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2020 – 2021 Season On Hold
The Hart House Orchestra is prohibited from holding full orchestra or reduced ensemble rehearsals or concerts in Hart House, per University of Toronto policy, in response to the ongoing COVID pandemic.
Until further notice, auditions, rehearsals or concerts are on hold for this season. Please check back later as there is a chance of some activity resuming in the new year, depending on how the situation progresses.
Stay safe,
Hart House Orchestra Committee
Benefit Concert for Huntington Society of Canada
In support of the Huntington Society of Canada, the orchestra will perform in London, Ontario.
15 February 2019, Saturday 7pm at Metropolitan United Church, London Ontario
Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 “Classical”
Dvorak Violin Concerto in A Minor w/ Arkady Yanivker
Beethoven Symphony No. 4
Hart House Orchestra, University of Toronto
Henry Janzen, Principal Conductor and Music Director
Eszter Horváth, Assistant Conductor
Please visit the Huntington Society of Canada website for ticketing details.
Beethoven Symphony No. 4
13 February 2019, Thursday at 8pm Great Hall, Hart House
Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 “Classical”
Dvorak Violin Concerto in A Minor w/ Arkady Yanivker
Beethoven Symphony No. 4
Hart House Orchestra, University of Toronto
Henry Janzen, Principal Conductor and Music Director
Eszter Horváth, Assistant Conductor
Admission: Donate what you can at the door.
We will be reprising this programme in London, Ontario on Saturday, February 15 for a fundraiser.
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”
28 November 2019, Thursday at 8pm
Great Hall, Hart House
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”
Mozart Exultate Jubilate feat. Veronika Anissimova
Hart House Orchestra, University of Toronto
Henry Janzen, Principal Conductor and Music Director
Eszter Horváth, Assistant Conductor
Admission: Donate what you can at the door or please consider donating online in support of a wide range of the orchestra’s activities. Thank you.
Fall Concert Rehearsal Schedule
The following PDF outlines rehearsal and concerts dates for the Fall concert, as well as rehearsal line ups for each date. If there are any alterations to dates or line ups, members will be notified by e-mail. [ Download Fall Rehearsal Outline ]
2022 – 2023 Committee
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| Lynn Wei | Co-Chair |  |
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| Richard Mills | Co-Chair |  |
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| Christopher Acconcia | Co-Chair Emeritus |  |
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| Julian Fisher | Concerto Competitions Coordinator |  |
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| Joseph Nachman | Programme Editor |  |
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| Nicole Desaulnier | Music Librarian, Social Director |  |
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| Rod Gonzaga | Co-Webmaster |  |
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| Tom Lee | Co-Webmaster |  |
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| Laura Bolt | Member-at-Large |  |
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| Rick Palidwor | Clubs and Registered Programs Associate, Hart House |  |
Bhavani Kotha, Oboe
Bhavani Kotha, Oboe
Oboist Bhavani Kotha enjoys a multi-faceted career as a soloist, recording artist, and orchestral musician. She recently was selected as a winner of the 2019 National Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition. Bhavani has been featured as a soloist on several occasions, and she has won concerto competitions with the North York Concert Orchestra and the Hart House Orchestra in Toronto, Ontario. She is currently recording a solo album with Crystal Records and will be recording an album of Baroque and Classical oboe concertos next season with Centaur Records. Bhavani has performed in several symphony orchestras, including the Boise Philharmonic, Boise Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Kingston Symphony, and Toronto Concert Orchestra. She studied oboe performance at DePaul University, Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory, University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, and the University of Washington.
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Spring Concert
18 April 2019, Thursday at 8pm
Ravel – Le tombeau de Couperin
Richard Strauss – Concerto in D major for Oboe AV144, Soloist: Bhavani Kotha
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7
Henry Janzen, Conductor and Music Director
Eszter Horváth, Assistant Conductor
This programme will be reprised for our Germany tour in May.
Admission: Donate what you can at the door or please consider donating online in support of a wide range of the orchestra’s activities. Thank you.
2018 – 2019 Musicians
LEGEND C Concertmaster; AC Assistant Concertmaster; P Principal; AP Assistant Principal; CP Co-Principal
Violin I
Joanna Tang (CM)
Haruna Monri (ACM)
Olivia Wan-Ting Yang (ACM)
Andrew Ogilvie (ACM)
Lilian Gien
Eden Lee
Fei Ye
Ben Lai
William MacLarkey
Kirsten Hambleton
Julianne Fong
Kate Sohn
Hans Fischer
Ayala Revah
Xiaoyang Li
Sophia Lee
Esther Lenkinski
Joseph Nachman
Violin II
Tim Leung (P)
Anthony Lui (AP)
Jacob Brady
Alex Yu
Lindsay Cho
Clifford Chuang
Mihira Lakshman
Elizabeth Watts Domb
Ambrose Man
Kelvin Leung
Yilin Huang
Rod Gonzaga
Windy Weng
Tina Ye
Catherine Chen
Perry Wong
Judith Marshall
Peter Martin
Elizabeth Rouget
Jenna Wang
Viola
Julian Fisher (P)
Kate Schneider (AP)
Jack Chao
Jesse Coleman
Arn Macpherson
Kunihiro Ito
Julia Park
Grey Lee
Elizabeth Brubaker
Bridget Allen O’Neil
Elizabeth Widner
Rachel Loo
Cello
Lynn Wei (P)
Nathaniel Chen (AP)
Greg Rosenthal
Tom Lee
David Kwan
Claire Jeon
Richard Mills
Christopher Acconcia
Shirley Qian
Anne Field
Hilary Parkes
Danny Zhang
Bass
David McElroy (P)
Flute
Renee Willmon (P)
Laura Bolt (AP)
Carina Fan
Peggy Radin
(Cindy Yen – Mahler)
Oboe
Murray Finkelstein (PE)
Justin Liu (P)
Christine Cousins Ob & E.H.
Clarinet
Elizabeth Day (P)
Joshua Zung
Sean Lin
Bassoon
Roland Wilk (P)
Angela Gong
Tanith Jones
Contra Bassoon
TBD
Horn
Iain Watson (P)
Adam Rosenfield
Kathleen Chang
Duncan Andrews
Alex Buck
Trumpet
Tim Hendrickson (P)
David Forsey
Yuang Chen
Trombone
David Arnot-Johnston (P)
Tim Allman
Chenhao Gong
(Tony Mei – pending)
Tuba
TBD
Timpani
Paul Mouradian
Percussion
Linda Zhou
Tony Liu
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