8:00PM Concert
7:15PM Musical Insights with Alexina Louie & Guests

Along with World Premieres of two chamber orchestra works (Mermelstein & Tse), this program reprises a work with Brazilian inflections that Esprit previously commissioned from our percussionist Mark Duggan. Percussion has a strong presence on this concert with Ryan Scott performing Abe’s Michi, a marimba solo in contrast to the composer’s The Wave performed earlier in the season. A spectacular percussion duo by Trevino heightens the concert’s percussive element. Two superb string quartets, radically different from one another, highlight the styles of Smith and Rea. Gabriella Smith has a unique sensibility when it comes to naming her pieces. Experience a Carrot Revolution.

featuring

Alex Pauk Conductor
Ryan Scott Percussion
Michael Murphy Percussion
Aline Morales Vocalist 
Thalea String Quartet

PROGRAMME

Gabriella Smith (USA)
Carrot Revolution (2015)
for string quartet

Keiko Abe (JPN)
Michi (1979)
for solo marimba

Mark Duggan (CAN)
Maracatu Imaginário (2017)
for vocalist & ensemble

Julia Mermelstein (CAN)
Floral Reef * (2024)

Roydon Tse (CAN)
Stepwise * (2023)

Ivan Trevino (MEX)
Wildlings (2014)
for two percussionists

John Rea (CAN)
Objets perçus (2023)
for string quartet

*World Premiere & Esprit Orchestra Commission