https://www.travisharrison.ca/concerts daily 0.75 2024-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1502475776366-LWBHFD0YDC17467KR3CR/Concerts.JPG Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1502472588055-LEV2LS9VL1O99T9DV7P3/Four+Seasons.jpg Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1502473428766-9S3ON2IW1FGMHAYC1KI4/Elixer+of+Love.jpg Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1502474276662-BVSDH2U7TTBTNJFTX5L1/image-asset.jpeg Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1502474955639-S2HQ2T0U2WKI1CT9ED6R/image-asset.jpeg Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1502475353802-HYUN8XL6GGHYQ7A7S9PW/File_000+%283%29.jpeg Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1502476043893-WLRBQBBTCZOHLWWJQ9S4/Strauss+Conducting.jpg Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1506963028128-Y1U3GL5M6P5WS1SAKXU2/NACO+Heldenleben.jpg Concerts - Heldenleben in Ottawa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1510087504008-Q4TV93G6TYHUP48V6XTN/Death+and+Trans.jpeg Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1516423248536-R9G3IPOKTEE6PTE6KYU0/Manitoba+Conservatory+of+Music+and+Art+Recital.jpeg Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1519612753045-Q7R1MGFDXKAUYT9LMCPP/Lotte+Ottawa+March+2018.jpg Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1532461546194-TQZ85XQQGMHVIB5QJKHM/LAMP+Concert.JPG Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1532461187758-SFYO28LQ2QHMX9L2GF6T/Concert+Hall.JPG Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1532461922508-P7HIJGEF1OWMAT74XEVK/Island.jpg Concerts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/a287503a-15d0-4e80-ac29-3f4e6a6fbfed/Toronto+Mendelssohn+Choir.JPG Concerts - Toronto Mendelssohn Choir September 22 + 23 at Trinity St. Paul Centre, Toronto A beautifully crafted program of Handel’s Dixit Dominus, Caroline Shaw’s To the Hands, and Bach’s Christ lag in Todesbanden performed with dancers from Compagnie de la Citadelle and yours truly in a chamber string group. More info and tickets: In Time - At the Intersection of Music & Dance - Toronto Mendelssohn Choir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/44604261-167a-4f6c-a764-770da7150c5a/Magisterra+soloists+London.JPG Concerts - Magisterra Soloists October 1 at Museum London A performance of Prokofiev’s Quintet for violin, viola, bass, clarinet, and oboe; Hans Werner Henze’s solo bass piece S. biagio 9 agosto ore 1209, and more! Tickets and info: Beyond Borders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/0bc98aeb-f29e-4fac-9ce4-8d676af5716e/Four+Seasons.JPG Concerts - Cycle of Our Earth October 27 Vivaldi’s Four Seasons paired with Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires presented at the Armenian Cultural Centre Concert Hall. Tickets and info: Tickets | Cycle Of Our Earth • The Four Seasons • Khourdoian Plays Vivaldi & Piazzola | https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/c01e0be6-8921-4f26-a5d2-741ec8638422/Celestial+Light+Elemer+Isler.JPG Concerts - Celestial Light October 28 Backing up the fantastic Elmer Iseler Singers for their concert at Eglinton St. George’s United Church in Toronto, featuring Faure’s Requiem. Tickets and info here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/bd332f23-14ac-42e1-ba54-3a79a18029c2/Bruce+Liu+NACO+Sept+8+9+2022.jpg Concerts - Rosenkavalier + Till Eulenspiegel September 8 and 9 2022 in Southam Hall (9th is also livestreamed), Ottawa With the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Bruce Liu playing Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Conductor Alexander Shelley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/aa3cdd93-1c0c-46e7-95f9-41bdcbca3bc5/Eagles+Hotel+California.jpg Concerts - Eagles Hotel California September 10 2022, Scotiabank Arena, Toronto The whole album, front-to-back, with orchestra. I don’t usually do these things, but it’s the Eagles! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1ee584b3-f267-4ca2-bf12-15f9c869b1fa/Sweetwater+Music+Festival+2022.png Concerts - Sweetwater Music Festival 2022 September 15 - 18 2022 in Owen Sound Highlights include Prokofiev Quintet, Andriessen Elegy for Bass and Piano, and Guillaume Connesson’s Sextet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/f45a98d0-73a5-47ef-ad22-b7dd66a3ac92/National+Arts+Centre+Orchestra+Sphere+Festival Concerts - NACO Sphere Festival September 22 - 25 2022 in Ottawa A music festival themed around the planet we live on, featuring new(ish) works from Tarkianen, Richter, Louie, J.L. Adams, and Clyne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/7f2e4315-ce34-46c6-97d3-2a7f0cbda20a/Array+Music+Organ+Festival+Roy+Thompson+Hall.jpg Concerts - Futurestops Festival September 30 2022 at Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto Described by the Pulitzer Prize Board as “a concentrated and powerful musical expression with a haunting visceral impact”, the FutureStops Festival is proud to bring the 2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Music, Voiceless Mass, a mesmerizing work for organ and ensemble by Raven Chacon, to Roy Thomson Hall for its Canadian Premiere on the 2nd National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/533a8536-6e64-452e-b378-cdaaf4873dc6/Tchaikovsky+5+NACO+1.jpg Concerts - Tchaikovsky 5 October 5 and 6 2022 in Southam Hall, Ottawa Storgårds conducts this old favourite, along with Haydn Trumpet Concerto with soloist Håkan Hardenberger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/4ffa695d-5cf2-4643-be59-b0d42a261181/Array+Music+Michael+Baker.jpg Concerts - Array Music - Michael J. Baker Retrospective October 29 2022 at Array Space, Toronto A rockin’ selection of the music of the late Michael J. Baker, curated by Marie-Josée Chartier. Will be seen doubling on electric bass, my old love! UPDATE - the livestream of this concert is now available through YouTube - click here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/71da4e21-2df2-4bf2-982c-bc6e96c76e8f/MATM+Metamorphosen.JPG Concerts - Strauss Metamorphosen with Magisterra Soloists November 13 in London, ON The chamber version of Stauss’ Metamorphosen, along with Don Thompson’s duo for cello and bass “In Memory of Glenn” and Mendelssohn’s string quartet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/e762cf3a-b83e-446b-9f7a-0d507a255d76/Nutcracker+2.jpg Concerts - Nutcracker Lots of Nutcrackers happening this year! Catch me with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens from December 1-4 in Ottawa; or with The National Ballet of Canada in Toronto throughout the rest of the month! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/31c31215-5dc5-4c10-a358-aeea0ee8e26f/Vaughan+Williams+Quintet+RBA.JPG Concerts - Vaughan Williams Quintet December 13 2022 - FREE concert in the Richard Bradshaw Amphlitheatre, Four Seasons Centre (Canadian Opera Company). A favourite bass quintet with some of my favourite people - members of the Rosebud String Quartet. UPDATE - as of December 7, we’ve had to change repertoire due to some health issues. We’ll now be performing Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, with the 2nd cello part being performed by me on the double bass! With Aaron Schwebel and Csaba Koczó on violins, Sheila Jaffe and Carolyn Blackwell on violas, and Leana Rutt on cello. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/e82cd62e-10be-4fa0-aed5-619f6b4ce119/DSC04701.jpg Concerts - Messiah December 9 2022 - 7:30pm Handel’s masterwork with the famous Elmer Iseler Singers, at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church in Toronto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/a1a68a0b-c21a-4861-9d89-05f7c845f930/DSC06576-01.jpg Concerts - Salute to Vienna January 1 2023 at 2:30pm - at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto The New Year’s Day tradition is back! After a few years of COVID-related cancellations, I’ll be back leading the bass group of the “Canadian Strauss Orchestra” for this holiday tradition. Tickets here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/08518812-ac97-4820-aecb-15f7659e8c80/Dragons+Tale.jpg Concerts - Tapestry Opera - World Premiere of “Dragon’s Tale” on Toronto’s Waterfront, June 15-18 2023 Dragon's Tale - Tapestry Opera - note that tickets are free with advance registration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/8c9eeaa3-c4a1-4833-bf65-2a1b41e71886/BelFountBass.jpg Concerts - Trout, Dussek, Hummel March 31 in Kitchener-Waterloo, ON for the KW Chamber Music Society April 2 in Barrie, ON Very excited that a COVID-cancellation has been rescheduled for this set of bass quintets I performed back in Fall 2021. Details to be announced, but mark March 31 and April 2 2022 on your calendars for this great program with great musicians! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/932acb35-6b75-49e7-a05a-51a3302f7e0b/ISB+20232.jpg Concerts - ISB Convention 2023 I’m thrilled to have been invited to present at the upcoming ISB Convention in Ann Arbour, Michigan. Stay tuned for more details! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/4467a38a-c81e-401e-bffb-6a5353ee58f5/ISB+Bass+in+Canada.jpg Concerts - International Society of Bassists I was asked by the ISB to prepare a video for their 2022 convention, giving a little perspective on the state of the bass in Canada. I don’t know much about the whole country, but I made a great video that shows what I’ve been up to over the past few years! Watch the full video premiered at the ISB here: https://youtu.be/6kLt9eHiAWQ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/f2e25f35-d76c-4fa5-8276-0b0de479d447/First+Light+Chamberfest+2022.jpg Concerts - Ottawa Chamberfest At Carleton’s Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Thursday July 21 2022 7:00pm I can’t explain how excited I am to play Olli Mustonen’s Nonet No.2 with some of my favourite string players in Canada - violinists Yolanda Bruno, Emily Kruspe, Carissa Klopoushak, and Min-Jeong Koh; violists Isaac Chalk and David Marks; and cellists Rachel Mercer and Desiree Abbey. Details and tickets (live and live-streamed) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/46691aaa-e961-4ba2-a505-c7cb39011845/Brott+Festival+Dvorak+New+World.jpg Concerts - National Academy Orchestra At L.R. Wilson Concert Hall Returning once again to be a sit-in coach for the bass group at the late Boris Brott’s National Academy Orchestra. We’ll be playing Dvorak’s New World Symphony under the direction of the one and only Alain Trudel, the festival’s new artisic director. Also on the programme, Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.1 performed by soloist Valerie Tryon. Details and tickets here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/7c4dc083-3d3c-4672-9838-d0dfe03c42b6/UofO+Music+Faculty.jpg Concerts - University of Ottawa Summer Strings Academy August 8-19 2022 - Ottawa Come study with me for two weeks of intensive technique classes, masterclasses, private lessons, and chamber music coaching! All at the University of Ottawa Summer Strings Academy. Details here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1629733475324-R9U4CYLIZ6JL0K6UKHKU/Caledon+Music+Festival Concerts - Caledon Music Festival September 10 and 12 It is with sheer delight that I will be helping to present two concerts with the Caledon Music Festival on September 10 and 12 2021 at the beautiful Alton Mill Arts Centre’s new outdoor performance space. I’ll be playing several sketches from Xavier Foley, as well as chamber music of Bach and Dvorak. I will also be working as a mentor in the adult-amateur program, and sharing some expertise on critical listening as well as dealing with the pressures of performance. Visit the Caledon Music Festival website for details! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1629734198032-V00A7VYUTI2E0XAQJW8Q/Bass+Chamber+Music Concerts - Quintets of Schubert, Hummel, & Dussek September 17 - London, ON September 19 - Barrie, ON - CANCELLED Three pillars of the bass chamber music repertoire in one concert program! More details to come on tickets for these concerts, but they are sure to be a good time. With Annette-Barbara Vogel (violin); Jutta Puchhammer-Sédillot (viola); Katerina Juraskova (cello); and Francine Kay (piano). Live-stream tickets In-person tickets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1629733600409-ASS9JN9PCM5SJAXPJJK6/COC+Fall+concerts Concerts - Canadian Opera Company Streamed Concerts September 24, 25; October 29, 30 I will be joining the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra once again for their upcoming season, starting with two recorded concerts. Check the COC’s website for details - these are free! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/10ebf61f-3ea7-4d13-b6c7-134fad0ff0b9/National+Ballet+Serenade Concerts - Serenade + Angels & Atlas With the National Ballet of Canada, at the Four Seasons Centre in Toronto. Please check out the NBC website for details here, keeping in mind that tickets are being sold for full-capacity seating! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/a4480556-6124-46d8-a2e2-0d3fe4f99e25/20211120_191058.jpg Concerts - The Nutcracker With the National Ballet of Canada. I grew up watching this production, and love it so dearly, it’s such a joy that I’ll be contributing to the music this year! Lots of shows, please come and enjoy! Click here for tickets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1615437993573-H91AUVW7HWHZ92EC1AW3/ISB+Center+Stage+poster.jpg Concerts - Center Stage with Uxia Martinez Botana All are welcome to join us for this free public chat between myself and Spanish bassist Uxía Martínez Botana. Click on this text to register (the ISB only needs your name and email address) - the more the merrier! Saturday March 13 at 3:00pm EST (Toronto/New York) or 21:00 CET (Amsterdam). Hosted by the International Society of Bassists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1606592383333-2U1QMNCGRT2C9E9I6QZQ/Koerner+Hall Concerts - Live Stream: Canadian Opera Company Orchestra December 3 2020 at Koerner Hall, Toronto Mostly Beethoven, including his fantastic second symphony, from one of the finest halls in the country. Tickets here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1577994303720-F1ZG9I5LOYNLWGGKW9RQ/Salute+to+Vienna Concerts - Salute to Vienna January 1 at Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto Come start 2020 right with favourite Waltzes and Arias from the Viennese tradition! I’ll be leading the bass section for this sold-out romp. Tickets here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1577994596738-6CIW4YYDZQQGXY1VALQI/COC+Barber+of+Seville Concerts - Barber of Seville with the Canadian Opera Company January 19 - February 7 Do you enjoy laughing? And great music? Tickets here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1577994911631-38V4J8189H70AX2PNO2O/La+Mer Concerts - La Mer with the National Arts Centre Orchestra Not just Debussy’s La Mer, but also Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto performed both Joshua Bell. Performances in Ottawa and Toronto! Ottawa Southam Hall, February 5 - tickets Toronto Roy Thompson Hall, February 6 - tickets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1582760369137-Q400AO9C0Y7DXOYUCUCP/Iris+Ensemble+2020.jpg Concerts - Iris Ensemble March 1st in Chelsea, QC Program to include the Vaughan Williams Quintet, and more Folk-music inspired tunes from Schumann, Oscher, and more Vaughan Williams! This instance of the Iris Ensemble will include Jeff Dyrda on violin, Rory McLeod on viola, Leana Rutt on cello, and Emily Rho on Piano. Yours truly rounding out the bottom end. Tickets here through Eventbrite.ca https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1577995379316-4NI2DNW7AQOGNGNVHBC6/COC+Aida Concerts - Aida with the Canadian Opera Company April 18 to May 8 Tickets here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1577995208448-9VYGR091543PUF7WU1TV/The+Flying+Dutchman Concerts - The Flying Dutchman with the Canadian Opera Company May 1 to 16 Tickets here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1566588905347-SB53J95YL1G8HEKA1W2D/Requiem.JPG Concerts - Verdi Requiem With the National Arts Centre Orchestra September 11 + 12 2019 More information and tickets at the NACO website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1566587729486-BV3A8HT3A0AD2QIE4IY6/Turandot+COC Concerts - Turandot With the Canadian Opera Company September 29 - October 27 2019 More information and tickets at the COC website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1566587698706-NLTW9OOKF18OGIOZ0USB/rusalka-web-banner-rev-aug-2019_20190819140349_0.jpg Concerts - Rusulka With the Canadian Opera Company October 12 - October 26 2019 More information and tickets at the COC website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1568667153001-JU3GCOKZSJRO5LS20O4B/Merry_Widow_Event_small.jpg Concerts - The Merry Widow With Brott Opera October 3 2019, 7:30pm Click for information and tickets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1569868770004-I23741AQOULBQE4JFP5Z/Schubertiad%2BTrout%2BQuintet%2BPoster%2BOctober%2B6%2B2019.jpg Concerts - Trout Quintet With Off Centre Music at Trinity St. Paul Centre, Toronto October 6 2019, 3pm Schubert’s famous Trout Quintet! Click here for tickets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1569868960832-3V045WKET3UJAKS9VJWR/Lamario+2018.jpg Concerts - Tchaikovsky 6 With the National Arts Centre Orchestra October 30 + 31 2019, Southam Hall, Ottawa Tchaikovsky’s last Symphony, presented after his stunning Violin Concerto played by Timothy Chooi. Tickets and details at the NAC website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1577981743184-LLECIYC8CT7CYILZFTXP/Another+Brick+in+the+Wall Concerts - Another Brick in the Wall At the Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Sony/Hummingbird/O’Keefe Centre) http://anotherbrickopera.com/en/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1553975636113-NUATJPSSTBZ9N4J8Q8XO/image-asset.jpeg Concerts - Ritornello Festival April 12 - 14 2019 I’m so happy to be making my Saskatchewan debut with Ritornello Festival. Looking forward to making new musical friendships, and continuing some that are decades-old. Look for Schubert’s Trout! https://ritornello.ca/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1553976656841-5TS628IQ11SJPBG20MGQ/Lonely+Child.jpg Concerts - Vivier’s Lonely Child and Ravel WITH THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA April 17 + 18 2019 An evening of French and Quebecois music from composers Maurice Ravel and Claude Vivier. Jan Lisiecki will play the G major piano concerto, and soprano superstar Erin Wall (who sang Arabella with us at the COC in fall 2017) sings in the Vivier. More information here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1553977176453-M650WSOJZ01IPHUNRETW/Centennial+Hall.JPG Concerts - Pictures at an Exhibition April 26 + 27 2019 The last concert of the WSO season - fantastic music by Mussorgsky, and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1. Get your symphonic music fix before the orchestra closes down until next fall! https://wso.ca/gabriela-montero/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1553976738871-95NN1RY3HVVJTGXSMORW/NACO.JPG Concerts - Brahms 1 WITH THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA May 1 + 2 2019 I really don’t know what to say about this one other than you won’t soon forget the amazing sound of the NACO bass section on our low-C’s from the downbeat of this symphony. The work speaks for itself. More info. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1553976858072-YP7WUEHT17LWUUAMI3HW/New+World+Symphony.JPG Concerts - Brahms 2 and Dvorak 9 WITH THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA April May 8 2019 Come bid the NACO farewell as we perform two symphonic greats before striking out on tour to Europe. Led by Alexander Shelley, it is not often that you get to hear two masterwork symphonies in the same night! More info. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1553975791196-URNK8OAK6ZAG3QSAFKUJ/NACO+Euro+Tour.jpg Concerts - NAC Orchestra European Tour May 11 - 26 2019 Who wouldn’t be excited to go on tour with a top-tier orchestra to some of the greatest cities in Europe? Symphonies of Brahms and Dvorak; Canadian works from Nicole Lizee, John Estacio, and more; soloists include James Ehnes and Erin Wall. I simply can’t wait. https://nac-cna.ca/en/europeantour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1553975663672-YVZT9WLXG14VGUK96E0L/image-asset.jpeg Concerts - Lunenburg Academy June 12 - 22 Continuing the tradition of spending June in Lunenburg, this year the Iris Ensemble is back in full force. Can’t wait to make music with Iris: Mark Lee, Katya Poplyansky, Rory McLeod, Leana Rutt, and Emily Rho. http://www.lampns.ca/concerts.php https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1560974135989-35UE5Q3MXA97V7HT17VS/NAO%2BBoheme.jpg Concerts - La Boheme Thursday, July 18th, 2019 at 7:30PM FirstOntario Concert Hall, Hamilton Ontario Puccini’s Masterpiece, La Boheme, performed by the National Academy Orchestra where I will be leading the bass group as their mentor for this project. https://brottmusic.com/brott-opera/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/598cc914e6f2e197c58eaa40/1553974978660-LQONWHVP134FLLW6SQ1U/Belfountain+Festival.jpg Concerts - Belfountain Festival August 16 - 18 2019 Situated a scenic 45-minute drive north of Toronto, this festival is being recreated this year by artistic and general director/genius/entrepreneur/pianist Emily Rho. 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