A different kind of chamber music
When we think of chamber music, there is a tendency to expect stringed instruments, but for the opening concert of the 2011 Gift of Music season, taking place at 3 pm on Sunday, November 20 at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, there will not be a violin, viola or cello in sight. No Strings Attached, a wind quintet, is composed of musicians who are graduates and students of either the Glenn Gould School of Music or the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music. A wind quintet is a group of five woodwind players, and is a standard chamber ensemble. It is valued for its versatility and variety of tone colour, which is very different from the more homogeneous blend of colour that a string quartet provides.
Mor Shargall, flute and piccolo, performs regularly in the greater Toronto area with various orchestras and chamber groups, including the Kindred Spirits Orchestra and the Scarborough Philharmonic. She has also studied with and played for members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Clarinetist Peter Pinteric performs regularly with a variety of ensembles in the Toronto area and is currently in his final year of the Artist Diploma Program at the Glenn Gould School of Music, where he is studying with Joaquin Valdepenas, principal clarinetist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Emily Willmon, oboe, performs with the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and various chamber ensembles.
Bassoonist Sheba Thibideau is active in the Toronto music community in the areas of chamber, solo and orchestral music. She is currently principal bassoonist of the Celebrity Symphony Orchestra and Opera Bel Canto. Sheba is a member of Triceratonin, a trio for Bassoon, oboe and piano, and also performs in frequent new music and jazz fusion projects.
Tina Shapero, French horn, traveled to Prague with the Kitchener-Waterloo Community Orchestra in 2006 and has since played with the Oakville Symphony, Hamilton Symphony, Stratford Civic Orchestra, London Community Orchestra, Scarborough Philharmonic, and the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
The quintet will be playing work by Mozart, Muczynski, Mussorgsky and Taffanel, bringing a balance between older compositions and newer, more modern selections to the afternoon.
All of the Gift of Music Sunday concerts are at 3 pm at St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Creemore. Complimentary refreshments follow the concerts, providing an opportunity to connect with musicians, friends and neighbours.
The following Sunday, November 27, will feature Tariq Harb, classical guitarist and winner of the 2011 Montreal International Classical Guitar Competition.
