Spring into the Music with a brand new line of performances in our Spring Noon Hour Concert Series.
Admission to the building is free, and a sandwich lunch is available for purchase prior to each recital between 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., with the concerts beginning at 12:15 p.m.
Duo Thalia featuring Xueao Yang & Kendra Grittani
About Xueao Yang
I was born in China, and I started playing the violin when I was four years old. I fell in love and became passionate about music very quickly. At the age of twelve, I was accepted into the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.
I have performed solo recitals and chamber music in many countries, such as China, Japan, France, the USA and Canada. As an orchestra musician, I had the privilege to play in many major orchestras in Canada, such as the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Regina Symphony Orchestra, and Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In the upcoming season, I will be playing with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony as associate principal second violin.
Equally passionate about teaching, I have taught in music schools such as West Island Conservatory of Music and Vivaldi Academy of Music. My students have frequently participated in and won top prizes at the Kiwanis Music festival.
About Kendra Grittani
Described as playing with “authority, grace and artistry…” following her most recent performance of the Haydn Cello Concerto in D with the Oakville Symphony Orchestra, Kendra Grittani is an up-and-coming young cellist performing in venues across Canada, along with being a member of the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony. Kendra has completed her Masters in cello performance at McGill University with accomplished symphonic and chamber musician and cello professor Elizabeth Dolin. For performing at events, Kendra has experience with various genres of music including, but not exclusive to, Classical, Folk, Pop, Improvisation, Blues, and Jazz. She also has a teaching studio, in which she has a variety of students ranging from ages 3-40 at various levels, from Beginner to Intermediate. For more on her background, visit http://kendragrittani.com/bio .
Spring into the Music
Concert Series Lineup
APRIL 19
DUO THALIA
XUEAO YANG violin
& KENDRA GRITTANI cello
APRIL 26
DAVE MITCHELL - A Time to Laugh / original songs and stories
MAY 3
KEVIN DAY piano
MAY 10
DEBRA LACOSTE trumpet
& ANN-MARIE MACDAIRMID organ
MAY 17
DANIEL LICHTI bass
ANNA RONAI piano
MAY 24
SHORELINE CHORUS
DIRECTOR: ANN-MARIE MACDAIRMID
MAY 31
LUKE WELCH piano
JUNE 7
COLIN COUSINS - organ / silent movie
JUNE 14
PHOENIX TRIO
WENDY WAGLER flute
CATHY ANDERSON cello
BETH ANN DE SOUSA piano
JUNE 21
KOICHI INOUE piano