Oakville Chamber Orchestra – Jewish Heritage
Feb 24, 2024
Oakville Chamber Orchestra - Jewish Heritage
Date: February 24, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St, Oakville.
In this concert, celebrate the wonderful music of ethnically Jewish composers (plus Prokofiev, whose work on this concert is a tribute to Jewish folk style).
Rhapsody in Blue is one of the best-known pieces of American music (just think about the American Airlines commercial, that’s why they have a piano keyboard on their airplanes’ tails). Aidan Leung will do something special with this piece that literally no pianist has done before!
It’s also a joy to present the Mahler songs, which are by turns sentimental, martial, and hilarious. L’chaim!
An orchestra concert celebrating Jewish composers and themes:
Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture
Mahler – Songs from The Boy’s Magic Horn and Rückert Songs
Kevin McMillan (Grammy Award winner and multiple Juno nominee), baritone
Prokofiev – Overture on Hebrew Themes
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Aidan Leung (2023 prize-winner), piano
Purchase tickets here.