For its first series of concerts in 2014, the York Symphony Orchestra\u2019s Maestro Denis Mastromonaco has chosen music inspired by nature.
\nThe concerts will feature a YSO favourite, York region native Andrew Ascenzo, to play Edward Elgar\u2019s Cello Concerto.<\/p>\n
Andrew holds both a Bachelor\u2019s and a Master\u2019s Degree in Cello Performance from the University of Toronto, where he studied with Shauna Rolston, as well as Matt Brubeck, with whom he explored jazz and world improvisation. <\/p>\n
Currently principal cellist of the Koffler Chamber Orchestra, Andrew has performed in venues across Canada as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player.<\/p>\n
Also an active songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Andrew is a diverse performer who can regularly be seen playing with artists and groups such as the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Michelle Wright, and the Toronto-based folk band, Arosa Star.<\/p>\n
As the Elgar work reflects the pastoral quiet of the English country cottage in which it was written, the other works on the program, Dvorak\u2019s Czech Suite and Schumann\u2019s Symphony #3 \u201cThe Rhenish,\u201d evoke their own particular sense of a place dominated by the pervasive presence of nature.<\/p>\n
The concerts are Saturday, February 15 at 8 p.m. at the Trinity Anglican Church in Aurora, and Sunday February 16 at 7.30 p.m. at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the Aurora concert may be purchased by calling 416 410-0860; for Sunday, February 16, call 905 787-8811 or go online at www.rhcentre.ca.
\nTickets will also be available at the door of both venues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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