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Westben Concerts at The Barn
- The Barn
- 6698 County Rd. 30 • View on map »
- Campbellford
Bennett, Manker & Laplante. Soprano Donna Bennett, cellist Brian Manker and pianist André Laplante combine forces for a recital of songs and a lecture about Schubert’s great Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor, D. 821. Its originally intended instrument is a rarely played kind of bowed guitar, and the work has become a staple of cellists’ repertoire. July 13. $10–$33.
Operetta in the Countryside. Strauss the Younger’s Die Fledermaus is the afternoon offering here, with Nancy Hermiston directing the UBC Opera Ensemble in a fully staged English production, and piano accompaniment by Richard Epp. Picnic lunches (from $12.50) are available by pre-order. July 3 to 6. $10–$33.
Saturday Night at the Opera. Alexa Petrenko of Classical 96.3 FM hosts a program that highlights some of opera’s best-loved arias, performed by four distinguished singers: soprano Monica Whicher, mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Turnbull, tenor Keith Klassen and veteran bass-baritone Gary Relyea. July 26. $15–$40.
Schubertiad. This gathering of chamber musicians, singers and soloists celebrating Schubert includes three informal segments that showcase some of the Viennese master’s greatest works. Sip a glass of wine or feast on a pre-ordered Austrian Abendbrot or Nachspeise while you enjoy featured pianists André Laplante, Angela Park and Brian Finley; singers Donna Bennett and Mark DuBois; Kingston-based composer John Burge; and musicians from the Toronto and Montreal symphony orchestras. July 12. $5–$40.
Tokai String Quartet. Violinists Amanda Goodburn and Csaba Koczo, violist Yosef Tamir-Smirnoff and cellist Rafael Hoekman hail, respectively, from South Africa, Hungary, Moscow and Newfoundland, but they all currently call Toronto home. The foursome made a name for itself at last year’s Banff International String Quartet Competition, taking fourth prize; here it presents a program of quartets by Haydn, Carl Czerny, Sir Ernest MacMillan and Debussy. July 19. $10–$33. —Rick MacMillan
- When:
- Jun. 28/08 - Aug. 3/08
- How Much:
- $10-$60
- Event Phone Number:
- 1-877-883-5777
- Event Web Site:
- http://www.westben.on.ca
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