December 2007 1 Saturday 8:00 p.m. Pollack Hall $10 16 Sunday 3:30 p.m. Pollack Hall $15 / $10 MCGILL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA McGill Conservatory presents Alexis Hauser, conductor CONSERVATORY CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULT CHOIRS Aaron Schwebel, violin, with the WESTMOUNT YOUTH ORCHESTRA a winner of the 2006-2007 McGill Concerto Competition Erica Phare, Scott Gabriel, conductors SCHOENBERG: Theme and Variations, Op. 43b BARBER: Violin Concerto PROKOFIEV: Romeo & Juliet, complete ballet (ed. Hauser) 1 Saturday 8:00 p.m. Redpath Hall free admission January 2008 MCGILL EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLES 11 Friday 8:00 p.m. Redpath Hall free admission Valerie Kinslow, Betsy MacMillan, coordinators Master’s Recital MICHAEL SPLEIT, cello 2 Sunday 4:00 p.m. Pollack Hall $15/$10 class of Yegor Dyachkov CBC/McGill Series $30 family rate YOUTH CHOIR GALA 5TH ANNIVERSARY 16 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. Redpath Hall free admission with the CHOEUR D’ENFANTS DE MONTRÉAL; Doctoral Recital ENGLISH MONTREAL SCHOOL BOARD SENIOR; RUTH PHILLIPS, soprano MCGILL CONSERVATORY YOUTH CHOIR; class of Joanne Kolomyjec OTTAWA CHILDREN’S CHOIR; with the participation of a chamber orchestra SOUTH SHORE CHILDREN’S CHORUS 17 Thursday 8:00 p.m. Redpath Hall free admission 3 Monday 8:00 p.m. Redpath Hall free admission Masterclass (as part of the Schulich Visiting Artists Series) MCGILL CAPPELLA ANTICA ANTON KUERTI, piano Valerie Kinslow, director 21 Monday 8:00 p.m. Tanna Schulich Hall $5 3 Monday 8:00 p.m. Pollack Hall $5 McGill Staff and Guests Series MCGILL CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE BILL MAHAR, trumpet Denys Bouliane, director with the Bill Mahar Jazz Quintet Aiyun Huang, percussion ~ Sara Laimon, piano Xenia Pestova, Martin Karlíèek, piano 23 Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Redpath Hall $15 / $10 GYÖRGY LIGETI: Ramifications; 3 Pieces for Two Pianos; CBC/McGill Series Concerto for Piano and Orchestra A VENITIAN CARNIVAL HEINZ HOLLIGER: Ma’mounia with Les Voix Baroques and Les Voix Humaines 4 Tuesday 8:00 p.m. Église St-Nom de Jésus Church 25 Friday 12:30 p.m. Redpath Hall free admission $5 (Desjardins St., corner Adam; metro Pie IX) McGill Noon-Hour Organ Recital Series MCGILL UNIVERSITY CHORUS and CHAMBER SINGERS Robert Ingari, conductor 25 Friday 7:00 p.m. Tanna Schulich Hall $5 BRUCKNER: Afferentur regi; Virga Jesse; Os justi meditabitur; McGill Faculty Fridays Christus factus est; Ave Maria; Ecce sacerdos MIN JUNG SUH-RAGER, piano MENDELSSOHN: Im Advent; Weinachten with the Min Rager Jazz Quintet DVOØÁK: Mass in D major, B. 175 (Op. 86) (organ version) Kevin Dean, trumpet ~ Donny Kennedy, alto saxophone Min Rager, piano ~ Alec Walkington, bass 5 Wednesday 4:00 p.m. Redpath Hall free admission André White, drums Doctoral Recital FRÉDÉRIC LAMBERT, viola 28 Monday 8:00 p.m. Redpath Hall $5 class of André Roy McGill Staff and Guests Series Simon Aldrich, clarinet ~ Claire Marchand, flute 5 Wednesday 5:00 p.m. Pollack Hall free admission Jonathan Crow, violin ~ Olivier Thouin, violin Doctoral Recital Douglas McNabney, viola ~ Matt Haimovitz, cello SARAH STEINERT, mezzo-soprano Sara Laimon, piano ~ Ingrid Schmithüsen, class of Joanne Kolomyjec Sprechstimme Alban Berg: Sonata Op. 1 5 Wednesday 8:00 p.m. Redpath Hall $5 Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire; MCGILL BAROQUE ORCHESTRA Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 Hank Knox, director 30 Wednesday 3:00 p.m. Redpath Hall free admission December 6 - 21, 2007 McGill Conservatory presents the Pollack, Redpath and Tanna Schulich Halls JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE EXAMINATION RECITALS Clément Joubert, coordinator free admission all welcome Please phone 398-4547 or 398-5145 for detailed listings www.mcgill.ca/music/events/concerts January 30, 31 and February, 1 and 2, 2008 13 Thursday 8:00 p.m. Redpath Hall free admission 7:30 p.m. ~ Pollack Hall Master’s Recital Opera McGill ~ Patrick Hansen, director KAMI LOFGREN, soprano presents class of Valerie Kinslow Così fan tutte 14 Friday 8:00 p.m. Pollack Hall free admission by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Master’s Recital MCGILL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MARCIN SWOBODA, viola Patrick Hansen, stage director class of André Roy Julian Wachner, conductor 15 Saturday 2:30 p.m. Redpath Hall free admission $25/ $20 seniors & students McGill Conservatory presents Box Office: 514-398-4547 ~ Information: 514-398-4547, 514-398-5145 DOLCE MUSICA Jean McRae, director.