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Mahler Workshop
Ember Ensemble is expanding it’s repertoire!
We are thrilled to collaborate with award-winning Iranian-Canadian composer Pouya Hamidi on a brand new arrangement of music by Gustav Mahler.
We are workshopping the new arrangement throughout the fall and can’t wait to share this music with you. Stay tuned for performance dates!
Les Concerts Ponticello
Join us for a light brunch at 10am, followed by a concert at 11am.
Featuring works by Richard Strauss, Robert and Clara Schumann, and more!
Almonte In Concert
Richard Strauss’ iconic Vier letzte Lieder, known as a concert hall classic, will be brought to life in a stunning new chamber arrangement by Ember Ensemble, sparking the flame of concert hall masterpieces on the chamber music stage. Acclaimed Canadian soprano Elizabeth Polese joins forces with distinguished musicians Katelyn Emery (violin), Florence Rousseau (horn), and Christopher Gaudreault (piano) in a programme that also features works by Robert and Clara Schumann, as well as Johannes Brahms’ beloved Horn Trio in E-flat major.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience these timeless works in an intimate setting, where themes of love, longing, and farewell are explored with breathtaking immediacy and emotional depth.
Ember Ensemble In Concert at Port Nelson
Join us at Port Nelson United Church where we will perform “Four Last Songs”, a program featuring Strauss’ masterpiece in an intimate arrangement for voice, violin, French horn, and piano. The evening will also include works by Robert and Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms.
A free-will offering will be accepted at the door, with a suggested donation of $20.
Four Last Songs
Enjoy a unique musical experience, with Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs presented in a chamber version for the first time in North America. The concert also features works by Robert and Clara Schumann, and Brahms’ superb Trio in E-flat major. An evening in which love, yearning and farewells merge with the timeless beauty of classical masterpieces.