About this Event
Joy of Music returns to the Betty Oliphant Theatre for a third visit with our signature event, Winterberries. This two-part chamber concert brings brilliant, new-generation classical musicians – all current students or alumna of the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Glenn Gould School – Chris Au (piano), Isabella Perron (violin), Anna Stube (violin), Laurence Schaufele (viola) and Sabina Sandvoss (cello) onto the stage of theBetty Oliphant Theatre where the potency of their musicianship is further elevated through the lighting design of Gabriel Cropley.
In Act one the musicians are joined by dancers Sonja Boretski, Miyeko Ferguson, Katherine Semchuk and Jera Wolfe in the performance of three ravishing choreographic works – the solo Brahms Waltzes (1992) by Peggy Baker, as well as two 2026 works by resident choreographer Jera Wolfe: the quartet Vestige to music by of Ravel arranged by Chris Au, and the duet Within Reason (2026) to music by Canadian composer Toby Johnston-Stewart.
Act two is devoted the performance of a stormy masterpiece - Johannes Brahms’ F minor Piano Quintet, Op. 34.
Our evening program:
Brahms Waltzes, choreographed by Peggy Baker
Music: Brahms Waltzes, Op. 39 - No. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15
Dancer: Miyeko Ferguson
Piano: Chris Au
Brahms: Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91 No. 1
Gestillte Sehnsucht
Soprano and Violin: Isabella Perron
Piano: Chris Au
Between Us (2026) choreographed by Jera Wolfe
Music: Within Reason by Toby Johnston-Stewart
Dancers: Miyeko Ferguson and Jera Wolfe
Musicians: Isabella Perron, Sabina Sandvoss, and Chris Au
Brahms: Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91 No. 2
Geistliches Wiegenlied
Soprano and Violin: Isabella Perron
Piano: Chris Au
Vestige (2026), choreographed by Jera Wolfe
Music: Adagio Assai from Piano Concerto in G by Maurice Ravel, arr. by Chris Au
Dancers: Katherine Semchuk, Sonja Boretski, Miyeko Ferguson, Jera Wolfe
Musicians: Isabella Perron, Anna Stube, Laurence Schaufele, Sabina Sandvoss, Chris Au
_____ Intermission ______
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
- Allegro non troppo
- Andante, un poco Adagio
- Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
- Finale. Poco sostenuto — Allegro non troppo
Musicians: Isabella Perron, Anna Stube, Laurence Schaufele, Sabina Sandvoss, Chris Au
Event venue & nearby stays
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Canada
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