Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra

Music inspired by nature and renewal with virtuoso Luke Welch performing the recently re-emerged Florence Price Piano Concerto.

Copland’s Appalachian Spring opens with a slowly blooming introduction to musical themes that evoke a sense of open skies, fresh beginnings and simple pleasures.

Beethoven shares his solo woodland walks with us in his lush Pastorale Symphony, complete with woodwind bird calls and thunderous lower strings.

Special guest Luke Welch plays black composer Florence Price’s Piano Concerto, itself a spring-like story of re-emergence after its long lost manuscript was found. Price includes a toe-tapping rhythm inspired by the African juba dance.

You’ll leave refreshed with a spring in your step!

A unique experience: Beethoven's exquisite nature-inspired symphony, transformed while performed into abstract interactive graphics.

Join us for an experimental concert in the Humber Cultural Hub’s Recital hall, a collaboration with Humber Polytechnic's faculty of Media, Creative Arts and Design.

Over two centuries ago, Beethoven shared his solo woodland walks with us in his lush Pastoral Symphony, complete with woodwind bird calls, thunderous lower strings and lilting melodies that evoke a spirit of spring.

As the orchestra performs this beloved masterwork, Professor Kristopher Ohlendorf will generate real-time visuals on the large screen behind. Colour, motion and texture flow with the music, responding to shifts in tempo, dynamics, tone and intensity.

It promises to be a unique experience, bridging centuries-old musical genius with 21st century technology to add an interactive visual element to the performance.

Symphony No. 6 Pastoral - Ludwig van Beethoven

with Kristopher R.K. Ohlendorf, Professor, Interactive Media