CLASSICAL SOCIAL #3 - 02/10/2013

 

"Gung hay fat choy"

CLASSICAL SOCIAL #3

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10th @ 7PM

(Note the earlier start time!)

FIONN MACCOOL'S, 181 University Avenue

2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965, 1953, 1941, 1929, 1917, 1905, 1893, 1881, 1869, 1857, 1845, 1833, 1821, 1809, 1797, 1785, 1773, 1761, 1749, 1737, 1725, 1713, 1701, 1689, 1677, etc

What do all the above date's have in common? They're all years of the Snake in the Chinese Zodiac.

As the next Classical Social takes place on Chinese New Year and we are entering the year of the water snake, I thought that it would be fun to play music written in snake years, such as Sammartini's String Quintets (1773) or Debussy String Quartet (1893). Then again, we could play music composed by 'serpentine' composers, for example Felix Mendelssohn who was born in 1809 or Canadian composer, Robert Farnon who was born in 1917. We could also play music that has a connection to either snakes or water. Oh no, what have I started!

So far the playlist for Sunday includes:
Mendelssohn's String Octet
Bozza & Ewald Brass Quintets
Music for wind ensemble by Absil, Bozza, Goossens, Lou Harrison, Michael Haydn and Alun Hoddinott.
String music by Chaminade, Jolivet, Borodin and Glass
and music for mixed ensemble by Schubert, Cimarosa and Michael Haydn

I look forward to seeing you all on February 10th for Classical Social #3!

Simon

CLASSICAL SOCIAL #2 - 01/27/2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WOLFIE!!

CLASSICAL SOCIAL #2

SUNDAY JANUARY 27th @ 8PM

FIONN MACCOOL'S, 181 University Avenue

This coming Sunday we will be celebrating Mozart's 257th with a Big Birthday Bash.There will be chamber music, concertos and cake!

PLAYLIST (so far)

Symphony no.1

Serenade in C minor for 8 wind instruments

Symphony no.41

Sinfonia Concertante

Bassoon Concerto

Flute Concerto

Clarinet Concerto

Musical Joke

Quintet for Piano & winds

Flute Quartet in D KV285

CLASSICAL SOCIAL #1 - 01/20/2013

THE INAUGURAL CLASSICAL SOCIAL

Over 50 people, including 21 wonderful musicians, came out on January 20th be a part of the very first Classical Social at Fionn MacCools, 181 University Avenue, Toronto.

We played non-stop from 8pm to midnight! The level of sight-reading was phenominal, as were some of the train wrecks! The energy in the room was electric and I think we all let inspired for Classical Social no.2

HERE'S WHAT WE PLAYED FROM

Axel Heine: 'Melodisk Suite'
Franz Berwald: 'Grand Septet'
Dubois: 'Au Jardin'
Elgar: 'Elegy'
Holst: 'Brook Green Suite'
Josef: Suk, 'String Quartet'
Molbe: 'Amourette Faunienne'
Rabaud: 'Andante et Scherzo'
Fanny Mendelssohn: 'Piano Trio'
Don Gillis: 'And Mr. Tortoise Wins the Race'
Haydn: 'String Quartet no.?'
Boccherini: 'String Quintet no.?'