July, 2005 - Nr. 7
MOOREDALE CONCERTS’ POPULAR CHILDREN’S SERIES
MUSIC & TRUFFLES
PRESENTS THIRD SEASON IN 2005-06
Mooredale Concerts offers Music & Truffles, a special series for the audiences of tomorrow. This innovative children’s classical series, for children four and up, has been a runaway success since Artistic Director Kristine Bogyo introduced it in 2003-04. Many concerts sell out in advance.
Concerts take place Sundays, 1-2 p.m. at Walter Hall, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park Crescent (south of the ROM - Museum Subway).
Actor John Slavik presides over the concerts as the colourfully costumed master of ceremonies, "Papageno." He tells the audience what the musicians are doing and what to listen for. Children take turns sitting on cushions onstage while the musicians perform. After each piece, children onstage and in their seats are invited to share their thoughts on the music and to ask questions. To sweeten the experience even more, children go home with their own chocolate truffle at the conclusion.
The five concerts feature the artists and some of the chamber music heard in Mooredale Concerts’ regular 3 p.m. performance. Line-up for the third season of Music & Truffles:
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Sunday, September 25, 2005
Baroque Music:
Can you tell the difference between Bach and Vivaldi? -
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Brahms’ Piano Quintet plus the story of the Flower of the Fiddlehead Fern. -
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Bartok:
What are those weird, strange, exciting, sweet sounds? -
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Bruckner:
Erika Raum, Scott St. John and friends open your ears to Romantic music of the 19th century. -
Sunday, April 2, 2006
Beethoven:
Pianist Anton Kuerti and cellist Kristine Bogyo.
Single tickets are only $10. Subscriptions are only $35 for all five concerts. Subscriptions may be ordered by sending a cheque payable to Mooredale Concerts, addressed to Mooredale Concerts, 146 Crescent Road, Toronto ON M4W 1V2. For more information, phone 416-922-3714, ext. 103 or visit
www.mooredaleconcerts.com.For an extra $15, subscribers may attend the three Mooredale Youth Orchestra Concerts, featuring children aged 6 to 18 - Sundays, December 11, April 9 and June 11, 3-4:30 p.m., at Rosedale Heights School, 711 Bloor St. E. (Castle Frank subway). (Single ticket price for Mooredale Youth Orchestras $15; $10, seniors and students)
