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Oral history interview with Sharmin Kassam conducted by Aleah Ameer

Sharmin Kassam is a henna artist from Mississauga. She got her degree in civil engineering technology, and right after she got her degree, she decided to take a course with Ash Kumar’s company to refine her henna art. After that, she applied to become a product stockist with the company, which is how to she started her own henna business. She now works in construction and also works as a henna artist for various events such as religious functions, weddings and parties.

In her oral history with interviewer Aleah Ameer (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Sharmin Kassam speaks about her connection to the South Asian community through her work as a henna artist. She explains where her passion for pursuing this art comes from and why she continues to work in both construction and henna. Sharmin Kassam also shares her thoughts on the westernization of South Asian culture, specifically henna. She speaks about the importance of education regarding things with cultural and religious ties and how westernization is not the issue. Rather, it is the disrespect and the erasure of the history and origins that follows it.

Oral history interview with Harleen Sawhney conducted by Chashanjot Sidhu

Harleen Sawhney is a Punjabi Sikh social media professional. Born in India, she migrated to the Middle East, England, and at last, Canada. She currently resides in Mississauga.

In her oral history with interviewer Chashanjot Sidhu (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Harleen Sawhney speaks about her immigration process, as well as some of the challenges she faced as a newcomer to Canada. She touches upon her childhood experiences, specifically growing up in a different environment compared to someone that would have been born and brought up in Punjab. As well as talking about her immigration challenges, she talks about certain things that were expected from her in terms of her future career. Although she did pursue an education in a career she was interested in, she could not use her qualifications to build her career in Canada due to certain hardships, which she talks about in her oral history interview.

Oral history interview with Sandhya Srivatsan conducted by Sarada Sai Susmitha Turaga

Sandhya Srivatsan is the founder of the music academy Gaanavarshini located in Brampton, Ontario. She is a trained Karnatic singer coming from India, who has learnt under the discipline of wonderful gurus. As a trained musician, Sandhya speaks about her early connections and relationship with music. Sandhya comes from a musical family, where each member of her family shared a collective passion for this art form.

In her oral history with interviewer Sarada Sai Susmitha Taraga (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Sandhya Srivatsan talks about the importance of Karnatic Sangeetham and what the art form has to offer the youth of today. Sandhya talks about the importance of family, religion, occupation, and education, and how Karnatic music allowed her to develop a balance when approaching life. Using her passion for music and teaching, Sandhya has developed her own music academy, hoping to teach the tradition of Karnatic Sangeetham and have it rooted in the hearts of the South Asian community in Peel.

University of Toronto. Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Oral histories about the David Dunlap Observatory with three faculty members from the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics: Ernie Seaquist, John Percy, and Christine Clement. Includes recorded interviews, transcripts as well as supporting documentation such as photographs, scans of course outlines and publications. Each interviewee speaks about their work, mainly focusing on astronomy at University of Toronto and at the David Dunlap Observatory.

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Oral history interview with Tasneem Ahmed conducted by Arsalan Rizvi

Tasneem Ahmed is an educated Muslim woman living in Mississauga Canada. She is a mother, wife, and decorated professional. In her oral history with interviewer Arsalan Rizvi (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Tasneem Ahmed speaks about life in Canada, growing up in Pakistan, her relationship with her parents, and their impacts on her life and perceptions. She speaks about religion, religion in Canada, her professional life in Saudi Arabia. She also speaks about her experiences throughout her life, experiences with racism, classism, and how religion has played a role in her life.

Oral history interview with Harvinderpal Sandhu conducted by Prabhleen Purewal

Harvinderpal Sandhu is currently a resident of Brampton, and he immigrated to Ontario (Brampton), Canada from Punjab, India with his family at the age of 15. Upon arrival, Harvinderpal was living with his family and was enrolled in high school in the Canadian school system. He later went for post-secondary education in Ontario, and later worked a diverse range of jobs which altogether allowed for him to learn valuable lessons.

In his oral history with interviewer Prabhleen Purewal (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Harvinderpal Sandhu talks about his experiences immigrating to Canada, in the school system as an ESL student, being South Asian in adulthood (college and workforce), and his struggles/lessons along the way.

Oral history interview with Sarabjit Singh conducted by Flyura Zakirova

Sarabjit Singh is a well-known chef with extensive culinary expertise who has his own restaurant in Brampton. He was born in India then pursued an education in Australia and settled down in Canada with his family while continuing his cooking journey. Now his work in Canada aims to bring Indian cuisine to Canada in an elevated form which will advance the existing experiences of food for South Asians in Peel.

In his oral history with interviewer Flyura Zakirova (UTM undergraduate student at the time), narrator Sarabjit Singh speaks upon his experience across themes of immigration, community, the importance of Heritage, food and generational changes.

Interview with Andrew Balfour conducted by Hillary Chu

Item is a video recorded interview between Hillary Chu (interviewer, representative of FoMARA) and Andrew Balfour (interviewee). Andrew Balfour is a Cree composer, conductor, singer, and sound designer whose works include choral, instrumental, and orchestral music. As a result of the Sixties Scoop, Andrew was raised in a non-Indigenous family in Alberta. Today he is a highly sought-after composer known for fusing Classical music traditions with Indigenous texts and themes to highlight the unsettling sociopolitical pressures and commentary that have surrounded Indigenous peoples in Canada for many years. Andrew and Hillary's conversation covers topics including education, equitable access to opportunities, violence against Indigienous peoples, and systemic discrimination. Trigger warning: the interview includes discussion of Residential Schools, and mentions of addiction.

U of T Opera presents : A little night music

File consists of a program from the concert, which (unless otherwise indicated) took place in MacMillan Theatre.

Performers: Sandra Horst, conductor ; Russell Braun, narrator ; Michael Albano, Mario Pachevo, directors ; Andrea Grant, Vladimir Soloviev, piano ; Wesley McKenzie, set, lighting, and projection design ; Lisa Magill, costume design ; James Bolton, hair and makeup ; Christina Bell, producer ; Banana Camera (Ken Ng, Dave Kennedy), filming ; Kai Masaoka, audio technician ; Dave Kennedy, editing.

Program:

  • Al little night music. A weekend in the country / Stephen Sondheim (Alessia Vitali, Juliana Krajcovic, Parker Clements, Alexandra Fee, Melissa Danis, Alex Mathews, Lindsay Connolly, Angelo Moretti)
  • Cosi fan tutte. Soave sia il vento / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Heidi Duncan, Lindsay Connolly, Danlie Rae Acebuque)
  • Gianni Schicchi. O mio babbino caro / Giuseppe Puccini (Noelle Slaney ; filmed in St. John's Newfoundland ; Dr. Phil Roberts, piano ; Noelle Slaney, filming and editing)
  • Into the woods. It takes two / Stephen Sondheim (Sacha Smith, Nicholas Higgs ; filmed in Toronto and Lindsay, Ontario ; Sacha Smith and Nicholas Higgs, filming and editing)
  • Rigoletto. Bella figlia dell'amore / Giuseppe Verdi (Heidi Duncan, Alessia Vitali, Angelo Moretti, Alex Matthews)
  • Il barbiere di Siviglia. Zitti, zitti, piano, piano (Alex Hetherington, David Walsh, Danlie Rae Acebuque)
  • I pagliacci. Nedda/Silvio duet / R. Leoncavallo (Juliana Krajcovic, Parker Clements)
  • Company. Getting married today / Stephen Sondheim (Alex Hetherington, David Walsh, Angelo Moretti)
  • La boheme. Dunque e proprio finita!...Addio, dolce svegliare / Giuseppe Puccini (Melissa Danis, Sacha Smith, Elias Theocharidis, Luke Noftall ; filmed in Toronto and Woodbridge, Ontario, and Fredericton, New Brunswick ; Elias Theocharidis and Sacha Smith, editing)
  • Merrily we roll along. Our time / Stephen Sondheim (Danlie Rae Acebuque, Heidi Duncan, Renee Fajardo).

Interview with Andrew Adridge conducted by Rosemonde Desjardins

Item is a video recorded interview between Rosemonde Desjardins (interviewer, representative of FoMARA) and Andrew Adridge (interviewee). Andrew Adridge is a Guyanese-Canadian vocal performer, and a graduate from the University of Toronto opera program. He works as the Operations Associate for Opera.ca, and is the Co-Founder of Opera InReach, an initiative aimed at examining the civi impact of opera, creating an authentic Canadian identity for it, and engaging the next generation of performers with equitable and diverse digital programming and mentorship. Andrew and Rosemonde's conversation covers topics including tokenization and diversity, the arts, Black Lives Matter, and systemic discrimination.

Interview with Dr. Melissa Morgan conducted by Claire Latosinsky

Item is a video recorded interview between Claire Latosinsky (interviewer, representative of FoMARA) and Dr. Melissa Morgan (interviewee). Dr. Melissa Morgan is the Assistant Professor of Choral Music in the department of Media, Arts, and Performance at the University of Regina, where she conducts the Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, in addition to teaching courses in vocal diction and choral conducting. Previously, she was the Pfeifer Memorial Chair of Music at Luther College High School, and was founder and artistic director of the former community ensemble, Prairie Chamber Choir. Dr. Morgan holds a doctorate of Music Performance in Choral Conducting from the University of Toronto, and is also an Associate of the Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music in piano, voice, and flute. Dr. Morgan and Claire's conversation covers topics including access to information, music pedagogy, and racism.

Interview with Dr. Farzaneh Hemmasi conducted by Claire Latosinsky

Item is a video recorded interview between Claire Latosinsky (interviewer, representative of FoMARA) and Dr. Farzaneh Hemmasi (interviewee). Dr. Farzaneh Hemmasi (in Persian orthography فرزانه حمصی ) is as Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include Iranian popular music, the politics of popular culture, and transnationality. Her book, Tehrangeles Dreaming: Intimacy and Imagination in Southern California’s Iranian Pop Music, published in April 2020, examines the postrevolutionary pop music of the Iranian diaspora in Los Angeles as a site of transnational identity creation. She holds a doctorate from Columbia University and has held fellowships with the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Humanities Forum and Columbia University’s Middle East Institute as well as its Institute of Social and Economic Policy and Research. In the summer of 2020, Prof. Hemmasi was co-chair of the Faculty of Music’s Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (AREDI) Workgroup. Dr. Hemmasi and Claire's conversation covers topics including performative diversity, tokenization, music pedagogy, and Black Lives Matter.

Interview with Tara Kannangara conducted by Hillary Chu

Item is a video recorded interview between Hillary Chu (interviewer, representative of FoMARA) and Tara Kannangara (interviewee). Tara Kannangara is a vocalist and instrumentalist known for her diverse sound. She is a Juno-nominated artist, and holds a degree in Jazz studies from the Unviersity of Toronto. Tara has performed across North America at venues including the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and New York City's Jazz Gallery. Tara is currently a sessional teacher at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Music's Jazz program. Tara and Hillary's conversation covers topics including assimilation, gender disparity, music pedagogy, racial inequity, and systemic discrimination.

Interview with Leighton Harrell conducted by Hillary Chu

Item is a video recorded interview between Rosemonde Desjardins (interviewer, representative of FoMARA) and Leighton Harrell (interviewee). Leighton Harrell is a bassist and composer from Raleigh, North Carolina, currently attending the University of Toronto's Jazz Performance program. Leighton has held a biweekly residency at Poetry Jazz Cafe with his quartet since 2019. He has also performed at venues such as The Toronto Jazz Festival, the Kensington Market Jazz Festival, and Toronto Meridian Centre for the Arts. As a composer and artist, Leighton draws inspiration from hymns and spirituals, folk music, and various traditions of Black American Music. Leighton and Hillary's conversation covers topics including Black AMerican Music, colonialism, cultural appropriation, performative diversity, and music pedagogy.

Interview with Beverley McKiver conducted by Elizabeth Robinson

Item is a video recorded interview between Elizabeth Robinson (interviewer, representative of the U of T Music Library) and Beverley McKiver (interviewee). Beverley McKiver is a music teacher, composer, accompanist, and performer based in Ottawa, Ontario. Beverley's compositions have been performed at Native Earth Performing Arts, Jumblies Theatre, and Soundstreams. In 2020 she premiered a suite of piano solos representing the provincial and territorial emblems, which she composed as a result of a Digital Originals grant from the Canada Council. Beverley and Elizabeth's conversation covers topics including economic disparity, music pedagogy, and violence towards Indigenous communities. Trigger warning: this interview includes discussion of Residential Schools.

Graham Johnson : lecture on Franz Schubert : John R. Stratton visitor in music

File consists of a recording of the event, which included Johnson's lecture and voice and piano duos from the Faculty of Music. The event was broadcast on YouTube.

Performances:

  • Dass sie hier gewesen, D. 775 / Franz Schubert (Katy Clark, soprano and Joy Lee, piano)
  • Der Jüngling und der Tod, D. 545 / Franz Schubert (Katy Clark, soprano and Joy Lee, piano)
  • So laßt mich scheinen , D. 877-3 / Franz Schubert (Sinead White, soprano and Dakota Scott-Digout, piano)

Interview with Bruce A. Russell conducted by Elizabeth Robinson

Item is a video recorded interview between Elizabeth Robinson (interviewer, representative of the U of T Music Library) and Bruce A. Russell (interviewee). Bruce A. Russell, (aka Ibrahim El Mahboob) is a composer and self-taught pianist living and working in Toronto. He studied at York University with James Tenney and Phillip Werren, and has composed music for the Madawaska String Quartet, Modetn Times Stage Company, and McMaster dancers and choreographers Pan Johnson and Tracy Renee Stafford. Bruce is particularly interested in 20th and 21st century music, especially posminimalism, and music of the African diaspora, including notated and non-notated forms. Bruce and Elizabeth's conversation covers topics including tokenization, performative diversity, Black Lives Matter, racial politics, and police violence. Tigger warning: this interview includes discussion of discriminatory terminology used to classify Black people. The interview includes mentions of suicidal depression, mental health, and institutionalization.

Interview with Ricardo Ferro conducted by Rosemonde Desjardins

Item is a video recorded interview between Rosemonde Desjardins (interviewer, representative of FoMARA) and Ricardo Ferro (interviewee). Ricardo Ferro is a Venezuelan-Canadian composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Toronto, Ontario. As an emerging composer, Ricardo has written music for and worked with North American ensembles and performers such as the Calidore String Quartet, Oakville Youth Symphony Orchestra, and Younggun Kim. He has written award-winning music for film and theatre for the Sundeis Film Fastival in Boston and the National Theatre School Festival in Canada. In 2019, Ricarod co-founded the Green Room Sound Collective, a contemporary music organization dedicated to the creation and performance of new dramatic and multimedia works of music, and is currently their artistic director. Ricardo is currently pursuing a degree in composition at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Ricardo and Rosemonde's conversation covers topics including eurocentrism in music, music pedagogy, Black Lives Matter, and representation.

Collection of interviews with BIPOC musicians

  • OTUFM 65
  • Collection
  • 2020

Collection consists of 9 recorded interviews, both audio and video. The interviews were held by members of the design team for the exhibit Polyphony: Diversity in Music, and feature students and faculty from the University of Toronto Faculty of Music and musicians based in Ottawa, Ontario; Toronto, Ontario; and Regina, Saskatchewan. Interviewers used questions to help the interviewers share their experiences with diversity in music. Questions included whether they identified with current categories in racial discourse (i.e. BIPOC), whether their culture or identity has impacted their opportunities, and what advice they would offer to emerging BIPOC musicians. Themes within the interviews cover a broad range of topics, including systemic discrimination, imposter syndrome, racism, identity, and music pedagogy.

University of Toronto Music Library

Master class with Lawrence Brownlee, tenor : bel canto master class

File consists of recordings from the master class led by Lawrence Brownlee, tenor, as the John R. Stratton Visitor in Music (October 6-8, 2020). Performances were recorded in Walter Hall and live-streamed on the Faculty of Music's YouTube channel.

Program:

  • La traviata. Lunge da lei...De' miei bollenti spiriti / Giuseppe Verdi (Elias Theocharidis, tenor ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • Anna Bolena. Deh! non voler costringere / Gaetano Donizetti (Alex Hetherington, mezzo-soprano ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • I Capuletti ed it Montecchi. Oh! quante volte / Vincenzo Bellini (Shantelle Przybylo, soprano ; Joy Lee, piano)
  • La fanciulla del West. Ch'ella mi creda / Giacomo Puccini (Burak Yaman, tenor ; Joy Lee, piano)
  • I Puritani. Ah! per sempre io ti perdei / Vincenzo Bellini (Alex Matthews, baritone ; Andrea Grant, piano)
  • Per pieta bell' idol mio / Vincenzo Bellini (Alexa Katarina Frankian, soprano ; Andrea Grant, piano).

Master class with Lawrence Brownlee, tenor : opera master class

File consists of recordings from the master class led by Lawrence Brownlee, tenor, as the John R. Stratton Visitor in Music (October 6-8, 2020). Performances were recorded in Walter Hall and live-streamed on the Faculty of Music's YouTube channel.

Performers: Sandra Horst, Andrea Grant, piano

Program:

  • Pagliacci. E fra quest'ansie / Leoncavallo (Parker Clements, baritone)
  • Cendrillon. Coeur sans amour / Massenet (Alexandra Fee, mezzo-soprano)
  • L'Elisir d'amore. Come Paride vezzoso / Donizetti (Luke Noftall, baritone)
  • La boheme. Donde lieta usci / Puccini (Melissa Dais, soprano)
  • Don Giovanni. Il mio tesoro / Mozart (Angelo Moretti, tenor)
  • L'Elisir d'amore. Prendi, per me sei libero / Donizetti (Heidi Duncan, soprano).

2020-2021 concert season

Series consists of programs and recordings of events hosted by the Faculty of Music during the 2020-2021 concert season including faculty, student, and guest artists as well as ongoing concert series and faculty ensembles. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, none of these events occurred in person to a live audience. Some were pre-recorded and others were live-streamed from one of the Faculty's two concert halls, Walter Hall and MacMillan Theatre.

Master class with Lawrence Brownlee, tenor : art song master class

File consists of recordings and the program for master class led by Lawrence Brownlee, tenor, as the John R. Stratton Visitor in Music (October 6-8, 2020). Performances were recorded in Walter Hall and live-streamed on the Faculty of Music's YouTube channel.

Program:

  • On this island. Let the florid music praise / Benjamin Britten (Morgan Reid, soprano ; Vladimir Soloviev, piano)
  • Trois chansons de Bilitis. La chevelure / Claude Debussy (Lissy Meyerowitz, mezzo-soprano ; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano)
  • The hermit songs. St. Ita's vision / Samuel Barber (Leandra Dahm, soprano ; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano)
  • Ruckert Lieder. Liebst du um Schonheit / Gustav Mahler (Rianna Robinson, soprano ; Vladimir Soloviev, piano)
  • Brentano Lieder. Ich wollt' ein Strausslein binden / Richard Strauss (Maeve Palmer, soprano ; Vladimir Soloviev, piano)
  • The red, red heart. My mother's hands / John Greer (Anna Caroline Boyes, soprano ; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano)

Russell Braun and Carolyn Maule

File consists of a recording of the recital, which was part of the Summer Thursdays at Noon series, hosted by Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone and recent graduate of the Faculty of Music (MMus 2020). The series was streamed online over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performers: Russell Braun, baritone ; Carolyn Maule, piano

Program:

  • Benedeit die sel'ge Mutter / Hugo Wolf
  • Chanson a boire / Maurice Ravel
  • Un Canadien errant / John Greer
  • Northern landscapes / Srul Irving Glick
  • Your eyes have told me / Geoffrey O'Hara.

Gryphon Trio

File consists of a recording of the recital, which was part of the Summer Thursdays at Noon series, hosted by Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone and recent graduate of the Faculty of Music (MMus 2020). The series was streamed online over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performers: Gryphon Trio (Annalee Patipatanakoon ; Roman Borys ; Jamie Parker)

Program:

  • Piano trio no. 4 in E minor, op. 90 "Dumky" / Antonin Dvorak.

Leslie Newman

File consists of a recording of the recital, which was part of the Summer Thursdays at Noon series, hosted by Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone and recent graduate of the Faculty of Music (MMus 2020). The series was streamed online over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performers: Leslie Newman, flute

Program:

  • Suite for flute and piano, op. 34. Movements I and IV / Charles-Marie Widor (with Peter Longworth, piano)
  • Partita in A minor for solo flute, BWV 1013. Corrente / Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Concerto no. 1 for flute and strings, op. 45. Con fuoco / Malcolm Arnold (with Manitoba Chamber Orchestra ; Simon Streatfeild, conductor)
  • Passacaglia for solo flute / Ernst von Dohnanyi
  • Thais. Meditation / Jules Massenet (with John Lenehan, piano).

Tariq Harb

File consists of a recording of the recital, which was part of the Summer Thursdays at Noon series, hosted by Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone and recent graduate of the Faculty of Music (MMus 2020). The series was streamed online over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performers: Tariq Harb, guitar

Program:

  • Serenata Espanola / Joaquim Malats, arr. Francisco Tarrega
  • Toccata and fugue, BWV 565 / Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Lopes
  • Cadenza from Violin concerto, op. 61 / Ludwig van Beethoven, Fritz Kreisler, arr. Tariq Harb.

Jazz showcase featuring Mike Murley and Hannah Barstow

File consists of a recording and program for the recital, which was part of the Summer Thursdays at Noon series, hosted by Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone and recent graduate of the Faculty of Music (MMus 2020). The series was streamed online over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performers: The North (Mike Murley, saxophone ; David Braid, piano ; Johnny Aman, bass ; Anders Mogensen, drums ; Percy Pursglove, trumpet, flugelhorn) ; Hannah Barstow Trio

Program:

  • Onmo (The North; recorded live at MillFactory NuVenue Studies, February 2019)
  • When you are here (Hannah Barstow Trio)
  • The split (The North; as played on February 16, 2016 at MillFactory Studios, Copenhagen; recorded by Boe Larsen; audio mix by Dixon Van Winkle)

Montcalm and Wolfe

  • CA OTUTF wolfe 00008
  • Collection
  • n.d.

2 volumes holding various collection of illustrated portraits, views, autographs, maps, and extracts.

[Book of German chromolithographed trade label samples]

  • CA OTUTF M-10 00323
  • Collection
  • n.d.

Collection of 558 chromolithographed trade labels intended for the Indian and Chinese market.
Many samples bear the names of the colours, places of manufacture, and names of local merchant companies in China and India including Carlowitz & Co. and Manilal Mooljee.
Probably produced by Paul Israel in Werra, Germany.
Samples are illustrated with Asian and Indian motifs, and include mythological and religious figures, including characters from Journey to the West

Calidore String Quartet : Beethoven and the Fugue

File consists of a program and recording from a concert by the Calidore String Quartet (Jeffrey Myers and Ryan Meehan, violins ; Jeremy Berry, viola ; Estelle Choi, cello)

Program:

  • Dean's welcome remarks
  • Grosse Fuge, violins (2), viola, cello / Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 9, op. 59, no. 3, C major. Introduzione / Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 9, op. 59, no. 3, C major. Andante con moto quasi allegretto / Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 9, op. 59, no. 3, C major. Menuetto / Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello, no. 9, op. 59, no. 3, C major. Allegro molto / Ludwig van Beethoven

Mansfield park / Jonathan Dove

File consists of a program for the University of Toronto Opera production of Mansfield Park by Jonathan Dove, libretto by Alasdair Middleton. The opera was scheduled for 4 performances (March 12-15) in MacMillan Theatre but the March 14 and 15 performances were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Performers: Sandra Horst, conductor ; Tim Albery, director ; Michelle Tracey, set design ; Lisa Magill, costume design ; Wesley McKenzie, lighting and video design ; John Sharpe, surtitles ; Kristin McCollum, stage manager ; Kate Carver, assistant conductor ; Mario Pacheco, assistant director ; Ardavan Taraporewala, assistant stage manager ; Brandon Tran, Benjamin Zsoldos, repetiteurs.

Graduate Student Conductor Concert

File consists of a program and recording of the concert by the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Program:

  • Divertimenti, K. 137, B-flat major. Andante / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Marie-Claire Cardinal, conductor)
  • Divertimenti, K. 137, B-flat major. Allegro di molto / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Marie-Claire Cardinal, conductor)
  • Divertimenti, K. 137, B-flat major. Allegro assai / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Marie-Claire Cardinal, conductor)
  • Symphonies, K. 385, D major. Allegro con spirito / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Kim Yong Eun, conductor)
  • Symphonies, K. 385, D major. Andante / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Kim Yong Eun, conductor)
  • Symphonies, K. 385, D major. Menuetto/ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Felipe Luzuriaga, conductor)
  • Symphonies, K. 385, D major. Presto/ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Felipe Luzuriaga, conductor)
  • Kammersymphonie / Franz Schreker (Lorenzo Guggenheim, conductor)

Opera Preview: Mansfield Park

File contains recordings from event. Recorded in Walter Hall
Scenes from Jonathan Dove's Mansfield Park performed by: Saige Carlson, Parker Clements, Lindsay Connolly, Mélissa Danis, Renee Fajardo, Alexandra Fee, River Guard, Alex Halliday, Juliana Krajcovic, Adam Kuiack, Midori Marsh, Maeve Palmer, Sacha Smith, Elias Theocharidis, Korin Thomas-Smith ; Sandra Horst, conductor ; Benjamin Zsoldos, piano ; Speakers: Sandra Horst, conductor; Tim Albery, director.

Program:

  • Introduction: Sandra Horst, Renee Fajardo (Fanny Price), Alex Halliday (Sir Thomas Bertram), Alexandra Fee (Lady Bertram), Parker Clements (Edmund Bertram), Mélissa Danis (Maria Bertram), Elias Theocharidis (James Rushworth), Lindsay Connolly (Julia Bertram), Sacha Smith (Aunt Norris)
  • Act I. Chapter 1
  • Talk: Sandra Horst, River Guard (Henry Crawford), Maeve Palmer (Mary Crawford)
  • [Act I. Chapter 2]
  • Talk: Sandra Horst
  • Act I. Chapter 6 : with alternates Saige Carlson (Maria Bertram), Midori Marsh (Mary Crawford), Korin Thomas-Smith (Edmund Bertram), Juliana Krajcovic (Aunt Norris)
  • Talk: Sandra Horst, Tim Albery
  • Chapter 2. A ball
  • Talk: Sandra Horst
  • Conclusion

U of T 12tet

File contains a program and recordings from event. Recorded in Walter Hall

Performers: U of T 12tet ; Terry Promane, musical director.

Program:

  • Sweet Dulcinea Blue / Kenny Wheeler, arr. Carter Brodkorb (Solos: Evan Dalling, Carter Brodkorb)
  • Eucalyptus Trees / Zsolt Kaltenecker, arr. Lucas Udvarnoky (Solos: Griff Vona, Harry Bartlett, Kaelin Murphy)
  • Upper Manhattan Medical Group / Billy Strayhorn, arr. Alexander Argatoff (Solos: David Hodgson, Kaelin Murphy, Keith Barstow)
  • Drip / Tigran Hamasyan, arr. Kaelin Murphy (Solo: David Hodgson)
  • Alone Together / Arthur Schwartz, arr. Jacob Slous (Solo: Jacob Chung)
  • Hopeful / Harry Bartlett (Solos: David Hodgson, Harry Bartlett, Kaelin Murphy)
  • Moon Rays / Horace Silver, arr. Nicholas Adema (Solos: Jacob Chung, Nicholas Adema)
  • All or Nothing at All / Arthur Altman, arr. Keith Barstow (Solos: David Hodgson, Keith Barstow)

Friday at Five: Amatis Piano Trio

File consists of a program and recording from a concert by Lea Hausmann, violin ; Samuel Shepherd, cello ; Mengjie Han, piano.

Program:

  • Trios, piano, violin, cello, no. 1, op. 8 / Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Moorlands / Andrea Tarrodi
  • Trios, piano, violin, cello, no. 2, op. 66, C minor. Allegro energico e con fuoco / Felix Mendelssohn
  • Trios, piano, violin, cello, no. 2, op. 66, C minor. Andante espressivo / Felix Mendelssohn
  • Trios, piano, violin, cello, no. 2, op. 66, C minor. Molto allegro quasi presto / Felix Mendelssohn
  • Trios, piano, violin, cello, no. 2, op. 66, C minor. Allegro appassionato / Felix Mendelssohn
  • [Encore : Cuatro estaciones porteñas. Verano porteño / Astor Piazzolla]

Celebrating our Diversity

File consists of a program and recording from the concert.

Program:

  • Romansy, op. 14. Vesennie vody / Sergei Rachmaninoff (Yelena Gavrilova, mezzo-soprano; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Romansy, op. 14. Ostrovok / Sergei Rachmaninoff (Yelena Gavrilova, mezzo-soprano; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Hong Dou Ci (Red Bean Poem) / Liu Xue'an (Rayleigh Becker, baritone; Ivan Jovanovic, piano)
  • Brinos Es / Alfreds Kalnins (Mikelis Rogers, baritone; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • "The Maiden Picking Herbs" / Hyun Jae Myeong (Alexandra Delle-Donne, soprano; Vlad Soloviev, piano)
  • (Unto the mountains!) / Yakiv Stepovyi (Anna Tanczak, soprano; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • (The Willow) / Jaroslav Lopatyns'kyj (Anna Tanczak, soprano; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Gözelim Sensen (You are beautiful) / Rauf Haciyev (Yekaterina Sultanbekova, soprano; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Azerbayjanim (My Azerbaijan) / Rauf Haciyev (Yekaterina Sultanbekova, soprano; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Novy spalicek. Opusteny mily / Bohuslav Martinu (Elizabeth Legierski, soprano; Vlad Soloviev, piano)
  • Novy spalicek. Zvedavá dievca / Bohuslav Martinu (Elizabeth Legierski, soprano; Vlad Soloviev, piano)
  • Novy spalicek. Veselá dievca ; Smutny mily / Bohuslav Martinu (Elizabeth Legierski, soprano; Vlad Soloviev, piano)
  • Asturiana / Manuel de Falla (Christian Umipig, baritone; Alex Izquierdo, guitar)
  • (Janko fell asleep) / Traditional Serbian Folk Song (Dragana Paunovity, mezzo-soprano; Petar Tosov, voice)
  • (Dense fog has fallen down) / Traditional Serbian Folk Song (Dragana Paunovity, mezzo-soprano; Petar Tosov, voice)
  • Les feuilles morés/Soltan Ghalbha / Gabriel Faure/Darya Dadvar (Lara Moshaver, soprano ; Allyson Whitmell, piano ; Jordana Kliener, flute ; Lukianos Chrysochou, double bass ; Heni Yehkhani, percussion)
  • Moghile mear / Traditional Irish Folk Song (Maeve Palmer, soprano)
  • Nanourisma / Manolis Kalomiris (Ismene Papadopoulou, soprano; Vlad Soloviev, piano)
  • I Achtida / Petros Petridis (Ismene Papadopoulou, soprano; Vlad Soloviev, piano)
  • Porgy and Bess. Summertime / George Gershwin (Ineza Mugisha, soprano ; Ivan Jovanovic, piano ; Madeleine Kay, violin)
  • Lágrimas miás / Pedro Miguel Marqués (Leticia Balogh, soprano; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Pri dunaju / Traditional Slovakian Folk Song (Juliana Krajcovic, soprano; Vlad Soloviev, piano)
  • Unrem / Traditional Slovakian Folk Song (Juliana Krajcovic, soprano; Vlad Soloviev, piano)
  • I believe I'll go back home/Lordy won't you help me / Spiritual, arr. Kevin Mulligan (Khadija Mbowe, soprano; Kevin Mulligan, piano ; Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone)
  • Negro speaks of rivers / Howard Swanson (Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone; Narmina Efendiyeva, piano)
  • Viajera del rio / Traditional Song (Ana Isabella Castro Barrios, soprano; Alex Izquierdo, guitar)
  • Canciones negras. Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito / Xavier Montsalvatge (Tiffanie Samuels, soprano; Ivan Jovanovic, piano)
  • Canciones negras. Canto negro / Xavier Montsalvatge (Tiffanie Samuels, soprano; Ivan Jovanovic, piano)
  • How high the moon / Les Paul and Mary Ford (Anika Venkatesh, soprano; Nihkil James, piano).

University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra (UTJO)

File contains a program and recordings from event. Recorded in Walter Hall

Performers: UTJO ; Gordon Foote, director

Program:

  • Evanescence / Maria Schneider
  • Wyrgly / Maria Schneider
  • Green Piece / Maria Schneider
  • Hi-Fly / Randy Weston, arr. Anthony D’Alessandro
  • Summer’s Over / Jesse Marshall
  • Embargo / Vonne Aguda
  • Matrix / Chick Corea, arr. Greg Barmby

Voice Studies at the University of Toronto presents Vocalini : An evening of song and arias featuring our outstanding undergraduate singers

File contains a program and recordings from the event. Recorded in Walter Hall.
Undergraduate singers ; Suzy Smith, piano

Program:

  • Elisir d'amore. Come Paride vezzoso / Gaetano Donizetti (Mikelis Rogers)
  • Nozze di Figaro. Deh vieni, non tardar / W.A. Mozart (Leandra Dahm)
  • Berceaux / Gabriel Fauré (Lissy Meyerowitz)
  • Romances, voice, piano (1891). Cloches / Claude Debussy (Emily Rocha)
  • Chanson de la pluie / Pauline Viardot (Sierra Ward-Bond)
  • Chansons de F. García Lorca. Chanson de l'oranger sec (Anika Venkatesh)
  • Madrid / Pauline Viardot (Anika-France Forget)
  • Romanzen und Balladen, op. 49. Beiden Grenadiere / Robert Schumann (Luke Noftall)
  • Mörike-Lieder. Verborgenheit / Hugo Wolf (Ana Isabella Castro)
  • Michelangelo-Lieder. Wohl denk' ich oft / Hugo Wolf (Kristian Lo)
  • Gedichte von Friedrich Bodenstedt. Mir träumte einst ein schöner Traum / Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf (Annika Telenius)
  • Canti della sera. Alba di luna sul bosco / Francesco Santoliquido (Danlie Rae Acebuque)
  • Romansy, op. 14. Vesennie vody / Sergei Rachmaninoff (Danlie Rae Acebuque)
  • Così fan tutte. In uomini, in soldati / W.A. Mozart (Maria Yi Deng)
  • Zauberflöte. Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön / W.A. Mozart (Angelo Moretti)
  • Turn of the screw. Tower / Benjamin Britten (Kathryn Rose Johnson)
  • Gallantry. Now, Dr. Gregg, you have gone too far / Douglas Moore (Olivia Spahn-Vieira)
  • Sanctuary Song. Alone / Abigail Richardson (Khadija Mbowe)
  • Confession stone. Cold and icy / Robert Fleming (Danielle Nicholson)
  • Liriche (1912). Notte / Ottorino Respighi (Dante Mullin Santone)
  • Invito alla danza / Ottorino Respighi (Rayna Crandlemire)
  • Don Giovanni. Ho capito / W.A. Mozart (George Theodorakopoulos)
  • Ariodante. Neghittosi or voi che fate? / G. F. Handel (Gabrielle Turgeon)
  • Elisir d'amore. Quanto è bella / Gaetano Donizetti (David Walsh).
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