Celebrating the Music of Canadian Jewish Composers

The Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies and the Department of Music in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design are proud to present a chamber music recital celebrating the music of Canadian Jewish composers as part of the year-long performance series “Sound and Sense: Jewish Music @ York”. The diverse program features rarely performed works presented by acclaimed York department of music faculty Mark Chambers (cello), Katherine Dowling (piano), Amy Hillis (violin), Patricia Wait (clarinet) and several special guests!

The recital will be preceded by a pre-concert talk by scholar-performer Diane Kolin who will be sharing insights about the repertoire performed and the composers who wrote these works.

Program:

Suite Hébraïque No. 3 by Srul Irving Glick

Etude Brilliante by Minuetta Kessler

Elegy & Toccata by Oskar Morawetz

Bakesh Shalom Ve’rodfeyhu (Pursue Peace) by Noam Lemish

Adieu Babylon by Sid Rabinovitch

Redemption: The Chan Kol Nidre by Patty Chan

Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor (Op. 40) by Carl Frühling

Pre-concert talk: 6:45-7:15pmConcert: 7:30pm

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/celebrating-the-music-of-canadian-jewish-composers-tickets-579911078647

Parking is available at the Student Services Parking Garage (15 James Gillies St, North York, ON).

The Accolade East Building is located immediately outside the York University subway station (TTC line 1) in front of the left hand exit.