
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Saturday, April 5, 2025, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. we will sponsor Tania Miller conducting the London Symphonia with violinist Kerson Leong playing the Shostakovitch violin concerto no. 2.
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Please see the Concert News listings on our website.
Please contact us if you are not on our mailing list at serenatamusic@gmail.com or 519-433-8332.
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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.
Serenata Music audiences enjoyed a wonderful season in 2023-24 with the Forbidden Music and Musicians from Marlboro in November, and pianist Janina Falkowska in January.
The Janina Falkowska concert proved to be a highlight musical event for the enthusiastic audience at the London Symphonia January concert in the Metropolitan United Church. Ms. Falkowska demonstrated why she is the ultimate interpreter of Chopin with her elegant playing of the Piano Concerto No.1. The fine conducting by guest maestro Rei Hotoda gave the audience an opportunity to appreciate the level of our London musicians. The concert began with the Symphony No. 2 by Louise Farrenc, a 19th century female composer, which had references to Beethoven, and Haydn in it. It was a choice made by Ms. Hotoda who champions female composers. It was a pleasure to see and hear this wonderful musical collaboration.
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The Serenata Music schedule for 2024-25 is as follows:
Saturday, February 1, 2025, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. Serenata Music will sponsor Rei Hotoda conducting the London Symphonia in a Lunar New Year concert featuring London violinist Scott St. John.
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Friday, February 14, 2025, von Kuster Hall, Western. We will be bringing back the Musicians from Marlboro.
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Saturday, April 5, 2025, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. we will sponsor Tania Miller conducting the London Symphonia with violinist Kerson Leong playing the Shostakovitch violin concerto no. 2.
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Please see the Concert News listings on our website.
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.
Serenata Music performances are at the Wolf Performance Hall, London Public Library, 251 Dundas St. London or at the von Kuster Hall, Don Wright Faculty of Music, Western.
London Symphonia Concerts are at the Metropolitan United Church, 468 Wellington St., London.
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Biographies
Quartetto Gelato
Saturday, December 20, 2014,
Wolf Performance Hall, 8 P.M.
Quartetto Gelato, Music with grace and humour
Peter DeSotto, violin, tenor, Peter has appeared in leading roles in numerous opera and theatre productions and was a member of The Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 11 years, and was voted Musician Of The Year in 1999 by the Toronto Musicians Association.
Alexander Sevastian, accordion, piano, bandoneon) has won four International Accordion Competitions.
Elizabeth McLellan, cello, is currently enjoying maternity leave. We are pleased to have cellist Lydia Munchinsky, a graduate of The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto join the quartet this evening. Lydia Munchinsky (nee Helsdon) grew up near Aylmer Ontario and began piano lessons at the age of four. She began studying cello when she was ten, and at the ages of ten and twelve performed for Dr. Suzuki at the International Suzuki Conventions in Australia and Korea. Lydia currently lives and works as a freelance musician and teacher in Toronto.
Colin Maier oboe, clarinet, english horn, violin, 5-string banjo, acoustic/electric bass, piano, saxophone, flute, guitar, mandolin, musical saw. He is also a dancer, actor, stuntman, singer, choreographer, acrobat and martial-artist. He has played with orchestras and acted on stage in many productions including the Vancouver Olympics.
With a performance repertoire that spans the globe including classical masterworks, operatic arias, the sizzling energy of tangos, gypsy and folk songs, the groupâs theatrical stage presence and relaxed humor establishes an intimate rapport with audiences worldwide.
Tickets are now on sale for the January 10, 2015 "The London Connection" concert.
We are saddened by the recent problems with Orchestra London. In order to provide Orchestra London audiences with comparable music Serenata Music is offering any Orchestra London ticket holder to present a ticket at one of our concerts to receive a Serenata Music concert ticket at half price. If you have bought a Serenata Music ticket please bring your Orchestra London ticket and we will give you a free ticket to one of our 2015 Serenata Music concerts. For further information please call 519-433-8332.
For a list of London Holiday musical events see Renée Silberman's article in the December issue of the London Yodeller.
Wolf Performance Hall, 8 P.M.
Quartetto Gelato, Music with grace and humour
Peter DeSotto, violin, tenor, Peter has appeared in leading roles in numerous opera and theatre productions and was a member of The Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 11 years, and was voted Musician Of The Year in 1999 by the Toronto Musicians Association.
Alexander Sevastian, accordion, piano, bandoneon) has won four International Accordion Competitions.
Elizabeth McLellan, cello, is currently enjoying maternity leave. We are pleased to have cellist Lydia Munchinsky, a graduate of The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto join the quartet this evening. Lydia Munchinsky (nee Helsdon) grew up near Aylmer Ontario and began piano lessons at the age of four. She began studying cello when she was ten, and at the ages of ten and twelve performed for Dr. Suzuki at the International Suzuki Conventions in Australia and Korea. Lydia currently lives and works as a freelance musician and teacher in Toronto.
Colin Maier oboe, clarinet, english horn, violin, 5-string banjo, acoustic/electric bass, piano, saxophone, flute, guitar, mandolin, musical saw. He is also a dancer, actor, stuntman, singer, choreographer, acrobat and martial-artist. He has played with orchestras and acted on stage in many productions including the Vancouver Olympics.
With a performance repertoire that spans the globe including classical masterworks, operatic arias, the sizzling energy of tangos, gypsy and folk songs, the groupâs theatrical stage presence and relaxed humor establishes an intimate rapport with audiences worldwide.
Tickets are now on sale for the January 10, 2015 "The London Connection" concert.
We are saddened by the recent problems with Orchestra London. In order to provide Orchestra London audiences with comparable music Serenata Music is offering any Orchestra London ticket holder to present a ticket at one of our concerts to receive a Serenata Music concert ticket at half price. If you have bought a Serenata Music ticket please bring your Orchestra London ticket and we will give you a free ticket to one of our 2015 Serenata Music concerts. For further information please call 519-433-8332.
For a list of London Holiday musical events see Renée Silberman's article in the December issue of the London Yodeller.