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Holst: The Planets

The Planets, a Musical Odyssey of Evolution, Environment and Exploration

Sunday 29 October 2017 at 3pm

Great Hall, Hart House

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“Explore the mystic and the scientific in this unique presentation, in which the Hart House Orchestra plays excerpts from Holst’s The Planets, interspersed with talks about planetary science in 2017.”– Hart House

Speakers

  • Dr. Alan Jackson, University of Toronto, Centre for Planetary Sciences
  • Dr. Matt Russo, University of Toronto Centre for Theoretical Astrophysics

Program

  • Gustav Holst – The Planets, Op. 32 (1914-1916)

Performers

  • Hart House Orchestra, University of Toronto
  • Henry Janzen, Conductor and Music Director

Eventbrite

This is a free concert presented in collaboration with the Royal Canadian Institute for Science (RCIScience). Registration is required for entry to the event.  Please register for free at our Eventbrite page.

Summer Concert 16/17

Summer Concert

  • Decruck – Sonate en ut# pour saxophone alto et orchestre (1943)
  • Tchaikovsky – Fifth Symphony in E minor, Op. 64 (1888)

Performers:

  • Hart House Orchestra, University of Toronto
  • Henry Janzen, Conductor and Music Director
  • James Conquer, Saxophone

Admission: Donate what you can at the door

Sun, 05/14/2017 – 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Summer concert begins at 4:00pm in the Great Hall.

Summer Concert 2017

Winter Concert 16/17

Winter Concert

Thu, 02/16/2017 – 8:00pm10:00pm

Performers

  • Hart House Orchestra, University of Toronto
  • Henry Janzen, Conductor and Music Director
  • Benjamin Smith, Piano

Venue & Admission

The Great Hall, Hart House, University of Toronto (St. George Campus).

A suggested donation of $10 per person collected at the door will support our trip to NYC to perform in Carnegie Hall on February 19th.

Program

  • Barber – Adagio for String Orchestra
  • Glick – Suite Hebraique No.1
  • Elizabeth Raum – Evolution
  • Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
  • [ 20-minute intermission ]
  • Brahms – Symphony No.1 in C minor

The program will be reprised in a special performance in Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York City on February 19th.

Duration

The program will run approximately two hours including one 20-minute intermission.

The concert begins at 8:00pm in the Great Hall, Hart House.

Carnegie Hall 2017

HHO Presents: From Creation to Rhapsody

Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 19 February 2017 at 3 PM

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The Hart House Orchestra is celebrating its 40th anniversary and Canada’s sesquicentennial with its first concert in New York City. The planned program, with Canadian and American symphonic pieces to honor both countries, is complemented by Brahms Symphony No. 1. The Playbill details of the concert can be viewed here.

Reflecting the great diversity of the University of Toronto community, the orchestra knits together talented musicians across all disciplines and professions through the joy of performing challenging symphonic works in an ambitious program of four distinctive concerts annually. The orchestra’s ethos is captured well by “Music should be a live thing that communicates between live people, and in that way there is absolutely nothing like it” (Sir Simon Rattle).

Performers

  • Hart House Orchestra, University of Toronto
  • Henry Janzen, Conductor and Music Director
  • Benjamin Smith, Piano

Venue & Ticketing Info

Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, NYC

Program

  • Barber – Adagio for String Orchestra
  • Glick – Suite Hebraique No.1
  • Elizabeth Raum – Evolution (US Premiere)
  • Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
  • [ 20-minute intermission ]
  • Brahms – Symphony No.1 in C minor

Duration

The program will run approximately two hours including one 20-minute intermission.

Please consider giving online to support this special opportunity for the orchestra!

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Support the HHO

HHO concerts at home in Hart House are presented free of admission to ensure access to students and community members, but voluntary donations at the door and online are welcomed and appreciated. All proceeds help offset the costs of sheet music, instrument rentals, transportation, online and print advertising, and other operating expenses. Your generous donations help the Orchestra continue to bring music to the community by providing performing opportunities for its members.

Donations can be made online here. Thank you for your kind support!

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2017-2018 Musicians

LEGEND C Concertmaster; AC Assistant Concertmaster; P Principal; AP Assistant Principal; CP Co-Principal

Violin I

Joanna Tang (CM)
Haruna Monri (ACM)
Andrew Ogilvie (ACM)
Ariel Kwan (ACM)
Seanna Yoon
Lilian Gien
Tsukiko Miyata
(Phil Coonce – Mahler)
Fei Ye
Grace Ma
Ayala Revah
Benjamin Lai
Hans Fischer
Kirsten Hambleton
Chanel Quan
Isabel Bowman
Xiaonyang Li
Sophia Lee
Esther Lenkinski
Joseph Nachman
Chris Kang

Violin II

Tim Leung (P)
Deborah Orenstein
Julianne Fong (AP)
Lindsay Cho
Kevin Leung
Shannon Yu
Mihira Lakshman
Elizabeth Domb
Yilin Huang
Isamu Goto
Alec Gibson
Jacklyn Liu
Lauren Ip
Rod Gonzaga
Ray Chen
Jacob Brady
Catherine Chen
Windy Weng
Perry Wong
Judith Marshall
Peter Martin
Nicole Desaulnier

Viola

Julian Fisher (P)
Kate Schneider (AP)
Sue Kitchen
Jack Chao
Kathleen Walsh
Arn Macpherson
Elizabeth Brubaker
Grey Lee
Elizabeth Widner
Iris Yang
Kunihiro Ito
Ben Martin

Cello

Lynn Wei (P)
Nathaniel Chen (AP)
Greg Rosenthal
Tom Lee
David Kwan
Claire Jeon
Richard Mills
Christopher Acconcia
Steven Cho
Natalie Yeung
Danny Zhang
Elaine Juan

Bass

Tomas Casciato (P)
David McElroy
Jeremy Newell

Winds, Brass & Percussion

Flute

Renee Willmon (P)
Clara Chung (AP)
Peggy Radin
Laura Bolt

Oboe

Murray Finkelstein (PE)
Darrel Kwong
Jolie Chrisman
Christine Cousins

English Horn

David Free

Clarinet

Elizabeth Day (P)
Joshua Zung

Bassoon

Roland Wilk (P)
Tanith Jones

Contrabasoon

Graham Martin

Horn

Iain Watson (P)
Emma Wolfe
Kiersten Singh
Kathleen Stanley
Duncan Andrews
Maryann Le
Catherine Wang (Mahler)
Alex Buck (Mahler)

Trumpet

Tim Hendrickson (P)
David Forsey

Trombone

David Arnot-Johnston (P)
Tim Allman
Chenhao Gong

Tuba

Dylan Longert

Tenor Tuba

PJ Bradley

Timpani

Paul Mouradian

Percussion

Sarah Buisman
Simon Jarvis

2016-2017 Committee

Name Title
Jacqueline Park Co-Chair
Richard Mills Co-Chair
Freda Zhang Treasurer, Music Librarian
Andrew Ogilvie Concertmaster, Music Librarian
Zoe Dille Programme Advisor
Elizabeth Day Trip Coordinator
Rod Gonzaga Co-Webmaster
Tom Lee Co-Webmaster
Timothy Leung Publicity
Mihira Lakshman Concerto Competitions Coordinator
Eric Ordonez Social Coordinator
Joseph Nachman Programme Editor
Julian Fisher Member at Large
Fei Ye Music Librarian
Yuka Fukuda Stage Manager (Cell & Percussion) ?