Sunday, October 23
Doors: 2:30 p.m. | Concert: 3 p.m. | Reception to follow
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CMC Presents acclaimed pianist Louise Bessette
An exhilarating and elegant concert pianist, Louise Bessette is recognized internationally as one of today’s preeminent interpreters of the music of our time. She has recorded most of the major works of Messiaen for solo piano as well as the music of Elliott Carter, Charles Ives, music on Spanish themes and tango and several CDs of chamber music including the works of Gubaidulina, Schnittke and Serge Arcuri.
She possesses a unique combination of eclectic repertoire and impeccable delivery. Recipient of numerous prizes and awards, notably the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for her Lifetime Artistic Achievement, she is a champion of the music of our time.
Ticket price:
General Admission. $15 Advance / $20 at the door
CMC Members and Arts Workers. $12 Advance / $15 at the door
Students. $10 anytime
Program:
José Evangelista (born 1943): Monodías españolas (1988)
François Dompierre (born 1943): Ricuerdos fugaces (2012)
Anthony Rozankovic (born 1962) : Andalouse Running Shoes (2009)
Gilles Tremblay (1932-2017) : Traçantes (auprès, au loin…) (1976)
François Dompierre: Entre mer et chanterelles (2010) to Louise Bessette
Homage to Gilles Tremblay Anthony Rozankovic: Pigeon Biset (2010) to Louise Bessette
Homage to Gilles Tremblay François Dompierre: Facéties sur un Prélude de Bach (2015)
François Dompierre: Évocation ravélienne (2014)
François Dompierre: La beauté du diable (1996)
Anthony Rozankovic: Mosaïque Thérianthropique (2011)
Anthony Rozankovic: Le p’tit gars de Ste-Marie (2017)
Anthony Rozankovic: Origami (2009, revised 2022)
Anthony Rozankovic: La jungle jongle (2021) to Louise Bessette
Paul Frehner (born 1970): Amelia, After Harbour Grace (2022) to Louise Bessette for piano, fixed media and live electronics
Canadian Music Centre
20 St. Joseph St.
Toronto, ON
M4Y 1J9
PH: 416-961-6601
