Festival Sunday Services Sunday July 25, 2010 11:00 AM St. John's Anglican Church Guest Preacher: The Rev'd Dr. Gilles Mongeau S.J. Regis College, University of Toronto Elora Festival Singers Wayne Riddell, conductor Jonathan Oldengarm, organ Te Deum and Jubilate in C – Charles Villiers Stanford Ye choirs of New Jerusalem – Charles Villiers Stanford   Freewill offering

St. Nicolas

Sunday July 25, 2010
2:00 PM
St. John's Anglican Church
Ticket price: $39

Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Jonathan Oldengarm, organ
Children's Choir:

Siyuan Carter Patkau
Kaitlyn Coffey
Alice Holyoke
Grace Holyoke
Emma Kelly
Bronwen Lever
Allison McDonald
Megan Smith
 

Elora Festival Singers
Festival Chamber Orchestra
Noel Edison, conductor

Five Flower Songs: Benjamin Britten
1. To Daffodils
2. The succession of the four sweet months
3. Marsh flowers
4. The evening primrose
5. The Ballad of Green Broom

Rejoice in the Lamb

St. Nicolas: Benjamin Britten
I. Introduction
II. The Birth of Nicolas
III. Nicolas Devotes Himself to God
IV. He Journeys to Palestine
V. He Comes to Myra and is Chosen Bishop
VI. Nicolas From Prison
VII. Nicolas and the Pickled Boys
VIII. His Piety and Marvelous Works
IX. The Death of Nicolas
 

Lauded for his luminous projection, lyrical sensitivity, and brilliant coloratura, American-born Canadian tenor Lawrence Wiliford is in high demand in concert, opera, and recital repertoire ranging from works by Monteverdi to contemporary composers. Critics have acclaimed him as an “amazing tenor” (Vancouver Sun) having “exceptional power throughout his range” (Boston Globe) and as a “phenomenal” and “matchless artist” (Globe & Mail).

Mr. Wiliford has collaborated with conductors such as Richard Bradshaw, Bernard Labadie, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Trevor Pinnock, Helmuth Rilling, and Pinchas Zukerman. He has been recognized in particular for his interpretation of Bach and other composers of the Baroque period. A dedicated recitalist, Mr. Wiliford also champions English and North American art song, a passion that has led to engagements across North America and at the Aldeburgh Festival in England. He has recorded on the ATMA Classique & NAXOS labels and will be releasing his debut solo recording Divine Musick: the late works for tenor and harp by Benjamin Britten, on the ATMA label in September 2010.
 

Afternoon Tea Enjoy tea with the vicars on grounds of St. John’s Anglican Church between the 2 pm and 4 pm Sunday afternoon performances.

Sunday July 25, 2010
4:00 PM
Knox Presbyterian Church
Ticket price: $44.50

Adagio in A minor for organ (transcribed by F. Busoni)    Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Fantasy in F minor, Opus 49    Frederick Chopin (1810 – 1849)
Sonata in E-flat Major    Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
   Allegro (Moderato)
   Adagio
   Finale: Presto

Intermission

Annees de pelerinage, Book 2: Italy    Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)

One of North America’s greatest pianists and Elora Festival favourite, André Laplante returns with a programme of Bach, Chopin, Haydn and Liszt.
 

Over the last decade, Canadian pianist André Laplante has firmly established himself as one of the great romantic virtuosos. He garnered international attention after winning prizes at the Geneva and Sydney International Piano Competitions, then capturing the silver medal at the International Tchaïkovsky Competition in Moscow . Critics have compared him with Ashkenazy, Horowitz and Rudolph Serkin, placing him in the elite circle of virtuoso pianists who do not hesitate to take risks.
In 2005, Mr. Laplante was honored to be named an Officer of the Order of Canada. His performance of Jacques Hetu's Piano Concerto No. 2 for CBC Records won the 2004 Juno award for orchestral recordings, as well as the Western Canadian Music Award.
In recent years, Laplante has appeared as orchestral soloist with the Montréal and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Sir Neville Marriner, on tour in Europe with the Toronto Symphony under Andrew Davis and with the Royal Philharmonic under the baton of the late Sir Yehudi Menuhin during their extensive North American tour.
Recent seasons have also included a major concert tour of the People's Republic of China, recital tours of the Far East, Australia and North America, and appearances at major music festivals. André Laplante has served as a juror of the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, the International Music Festival in Australia, the CBC National Competition (Canada's most prestigious), the Honens International Piano Competition, the William Kapell International Piano Competition and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs.
An active recording artist, André Laplante's releases on the Analekta label include works by Liszt (Félix 1995), Ravel and Rachmaninov, as well as an award winning Brahms album (Félix 1996). He has also recorded for CBC and Melodia. His recording of Tchaikovsky No. 1 with Joav Talmi and l'Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, was nominated for the 2001 Felix Award.