SEASON 17
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​HAMILTON
First Unitarian Church - 170 Dundurn St South, Hamilton ON

Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 3pm
Dōreá Piano Quartet

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FRANK BRIDGE Phantasy for Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello
OMAR DANIEL Piano Quartet No. 1 in Five Movements
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb Major, Op. 87

Min-Jeong Koh, violin
Caitlin Boyle, viola
Daniel Hamin Go, cello
Angela Park, piano

Concert Sponsor: François Verschaeve 

Saturday, January 16, 2027 at 1pm
The Ironwood String Quartet

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DOBRINKA TABAKOVA The Smile of the Flamboyant Wings (2019)
MAURICE RAVEL String Quartet in F major
ROBERT SCHUMANN String Quartet in A major Op.41 No.3

Jessica Linnebach & Emily Kruspe, violin
Carissa Klopoushak, viola
Rachel Mercer, cello

Saturday, April 10th, 2027 at 3pm
Flute, Harp, Viola Trio

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Suzanne Shulman, flute
Erica Goodman, harp
Caitlin Boyle, viola

Saturday, May 22, 2027 at 3pm at the First Unitarian
Musical Chairs I
and Sunday, May 23, 2027 at 2:30pm at West Plains United Church
Musical Chairs II
in partnership with Live!@WestPlains  

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Tickets for Musical Chairs II: ​Live!@WestPlains
Corey Gemmell, violin
Caitlin Boyle, viola
Ben Smith, piano
Angela Park, piano

Sunday, June 27th, 2027 at 4pm
String Extravaganza XV

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​Luri Lee & Csaba Koczo, violin
Hez Leung & Caitlin Boyle, viola
Rachel Desoer & Rachel Mercer, cello

Thank you to our season 17 sponsors: Bill & Gretchen Harris, Allan & Juliet Ellingham, Ron Lancaster & Rachelle Sender, and Josée du Fretay
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Thank you to our donors: Nancy Kumpf & Merilee Olson

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

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170 Dundurn St S, Hamilton ON, L8P4K3

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