Explore the connections between music and mathematics; particularly in relation to the work of Baroque master J.S. Bach, with interpretations and explanations by Professor François Bergeron from the Department of Mathematics at l’Université du Québec à Montréal. Gain insights and enjoy beautiful music in this intriguing and insightful concert.
Feb 1 - Feb 28
Kraus has often been referred to as “the Swedish Mozart”, and while a talented composer in his own right, is overshadowed in popular memory by his famous contemporary. Schubert was infatuated with Mozart, but in contrast to Kraus’s symphony, his Symphony No. 5 is light and joyfully elegant.
Feb 1 - Feb 28
Haydn’s lighthearted Symphony No. 83, The Hen, is full of winsome, outdoorsy melodies – a true treat for the brain and the ears from a composer at the height of his powers. Written when he was just 15 years old, Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 1 follows Haydn’s traditional symphonic sequence, and is filled with energy and drama.
Feb 1 - Feb 28
Haydn’s buoyant Symphony No. 28 is full of interesting musical ideas, while a sense of life and affirmation is weaved into Schumann’s Symphony No. 2. It’s full of the most positive elements of Romanticism, including a heroic opening movement and a triumphant finale.
Feb 1 - Feb 28
Music inspired by poems and stories is the hallmark of this colourful program. Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending is full of folk melodies evoking the glorious image of the rolling British countryside, and features Concertmaster Bénédicte Lauzière as violin soloist.
Fri Mar 12 / 8:00 pm
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