SEASON 16
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HAMILTON
First Unitarian Church - 170 Dundurn St South, Hamilton ON
Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 3pm
Darkness to Light
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MARIN MARAIS Les Voix Humaines for Solo Cello
CAROLINE SHAW In Manus Tuas for Solo Cello
ANNA PIDGORNA Grief Cycles for Cello and Piano
Song Cycle for Cello and Piano: LILI BOULANGER Nocturne, FRANZ SCHUBERT Lob Der Tränen, JOHANNES BRAHMS Minnelied
ROBERT SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in Eb Major, Op. 47
Min-Jeong Koh, violin
Caitlin Boyle, viola
Daniel Hamin Go, cello
Angela Park, piano
Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 3pm
Strings in Conversation
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REBECCA CLARKE Lullaby and Grotesque
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI Bukoliki (5 Folk Songs)
KYE MARSHALL Pure Joy
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Song of Ophelia (arranged for viola and cello)
ANDRZEJ ZUBEK Break of Dawn for Viola and Cello
REINHOLD GLIÉRE 3 selections from 8 pieces for Viola and Cello
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Trio Op 9 No. 3, in c minor
Adam Diderrich, violin
Caitlin Boyle, viola
Dobrochna Zubek, cello
Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 3pm
Sounds of Resilience
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BRUCE RUSSELL ex aliis matres (“from other mothers”)
(work commissioned by the Isabel String Quartet with generous support from the OAC)
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Selections from Cypresses
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 8 in c minor, Op. 110
Katya Poplyansky & Julia McFarlane, violin
Caitlin Boyle, viola
Rebecca Morton, cello
Concert Sponsor: François Verschaeve
Thank you to the City of Hamilton City Enrichment Fund for support of Season 16!
Thank you to our season sponsors: Josée du Fretay, Carleen and Bill Mercer, and Larry Paikin "In memory of Marnie Paikin"
Thank you to our donors: Merilee Olson
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November 7, 2021
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