Voice of the Weaver

Friday, May 30th
7:30pm
Joseph Strug Concert Hall
1385 Seymour St, Halifax

Felix Mendelssohn's famous Octet turns 200 this year. We celebrate with an all-star performance. And then, The Elora Singers and Jeff Reilly bring us the Nova Scotia premiere of Peter-Anthony Togni's stunning new concerto for bass clarinet and choir, setting a profound and beautiful text by Mi'kmaw poet Mary Louise Martin.

Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 (32 min.)

Jonathan Crow, violin
Gwen Hoebig, violin
Mark Lee, violin
Elissa Lee, violin
Isaac Chalk, viola
Sheila Jaffé, viola
Blair Lofgren, cello
Trey Lee, cello