Tuesday February 09, 2010
Virtuoso Violin
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Central United Church - 160 Spring Street
Beethoven\'s Violin Concerto in D Major featuring Violin Virtuoso, Oleg Pokhanovski.“Pokhanovski’s high-energy performances are characterized by an unmistakably genuine passion for the music.”
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Guitar Quartet
Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 8:00PM
New Venue! - Central United Church
The Canadian Guitar Quartet:Philip Candelaria, Denis Donegani, Patrick Roux, Louis Trepanier
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Laura Marken
Laura Marken began playing the French horn at the
age of 10, when she joined the school band and began
taking private lessons. She continued to play through
high school, which is when she was first invited to play
with The Sault Symphony Orchestra.Then, Laura moved away
to attend college. Although not a music major, Laura
continued to play in several musical groups and was ab...
Karen Hughes
Karen Hughes is an opera singer currently residing
in Pickford, Michigan. Originally from Munster, Indiana,
Karen grew up in a musical family; her mother is a music
teacher, choir director, and harpist, while her father
was a singer. Karen began piano lessons at age 5, and
harp lessons at age 9. Karen was active in her church
choir, high school choir, and the local orchestra...
In 1956, a small group of local citizens formed the Sault Symphonette. With support from Algoma Steel, the Symphonette gave live concerts and radio broadcasts. Don Buchan and later James Whicher conducted. In 1969, the group was renamed the Sault Symphony, with Lajos Bornyi as conductor. Within four years the group had a board of directors and joined the Ontario Federation of Symphony Orchestras as Ontario's 25th symphony orchestra. The organization emerged stronger than ever with the appointment in 1977 of the present conductor and artistic director, Dr. John Wilkinson. In 1989 the Sault Symphony Association and the Algoma Conservatory established the CORE musicians program with assistance from the Ontario Arts Council.
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