2019 - 2020 Season

Sunday, October 27, 2019, 5:00 p.m.

St. Andrew’s Church, 73 Simcoe Street, Toronto

A Gala Concert commemorating 30th anniversary of the fall of Communism in Europe

FREEDOM REBORN

            Music from four Central European Countries:

            CZECH REPUBLIC, HUNGARY, POLAND, and SLOVAKIA

                        John Holland, baritone

                        Maria Knapik, soprano

                        Sophia Szokolay, violin

                        Jan Vaculik, baritone

                        Daniel Wnukowski, piano

                        DVORAK QUARTET

                                    with Slavka Vernerowa, piano

                        SCHOLA CANTORUM HUNGARIAN

                                    Imre Olah, music director and organist

                        NOVI SINGERS TORONTO

                        TORONTO SINFONIETTA

                        Matthew Jaskiewicz, music director

Produced by Diplomatic Missions of Czech Republic,

Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia

Saturday, November 30, 7:00 p.m.

Knox Presbyterian Church, 630 Spadina Avenue, Toronto

CHRISTMAS WITH BEETHOVEN

Ludwig van Beethoven       Mass in C

G.F. Handel                           The Messiah – excerpts

Ralph Vaughan Williams    Fantasia on Christmas Carols                       

arr. Hawley Ades                 A Carol Festival – sing along

                        Julie Ludwig, soprano

                        Lyndsay Promane, mezzo-soprano

                        Zachary Rioux, tenor

                        Jeremy Ludwig, baritone

                        OAKHAM HOUSE CHOIR

                        TORONTO SINFONIETTA

                        Matthew Jaskiewicz, music director

Presented by Oakham House Choir

Sunday, January 5, 4:00 p.m.

Islington United Church, 25 Burnhamthorpe Road, Etobicoke

CHRIST IS BORN - BÓG SIĘ RODZI

         Christmas Story with texts from the Holy Gospel and with music

         European Christmas music, including English and Polish carols

         for voices, bells, and instruments

                   Karolina Podolak, soprano

                   Alicja Wysocka, soprano

                   Adrian Kroczak, vocal

                   Krzysztof Jaworski, narrator

                   THE BELLS OF ST. MATTHEW’S

                            Joan Plume, music director

                   NAZARETANSKIE NUTKI

                            From Our Lady Queen of Poland Parish in Scarborough

                            Danuta Dworaczek, music director

                   NOVI SINGERS TORONTO

                   TORONTO SINFONIETTA Instrumental Ensemble

                   Maciej (Matthew) Jaśkiewicz – artistic director

Presented by Novi Singers Toronto under the patronage of the

Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Toronto