summer concert series - Collingwood
Nagata Shachu Japanese Taiko Drummers
The group has toured widely throughout Canada, the US and Italy performing in theatres, concert halls, and major music festivals.
While rooted in the folk drumming traditions of Japan, the ensemble's principal aim is to rejuvenate this ancient art form by producing innovative and exciting music that seeks to create a new voice for the taiko. more...
Tak Kwan, violin & Melody Law, piano
Tak Kwan and Melody Law bring to the festival a wonderful program of music.
Mr. Kwan is the concertmaster of both the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra and the Northumberland Orchestra. Last year, he performed for the Queen of England in Toronto. In 2011, he was selected to study at the Juilliard School of Music.
Ms. Law received her M.A. in music from the Eastman School of Music. She tours extensively. more...
Anton Kuerti, piano
In Canada Kuerti has appeared in about 140 communities from coast to coast. He has played with every professional orchestra, including 39 concerts with the Toronto Symphony. As a chamber musician, he has performed the major repertoire with such artists as Gidon Kremer, Yo-Yo Ma, Janos Starker, Barry Tuckwell, and the Cleveland, Guarneri, and Tokyo String Quartets. He was one of the founders of the Parry Sound Festival of the Sound in 1979. more...
Keiko Kuepfer, piano & Douglas Nadler, flute
Keiko Kuepfer and Douglas Nadler are two professional musicians in the Georgian Bay area. They are pleased to be able to use Mr. Kuerti's nine foot Concert Steinway for their program that includes J.S. Bach's Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1042, Cesar Franck's Sonata in A Major, Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata in D Major , Op. 94, Henri Dutilleux's Sonatine and Carl Reinecke's "Undine" Sonata Solo piano piece: Felix Mendelssohn's Rondo Capriccioso Op.14 more...
summer concert series - Owen Sound
Ragleela Sitar Trio
Ragleela is an award-winning world music group that unifies the rich heritage of Indian Music and melody with modal occidental music and harmony. In their original compositions, the sitar tells melodic stories over densely woven guitar patterns, and the grooves of both Indian tablas and world percussion. Their dynamic concerts across Canada have left audiences of all ages and styles enchanted and inspired by the lyrical power of their unique musical fusion. more...
Elmer Iseler Singers
Based in Toronto, the Elmer Iseler Singers is considered to be Canada's foremost professional chamber choir with an enviable international reputation since its debut performance in 1979. Now conducted by Dr. Lydia Adams, the group was founded by and nurtured under the direction of the late Dr. Elmer Iseler, the "Dean of Canadian Choral Conductors." more...