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ON THE VERANDAH OUTDOOR SUMMER MUSIC CONCERTS 2014 AT BENARES HISTORIC HOUSE — JUNE TO AUGUST, FRIDAY EVENING AT 7:30 PM June 6 - The OCTOKATS. This WEST COAST JAZZ octet, from Toronto, enjoys entertaining fans who love Cool Jazz. Their style is synonymous with the groove popular in the Los Angeles and San Francisco club scene during the 1950’s which featured musicians such as Dave Pell, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Chet Baker and Henry Mancini. Coming off a stellar year, the OCTOKATS are pleased to present their debut CD “Cool West Coast Jazz Comes to Toronto” with special guests, Dave Pell and Pat LaBarbera. Check out their videos on YouTube settle back for a very special evening of Cool Jazz. Contact: [email protected] June 13 - Mississauga Children’s Choir. Mississauga Children’s Choir celebrated their 30th Anniversary in 2011 and performed at Benares for the first time. We are delighted to have this award winning choir back again this season, highlighting choral singing of the highest calibre. www.mississaugachildrenschoir.com June 20 - Ablett and Cooper. The love of acoustic fingerstyle guitar brought Don Ablett and Brent Cooper together some years ago. With common influences such as Bruce Cockburn, John Fahey, and Stefan Grossman, they have developed a style that has thrilled fans young and old around Southern Ontario. “On the Verandah” has been one of their favourite venues for the last six years. In 2008/9 they won the prestigious Brampton Arts Council Bravo Award for Outstanding Concert Performance by a Solo or Small Ensemble. Contact: [email protected]; [email protected] June 27 - Jazz Plazma is a jazz combo playing the music of the classic masters in a lounge acoustic style. While being a classic jazz trio, the band keeps experimenting with the sound, adding ethnic fusion and new age elements. www.jazzplazma.com July 4 - Quantum Brass. This six piece Brass group has been together for over 5 years. These local musicians play an entertaining mix of happy music from classical to popular, big band to Dixieland, show tunes to sing-a-longs and more (including a few stories to go with the music). Perfect for a warm spring evening. Contact: [email protected] July 11 - Subhadra Vijhaykumar is a South Indian Classical Violinist. As a faculty member at the Royal Conservatory of Music, her performances with her students at the “World and Urban Music Showcase” and for the “City of Missisauga’s Rhythms from Around the World Festival” have received excellent reviews from both audience and the media. She has performed at venues across Canada, the Far East and England. Contact: [email protected] July 18 - Paganini Strings. We are excited to be part of this summer’s “On the Verandah Series” All under the age of 22, the musicians have been performing together for 5 years. Classically trained and versatile, we share our passion for music at weddings and charity events. We have shared the stage with performers at venues across Southwestern Ontario - including Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall, Ottawa’s National Art Centre and Kleinburgs’ McMichael Art Gallery. Enjoy a great performance on a beautiful summer night! Contact: paganinistrings.com; facebook.com/paganinistrings; Daniela 647- 444-7632 or [email protected] July 25 - Rob Tardik. As a multi-award winning guitarist and instrumental music artist Rob has performed at venues all across North America including Catalina Island, Glenn Gould Theatre and Roy Thompson Hall. Rob has had multiple songs go to the Top 10 on the U.S Billboard Charts in 2011 and 2012. He is out promoting/touring his 4th CD “Limitless” this summer and was the 2007 Mississauga Established Performing Artist of the Year and 2010 Canadian Contemporary Jazz Guitarist of the Year. Rob always finds a way to combine his guitar virtuosity and keen melodic sense to create his smooth sound. Contact: www.robtardik.com August 1 - Moira Nelson and Elena look forward to returning and delighting audiences once more at the “On the Verandah” concert series. These two multi-instrumentalists perform not only their signature style - a blend of Celtic, traditional and original music, but are also branching out into something a little different. Blending vocal harmonies, harp, cello and guitar these two musicians are sure to entertain. Contact: [email protected] August 8 - Halton Mississauga Youth Orchestra. HMYO is an amalgamation of two long established youth orchestras (the Halton Youth Symphony and the Mississauga Youth Orchestra) into a new and stronger organization with more than 70 years combined. The HMYO consists of two distinct performing groups. Our senior group is a full symphony orchestra of 75 musicians led by our Music Director- Dr. Greg Burton. Our junior group is a strings only group of 45 musicians conducted by Caron Allen. Contact: [email protected] August 15 - Alex Sinclair has spent over 30 years as a professional musician. Many of those years were spent touring internationally and recording with the folk band Tamarack. He has written many songs on commission for the CBC, labour groups, and teachers’ organizations. Alex has an extensive repertoire of songs, both original and traditional, covering a wide swath of Ontario history. Contact: [email protected] August 22 - Age of Reason David and Michelle played at the very first performance of “On the Verandah” Maria and Chris joined in the fun the following year. Ever since, they have delighted our audiences at Benares’ and have evolved to cover a broad range of music from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and beyond. We hope you enjoy the music as much as they enjoy performing these classic songs for you! Contact: www. ageofreason.ca August 29 - The Denise Leslie Jazz Trio. Denise Leslie has been performing jazz at clubs and private functions in the GTA for ten years and has recently enjoyed collaborating with the Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble. Denise enchants when she sings - switching from bittersweet angst one moment to bubbling joy the next. Listen for the fun she has with phrasing - always “upping the ante” on the swing factor! Contact: www.reverbnation.com/deniselesliesings ADMISSION IS PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN Suggested donation is $5-$10 per personand $15-$20 for a family. In the event of severe weather, call 905-615-4860, ext. 2110 to confirm the program start time. Light refreshments available for purchase at each concert. Bring your sing-along voices, insect repellent and blankets or lawn chairs. Benares Historic House 1507 Clarkson Road North, Mississauga www.museumsofmississauga.com 905-615-4860, ext. 2110 Follow us: Twitter.com/SaugaCulture ‘Like’ Mississauga Culture on Facebook Program Subject to Change.
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OUTDOOR SUMMER MUSIC CONCERTS 2014AT BENARES HISTORIC HOUSE — JUNE TO AUGUST, FRIDAY EVENING AT 7:30 PMJune 6 - The OCTOKATS. This WEST COAST JAZZ octet, from Toronto, enjoys entertaining fans who love Cool Jazz. Their style is synonymous with the groove popular in the Los Angeles and San Francisco club scene during the 1950’s which featured musicians such as Dave Pell, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Chet Baker and Henry Mancini. Coming off a stellar year, the OCTOKATS are pleased to present their debut CD “Cool West Coast Jazz Comes to Toronto” with special guests, Dave Pell and Pat LaBarbera. Check out their videos on YouTube settle back for a very special evening of Cool Jazz. Contact: [email protected]
June 13 - Mississauga Children’s Choir. Mississauga Children’s Choir celebrated their 30th Anniversary in 2011 and performed at Benares for the first time. We are delighted to have this award winning choir back again this season, highlighting choral singing of the highest calibre. www.mississaugachildrenschoir.com
June 20 - Ablett and Cooper. The love of acoustic fingerstyle guitar brought Don Ablett and Brent Cooper together some years ago. With common influences such as Bruce Cockburn, John Fahey, and Stefan Grossman, they have developed a style that has thrilled fans young and old around Southern Ontario. “On the Verandah” has been one of their favourite venues for the last six years. In 2008/9 they won the prestigious Brampton Arts Council Bravo Award for Outstanding Concert Performance by a Solo or Small Ensemble. Contact: [email protected]; [email protected]
June 27 - Jazz Plazma is a jazz combo playing the music of the classic masters in a lounge acoustic style. While being a classic jazz trio, the band keeps experimenting with the sound, adding ethnic fusion and new age elements. www.jazzplazma.com
July 4 - Quantum Brass. This six piece Brass group has been together for over 5 years. These local musicians play an entertaining mix of happy music from classical to popular, big band to Dixieland, show tunes to sing-a-longs and more (including a few stories to go with the music). Perfect for a warm spring evening. Contact: [email protected]
July 11 - Subhadra Vijhaykumar is a South Indian Classical Violinist. As a faculty member at the Royal Conservatory of Music, her performances with her students at the “World and Urban Music
Showcase” and for the “City of Missisauga’s Rhythms from Around the World Festival” have received excellent reviews from both audience and the media. She has performed at venues across Canada, the Far East and England. Contact: [email protected]
July 18 - Paganini Strings. We are excited to be part of this summer’s “On the Verandah Series” All under the age of 22, the musicians have been performing together for 5 years. Classically trained and versatile, we share our passion for music at weddings and charity events. We have shared the stage with performers at venues across Southwestern Ontario - including Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall, Ottawa’s National Art Centre and Kleinburgs’ McMichael Art Gallery. Enjoy a great performance on a beautiful summer night! Contact: paganinistrings.com; facebook.com/paganinistrings; Daniela 647-444-7632 or [email protected]
July 25 - Rob Tardik. As a multi-award winning guitarist and instrumental music artist Rob has performed at venues all across North America including Catalina Island, Glenn Gould Theatre and Roy Thompson Hall. Rob has had multiple songs go to the Top 10 on the U.S Billboard Charts in 2011 and 2012. He is out promoting/touring his 4th CD “Limitless” this summer and was the 2007 Mississauga Established Performing Artist of the Year and 2010 Canadian Contemporary Jazz Guitarist of the Year. Rob always finds a way to combine his guitar virtuosity and keen melodic sense to create his smooth sound. Contact: www.robtardik.com
August 1 - Moira Nelson and Elena look forward to returning and delighting audiences once more at the “On the Verandah” concert series. These two multi-instrumentalists perform not only their signature style - a blend of Celtic, traditional and original music, but are also branching out into something a little different. Blending vocal harmonies, harp, cello and guitar these two musicians are sure to entertain. Contact: [email protected]
August 8 - Halton Mississauga Youth Orchestra. HMYO is an amalgamation of two long established youth orchestras (the Halton Youth Symphony and the Mississauga Youth Orchestra) into a new and stronger organization with more than 70 years combined. The HMYO consists of two distinct performing groups. Our senior group is a full symphony orchestra of 75 musicians led by our Music Director- Dr. Greg Burton. Our junior group is a strings only group of 45 musicians conducted by Caron Allen. Contact: [email protected]
August 15 - Alex Sinclair has spent over 30 years as a professional musician. Many of those years were spent touring internationally and recording with the folk band Tamarack. He has written many songs on commission for the CBC, labour groups, and teachers’ organizations. Alex has an extensive repertoire of songs, both original and traditional, covering a wide swath of Ontario history. Contact: [email protected]
August 22 - Age of Reason David and Michelle played at the very first performance of “On the Verandah” Maria and Chris joined in the fun the following year. Ever since, they have delighted our audiences at Benares’ and have evolved to cover a broad range of music from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and beyond. We hope you enjoy the music as much as they enjoy performing these classic songs for you! Contact: www.ageofreason.ca
August 29 - The Denise Leslie Jazz Trio. Denise Leslie has been performing jazz at clubs and private functions in the GTA for ten years and has recently enjoyed collaborating with the Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble. Denise enchants when she sings - switching from bittersweet angst one moment to bubbling joy the next. Listen for the fun she has with phrasing - always “upping the ante” on the swing factor! Contact: www.reverbnation.com/deniselesliesings
ADMISSION IS PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN Suggested donation is $5-$10 per personand $15-$20 for a family.
In the event of severe weather, call 905-615-4860, ext. 2110 to confirm the program start time.
Light refreshments available for purchase at each concert. Bring your sing-along voices, insect repellent and blankets or lawn chairs.
Benares Historic House 1507 Clarkson Road North, Mississauga www.museumsofmississauga.com 905-615-4860, ext. 2110
Follow us: Twitter.com/SaugaCulture ‘Like’ Mississauga Culture on Facebook
Program Subject to Change.
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