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SEASON 13: 2023

5 at the First in Hamilton
First Unitarian Church - 170 Dundurn St. S, Hamilton ON
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SAT, JAN 14 @2PM
Violin & Viola Rhapsodies


Mayumi Seiler & Min-Jeong Koh, violins
Caitlin Boyle, viola

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Chaconne 
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Duo
DOROTHY CHANG Streams for Solo Viola
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Two violin duos 
ANTONIN DVORAK Terzetto 

Concert sponsor: 
François Verschaeve


SAT, FEB 18 @2PM
Hoeppner-Mercer-Park: Music for flute trio

Tickets ONLINE ONLY here: www.universe.com/flutetrio

Susan Hoeppner, flute
Rachel Mercer, cello
Angela Park, piano


GEORGE CRUMB Vox Balaenae
​PHILIPPE GAUBERT Aquarelles

DOROTHY CHANG Miniatures for Flute, Cello, Piano
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune for Flute and Piano
NINO ROTA Trio

Concert sponsor: Gisela and Uri Wittenberg, Kamran International

SAT, APR 8 @2PM
String Extravaganza XII
Tickets ONLINE ONLY here: https://www.universe.com/stringextravaganzaxii​

Scott St. John & Csaba Koczo, violin
Caitlin Boyle & Theresa Rudolph, viola
Rachel Desoer & Rachel Mercer, cello

SRUL IRVING GLICK Sonata Hébraïque for solo cello: IV
VIOLET ARCHER 4 Duos for violin & cello

RALPH VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS Phantasy for viola quintet
JOHANNES BRAHMS Sextet in B flat

Concert sponsor: Josée du Fretay

SAT, MAY 13 @2PM
ARC Trio: Music for viola, cello and piano

Tickets ONLINE ONLY here: https://www.universe.com/arctrio

Angela Park, piano
Caitlin Boyle, viola
Rachel Mercer, cello

OMAR DANIEL Intermezzi for solo piano
ANN SOUTHAM Re-Tuning (1985) for solo viola and tape
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Theme & Variations on “Draw the Sacred Circle Closer” for cello
RICCARDO DRIGO Meditazione for viola, cello and piano
ROBERT VOLKMANN Schlummerlied for viola, cello and piano
JOHANNES BRAHMS Trio Op. 114

Concert sponsor: Daphne Payne

SAT, JUNE 10 @3PM
*please note different time*

The Folk Within Us

Tickets ONLINE ONLY here: https://www.universe.com/thefolkwithinus

OBSIDIANA DUO
Camila Montefusco, mezzo-soprano
Yolanda Tapia, piano

BLAS GALINDO Tres Canciones
E. GAMBOA M’ijita
X. MONTSALVATGE Cinco Canciones Negras
A. GINASTERA Cinco Canciones populares Argentinas
A. GINASTERA Danza de la Moza Donosa
E. BRAGA Cinco Cançoes Nordestinas do Folclore Brasileiro

5 at the First in Orleans
Hosted by the Orleans United Church - 1111 Orleans Blvd, Orleans ON

For tickets ($20), please contact orleansunited@rogers.com or Ron Hunt at 613-298-1626 / re.hunt@sympatico.ca

SUN, FEB 5 @2PM
Trio Feature


Angela Park, piano
Jessica Linnebach, violin
Rachel Mercer, cello

CARMEN BRADEN The Bedrock Cycles for Piano Trio
ZOLTAN KODALY Duo
JOHANNES BRAHMS Trio in C minor

SUN, APR 23 @2PM
Quartet Feature

Yosuke Kawasaki & Jessica Linnebach, violin
Carissa Klopoushak, viola
Rachel Mercer, cello

NIKOLAI KAPUSTIN String Quartet No. 1
​JESSIE MONTGOMERY Rhapsody No. 1 for solo violin

FELIX MENDELSSOHN String Quartet Op. 44-1

Please note: artists and program subject to change.

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​Our deep gratitude to all our sponsors and the Ontario Arts Council for support for the 2023 season.
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LINKS:

Artist Bios
Past Concerts

Contact/About us

String Extravaganza X: Tribute to Yehonatan Berick
​November 7, 2021

for more information, please see: www.5atthefirst.com/concerts

Live concerts at The First Unitarian Church, Hamilton
170 Dundurn St S, Hamilton ON, L8P4K3

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5 at the First is grateful for media support from Leonard Turnevicius and the Hamilton Spectator, the Ontario Arts Review, you me gallery, the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association Hamilton-Halton, CFMU 93.3, the Wholenote, Sesaya Music, SNAPD Hamilton, the Hamilton Musician, the Hamilton Arts Council, Hamilton Magazine, Hamilton Mountain News, Hammer Baroque, Chamber Music Hamilton and Tourism Hamilton.

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