Classical pianist Mathew Walton, a favourite performer in these parts, will return to St. Luke’s Anglican Church at 3 pm on Sunday, April 22 for a special Gift of Music Concert. With him will be trumpet player Peter Crouch, a longtime collaborator, and together the pair will take the audience on a musical tour around the world.

Walton, whose mother Laura is well-known in this community, has studied piano intensively for 15 years and has two Masters degrees, one in Piano Performance and one in Musicology, both from the University of Ottawa. He’ll begin a PhD in Piano Performance at the University of Alberta in the fall, but in the meantime he’s working hard as an accompanist.

Crouch also has a Masters of Music in Trumpet Performance from the University of Ottawa. The “Around the World” show is something the pair have been working on and performing for the past year or so. The first half will take listeners around Europe, displaying the classical traditions of Italy, the grandiose music of Germany, the many styles of France and traditional music from the British Isles. The second half will travel further afield, to Russia, Georgia, Japan, Brazil, Mexico and finally Canada, with an original composition by Crouch.

Tickets, at $15, are available at Curiosity House, the Echo and at the door.