All Main series performances at located Showplace Performance Centre,
290 George Street North. For directions, click here.
Maestro’s pre concert chats begin at 7:10
Under Maestro Michael Newnham’s baton, the PSO’s 2011/2012 season promises to be one of the most compelling programs this community has seen: |
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October
1st,
2011:
8:00pm at
Showplace Performance Centre
SOLOIST: MAXIM BERNARD, piano
A rich and rousing evening of music opens with Mendelssohn’s “Italian” (called by critics “a perfect work”, and Canadian composer T. Patrick Carrabré’s Chase the Sun, described as a mix of colour, texture and rhythms with difficult ensemble curves that all conductors must navigate. The second half of the concert offers Brahms Brahms Concerto no. 1 in d minor (completed when Brahms was 25 yrs. old) featuring soloist Maxim Bernard, the prize-winning Quebec pianist fresh from his tutelage under the great Menahem Pressler. |
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November
20,
2011:
3:30
pm at
Showplace Performance Centre
Tom Allen, for many years the popular host of CBC Stereo's morning show, will guide us through a night of music and silliness in an afternoon performance 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. |
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December 10th,
2011:
8:00
pm at
Showplace Performance Centre
GUESTS : PETERBOROUGH POP ENSEMBLE
Enjoy a PSO classic Christmas combo, as we bring to the stage the Peterborough Pop Ensemble in celebrating an evening of music and song, including our traditional Christmas Carol sing-a-long. |
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February
4th,
2012:
8:00
pm at
Showplace Performance Centre
This is the perfect concert for introducing friends to the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra; the evening offers a grab-bag of musical treats, featuring a nod to Valentine’s Day (with Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet) and an assortment of classical gems for an night of non-stop hits. |
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April
28th,
2012:
8:00
pm at
Showplace Performance Centre
SOLOIST: ANDRÉA TYNIEC, violin
Celebrate spring with Sibelius’ Nordic celebrations of nature and imaginings of lakes and forests; Canada Council competition winner, violinist Andréa Tyniec, and “GO!”, Canadian composer Abigail Richardson’s Olympics-inspired ode to high-performance athletes. A season-closing concert not to be missed. |
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