Upcoming EVENTS
FREESOUND: Music for Trumpet, Accordion, and Percussion #1Thursday, January 12, 2023
7:00 PM
Streamed concert: https://youtu.be/WxvIPZOCtUc
Program:
Four Pieces for Trumpet and Percussion (2008) by Laurence Crane
3 Unuttered Miracles (2016) for accordion and percussion by Tyler Versluis
Une marche dans l'bois (2021)** for trumpet, accordion, and percussion by Sophie Dupuis
MORE INFO
Ashes: A Lenten Organ Recital
March 5th, 2023
2PM
A recital of organ music revolving around T.S. Eliot's emblematic conversion poem, Ash Wednesday.
Tyler Versluis, organ
Émilie Gélinas-Noble, viola
Alanna Ellison, harp
Première of a new work by Versluis, as well as music by Frescobaldi, Widor, and de Wert.
Saint Matthew's Anglican Church, Islington
3962 Bloor Street W
Etobicoke, Ontario
7:00 PM
Streamed concert: https://youtu.be/WxvIPZOCtUc
Program:
Four Pieces for Trumpet and Percussion (2008) by Laurence Crane
3 Unuttered Miracles (2016) for accordion and percussion by Tyler Versluis
Une marche dans l'bois (2021)** for trumpet, accordion, and percussion by Sophie Dupuis
MORE INFO
Ashes: A Lenten Organ Recital
March 5th, 2023
2PM
A recital of organ music revolving around T.S. Eliot's emblematic conversion poem, Ash Wednesday.
Tyler Versluis, organ
Émilie Gélinas-Noble, viola
Alanna Ellison, harp
Première of a new work by Versluis, as well as music by Frescobaldi, Widor, and de Wert.
Saint Matthew's Anglican Church, Islington
3962 Bloor Street W
Etobicoke, Ontario
PAST EVENTS
Tuesday @ Noon Concert Series
November 8th, 2022
12PM
Soprano Leanne Vida and pianist Erika Reiman perform "From Nathalia's Diary".
Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Duo Accosphere at Festival Forfest, Czechia
June 18th, 2022
4PM
Muzeum Kroměřížska / Museum of KROMĚŘÍŽ
Velké nám. 38/21, 767 01, Kroměříž, Czechia
Duo Accosphere (Alena Budziňáková & Grzegorz Palus) perform Greenwood Hymnody for 2 accordions.
May 14-15th, 2022
Duo Accosphere plays music by Machajdik, Trojan, Versluis and Runchak
May 14th, 2022
7PM
Galéria umelcov Spiša
Zimná 46, Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
May 15th, 2022
2PM
BAŠTA Cultural Community Centre
Na hradbach 94/3, 08501, Bardejov, Slovakia
Programme:
Peter Machajdík (1961) – In a moment… (2018)
Václav Trojan [1907-1982] – Fairy Tales 24’
Tyler Versluis (1989) – Greenwood Harmony (2021)
Volodymyr Runchak (1960) – Of Sisyphus and Prometheus two instructive myths (2017)
MORE INFO (May 14th)
MORE INFO (May 15th)
April 10th, 2022
Tenebræ
8PM
Saint Matthew's Anglican Church, Islington
3962 Bloor Street W., Etobicoke, Ontario
Première of STABAT MATER for soprano, organ and two percussionists, in the context of a Tenebræ service.
October 5th, 2021
ART FORUM FESTIVAL: 8th Concert of Accordion Piece Premieres
7PM
Sala Koncertowa im. Krystyny Moszumańskiej-Nazar
Kraków Music Academy
Première of Quintet for two accordions and reed trio. Also music by Artur Kryvych, Aleksander Brych, Peter Machajdik, Viacheslav Kyrylov, and Bożena Boba-Dyga.
May 30th, 2021
Duo Accosphere & Wacław Gołonka
6PM (local time)
Link to live-stream: YOUTUBE
DUO ACCOSPHERE (Alena Budziňáková & Grzegorz Palus)
WACLAW GOŁONKA, organ
Program:
Maurice Ravel – Ma mère l'Oye
Renāte Stivriņa – The Tears of St. Lawrence (Perseids)
Tyler Versluis – Greenwood Hymnody (première)
Peter Machajdik – The Vanishing
This concert is sponsored by the Fond Na Podporu Umenia (Slovak Art Support Fund).
February 26th, 2021
Dziołak/Stankiewicz Duo
7PM
Sala Kameralna im. Henryka Melcera, Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina,
Warsaw, Poland.
Jacek Dziołak, clarinet
Mateusz Stankiewicz, accordion
Premiere of "Old Songs", as well as music by Lutosławski, Karałow, Lasota, Krukowski, Serocki, Milenko, Krzanowski and Franck.
More info
March 7th, 2020
A Canadiana Extravaganza
2PM
Von Kuster Hall, Don Wright Faculty of Music, University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
A doctoral recital by Leanna Vida, mezzo-soprano.
Premiere of "From Nathalia's Diary" for voice and piano, along with music by John Greer, Monica Pearce, Bekah Simms, and Jeff Smallman.
June 29th, 2019
Composers+ Summer Academy Concert #2
8PM
Conference Hall, Eglės Sanatorija,
Egles str 1, Druskininkai 66251
Premiere of "Saint Vitus' Dance" for accordion and string quartet, and other chamber works by Valentin Pelisch, David John Roche, Jan Flessel, Atefeh Einali, Claire Deak, and Roman Parkhomenko.
June 29th, 2019
Composers+ Summer Academy Concert #1
1 PM
Conference Hall, Eglės Sanatorija,
Egles str 1, Druskininkai 66251
Premiere of "Elevatione XII" for solo accordion and other solo works by Valentin Pelisch, David John Roche, Jan Flessel, Atefeh Einali, Claire Deak, and Roman Parkhomenko.
March 30th, 2019
Georgian Bay Symphony
7:30 PM
OSCVI Community Auditorium (East Ridge CS),
1550 8th East, Owen Sound
Georgian Bay Symphony performs music by Versluis (Carillon Fanfare), Shostakovich and Dvořák.
More info
April 4th 2019
Duo Holz
8 PM
Canadian Music Centre
20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto
Duo Holz (Michael Murphy & Aysel Taghi-Zada) premiere new works by Tyler Versluis, Sophie Dupuis and Louis Pino. Also music by Frederick Rzewski, Linda Catlin-Smith and Matthew Shlomowitz.
Pay-What-You-Can (suggested price: $15)
January 28th, 2019
7:30PM
Centennial Concert Hall
555 Main Street, Winnipeg
World premiere of "Tragic Overture: Phaeton" by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
https://wnmf.ca/orchestral-voices-future/
November 8th, 2022
12PM
Soprano Leanne Vida and pianist Erika Reiman perform "From Nathalia's Diary".
Recital Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Duo Accosphere at Festival Forfest, Czechia
June 18th, 2022
4PM
Muzeum Kroměřížska / Museum of KROMĚŘÍŽ
Velké nám. 38/21, 767 01, Kroměříž, Czechia
Duo Accosphere (Alena Budziňáková & Grzegorz Palus) perform Greenwood Hymnody for 2 accordions.
May 14-15th, 2022
Duo Accosphere plays music by Machajdik, Trojan, Versluis and Runchak
May 14th, 2022
7PM
Galéria umelcov Spiša
Zimná 46, Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
May 15th, 2022
2PM
BAŠTA Cultural Community Centre
Na hradbach 94/3, 08501, Bardejov, Slovakia
Programme:
Peter Machajdík (1961) – In a moment… (2018)
Václav Trojan [1907-1982] – Fairy Tales 24’
Tyler Versluis (1989) – Greenwood Harmony (2021)
Volodymyr Runchak (1960) – Of Sisyphus and Prometheus two instructive myths (2017)
MORE INFO (May 14th)
MORE INFO (May 15th)
April 10th, 2022
Tenebræ
8PM
Saint Matthew's Anglican Church, Islington
3962 Bloor Street W., Etobicoke, Ontario
Première of STABAT MATER for soprano, organ and two percussionists, in the context of a Tenebræ service.
October 5th, 2021
ART FORUM FESTIVAL: 8th Concert of Accordion Piece Premieres
7PM
Sala Koncertowa im. Krystyny Moszumańskiej-Nazar
Kraków Music Academy
Première of Quintet for two accordions and reed trio. Also music by Artur Kryvych, Aleksander Brych, Peter Machajdik, Viacheslav Kyrylov, and Bożena Boba-Dyga.
May 30th, 2021
Duo Accosphere & Wacław Gołonka
6PM (local time)
Link to live-stream: YOUTUBE
DUO ACCOSPHERE (Alena Budziňáková & Grzegorz Palus)
WACLAW GOŁONKA, organ
Program:
Maurice Ravel – Ma mère l'Oye
Renāte Stivriņa – The Tears of St. Lawrence (Perseids)
Tyler Versluis – Greenwood Hymnody (première)
Peter Machajdik – The Vanishing
This concert is sponsored by the Fond Na Podporu Umenia (Slovak Art Support Fund).
February 26th, 2021
Dziołak/Stankiewicz Duo
7PM
Sala Kameralna im. Henryka Melcera, Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina,
Warsaw, Poland.
Jacek Dziołak, clarinet
Mateusz Stankiewicz, accordion
Premiere of "Old Songs", as well as music by Lutosławski, Karałow, Lasota, Krukowski, Serocki, Milenko, Krzanowski and Franck.
More info
March 7th, 2020
A Canadiana Extravaganza
2PM
Von Kuster Hall, Don Wright Faculty of Music, University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
A doctoral recital by Leanna Vida, mezzo-soprano.
Premiere of "From Nathalia's Diary" for voice and piano, along with music by John Greer, Monica Pearce, Bekah Simms, and Jeff Smallman.
June 29th, 2019
Composers+ Summer Academy Concert #2
8PM
Conference Hall, Eglės Sanatorija,
Egles str 1, Druskininkai 66251
Premiere of "Saint Vitus' Dance" for accordion and string quartet, and other chamber works by Valentin Pelisch, David John Roche, Jan Flessel, Atefeh Einali, Claire Deak, and Roman Parkhomenko.
June 29th, 2019
Composers+ Summer Academy Concert #1
1 PM
Conference Hall, Eglės Sanatorija,
Egles str 1, Druskininkai 66251
Premiere of "Elevatione XII" for solo accordion and other solo works by Valentin Pelisch, David John Roche, Jan Flessel, Atefeh Einali, Claire Deak, and Roman Parkhomenko.
March 30th, 2019
Georgian Bay Symphony
7:30 PM
OSCVI Community Auditorium (East Ridge CS),
1550 8th East, Owen Sound
Georgian Bay Symphony performs music by Versluis (Carillon Fanfare), Shostakovich and Dvořák.
More info
April 4th 2019
Duo Holz
8 PM
Canadian Music Centre
20 St. Joseph Street, Toronto
Duo Holz (Michael Murphy & Aysel Taghi-Zada) premiere new works by Tyler Versluis, Sophie Dupuis and Louis Pino. Also music by Frederick Rzewski, Linda Catlin-Smith and Matthew Shlomowitz.
Pay-What-You-Can (suggested price: $15)
January 28th, 2019
7:30PM
Centennial Concert Hall
555 Main Street, Winnipeg
World premiere of "Tragic Overture: Phaeton" by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
https://wnmf.ca/orchestral-voices-future/
