2016/2017 Season

Dear Friends of the EPO,
Welcome to the next season of exciting, live classical music presented by your own orchestra right here in Etobicoke!

The 2016/2017 season offers six very different but thrilling concerts which includes a performance by the renowned Toronto Symphony Orchesta's concertmaster Jonathan Crow on violin and a Spanish-themed presentation with flamenco dancers as well as the very popular children's afternoon matinee!

Our Music Director, Sabatino Vacca, will again lead the 60-piece ensemble of talented musicians and provide fascinating details about the programme with a pre-concert chat.

Come and join the other concertgoers who have discovered and support the special pleasures of great music with the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra!

See you at the symphony!

Concerts

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North York Festival Winners

Friday, October 21, 2016

Our opening concert of the season will feature winners of the North York Music Festival in an array of concerto movements, while the orchestra leads us on a Gershwin journey through the sights and sounds of 1920's Paris. Come and join the excitement!

Oskar Morawetz: Passacaglia
George Gershwin: An American in Paris Suite

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Three Masters

Friday, November 25, 2016

A NOT to be missed programme featuring acclaimed TSO Concertmaster Jonathan Crow. Mussorgsky paints musical portraits in his timeless masterpiece. Come and share the passion!

Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, Op. 26
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

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Holiday Spectacular

Friday, December 9, 2016

Let our annual holiday concert lift your seasonal spirits. Works will include festive favourites along with our popular silent auction. Come and spread the joy!

Claude T. Smith: A Rhapsody on Christmas Carols
Pietro Yon: Gesù Bambino
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: March from The Nutcracker
Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride

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A Karnival for Kidz

Sunday, February 12, 2017

This fun-filled 1 hour concert is a perfect way to introduce young people to the beauty and magic of classical music. Come and experience the wonder!

Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals

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Viva España!

Friday, March 3, 2017

The sounds and rhythms of Spain have enchanted many great composers. Let their musical impressions warm your soul. Come and feel the passion!

Georges Bizet: Les Toréadors from Carmen Suite No. 1
Isaac Albéniz: Granada from Suite Española, Op. 47
Isaac Albéniz: Sevilla from Suite Española, Op. 47
Emmanuel Chabrier: España
León Zuckert: Two Spanish Meditations
Georges Bizet: Entr'acte (Aragonaise) IV
Manuel de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo
Manuel de Falla: Danza Española No. 1 from La Vida Breve
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol

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Masterworks Old and New

Friday, May 12, 2017

Our final concert of the season will be sure to leave you wanting more. Our programme includes great works from the past as well our prize winning work from an emerging composer. Come and celebrate the music!

Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Franz Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in Eb major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36