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Sunday, October 27 at 3:00 PM – Brassology Concert

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Brandon Ridenour, trumpet star of the Canadian Brass and American Brass Quintet, joins Hannaford to kick off our 41st amazing season of dazzling brass delights.

This concert of fun and virtuosic trumpet showmanship is a journey from classic trumpet solos like you’ve never heard them to brand-new pieces highlighting fantastic musicianship and incredible technique all under the baton of another brass superstar, Patrick Sheridan.

Don't miss these Free Events with Patrick Sheridan and Brandon Ridenour at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto.

Thursday, October 24

Chamber Music Coachings, Walter Hall

1:10 - 3:00 PM

6:10 - 8:00 PM

Friday, October 25

Low Brass Masterclass with Patrick Sheridan, Room 217

11:10 AM - 1:00 PM

Saturday, October 26 at Walter Hall

9:00 - 10:00 AM  Breathing Gym Clinic with Patrick Sheridan

10:15 AM - 12:15 PM Trumpet Masterclass with Brandon Ridenour

 

Zombie Blizzard CD release March 1

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In 2021 HSSB Artistic Director David Pell and Canadian Diva Measha Brueggergosman-Lee set out to commission a musically innovative new song-cycle for soprano, brass ensemble, and rhythm section that would shine a light on contemporary and perennial gender issues. A tall order, but Measha’s friendship with Margaret Atwood provided the text in the form of new poems and Toronto’s great film composer and jazz pianist Aaron Davis came on board to bring the music to life.
 
The result, Zombie Blizzard, a unique blending of the classical concert aria and jazz-influenced art song in which composer Aaron Davis uses the visceral poetry of Margaret Atwood to tackle issues of sexism, humour, gender inequality, and grief. 
 
The recording has already started to garner critical attention on CBC Music’s Albums We Can’t Wait To Hear in 2024, upcoming features in the Globe and Mail and the music blog Ludwig Van, and a segment on CBC’s Q.
 
Zombie Blizzard will be released on March 1 with the World Premiere Concert Performance at 3:00PM Sunday March 3 at the Jane Mallett Theatre.