40 40 40 408:00pm Concert 7:15pm Pre-Concert Chat at Koerner Hall KoernerTickets Hall Box Office 416 408 0208 espritorchestra.com Season ESPRITSponsor at 40 Astounding! 2022–2023 FALL/WINTER SEASON 2023 SPRING SEASON TO BE ANNOUNCED espritorchestra.com
AN EXEMPLARY FASHION
Esprit’s 40th Anniversary Season is not simply a review of our history or a claim to starting a new era, but rather, a celebration of our essence in an exemplary fashion. Commissioning and premiering great works from Canadian composers, giving Canadian Premieres of the best new pieces from around the world and repeating audience favourites are features. Works of historical importance reveal paths to the boundary-stretching sounds we make today in orchestral, multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural artworks. Our soloists have opportunities to perform pieces they otherwise couldn’t and our orchestral musicians have new technical and aesthetic experiences that develop their artistry. Our ultimate purpose is to bring audiences into Esprit’s celebration of music. Doing what we do in a big way is how we’ll celebrate our 40th Anniversary Season.
The Michael and Sonja Koerner Charitable Foundation will match Esprit’s 40th Anniversary fundraising initiatives up to $100,000.
With a credit card by calling: (416) 815-7887
I welcome you to join us for the excitement and pleasure of what we have in store.
Kindly consider donating by:
Visiting Canada Helps at: the-esprit-orchestra-lorchestre-espritcanadahelps.org/en/charities/
Mailing a cheque to: Esprit 511-174OrchestraSpadina Ave, Toronto ON, M5T 2C2
DOUBLE DONATION’SYOURIMPACT! $100,000 MatchingDonationCampaign
Alex Pauk, C.M Founder, Music Director & Conductor
Experience Esprit’s Canadian Premiere of Chin’s Spira, offering listeners a brilliant, virtuosic showpiece for orchestra. Opening this program is Goddard’s Les tringles des sistres tintaient, a previous Esprit commission re-imagining the fiery gypsy melody from Bizet’s Carmen. Adès’ Asyla, a rich and powerful work deserving of its international acclaim, concludes our opening concert with an ecstatic, infectious, irrepressible energy.
Thu Oct 27 SPIRA
Christopher Goddard (CA) Les tringles des sistres tintaient Thomas Adès (UK) Asyla Alex Pauk (Conductor)
*Canadian Premiere
Unsuk Chin (KR/DE) Spira* Concerto for Orchestra
Andrew Staniland (CA) Six Enigmas* concerto for violin and orchestra
Sun Nov 27 VIOLINISSIMO
Alexina Louie (CA) Triple Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra
Evangelista’s Violinissimo and Rea’s Figures hâtives, standout pieces in Esprit’s history, share this concert with the World Premiere of Six Enigmas commissioned from Staniland for Esprit’s concertmaster, Stephen Sitarski. Three of Toronto’s finest concertmasters (COC Orchestra, National Ballet Orchestra & Esprit Orchestra) team up as soloists in a must-hear performance of Louie’s electrifying Triple Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra.
John Rea (CA) Figures hâtives concerto for violin and orchestra
Alex Pauk (Conductor) / Aaron Schwebel (Violin) / Stephen Sitarski (Violin) / Marie Bérard (Violin)
José Evangelista (CA) Violinissimo concerto for violin and orchestra
*World Premiere & Esprit Commission with the concertmasters of Esprit, COC & National Ballet of Canada
This one-of-a-kind event features four dynamic Canadian violin concertos in one concert.
Alex Pauk (Conductor) / Cameron Crozman (Cello) /
Part of the 21C Music Festival
James O’Callaghan (CA) Overbound * concerto for amplified cello, electronics and orchestra
*World Premiere & Esprit Commission
Maki Ishii (JP) Mono-prism for Taiko drummers and orchestra
James O’Callaghan (Electronics) / Nagata Shachu (Taiko drumming ensemble)
Wed Jan 25 TAIKO LIVE!
Esprit’s internationally lauded recordings and performances of McPhee’s music have inextricably linked Esprit to the composer’s Bali-inspired orchestral works. Back by audience demand, the vibrant, joyous Tabuh-tabuhan holds a treasured place on our program. Commissioned for our talented young soloist Cameron Crozman, O’Callaghan’s Overbound, for amplified cello, electronics and orchestra, promises a dynamic surround-sound experience.
Colin McPhee (CA) Tabuh-tabuhan for two pianos and orchestra
Japan, Bali and Canada – fantastical soundworlds intersect. We’ll rock the hall with Ishii’s Mono-prism, a thunderous combination of Taiko drums with orchestra.
Foundation
The Michael and Sonja Koerner Charitable Foundation The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation The S.M. Blair Family Foundation Max Clarkson Family The Charles H. Ivey Foundation Timothy & Frances Price Anonymous
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8:00pm Concert 7:15pm Pre-Concert Chat at Koerner Hall Esprit Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the following for their generous support KoernerTickets Hall Box Office 416 408 espritorchestra.com0208Programming is subject to change without notice.
