Manulife Financial is proud to be the lead sponsor of the Don Wright Faculty of Music Concert Season.

As we embark on another season of performances here at the Don Wright Faculty of Music, I invite you to join us either on campus or at one of the recital venues throughout London. Our season includes a diversity of musical experiences highlighting our students and faculty as well as guest artists. Our students, who come to our campus with deep and broad talents, welcome the chance to share with you their passion of making music. The faculty who collectively, have accomplished more than 1,400 performances on local, provincial, national and international stages, continue to serve as role models for our students and showcase their commitment to artistic and scholarly excellence. They perform often here in the DWFOM as soloists and in collaboration with their colleagues on faculty and in the field. Finally, guest artists continue to grace our stages and contribute to the musical culture we expect here at the DWFoM.

Under the baton of Maestro Alain Trudel, Orchestra London Canada, Western University Symphony Orchestra, chamber music groups, and fac-ulty members will join together during November’s Canfest, which includes music composed by DWFoM faculty members. The performances promise to be exhilarating and satisfying.

As a continuing commitment to outreach into the community, the Choral Celebration will be performed at St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica while the Western University Singers will be performing at Colborne St. United Church. Once again, the ‘Music and the Manor’ series will be part of our opera experience and promises to be a rewarding dining and musical event. Other off campus performances will be advertised through-out the year, so do check our website for the Events Schedule.

With the iconic Friday at 12:30 series, three opera productions; and performances by chamber music groups, Percussion ensemble, Early Music Studio, Contemporary Ensemble, Choral groups, Symphony Band, Wind Ensemble and our Jazz Ensemble, in addition to the various solo recit-als performed by students, the DWFoM continues to add to the cultural vibrancy of the campus and community. Do join us as we celebrate another exciting year. Welcome to another year of musical experiences at the DWFoM; I look forward to sharing these experiences with you.

Betty Anne Younker, DeanProfessor of Music EducationDon Wright Faculty of Music

a message from Dean Betty Anne Younker

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Opera at Western

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Women are like that – or are they? Two officers bet on the infidelity of their fiancées while they go off to

war. All’s fair in love and war.

Menotti’s tragedy of a totalitarian re-gime plays out in the personal story

of a dissident, his wife, his mother and his child. All for nothing.

February 1, 8, 9 at 8 p.m.February 7 at 7:30 p.m.February 2, 3 at 2 p.m.

Paul Davenport Theatre, Western

March 15, 16 at 8 p.m.Paul Davenport Theatre, Western

Desperate Housewives meets The Bachelorette with the champagne and sparkling music of a party in

Paris at the turn of the 20th century. All’s well that ends well.

November 16, 17 at 8 p.m.November 17, 18 at 2 p.m.

Paul Davenport Theatre, Western

THE CONSULThe Merry Widow

by Franz Lehar

Gian Carlo Menotti’s

Mozart’sCosi Fan Tutte

BE AN INSIDER! Join Theodore Baerg for his take on each of our operas at a preview and wine and cheese tasting. Be the first to see the opera, meet the singers, learn inside information and tour backstage. Details to be released in the fall online.

Orchestra Season at a Glance Wednesday, October 17, 2012 8 p.m. in Paul Davenport TheatreRussian MastersRimsky-Korsakov’s Night on Bald Mountain, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 and Rachmaniov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 played by Bryn Blackwood.

Thursday, November 22, 2012Friday, November 23, 2012 8 p.m. in Paul Davenport TheatreCanFest 2012 A celebration of our music featuring Orchestra London Canada and Western University Symphony Orchestra. With chamber music ensembles and Western’s Contemporary Music Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble. Solo perfor-mances by faculty and students.

Thursday, November 29, 2012 8 p.m. in Paul Davenport TheatreDiversity! 100 years of musicIgor Stravinsky’s Jeu de cartes (Game of Cards), Jacques Hétu’s Antinomie, Paul Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler Sym-phony and Paul Frehner’s Subliminal Media. Wednesday, February 13, 20138 p.m. in Paul Davenport Theatre Masterworks for chamber orchestra, with Margie Bernal, voice.

Tuesday, April 2, 20138 p.m. in Paul Davenport TheatreSymphonic Colours with Joel Tangjerd, cello

April 3, 8-11, 20138 p.m. in Music Building 104 Reading of student composers’ works.

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12:30 Fridays Series14 September. Sylvestre plays Brahms. The Op. 5 Sonata and a newly discovered Albumblatt are included on Stéphan Sylvestre’s recital.

21 September. Poulenc, Previn, and P.D.Q. Eliza-beth Gowen (bassoon), with Allison Wiebe (piano) and Ian Franklin (oboe).

28 September. Kinton plays Beethoven. Leslie Kin-ton performs the sonatas Op. 10 No. 2, and Op. 111.

12 October. The Organ. Our distinguished alumnus John Vandertuin, among Canada’s foremost concert artists, in a rare recital on the Studio 18 Casavant organ. Limited seating in Studio 18, with video simulcast to von Kuster Hall.

19 October. Baroque Song with Guitar. Vicki St. Pierre (mezzo soprano) and Lucas Harris (guitar and lute) present music from the 16th to the 18th century, on period instruments.

26 October. New Orford Quartet. After a per-formance of Jacques Hetu’s First Quartet, Stéphan Sylvestre joins for Dvorak’s Piano Quintet.

2 November. Aaron Hodgson, trumpet. Introduc-ing our newest full-time colleague, performing new works he has commissioned.

9 November. Latin American Persuasions. Fiona Wilkinson (flute) and friends, with the premier of London composer Oliver Whitehead’s Excitations for flute and piano, along with companion pieces inspired by Latin America.

16 November. Tafelmusik. A recital highlighting members of Canada’s most illustrious early-music ensemble, on period instruments.

23 November. Duo Concertante. The Juno Award-winning duo Nancy Dahn (violin) and Timothy Steeves (piano), in a recital celebrating Canadian music.

30 November. Red Chamber. Led by Mei Han (zheng), this Chinese plucked-string quartet creates a unique sound while performing a repertoire that spans centuries, including transcriptions from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), to modern compositions.

11 January. Canadian Song. Anita Krause-Wiebe (mezzo soprano) and Melanie Conly (soprano), with Peter Longworth (piano).

18 January. All Poulenc. On the 50th anniversary of his death, chamber music performed by Sophie Roland (mezzo soprano), Jana Starling (clarinet), Stéphan Sylvestre (piano), and Thomas Wiebe (‘cello).

25 January. Remembering Sonja. A concert to celebrate the life and contributions (including as producer of 12:30 Fridays) of Sonja Behrens, who passed away last year, featuring former students and colleagues.

Please note: Due to anticipated construction of a new Music Building, the series will end in January 2013 and return in the fall of 2014.

This series features an eclectic mix of faculty performers and guest artists, many of whom also conduct masterclasses as part of their visit.

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SEPTEMBER14 12:30 p.m. vKH HStéphan Sylvestre performs Brahms’ solo piano music, including the recently discovered Albumblatt.

21 12:30 p.m. vKH HPoulenc, Previn, and P.D.Q. Elizabeth Gowen (bassoon), with Allison Wiebe (piano) and Ian Franklin (oboe).

23 3 p.m. vKHFaculty/Guest recital: Annette-Barbara Vogel, violin, and Naoko Takao, piano, present works by Auric, Brahms, Zemlinksy and Mozart.

28 12:30 p.m. vKH H Kinton plays Beethoven. Leslie Kinton performs the sonatas Op. 10 No. 2, and Op. 111.

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MB - Music BuildingPDT - Paul Davenport TheatrevKH - von Kuster Hall$ - Ticketed event H - Friday at 12:30 Series

OCTOBER5 7:30 p.m. PDT André Laplante recital. $

6 Time TBD PDTParsons & Poole inaugural master-class series with Andre Laplante

12 12:30 p.m. vKH H The Organ. Our distinguished alumnus John Vandertuin, among Canada’s foremeost concert art-ists, in a rare recital on the Studio 18 Casavant organ. Limited seating in Studio 18, with video simulcast to von Kuster Hall.

17 8 p.m. PDT Russian Masters: Western Uni-versity Symphony Orchestra. $

19 12:30 p.m. vKH H Lucas Harris (lute, guitar) and mezzo soprano Vicki St. Pierre perform Renaissance and Baroque music. This is part of a two-day masterclass for voice and guitar duos.

19 1:30 p.m.Lucas Harris presents a lecture on Baroque guitar

19 2:30 p.m.Vicki St. Pierre gives a lecture on oratorio

19 6:30 p.m.Masterclasses with Lucas Harris and Vicki St. Pierre.

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19 8 p.m. PDT Rendezvous. Wind Ensemble, featuring guest faculty artist Alain Trudel, trombone

20 1 p.m.Masterclasses with Lucas Harris and Vicki St. Pierre.

23 12:30 p.m. vKH Early Music Studio recital

24 12:30 p.m. vKH Cathedral to Celtic presented by

the Western University Singers.

24 12:30 p.m. PDTChansons. Western University Symphonic Band opens their performance season.

25 5:30 p.m. vKHViolin masterclass given by Vasile Beluska, violin professor at Bowling Green State University 26 12:30 p.m. vKH HThe New Orford String Quartet,

with Stéphan Sylvestre, piano: including Jacques Hétu’s First String Quartet and Dvorak’s Piano Quintet.

27 Great Hall Alumni Wall of Fame

28 3 p.m. St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica Our Song – a Choral Celebra-tion highlighting music by our Western alumni and performed by all the Faculty’s choirs. $

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MB - Music BuildingPDT - Paul Davenport TheatrevKH - von Kuster Hall$ - Ticketed event H - Friday at 12:30 Series

NOVEMBER1 12:30 p.m. PDTCanadian Portraits – a program celebrating the work of contemporary Canadian composers by Les Choristes and Chorale.

2 12:30 p.m. vKH H Aaron Hodgson, trumpet. In-troducing our newest full-time colleague, performing new works he has commissioned.

2 8 p.m. vKHAmerican clarinet virtuoso, Robert Spring, opens the Western University Clarinet Day 2012 with his signature show-stopping performance of 19th-century and contempo-rary works. Admission charged.

8 8 p.m. vKHxTrio: Jana Starling, clarinet; Laurel Swinden, flute; Alli-son Wiebe, piano. The fresh, Ontario-based xTrio explores the extraordinary colour pos-sibilities of the flute, clarinet and piano and promotes the repertoire through unique and balanced programs of contem-porary and traditional works.

9 12:30 p.m. vKH H Latin American Persuasions. Fiona Wilkinson (flute) and friends, with the premier of London composer Oliver White-head’s Excitations for flute and piano along with companion pieces inspired by Latin America.

10 7 p.m. Colborne St. United Church Where there is love. Western University Singers perform Remembrance concert.

12 8 p.m. vKHGeneration 2012: Ensemble contemporain de Montréal with artistic director Véronique Lac-roix perform works by Annesley Black, Mariel Groven, Riho Esko Maimets and Gabriel Dharmoo.

16 12:30 p.m. vKH HTafelmusik. The Early Music Studio again welcomes a short residency by members of the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. The concert will be followed by masterclasses, open for par-

ticipation to all Western string players, keyboard players as well as students in the Early Music Studio. Western alumnae Julia Wedman (violin) and Charlotte Nediger (harpsichord) will be joined by Christopher Verrette (violin) and Christina Mahler (cello) as our guest artists. 16 8 p.m. PDTOpera: Lehar’s Merry Widow. $

17 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. PDT Opera: Lehar’s Merry Widow. $

17 Fall Preview Day

18 2 p.m. PDT Opera: Lehar’s Merry Widow. $

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MB - Music BuildingPDT - Paul Davenport TheatrevKH - von Kuster Hall$ - Ticketed event H - Friday at 12:30 Series

20 12:30 and 8 p.m. PDTPercussion Ensemble

21 12:30 p.m. vKHGwen Beamish and friends cel-ebrate Canadian composers. 22 8 p.m. PDT CanFest: A Celebration of Our Music. Featuring: Western Uni-versity Orchestra and Orchestra London Canada, chamber music ensembles, Contemporary Music Ensemble, and Percus-sion Ensemble. Anita Krause and Thomas Wiebe perform David Myska’s Shakespeare Sonnets.

23 12:30 p.m. vKH HCanFest. Duo Concertante (Juno Award-winning duo Nancy Dahn, violin, and Timothy Steeves, piano) performs works by R. Murray Schafer, Staniland and Denis Gougeon.

23 8 p.m. PDTStéphan Sylvestre joins Or-chestra London to perform J. Evangelista’s Piano Concertant. Western’s Symphony Orchestra plays Paul Frehner’s Subliminal Media. Other performances by the Percussion Ensemble, cham-ber ensemble, ending with the combined orchestras presenta-tion of Jacques Hétu’s Antinomie.

25 5 p.m. vKHTrio Albonata: Annette-Barbara Vogel, violin, Marcin Swoboda, viola, and Mateusz Swoboda, cello perform string trios by Beethoven and Dohnanyi.

27 12:30 p.m. PDT Mother and Child: Chorale and Les Choristes present a program of seasonal choral music.

28 12:30 p.m. PDTJazz Ensemble

29 12:30 p.m. PDTWind Ensemble. Instinctive Travels featuring works by Sousa, Hearshen,Shostakovich, Marquez, and Markowski

29 8 p.m. PDT Diversity! 100 Years of Music: Western University Symphony Orchestra

30 12:30 p.m. vKH HRed Chamber. Led by Mei Han (zheng), this Chinese plucked-string quartet creates a unique sound while performing a repertoire that spans centuries, including transcriptions from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), to modern compositions.

30 12:30 p.m. PDT Fancy. Symphonic Band concert.

30 8 p.m. vKHFaculty recital, Jana Starling,

clarinet; Allison Wiebe, piano, perform clarinet standards, old and new, and feature the Carl Nielsen Concerto.

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DECEMBER1 Noon Masterclass with alumna Adrianne Pieczonka.

3 8 p.m. PDT Contemporary Ensemble concert

4 12:30 p.m. vKH Early Music Studio recital

5 12:30 p.m. vKH Winter Song. Western University Singers and St. Cecilia Singers perform seasonal selections by the masters.

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MB - Music BuildingPDT - Paul Davenport TheatrevKH - von Kuster Hall$ - Ticketed event H - Friday at 12:30 Series

JANUARY11 12:30 vKH HCanadian Song. Anita Krause-Wiebe (mezzo soprano) and Mela-nie Conly (soprano), with Peter Longworth (piano).

12 vKH Concerto Competition

13 3 p.m. vKHPiano Duo: Faculty two-piano re-cital with Tina Yanchus and James Hibbard.

18 12:30 p.m. vKH H All Poulenc. On the 50th anniver-sary of his death, chamber music performed by Sophie Roland (mezzo soprano), Jana Starling (clarinet), Stéphan Sylvestre (pia-no), and Thomas Wiebe (‘cello).

25 12:30 vKH H Remembering Sonja. A concert to celebrate the life and contri-butions (including as producer of 12:30 Fridays) of Sonja Beh-rens, who passed away last year, featuring former students and colleagues.

24 8 p.m. vKH Pattison Competition 2012 win-ner, Bryn Blackwood

25 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. vKH Pattison Competition 2013 Rounds 2 and 3

26 2 p.m. vKH Pattison masterclass

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FEBRUARY1, 8, and 9 at 8 p.m. PDT 2 and 3 at 2 p.m.7 at 7:30 p.m.Opera – Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte. $

10 3p.m. vKHGwen Bemaish, piano, plays some of her favourites.

11 8 p.m. vKHEarly Music Studio recital

12 12:30 p.m. PDTBack to the Future. Wind En-semble, featuring Aaron Hodgson performing the cornet concerto Grand Russian Fantasia by Levy/Hunsberger.

13 12:30 p.m. PDTJazz Ensemble 13 6 p.m. vKH Amor: The many shades of love presented by the Western University Singers and the St. Cecilia Singers.

13 8 p.m. PDT Masterworks for chamber orches-tra, with Margie Bernal, voice. $

14 8 p.m. PDTSure On This Shining Night, featuring Lauridsen’s stunning Lux Aeterna performed by The Chorale.

15 12:30 p.m. PDT Dreams. Symphonic Band concert.

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2 vKH LMSF competition

9 March Open House

15 12:30 p.m. PDTJason Cutmore, piano

15, 16 8 p.m. PDT Opera: Menotti’s The Consul. $

22 8 p.m. PDT The Song My Paddle Sings. Les Choristes and Six Nations drumming and dance ensemble commemorate the 100th anniversary of the life of Canadian poet E. Pauline Johnson.

25 12:30 & 8 p.m. PDTPercussion Ensemble

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MB - Music BuildingPDT - Paul Davenport TheatrevKH - von Kuster Hall$ - Ticketed event

MARCH

1 8 p.m. vKH Early Music Studio recital

2 8 p.m. PDT Symphonic Colours: Western University Symphony Orches-tra, with Joel Tangjerd, cello. $

3 12:30 p.m. PDTJazz Ensemble

3, 8 - 11 8 p.m. MB 104 Western University Symphony Orchestra reads student com-positions

4 6 p.m. vKH Full Circle. Les Choristes and The Chorale join to sing high-lights from their seasons.

4 8 p.m. PDTMystique. Western University Symphonic Band’s season finale.

5 7:30 p.m. St. Peter’s Cathedral BasilicaEternity – the boundless magic of poetry and music, presented by Western University Singers and St. Cecilia Singers

5 8 p.m. PDT Wind Ensemble. Symphonic Excursions featuring works by Hindemith, Salfelder, Toch, Puckett, and Markowski

8 8 p.m. PDT Contemporary Ensemble16

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MB - Music BuildingPDT - Paul Davenport TheatrevKH - von Kuster Hall$ - Ticketed event

MAY11 Time TBD PDTCanadian Operatic Arts Academy (COAA) collabo-rates with Orchestra London Canada (OLC) as part of their Masterworks series.

24 Time TBD PDTCOAA students perform operatic scenes.

25 Time TBD PDTGala performance of COAA with OLC.

26 Time TBD PDTCOAA students perform operatic scenes.

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Music and the Manor - A delicious deal!

ENSEMBLE DIRECTORS 2012-2013

Enjoy an incredible three-course dinner for $60 at Windermere Manor before the opera. Includes free parking and free shuttle to and from the theatre. Overnight package for $115 includes breakfast and special delights.Call 519-858-1414 to reserve your place.

Western University Singers: Victoria MeredithSt. Cecilia Singers: Gloria GassiChorale: Jennifer MoirLes Choristes: Jennifer MoirWestern University Symphony Orchestra: Alain TrudelWind Ensemble: Colleen Richardson

Symphonic Band: Gary McCumberOpera Workshop: Theodore BaergEarly Music Studio: Richard Semmens, Joseph LanzaContemporary Ensemble: John Hess, Jana Starling Jazz Ensemble: Kevin WatsonPercussion Ensemble: Jill BallCanFest: Alain Trudel, Paul Frehner

PATRON INFORMATIONBox OfficeThe Grand Theatre sells tickets for the Fac-ulty’s performances listed below. Please call 519-672-8800 or 1-800-265-1593; online at https://tickets.grandtheatre.com; or in person at 471 Richmond St. London in advance. Any unsold tickets will be available at the door for cash only. Some performances sell out, so please purchase your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.

. Andre Laplante Oct. 5 $25/$15

. UWO Symphony Orchestra Oct. 17, Feb. 13, April 2 and 3 ($15/$10). Choral Celebration Oct. 28 ($15/$10). Opera - The Merry Widow ($25/$20). Opera - Cosi fan Tutte ($25/$20). Opera - The Consul ($15/$10)

SchoolsWe welcome secondary schools to attend our concerts and tour the Faculty. Advance arrangements must be made to ensure seat-ing is available. Please call 519-661-2111, ext. 80532 or e-mail agorbase@uwo.ca.

ParkingPay-and-display parking is available across the street from Talbot College, and a few spaces in front of the Music Building. Rate: $3/hour - 24 hours a day - 7 days a week Events are $5.Credit Card minimum: $3 Cash minimum: $1.50 Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, AmEx Visit www.uwo.ca/parking/visitors.html.

AccessibilityAlumni Hall, von Kuster Hall and the Paul Davenport Theatre are wheelchair accessible, but seating is limited. Please call 519-661-3767 the day before an event to ensure accommo-dation. Admission fees for support persons are waived. Check www.music.uwo.ca for updates on concerts and accessibility and accessibility.uwo.ca for campus information.

Music Building ConstructionStarting in the spring of 2013, construction of a new building between the existing Music Building and Talbot College will begin. As a re-

sult, the Friday 12:30 series will end in January. Please check the website for timely updates of the schedule.

No food or drinks are allowed in the halls.Patrons who are not seated when the perfor-mance begins are asked to wait until the first appropriate break. Please refrain from wearing scented products. Please turn off all cell phones before a performance. Due to copyright laws, no recording devices are allowed in the halls. Flash photography is not allowed. Please check www.music.uwo.ca for last-minute changes to the schedule.

FeedbackWe welcome your comments. Please e-mail them to wallacej@uwo.ca

Check www.music.uwo.ca for the latest con-cert and Faculty information.

CreditsDesign: Janet Loo Photography: Claus Andersen

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THANK YOU

The Honourable Elaine J. AdairMr. Gordon CraigReverend Robert DannMr. Ronald M. FarrowThe late Bill & Helen HaightDorothy HollingsworthMr. Edward C. JohnsonMadeline Lennon

Dr. & Mrs. Raymond L. & Melba MatthewsThe Estate of Mrs. Maxine MillsMr. Peter SchmidtDr. Kenneth A. ShelstadMr. & Mrs. Craig & Cathy SmithMr. David TowlerMr. Brian B. WardBetty A. Younker

Jackman FoundationLondon Jazz Society Inc.Music Industries Association of CanadaNicholson SheffieldTD Waterhouse Group Inc.

The University of Western Ontario would like to thank the following donors for gifts of $1,000 or more made to the Don Wright Faculty of Music between May 1, 2011 and April 30, 2012. We would also like to thank those donors who have chosen to remain anonymous.

Don Wright Faculty of MusicTalbot College, Room 210The University of Western Ontario519-661-3767