TWO-NIGHT SEASON OPENER:
The Millar Piano Duo, cellist Amahl Arulanandam and pianists Adam Sherkin and Daniel Pesca take the stage, spotlighting the music of Daniel Pesca, a singular American composer-pianist who boasts a notable catalogue for the keyboard. Daniel joins us in person in Toronto for the season opener weekend and also performs - in celebration of the HARVEST MOON 2026. 🌾 🌕
PROGRAMME
Night One: September 25th
First Set:
Ann Callaway: NGC 2997 "A spiral galaxy in the constellation Antlia" (From Three Pieces for Piano, 1996)
Jean Coulthard: Image Astrale (1981)
Daniel Pesca: Salon Suite for piano; four-hands (2023)*
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1. Promenade;
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2. Valse Triste;
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3. Valse Gaie
Second Set:
Chaconne for solo piano (2023)*
Watercolors: Piano Etude No. 1, "A Pair of Cats" (2018/2020)*
The Seven Deadly Sins: Variations for solo piano (1955)
Variations I-IV (Pride, Envy, Anger, Sloth)
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Night Two: September 26th
First Set:
Daniel Pesca: Hyde Park Boulevard: Suite for solo piano (2020)*
I. Prelude;
II. Lakeshore Drive;
III. The Lagoon at Dusk ;
IV. Interlude: At Night;
V. Bobolink Meadow;
VI. The Wooded Isle;
VII. Promontory Point
Second Set:
Daniel Pesca: Chaconne for solo piano (2023)*
Daniel Pesca: Ripple, Current, Eddy for cello and piano (2019/2024)*
*Canadian premiere
Seating is limited to 40 so please purchase tickets in advance as is possible. 🌾 🌕