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- March 5, 2011, 2:00 pm
- Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush
- What kind of spice goes best with a shoe? Once again, your ESO and William Eddins perform the score to a great silent film live, as the movie is projected above the stage. This time, Charlie Chaplin’s hilarious The Gold Rush will bridge great cinema and great music into a dynamite afternoon’s entertainment for the whole family.
THE GOLD RUSH © Roy Export SAS
Music for THE GOLD RUSH Copyright © Roy Export SAS
- March 15, 2011, 7:30 pm
- Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow - The ESO plays Zappa
- Whether considered a satirical rocker, a guitar virtuosos, or an orchestral innovator, Frank Zappa was one of the most influential and original composers of his generation. The ESO pays homage to a composer that was one of the first to break down barriers between rock, jazz, and classical music, in this concert featuring music from Yellow Shark, Joe’s Garage, and Over-nite Sensation.
- March 18, 2011, 8:00 pm
- Ben Vereen (Fri)
- Tony Award-winning actor and Broadway star Ben Vereen showcases his superb versatility and star power in this one man show that pays tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. In this memorable performance of singing, dancing, and storytelling, the legend of the Rat Pack star will come alive with songs like I’ve Gotta Be Me, What Kind of Fool Am I, Ol’ Black Magic, and Mr. Bojangles.
- March 19, 2011, 8:00 pm
- Ben Vereen (Sat)
- Tony Award-winning actor and Broadway star Ben Vereen showcases his superb versatility and star power in this one man show that pays tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. In this memorable performance of singing, dancing, and storytelling, the legend of the Rat Pack star will come alive with songs like I’ve Gotta Be Me, What Kind of Fool Am I, Ol’ Black Magic, and Mr. Bojangles.
- March 20, 2011, 2:30 pm
- Pro Coro: Founder's Concert
- Pro Coro's founder, Michel Marc Gervais, returns to celebrate our 30th season with a program of his favorites. We celebrate with the conductor who made Pro Coro possible.
- March 25, 2011, 7:30 pm
- Duruflé’s Requiem
- The magic of the human voice is highlighted as one of the greatest French choral works. Duruflé’s tender and poignant Requiem, is brought to life in the rarely-heard version for full orchestra, organ, choir, and soloist. Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, a new star in the Metropolitan Opera firmament, is featured in Lili Boulanger’s moving setting of Psaume 130. Tenor Bonaventura Bottone performs Britten’s haunting setting of French texts.
- March 26, 2011, 8:00 pm
- Duruflé’s Requiem
- Applause Series
The magic of the human voice is highlighted as one of the greatest French choral works. Duruflé’s tender and poignant Requiem, is brought to life in the rarely-heard version for full orchestra, organ, choir, and soloist. Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, a new star in the Metropolitan Opera firmament, is featured in Lili Boulanger’s moving setting of Psaume 130. Tenor Bonaventura Bottone performs Britten’s haunting setting of French texts.
- April 15, 2011, 8:00 pm
- Pops Goes Vegas! (Fri)
- That’s right, Vegas Baby!, Jack Everly and the ESO take a spin on the musical roulette wheel with hip classics like Luck Be A Lady, Hey Big Spender, Viva Las Vegas, My Way, and Fly Me To The Moon. The cast of high rollers includes stellar names from Broadway and the Vegas Strip, along with Mr. Showmanship himself, Martin Preston, as the legendary Liberace. Just remember, what happens in the Winspear, stays in the Winspear!
- April 16, 2011, 8:00 pm
- Pops Goes Vegas! (Sat)
- That’s right, Vegas Baby!, Jack Everly and the ESO take a spin on the musical roulette wheel with hip classics like Luck Be A Lady, Hey Big Spender, Viva Las Vegas, My Way, and Fly Me To The Moon. The cast of high rollers includes stellar names from Broadway and the Vegas Strip, along with Mr. Showmanship himself, Martin Preston, as the legendary Liberace. Just remember, what happens in the Winspear, stays in the Winspear!
- April 22, 2011, 7:30 pm
- Pro Coro: Good Friday at the Winspear
- One of J.S. Bach's great masterpieces, the Passion according to St. John was part of the Good Friday tradition in Leipzig. This powerfully meditative work is both somber and emotionally stirring. A beautiful addition to your Easter weekend.
- April 29, 2011, 7:30 pm
- Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto
- He’s been astounding audiences since his 1995 win at the All Japan Blind Students Music Competition – at the age of seven. Nobuyuki Tsujii makes his Canadian debut with Rachmaninoff’s beloved Second Piano Concerto. Popular guest conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni leads the orchestra through Shostakovich’s triumphant Fifth Symphony, and a riveting new work by the young Canadian composer Nicolas Gilbert.
- April 30, 2011, 8:00 pm
- Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto
- Encore Series
He’s been astounding audiences since his 1995 win at the All Japan Blind Students Music Competition – at the age of seven. Nobuyuki Tsujii makes his Canadian debut with Rachmaninoff’s beloved Second Piano Concerto. Popular guest conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni leads the orchestra through Shostakovich’s triumphant Fifth Symphony, and a riveting new work by the young Canadian composer Nicolas Gilbert.
- May 7, 2011, 2:00 pm
- Al Simmons' Symphony Party
- One of the true masters of mischief, mayhem, and melody brings his irresistible songs and madcap sense of humour to ESSO Symphony for Kids. Juno Award-winner Al Simmons demonstrates the unique science behind his bizarre versions of stringed, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments, entrancing young and old alike. Get ready for an outrageously fun afternoon!
- May 14, 2011, 8:00 pm
- Tchaikovsky’s Polish Symphony
- Applause Series
Rarely has a non-standard orchestral instrument been combined so successfully with a symphony orchestra than in R. Murray Schafer’s acclaimed Accordion Concerto. Virtuoso Joseph Macerollo, who premiered the concerto, is the work’s greatest champion. Montréal conductor Jean-François Rivest, in his ESO debut, conducts Grieg’s popular suite from Peer Gynt and Tchaikovsky’s tuneful, folk-inspired Third Symphony.
- May 19, 2011, 8:00 pm
- Tom Allen’s Classical Goodtime Variety Show
- Tom Allen, for many years the popular host of CBC Stereo’s morning show, guides us through a night of music and silliness in an evening that explores music history and its connection to society and industry. Discover the sordid lives of composers, the qualities of a masterpiece, why some instruments are funnier than others, and how great music is always relevant to the daily life of any age.
