Best of Music
Februray 21-23, 2019
harbourfront centre theatre, toronto
As part of our 20th Anniversary, we presented two full programs of musical highlights from the first twenty years.
The Songs Program featured some of our favourite arrangements of popular songs sung by a group of long-standing Art of Time collaborators including Sarah Slean, Hawksley Workman, and Gregory Hoskins among others. Songs by Bruce Cockburn, Queen, Jacques Brel, and many others were presented in daring arrangements for AoT’s ensemble of top Canadian instrumentalists.
The Classical Program included chamber music by Schumann, Martinu, Beethoven, Shostakovich and Schubert's 2nd Piano Trio paired with songs (from our Source and Inspiration projects) written and performed by Danny Michel, Sarah Slean and John Southworth.
Songs Repertoire/Credits
February 21 & 23, 2019
Way Down in the Hole, Tom Waits
arranged by Dan Parr
Gregory Hoskins, singer
Beautiful Creatures, Bruce Cockburn
arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith
Hawksley Workman, singer
Exit Music (For a Film), Radiohead
arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith
Jessica Mitchell, singer
Darkness, Leonard Cohen
arranged by Kevin Breit
John Southworth, singer
Ne Me Quitte Pas, Jacques Brel
arranged by Jim McGrath
Sarah Slean, singer
Boy in the Bubble, Paul Simon
arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith
Gregory Hoskins, singer
Two Pentiments, Jonathan Goldsmith
i. Tom Devil
ii. Ain’t Got Long
INTERMISSION
Hurricane, Bob Dylan
arranged by Aaron Davis
Kayla Diamond, singer
What’ll I Do, Irving Berlin
arranged by Jonathan Goldsmith
John Southworth, singer
I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive, Hank Williams
arranged by Cameron Wilson
Jessica Mitchell, singer
Treaty, Leonard Cohen
arranged by Andrew Staniland
Gregory Hoskins, singer
Stolen Land, Bruce Cockburn
arranged by Robert Carli
Hawksley Workman, singer
The Show Must Go On, Queen
arranged by Robert Carli
Sarah Slean, singer
Andrew Burashko piano, Drew Jurecka violin, Peter Lutek woodwinds, Rob Piltch guitar, Joseph Phillips bass, Rachel Pomedli cello
Classical Repertoire/Credits
February 22, 2019
Piano Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 47, Robert Schumann
iii. Andante cantabile
Jonathan Crow violin, Barry Shiffman viola, Shauna Rolston cello, Andrew Burashko piano
Violin Sonata, No. 1, H. 182, Bohuslav Martinu
i. Allegro
Mark Fewer violin, Andrew Burashko piano
Piano Trio No. 2 in E Flat Major, Franz Schubert
ii. Andante con moto
Motorcade, Danny Michel
arranged by Robert Carli
Danny Michel, singer
Good Mourning, John Southworth
arranged by Andrew Downing
John Southworth, singer
Lonely Side of the Moon, Sarah Slean
arranged by Sarah Slean
Sarah Slean, singer/piano
Mark Fewer violin, Shauna Rolston cello, Andrew Burashko piano
INTERMISSION
Moonlight Sonata, Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Ludwig van Beethoven
i. Adagio sostenuto
Andrew Burashko piano
Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147, Dmitri Shostakovich
iii. Adagio
Barry Shiffman viola, Andrew Burashko piano
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100, Johannes Brahms
i. Allegro amabile
Jonathan Crow violin, Andrew Burashko piano
Man in a Room Gambling No. 9, Gavin Bryars
Jonathan Crow violin & Mark Fewer violins, Barry Shiffman viola, Shauna Rolston cello
Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44, Robert Schumann
i. Allegro brilliante
Jonathan Crow violin & Mark Fewer violins, Barry Shiffman viola, Shauna Rolston cello, Andrew Burashko piano
Artists
Photos
Photos by John Lauener
Related Performances/Recordings
Gavin Bryars: A Portrait (2002) - Toronto, ON
Mirrors (2002) - Toronto, ON
Live in Toronto (2006) - Recording
Franz Schubert: Source & Inspiration (2007) - Toronto, ON
Songbook 4: Gregory Hoskins (2010) - Toronto, ON
Robert Schumann: 1810 - 2010 (2010) - Toronto, ON
Songbook 5: Sarah Slean (2011) - Toronto, ON
Franz Schubert: Source & Inspiration (2013) - Toronto, ON
Songbook 7: Madeleine Peyroux (2013) - Toronto, ON
Electro/Acoustic (2014) - Toronto, ON
Hawksley Workman (2016) - Toronto, ON
Johannes Brahms (2017) - Toronto, ON
A Singer Must Die (2018) - Toronto, ON
Ain’t Got Long (2020) - Recording
Songs of Leonard Cohen Live (2022) - Recording