Between Storm and Song

7:30 pm, Friday, October 16, 2026

Join the Etobicoke Philharmonic on Friday, October 16, 2026 at Martingrove Collegiate Institute - 50 Winterton Drive, Etobicoke (map) - for Between Storm and Song.

Canadian composer Alice Ping Yee Ho’s Quest is about strength and bravery when new ventures bring adversity. The piece itself is intended to challenge new players with different bowing techniques, rhythmic skills and string effects in their own quest for artistic mastery.

In Tanya Charles’ masterful hands, the violin doesn’t just dazzle – it speaks and sings with warmth. The expressive vocal quality and range of Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 has made it one of the most cherished concertos in the repertoire.

Brahms’ monumental Symphony No. 1 unfolds with depth and grandeur. From its brooding opening to its triumphant finale, this timeless masterwork traces a journey we’ve all experienced: from strife through struggle to soaring resolution.

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Alice Ping Yee Ho: Quest
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68