SEASON 13: 2023
5 at the First in Hamilton
First Unitarian Church - 170 Dundurn St. S, Hamilton ON
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.
To be added to our email list for ticket sale and concert notifications, please email 5attheFirst@gmail.com
Our deep gratitude to all our sponsors and the Ontario Arts Council for support for the 2023 season.
Click HERE for the 5 at the First YouTube channel
LINKS:
Artist Bios
Past Concerts
Contact/About us
5 at the First in Hamilton
First Unitarian Church - 170 Dundurn St. S, Hamilton ON
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.
To be added to our email list for ticket sale and concert notifications, please email 5attheFirst@gmail.com
Our deep gratitude to all our sponsors and the Ontario Arts Council for support for the 2023 season.
Click HERE for the 5 at the First YouTube channel
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
www.5atthefirst.com
5atthefirst@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/5attheFirst
Twitter: @5attheFirst
Live concerts at The First Unitarian Church, Hamilton
170 Dundurn St S, Hamilton ON, L8P4K3
www.5atthefirst.com
5atthefirst@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/5attheFirst
Twitter: @5attheFirst
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.