Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Midday Mosaics, Hart House Music Room, University of Toronto; Toronto - MAP
Beethoven, Szymanowski, Robinovitch, Pepa
Marianna Humetska, piano

Friday, January 13, 2006 - Read the review
Eastern Manitoba Concert Association
Pinawa Community Centre, Pinawa, Manitoba
Beethoven, Szymanowski, Robinovitch, Pepa, Kreisler
Marianna Humetska, piano

Wednesday, January 18, 2006
University of Toronto New Music Festival
Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
Performances with Annalee Patipatanakoon, Bethany Bergman, violins; Steve Dann, Jonathan Craig, violas, Paul Widner, Rafael Hoekman, cellos; Peter Stoll, clarinet

Friday, January 20, 2006
Guest artist with Gryphon Trio
Chamber at Lula, Driven by Rhythm at the Lula Lounge, Toronto
Annalee Patipatanikoon, violin; Roman Borys, cello; Jamie Parker, piano; Steven Dann, viola; Hilario Durán, piano, John Johnson, saxophone, Robert Occhipinti, bass; Michael Occhipinti, guitar; Dafnis Prieto, drums

January 26 - February 4, 2006 - Read the review
Onstage appearance in "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change"
Theatre New Brunswick
Fredericton, Miramichi, Grand Falls, St. Stephen, Saint John, Sussex, Moncton - New Brunswick

Sunday, June 4, 2006m
Les AMIS de Xenakis, Les AMIS Concerts, 416-929-6262
soundaXis Festival, Toronto
Great Hall, Hart House, University of Toronto - MAP
Nada Kolundžija, Marianna Humetska, piano, Rachel Mercer, cello
Xenakis "Hunem-Iduhey" (1996) for violin and cello
Pepa/ Patrick "Squamish" (2006) for Violin and Electroacoustic Sound (World Premiere),
Foley Sonata Melopoeia (2005) for Violin and Piano

Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Xenakis and his Contemporaries, Les AMIS Concerts and the Music Gallery
soundaXis Festival, Toronto
Music Gallery, 197 John Street, Toronto
Nada Kolundžija, piano, Rachel Mercer, cello
Xenakis "Hunem-Iduhey" (1996) for violin and cello

Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Waltz Marathon, Dinner and Concert featuring Nada Kolundžija, piano
Les AMIS Concerts, 416-929-6262
Lesendro Bar and Restaurant, Hazelton Lanes, 55 Avenue Road
Marianna Humetska, Lynn Kuo, toy pianos
More information: Visit lesamisconcerts.org

Monday, July 24, 2006
Appearance with Gryphon Trio
Ottawa Chamber Music Festival
Annalee Patipatanikoon, violin; Roman Borys, cello; Jamie Parker, piano; Steven Dann, viola; Hilario Durán, piano, John Johnson, saxophone, Robert Occhipinti, bass; Michael Occhipinti, guitar; Dafnis Prieto, drums

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006, 5:30-6:30pm
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts - Map and directions
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Series Inaugural Concert
Davidovsky Synchronisms No. 9 for violin and tape

Thursday, October 5, 2006, 12:30-1:10pm
Christ Church Deer Park
1570 Yonge Street (Yonge and Heath)
Marianna Humetska, piano
Mario Davidovsky, Bach, Szymanowski

Thursday, October 12th, 2006, 12:00-1:00 WATCH VIDEO

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts - Map and directions
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Series
Marianna Humetska, piano
Barbara Pentland, Bach, Michael Pepa/Dennis Patrick, Szymanowski

Saturday, October 21, 2006, 12:00-1:00pm
Royal Conservatory of Music, 90 Croatia Street
Barbara Pentland, Bach, Mario Davidovsky, Szymanowski
Marianna Humetska, piano

Sunday, October 22, 2006, 7:30pm

Les AMIS Concerts, 416-929-6262
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave, Toronto
Marianna Humetska, piano
Pentland, Bach, Davidovsky, Pepa/Patrick, Szymanowski

We would like to acknowledge the support of the Pentland Fund
through the Canadian Music Centre, BC Region.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007, 8:00pm
Fifth Anniversary Celebration of the Karen Kieser Prize in Canadian Music
University of Toronto New Music Festival
Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Building, 250 Front Street West, Toronto
Recorded for March 4, 2007 broadcast on CBC Radio Two's Two New Hours

Sunday, February 4, 2007, 2:00pm
University of Toronto New Music Festival
Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto

Works by Alejandro Viñao:
"Tumblers" for Violin, Marimba, and Computer (2000)
Joel Cormier, marimba

"Phrase & Fiction" for String Quartet and Computer (1995)
Carol Fujino, violin; Parmela Attariwala, viola; Elinor Frey, cello

"Cuaderno del Ritmo" for Nine Players and Conductor (2001)

Elizabeth Loewen, violin; Katharine Rapoport, viola; Elinor Frey, cello; Peter Stoll, clarinet(s); Emma Green, flute(s); Stephanie Chua, piano; Joel Cormier, marimba, Gregory Oh, conductor

Sunday, March 4, 2007, 10:00pm EST
CBC Radio Two broadcast: Two New Hours
Fifth Anniversary Celebration of the Karen Kieser Prize in Canadian Music
University of Toronto New Music Festival
Listen live on the Internet:

We would like to acknowledge the support of the Pentland Fund
through the Canadian Music Centre, BC Region.

Sunday, April 15, 2007, 3:00pm - NOTE NEW TIME
Les AMIS Ensemble Balkan Tour Fundraiser
Les AMIS Concerts, 416-929-6262
Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Avenue, Toronto
Les AMIS Ensemble:
Lynn Kuo, violin
Rachel Mercer, cello
Marianna Humetska, piano
Lori Freedman, bass clarinet
Joseph Macerollo, accordion

Program:
Dennis Patrick: All Zebras Live Forever for electroacoustic sound (2007)
Barbara Pentland: Sonata for violin and piano (1946)
Alexina Louie: Earth Cycles for accordion and tape (1987)
André Prévost: Improvisation II for solo cello (1976),
Lori Freedman xolf, Improvisation on bass clarinet
Michael Pepa Katajjaq - WORLD PREMIERE for the ensemble (2007)

Admission $25, Includes Wine and Cheese Reception

Monday, April 23, 2007, 6:30pm
Soloist with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Pernik, Bulgaria
Palace of Culture, Pernik, Bulgaria
Raicho Hristov, conductor
Vivaldi Concerto Op. 8, No. 1, "La Primavera" (Spring)

Tuesday, April 24, 2007, 6:30pm

Soloist with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Sofia City Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Raicho Hristov, conductor
Vivaldi Concerto Op. 8, No. 1, "La Primavera" (Spring)

Thursday, April 26, 2007, 8:00pm
Rachel Mercer, cello; Marianna Humetska, piano
Guest Artist: Nada Kolundžija, Piano
Guarnerius Centre of the Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
Pentland Sonata for violin and piano
Prévost Improvisation II for solo cello (1976), Pauk Nebulae for piano 4 hands (1980)
Pepa/Patrick Squamish for Violin and Electroacoustic Sound (2006)

Saturday, April 28, 2007, 4:30pm
Les AMIS Ensemble, Guest Artist: Nada Kolundžija, Piano
24th Music Biennale Zagreb
Mimara Museum; Zagreb, Croatia
Patrick, Pauk, Louie, Prévost, Freedman, Pepa Katajjaq

Monday, April 30, 2007, 7:00pm
Les AMIS Ensemble
Haus der Komponisten; Vienna, Austria
Patrick, Pentland, Louie, Prévost, Freedman, Pepa Katajjaq

Thursday, May 3, 2007, 7:30pm
Les AMIS Ensemble
George Enescu Hall; Bucharest, Romania
Patrick, Pentland, Louie, Vivier Piece for violin and clarinet (1975), Freedman, Pepa Moldovenesca for violin, clarinet, and piano (2003)

Sunday, May 6, 2007, 7:30pm
Marianna Humetska, piano; Lori Freedman, bass clarinet
French Cultural Institute; Budapest, Hungary
Pentland, Freedman, Ravel Sonata, Pepa Moldovenesca, Vivier Piece for violin and clarinet (1975), Pepa Fantaisie bohémienne for violin and piano (2004)

Friday, July 27th, 2007, 8:00pm
Ottawa Chamber Music Festival
Gryphon Trio and friends
Crossings: A Musical Passage from West to East
Dominion-Chalmers United Church, Ottawa, Ontario

Sunday, January 16th, 2005
A Tsunami Fundraising Concert, sponsored by the Classical Music Conservatory
Emmanuel Howard Park United Church, Toronto

Sunday, February 13th, 2005
Les AMIS Concerts, 416-929-6262
Les AMIS Chamber Ensemble
Heliconian Hall, Toronto
Kelly-Marie Murphy, Beverly Grigsby, Messiaen
Emily Marlow, clarinet, Rafael Hoekman, cello, Angela Park, piano

Monday, March 7th, 2005
Muskoka Concert Association, 705-637-8538 or 705-684-8449
Opera House, Gravenhurst, Ontario
Beethoven, Ravel, Brahms
Angela Park, piano

Monday, May 2, 2005
Les AMIS Chamber Ensemble
Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society
Murphy, Grigsby, Messiaen

August, 2005
Appearance in k-os music video
Watch the video: www.k-osmusic.com
Click on the "eyes" on main page. In the Peep Show, watch "The Love Song" video.

Thursday, September 8th, 2005, 6:00/8:00pm
Les AMIS Concerts at The Palace, 416-929-6262
Les AMIS Balkan Tour Benefit Concert
Dinner, drinks, music and comedy
Lynn Kuo, violin; Ellen Annor-Adjei, piano; Tokai Quartet; Sarah Cornell, actor; Jonathan Monro, actor/pianist; Geoffrey Tyler, actor
Dinner from 6:00pm
Concert, 8:00pm
The Palace Restaurant, 722 Pape Avenue (Pape and Danforth), Toronto

Monday, September 19, 2005
Guest lecturer, University of Alberta, Faculty of Music
Edmonton, Alberta
"Five Steps to a Great Practice Session" - View Article: Alberta String Association Newsletter (Fall 2005)

Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Guest lecturer, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Music
Vancouver, British Columbia
"Five Steps to a Great Practice Session"- View Article: Alberta String Association Newsletter (Fall 2005)

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2005 Balkan Concert Tour, October 22 - November 3:

Saturday, October 22, 2005
Recital, Guarnerius, The Center for Arts; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Natalija Mladenovic, piano
Beethoven, Pepa, Miljkovic, Prokofiev, Kreisler

Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Recital, Timisoara Music Academy; Timisoara, Romania
Valentina Kohonicz, piano,
Beethoven, Pepa, Miljkovic, Prokofiev, Kreisler

Friday, October 28, 2005
Recital, Canadian Embassy; Bucharest, Romania
Valentina Kohonicz, piano,
Beethoven, Pepa, Prokofiev, Kreisler

Sunday, October 30, 2005
Tribina Festival, XIV International Review of Composers; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Natalija Mladenovic, piano
Pepa Fantaisie bohémienne for violin and piano (2004)

Thursday, November 3, 2005 WATCH VIDEO
"Pepa in Bulgaria" concert; Pernik, Bulgaria
Soloist with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; Nadja Hristov, piano; Raitcho Hristov, conductor
Pepa Chorale Partita for solo violin and strings (2003)
Pepa Fantaisie bohémienne for violin, piano, and strings (2005)

Sunday, December 11, 2005, 7:30pm
Les AMIS Concerts, 416-929-6262
Les AMIS Chamber Ensemble
Emily Marlow, clarinet, Rafael Hoekman, cello, Angela Park, piano
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave, Toronto
Brahms Clarinet Trio, Ravel Piano Trio, Pepa "Falstaff" Variations for Violin, Cello, Piano, Clarinet, and Chimes

2004
Wednesday, January 28, 2004, 12:00pm
Trio Benetri recital
Thomas Yee, piano, Rafael Hoekman, cello
Midday Mosaics
Hart House, University of Toronto
Piano trios by Mendelssohn, Michael Parker, Brahms

Wednesday, January 28, 2004, 8:00pm
Trio Benetri recital
Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society
Mendelssohn, Parker, Brahms

Saturday, January 31, 2004, 7:30pm
"Music at Manoa"
Orvis Auditorium, Manoa Music Department, University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Beethoven, Poulenc, Parker, Franck
Thomas Yee, piano

Saturday, April 3, 2004, 8:00pm
Sunday, April 4, 2004, 8:00pm
Collaborations: StARS, A Reflection on SARS
St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church, Toronto
Hindemith, Bolcom, Arensky, Andrew Staniland, George Gao
http://www.collabarts.com/stars.html

Friday, September 24th, 2004, 8:00pm
THEOP; Deep River, Ontario
Beethoven, Ravel, Brahms
Angela Park, piano

Saturday, October 23rd, 2004, 2:00pm
Contact Manitoba Showcase
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Angela Park, piano

Wednesday, October 27th, 2004, 12:00pm
Midday Mosaics
Hart House Music Room, University of Toronto - Map
Beethoven, Ravel, Brahms
Angela Park, piano

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Friday, November 5th, 2004, 8:00pm
Performing Arts Lakefield; Lakefield, Ontario
Beethoven, Ravel, Brahms
Angela Park, piano

Sunday, November 7th, 2004, 7:30pm
Les AMIS Concerts
Heliconian Hall, Toronto
Robert Janzen, cello recital
Schulhoff Duo for Violin and Cello

Monday, December 6th, 2004, 6/8pm
Les AMIS Concerts at The Palace, 416-929-6262
Holiday Chamber Music Extravaganza, 8:00pm
The Palace Restaurant, Toronto
Brahms and Mozart Clarinet Quintets, Mendelssohn Octet, Brahms Sextets, Tangos and more surprises

2003
Thursday, January 9, 2003, 8:00pm
Listen to the CBC Radio Broadcast
D.F. Cook Recital Hall, School of Music
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland
Featuring Bach, Saint-Saens, Paganini, Franck, and world premiere by Toronto composer Michael Pepa.
Thomas Yee, piano

Sunday, January 19, 2003, 7:00pm
LES AMIS Concerts (905) 773-7712
Heliconian Club, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto
Featuring premiere by Toronto composer Michael Pepa.
Angela Park, piano

Thursday, January 23, 2003, 8:00pm
Concert - "Synchronisms"
New Music Festival, University of Toronto
Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, 80 Queens Park, Toronto
Electroacoustic concert featuring the music of Mario Davidovsky and others

Sunday, January 26, 2003
CBC Radio broadcast 3:05pm EST
In Newfoundland: 12:35pm NST CBC Radio Two,
4:35pm NST CBC Radio One

Friday, February 7, 2003, 8:00pm
Raising a Bow for the Spirit - STEP/St. David's Presbyterian Church Concert
Arts and Culture Centre, St. John's Newfoundland
Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso with the Newfoundland Symphony Youth Orchestra

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Tuesday, March 4, 2003, 8:00pm
EROS Chamber Music Toronto
Stone Church, 45 Davenport Road (between Yonge and Bay)
Admission $10/5
Brahms Clarinet Quintet with Michael Westwood, clarinet, Miki Takahashi, violin, Adam Romer, viola, Meran Currie-Roberts, cello

Friday, March 21, 2003
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec
Recitals Intimes
Angela Park, piano

Sunday, March 23, 2003, 3:30pm
Debut Young Concert Artists Series (514) 488-4848
Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur, 100 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal
Angela Park, piano

Tuesday, April 15, 2003, 8:00pm
Canadian Music for Strings by ‘Les Cinq’, Les AMIS composers-in-residence
Michael Pepa 'Metamorphose II', World Premiere
Timothy Sullivan 'Double Concerto' with Carina Reeves, cello
Canadian Sinfonietta, Tak Ng Lai, conductor
Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Building
Friday, October 17, 2003, 7:30pm
Brandon Chamber Players
Soloist and guest Concertmaster
Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba
Pepa Metamorphose II, Mozart Serenata Notturna, Sibelius Rakastava

October 18-20, 2003
Violin Masterclasses
Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba

Tuesday, October 21, 2003, 8:00pm
Ford/Caron Duo Recital
Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba
Kenneth Nichols Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano (World Premiere)
Robert Ford, flute, Claudette Caron, piano

Sunday, October 26, 2003, 2:30pm
Davidovsky Synchronisms No. 9 for violin and tape
Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto

Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 12:45pm
Arts and Letters Club, Toronto
Poulenc, Franck Sonatas
Angela Park, piano

November 6-8, 2003
Ontario Contact '03 Conference
Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto

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2002
January 23, 2002
Midday Mosaics
Hart House, University of Toronto
David Swan, piano

March 6, 2002
Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Lacombe, conductor
OSQ Canadian Concerto Competition
Alexina Louie Thunder Gate

Sunday, October 6, 2002, 3:00pm
Sunday Classical Concerts (416) 978-5362
Great Hall, Hart House, University of Toronto

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2001
January 5, 2001
Trio Benetri recital
Rafael Hoekman, cello, Thomas Yee, piano
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's

February 11, 2001
New Music Festival, University of Toronto
Richard Mascall Illumination
Rafael Hoekman, cello, Gregory Williams, clarinet, Rachelle Risling, piano

March 8, 2001
University of Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Raffi Armenian, conductor
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218

April 5, 2001
Midday Mosaics
Hart House, University of Toronto
Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Rafael Hoekman, cello, Gregory Williams, clarinet, Rachelle Risling, piano

April 29, 2001
Felix Galimir Chamber Music Award Gala Concert
University of Toronto
Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time
Rafael Hoekman, cello, Gregory Williams, clarinet, Rachelle Risling, piano

July 15, 2001
Musikalischer Fruschoppen
Salzau, Germany
Strauss/Schonberg Roses of the South
Christoph Eschenbach, piano, Miki Takahashi, violin, Adam Romer, viola, Wolf-Dieter Zastrow, cello, Marianna Schirinjan, harmonium

November 29, 2001
Trio Benetri
Rafael Hoekman, cello, Thomas Yee, piano
Music Around Us
Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Studio, Toronto
Rachmaninov, Shostakovich Trios

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2000
March 17, 2000
Roy Thomson Hall Bring Your Own Lunch Concert
Angela Park, piano

July 9, 2000
Musicorda Young Artist Series
South Hadley, Massachusetts
Dvorak Concerto in a minor, Opus 53

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1999
January 5, 1999
Trio Benetri recital
Rafael Hoekman, cello, Thomas Yee, piano
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's

March 19, 1999
Roy Thomson Hall Bring Your Own Lunch Concert, Toronto
Angela Park, piano

Atlantic Young Artist Tour (October 3-13, 1999)
Thomas Yee, piano
October 3, 1999
St. John's, Newfoundland

October 4, 1999
Halifax, Nova Scotia

October 5, 1999
Wolfville, Nova Scotia

October 6, 1999
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

October 7, 1999
Sackville, New Brunswick

October 12, 1999
Saint John, New Brunswick

October 13, 1999
Fredericton, New Brunswick

November 20, 1999
Canadian Music Centre @ 40 Concert
Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto
Michael Parker In Memoriam

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1998
July 16, 1998
Banff Centre for the Arts
Dvorak Piano Quartet in E flat major
Elizabeth Sawyer-Parisot, piano, David Marks, viola, Cecilia Lee, cello

October 30, 1998
Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Peter Gardner, conductor
Hibernia Gala Pops Concert, St. John's
Saint Saens Concerto No. 3 in b minor, First movement

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1994
Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Peter Gardner, conductor
Khachaturian Violin Concerto

December 1993 - January 1994
Newfoundland Symphony Youth Orchestra, Peter Gardner, conductor
Wales, United Kingdom Tour
Sarasate Zigeunerweisen