Orchestra Toronto: Americana

"If in the after life there is not music, we will have to import it."  - Doménico Cieri Estrada

For the love of music get your tickets! Orchestra Toronto presents "AMERICANA" on April 17th, 2011 from 3pm-5pm at the Toronto Centre for the Arts (George Weston Recital Hall)!

The two hour performance will feature work by:

• Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings
• Jean Coulthard - Canada Mosaic, suite for orchestra
• Heitor Villa-Lobos - Concerto for guitar and small orchestra. Dieter Hennings, guitar
• Astor Piazzolla - Tangazo: Variations on Buenos Aires
• Howard Shore - Sy,phonic Suite from The Lord of the Rings

It will also feature Leonard Bernstein - Selections from West Side Story

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

Bernstein was a composer, author, pianist, conductor and a music lecturer and was among the first conductors originating from the U.S. to receive worldwide acclaim.

"Play the music, not the instrument."  

- Author Unknown

I'm looking forward to the show (yes I got my tickets!)... I know I won't be able to take photos but I'll post the best pictures I can :)

For more information:

Toronto Centre for The Arts:

Phone: (416) 733-9388

Address: 5040 Yonge Street

               Toronto, Ontario

               Map

TTC:

Subway to North York City Center

One block south on Yonge Street to North York Blvd. 

Tickets range from $30-$39 (depending on age)

Tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster

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UPDATE***

Here are some photos from Orchestra Toronto: Americana...
I managed to sneak some photos, unfortunately, not the greatest ones!

As previously posted, Dieter Hennings (guitar) was unavailable, so Jeffrey Miller joined the stage instead. He was amazing :)

Musical Director Danielle Lisboa received much love from the audience of course!