SERENATA MUSIC CONTINUES ITS COLLABORATION WITH LONDON SYMPHONIA AND THE DON WRIGHT FACULTY OF MUSIC.
We want to remind you that Serenata Music is still active in promoting good music for London and district audiences. Since the COVID epidemic we have reduced our efforts to produce regular chamber music concerts and concentrated on supporting outstanding guest artists with the London Symphonia and the Don Wright Faculty of Music. The concerts with Stewart Goodyear, James Ehnes, Janina Fialkowsaka, and Forbidden Music as well as the Musicians from Marlboro were all great successes.
We continue with two concerts at the Metropolitan United Church in 2025. On February 1, Rei Hotoda will conduct the London Symphonia in A New Moon Celebration featuring Scott St. John, violin and Lina Cao, gusheng. On April 5 Tania Miller will conduct the London Symphonia with guest violinist Kerson Leong in a performance of the Beethoven violin concerto.
The Musicians from Marlboro will return on February 14 to the von Kuster Hall, Western, for their third appearance under our sponsorship.
We look forward to seeing you soon. We encourage you to tell your friends to follow us at serenatamusic.com where we list all the interesting musical events in the London area for 2024-25. They can receive our email notices if they send us a note to serenatamusic@gmail.com or call us at 519-433 8332.
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See Concert Listings on the right column.
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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 New Moon Celebration featuring Scott St. John, violin and Lina Cao, gusheng,
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Friday, February 14, 2025, von Kuster Hall, Western. Serenata Music in collaboration with the Don Wright Faculty of Music will sponsor the Musicians from Marlboro.
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Saturday, April 5, 2025, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. Serenata Music will sponsor Tania Miller conducting the London Symphonia with violinist Kerson Leong playing the Beethoven violin concerto.
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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.
We want to remind you that Serenata Music is still active in promoting good music for London and district audiences. Since the COVID epidemic we have reduced our efforts to produce regular chamber music concerts and concentrated on supporting outstanding guest artists with the London Symphonia and the Don Wright Faculty of Music. The concerts with Stewart Goodyear, James Ehnes, Janina Fialkowsaka, and Forbidden Music as well as the Musicians from Marlboro were all great successes.
We continue with two concerts at the Metropolitan United Church in 2025. On February 1, Rei Hotoda will conduct the London Symphonia in A New Moon Celebration featuring Scott St. John, violin and Lina Cao, gusheng. On April 5 Tania Miller will conduct the London Symphonia with guest violinist Kerson Leong in a performance of the Beethoven violin concerto.
The Musicians from Marlboro will return on February 14 to the von Kuster Hall, Western, for their third appearance under our sponsorship.
We look forward to seeing you soon. We encourage you to tell your friends to follow us at serenatamusic.com where we list all the interesting musical events in the London area for 2024-25. They can receive our email notices if they send us a note to serenatamusic@gmail.com or call us at 519-433 8332.
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See Concert Listings on the right column.
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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 New Moon Celebration featuring Scott St. John, violin and Lina Cao, gusheng,
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Friday, February 14, 2025, von Kuster Hall, Western. Serenata Music in collaboration with the Don Wright Faculty of Music will sponsor the Musicians from Marlboro.
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Saturday, April 5, 2025, 7:30 P.M. Metropolitan United Church. Serenata Music will sponsor Tania Miller conducting the London Symphonia with violinist Kerson Leong playing the Beethoven violin concerto.
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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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Biographies
The London Connection
The London Connection" on January 10 was sensational/. Congratulations to all the musicians; Ian Franklin, Mary Beth Brown, Sharon Wei, Jeremy Hake, Ron George, and Joshua Grunmann for a wonderful performance. The Orchestra London members and the audience appreciated the dedication to good music in London.
Saturday, January 10, 2015, 8 P.M. Wolf Performance Hall.
Six Musical Artists well known to London audiences will play a variety of music suited to various instrumental combinations by Britten, Reineke, Loeffler and Mozart.
Ian Franklin, oboe, appointed principal oboe with the Victoria symphony at age 17, he then moved to the Regina Symphony and then Orchestra London. As a soloist he has played with many orchestras, as well as recitalist, and member of wind ensembles such as the Aeolian Winds with whom he has recorded. Franklin taught at the National Music Camp of Canada, the Nova Scotia Youth Symphony, and served as a mentor for the National Academy Orchestra. He is currently oboe instructor at Western University.
Mary Beth Brown, violin, has served as concertmaster under many prominent conductors including Alain Trudel of Orchestra London. She is currently concertmaster of the Juno-winning chamber orchestra Sinfonia Toronto. She has toured in Europe, Asia, North and South America, taught widely and helped organize the El Sistema program in London. Ms. Brown is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Montreal.
Sharon Wei, viola, is a graduate of Western University. She was on the faculty at Stanford University prior to joining the Western faculty . Ms. Wei also has performed as principal violist with many orchestras. As a recitalist she performs in Europe and North America and is a founding member of the Made in Canada Quartet.
Jeremy Hake, cello, A graduate of Stony Brook University, Jeremy has performed with several North American orchestras, participated in master classes and at the Steans Institute for Young Artists at the Ravinia Festiva. Prior to joining Orchestra London, Jeremy was Assistant Principal Cello of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
Josh Grunmann, piano, has performed on the Serenata stage for many years as an accompanist, soloist and chamber musician.As well as his performances on the Serenata Music series, he has played in New York on the Aaron Silberman Recital series at Baruch College, with Theodore Baerg, Monica Whicher, and clarinetist Charles Neidich, and at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto as soloist and with violinist Mary Elizabeth Brown.
Ron George, French horn. Principal horn with Orchestra London since 1979, member of the faculty at Western University, he has played with many orchestras such as the Canadian Opera Company, National Arts Centre, and others, and toured with the Calgary Philharmonic and Opera Atelier. His chamber music playing includes the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, and the Westben Arts Festival
In view of the current situation affecting Orchestra London, Serenata Music wishes to offer Orchestra London ticket holders the opportunity to continue to hear good music. Bring your Orchestra London ticket and we will give you a Serenata Music ticket for half price for one of our remaining two concerts.
Six Musical Artists well known to London audiences will play a variety of music suited to various instrumental combinations by Britten, Reineke, Loeffler and Mozart.
Ian Franklin, oboe, appointed principal oboe with the Victoria symphony at age 17, he then moved to the Regina Symphony and then Orchestra London. As a soloist he has played with many orchestras, as well as recitalist, and member of wind ensembles such as the Aeolian Winds with whom he has recorded. Franklin taught at the National Music Camp of Canada, the Nova Scotia Youth Symphony, and served as a mentor for the National Academy Orchestra. He is currently oboe instructor at Western University.
Mary Beth Brown, violin, has served as concertmaster under many prominent conductors including Alain Trudel of Orchestra London. She is currently concertmaster of the Juno-winning chamber orchestra Sinfonia Toronto. She has toured in Europe, Asia, North and South America, taught widely and helped organize the El Sistema program in London. Ms. Brown is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Montreal.
Sharon Wei, viola, is a graduate of Western University. She was on the faculty at Stanford University prior to joining the Western faculty . Ms. Wei also has performed as principal violist with many orchestras. As a recitalist she performs in Europe and North America and is a founding member of the Made in Canada Quartet.
Jeremy Hake, cello, A graduate of Stony Brook University, Jeremy has performed with several North American orchestras, participated in master classes and at the Steans Institute for Young Artists at the Ravinia Festiva. Prior to joining Orchestra London, Jeremy was Assistant Principal Cello of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
Josh Grunmann, piano, has performed on the Serenata stage for many years as an accompanist, soloist and chamber musician.As well as his performances on the Serenata Music series, he has played in New York on the Aaron Silberman Recital series at Baruch College, with Theodore Baerg, Monica Whicher, and clarinetist Charles Neidich, and at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto as soloist and with violinist Mary Elizabeth Brown.
Ron George, French horn. Principal horn with Orchestra London since 1979, member of the faculty at Western University, he has played with many orchestras such as the Canadian Opera Company, National Arts Centre, and others, and toured with the Calgary Philharmonic and Opera Atelier. His chamber music playing includes the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, and the Westben Arts Festival
In view of the current situation affecting Orchestra London, Serenata Music wishes to offer Orchestra London ticket holders the opportunity to continue to hear good music. Bring your Orchestra London ticket and we will give you a Serenata Music ticket for half price for one of our remaining two concerts.