Barrie Concerts


	October 18, 2008 - Saturday
		JOE TRIO JOE TRIO is not your average piano trio, but that's the point. The trio doesn't wish to be neatly categorized. Instead they strive for diversity, versatility and more than a little humour and unpredictability. Their repertoire consists of the classics - from Haydn to Shostakovich - new works by contemporary composers, and their own arrangements of popular, jazz and rock tunes. The trio is not only virtuosi, they are fantastic performers that engage the audience in a way few classical musicians can. Amply witty, charming and tremendously musical, Joe Trio leaves audiences with a new appreciation for... Read more Venue: Hi-Way Pentecostal Church
	November 8, 2008 - Saturday
		Award-Winning Italian Orchestra makes Canadian Debut Italy's flagship ensemble, the Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia, will visit Canada for the first time in November 2008. Canadian maestro Kerry Stratton will conduct the Orchestra in Toronto, Montreal and eight other centres. Joining them for the tour is award-winning Italian classical guitarist Claudio Marcotulli, in the Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra by Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo... Read more Kerry Stratton In the course of his international career, Kerry Stratton has conducted orchestras in Europe, North America and Asia. Having earned a degree in conducting from McGill University in Montreal, Stratton later completed graduate studies at the Vienna Conservatory under Sir Charles Mackerras, Academia Chigiana in Siena, Italy, and L'Ecole Pierre Monteux with Charles Bruck... Read more Venue: Hi-Way Pentecostal Church
	December 6, 2008 - Saturday
		ORIANA Women's Choir ORIANA Women's Choir was formed in 1972 as The John Hodgins Singers, later The Oriana Singers. ORIANA's vision, as the members strive together for ever-higher levels of performance excellence and versatility, is to be the best women's choir in the world. ORIANA aims to achieve... Read more William Brown William Brown joined ORIANA Women's Choir as Artistic Director in 1996. Under his direction the choir has continued to grow and develop in musical excellence... Read more Venue: Hi-Way Pentecostal Church
	February 28, 2009 - Saturday
		Kai Gleusteen & the Orchestra of the Glenn Gould Kai Gleusteen was born in Calgary, Canada, where he began his musical studies at the age of five. Before he was ten, he started spending his summers under the tutelage of Ivan Galamian and David Cerone at the Meadowmount School of Music in New York State... Read more Venue: Hi-Way Pentecostal Church
	March 28, 2009 - Saturday
		The Peking Acrobats® "At no time have we seen anything like THE PEKING ACROBATS. Feats of clowning, dexterity, grace, strength and coordination rippled from the stage in a series of pleasurable waves. One was leftwaterlogged in wonder." - Chicago Tribune 'A' is for acrobats and astounding, amusing, audacious and accomplished, accurate and attractive, and admirable, all of which describe, though not completely, THE PEKING ACROBATS." - Variety Since their debut in 1986, THE PEKING ACROBATS® have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs; they are experts at treacherous wire-walking, trick-cycling, precision tumbling, somersaulting and gymnastics. They defy gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility and control. They push the envelope of human possibility with astonishing juggling dexterity and incredible balancing feats, showcasing tremendous skill and ability. They are masters of agility and grace. Often accompanied by live musicians skillfully playing traditional Chinese instruments and high-tech special effects that coalesce with the music and awe-inspiring feats to create an exuberant entertainment event featuring all the excitement and festive pageantry of a Chinese Carnival!... Read more Venue: Hi-Way Pentecostal Church
	May 2, 2009 - Saturday
		Ensemble Vivant Ensemble Vivant, the core of which is piano, violin and cello, has been performing to sold-out houses throughout North America and Europe and recording for over 15 years. Originally called Trio Vivant, the group evolved under the name Catherine Wilson and Friends. The recordings under that name reflected the group's expansion from exclusively 'Trio' repertoire to include larger chamber works. The name Ensemble Vivant was created to capture the group's origins and musical evolution... Read more Venue: Hi-Way Pentecostal Church


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