A Celtic Celebration: The Bookends with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra

A Celtic Celebration The Bookends with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra Description A Celtic Celebration featuring The Bookends in performance with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra.  The Bookends are Celtic instrumentalists from Stratford, Ontario, whose members have performed with Great Big Sea, Loreena McKennitt, Ashley MacIssac, The Tragically Hip, Johnny Winter and George Thorogood. They keep audiences […]

Another Day

Another Day The Canadian Art Song Project Description The Another Day cycle was commissioned in 2019 by Canadian Art Song Project and Jeunesses Musicales Canada for the Jeunesses Musicales Canada 2019-2020 Maureen Forrester recital tour. Due to the pandemic, the planned tour had to be cancelled, so CASP and JMC have collaborated to premiere the new work […]

Four Short Songs

Four Short Songs The Canadian Art Song Project Description In Celebration of John Beckwith’s 95th birthday, CASP is releasing a music video performance of Beckwith’s Four Short Songs – settings of German poems by Wassily Kandinsky as translated to English by Elizabeth R. Napier. Released as part of CASP’s REACHING OUT THROUGH SONG video series, the film features […]

Sewing the Earthworm

Sewing the Earthworm The Canadian Art Song Project Description A November, 2015 live performance by soprano Carla Huhtanen, pianist Steven Philcox and dancer / choreographer Jennifer Nichols of composer Brian Harman and writer David James Brock’s song cycle Sewing the Earthworm (2011)

Stratford Signatures

Stratford Signatures is a variety show hosted by acclaimed Stratford actor and director Graham Abbey and featuring performances by Loreena McKennitt, Marcus Nance and Franklin Brasz, Anika and Britta Johnson with special guests Colin Mochrie and Debra McGrath.

Cows & Classics 2021

Cows & Classics is an annual event that takes place on the beautiful farm of David and Annamarie Murray that brings classics to the country in support of the Stratford Symphony Orchestra. Hosted by comedian and performer Rebecca Northan, the 2021 edition features a roster than includes celtic band The Bookends, singer-songwriter Hannah Thomas, musical theatre sensation Chloe Weir, Full House Brass Quintet, internationally-acclaimed flautist Liesel Deppe, Horns a Plenty, cellist Patrick Theriault and harpist Rose Soenen.

Cows & Classics 2020

Cows & Classics is an annual event that takes place on the beautiful farm of David and Annamarie Murray that brings classics to the country in support of the Stratford Symphony Orchestra.

Syrian Serenade

A musical experience from the Stratford Symphony Orchestra’s Classical Brunch series. Enjoy this performance of Syrian folk songs (with on-screen captions) with Samir Azar on Oud, Jawad Azar on Buzuq and percussion and Rouba Nazir Battikh on vocals.

Celebrating Mozart

Rose Soenen, of the Stratford Symphony Orchestra, shares her love for her favourite instrument, the harp.