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February 2012
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra was featured in an article in the Chinese TSC TV. To see the text, click here.
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra was featured in an article in the Chinese media channel Info 51. To see the text, click here.
January 2012
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra was featured in an editorial article in Markham Life magazine. To read the full text, click here.
December 2011
Maestro Kristian Alexander and mezzo-soprano Claudia Lemcke discuss the Kindred Spirits Orchestra upcoming nearly sold-out concert on December 15, 2011 at Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts. A live-to-air interview with Jeff Moore and Elaine Yim Spencer about Handel’s Messiah as well as a performance of “Thou art gone up on high” with Claudia Lemcke (mezzo-soprano), Jing Ye (violin) and Samuel Bisson (cello). To view a recording of the live-to-air broadcasting, click here.
November 2011
Maestro Kristian Alexander and internationally renowned Canadian pianist Christina Petrowska-Quilico were the featured guests at the Rogers TV Daytime show hosted by Jeff Moore and Jacqueline Betterton. To view a recording of the live-to-air broadcasting, click here.
November 2011
KSO appearance during the Milliken Children's Arts Festival on September 10, 2011 was acknowledged with a brief story in the November issue of SNAP Markham newspaper. For more information, follow this link: http://www.snapmarkham.com.
October 2011
On October 28, Music Director Maestro Kristian Alexander and Ms. Christina Petrowska-Quillico were invited by radio personality Ms. Alexa Petrenko for a live-to-air interview at the National 96.3 FM Classical station. To listen to a recording of the interview, click here.
October 2011
On October 17, the KSO was invited by Deputy Mayor of Markham Mr. Jack Heath to give a presentation before the Town of Markham Standing Committee, the Mayor and the Councillors. Mr. Jobert Sevilleno, President and CEO of the KSO and Mr. Michael Powell, KSO cellist talked about the important role of the KSO in the community, its past and current achievements, future plans, and various needs. The KSO Music Director Maestro Kristian Alexander and Ms. Carol Walsh attended the meeting as well. A complete account of the presentation was given in a large article published on Thursday, October 20, 2011 by Markham’s newspaper Economist & Sun. For a full text of the article, follow this link: http://www.yorkregion.com.
October 2011
The KSO upcoming concert on November 5 was mentioned in a live-to-tape interview of Mr. David Perlman (publisher and editor-in-chief of The WholeNote magazine) with internationally renowned pianist Ms. Christina Petrowska-Quilico. To see an excerpt from the interview, click here.
October 2011
An announcement about the KSO upcoming concert on November 5 was published in Markham's Economist & Sun newspaper. To read the text, please follow this link: http://www.yorkregion.com.
October 2011
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra under the Honorary Patronage of Mayor Frank Scarpitti of Markham has appointed the following new musicians for the 2011 | 2012 season:
Le Shi, Associate Principal Cellist (interim)
Eundo Lee, Associate Principal Oboist
Michael Bronson, Principal Percussionist
Marion Wilk, Percussionist
For more information about the musicians, visit www.ksorchestra.ca/about/members.html.
October 2011
KSO appearance during the Milliken Children's Arts Festival on September 10, 2011 was acknowledged with a brief story in the October issue of SNAP Markham newspaper. A photo from the KSO afternoon concert on August 27, 2011 at the Unionville Bandstand was included as well. For more information, follow this link: http://www.snapmarkham.com.
September 2011
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra under the Honorary Patronage of Mayor Frank Scarpitti of Markham has appointed Andrew Chung Associate Conductor for the 2011 | 2012 season.
For more information about Andrew Chung, visit www.ksorchestra.ca/about/conductors.html.
August 2011
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra under the Honorary Patronage of Mayor Frank Scarpitti of Markham has appointed the following new musicians for the 2011 | 2012 season:
Howard Fong, Associate Concertmaster
Joelle Kee, Principal Violins II
Carolina Rouleau, Associate Principal Violins II
Yulia Kungurova, Sectional Violinist
For more information about the musicians, visit www.ksorchestra.ca/about/members.html.
Май 2011
Оркестр Kindred Spirits, под почетным патронатом мэра Франк
Скарпити из Маркхам, выполняет последний концерт первого Маркхам фестиваль Новый
музыки на эту субботу, 7 мая в 8:00 вечера на Фредерик Варли Хорсман Галерея искусства. Создан как ежегодное событие маэстро Кристиан Александр, основатель и музыкальный руководитель
оркестр Kindred Spirits, и первый такого рода в регионе Йорк, фестиваль исследует нетрадиционных и новых способов представления живой музыки на аудиторию, выбирая нетрадиционные концерт местах (торговые центры, электростанции, на строительных площадках, в аэропортах, вокзалах), а также предлагая уникальный и беспрецедентный опыт. Концерт в Варли Художественная галерея представлена
как отражение многогранный мир сказки рассматриваются в текущем художественная выставка, "Книга" Кэрол
Венио.
По словам маэстро Александр, "сказочных картин Кэрол Венио, которые будут окружать как оркестр и публика будет расположить как исполнителя и слушателя в одинаковых контексте, таким образом, скромный привычной линии, которая разделяет эти две группы в традиционном концертном зале. В целях дальнейшего изучения пределов прямой видимости между оркестром и его аудитории, мы предлагаем превосходные опыт, поставив весь оркестр за восемь футов высотой резонирующих стене. Аудитория будет только визуально отделена от оркестра, испытывая звук как отражение окружающего визуальный мир. Я надеюсь, что соединение с оркестром слушателей только через звук будет пересмотреть границы обычных отношений между художником и аудиторией, что позволяет им как для дальнейшего обогащения опытом."
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April 2011
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra has announced the winners of the 2011 Broadway Kids Live! Auditions.
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra under the Honorary Patronage of Mayor Frank Scarpitti of Markham is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Broadway Kids Live! Auditions. Broadway Kids Live! is a new programme created by the Kindred Spirits Orchestra that is designed to provide children with opportunities to acquire important skills in singing, acting, dancing, working with conductor, and performing in front of a large audience. From 115 applications received, 55 children from York Region were invited to audition live in Markham and another 23, in Toronto. During the live auditions, a panel of judges led by Maestro Kristian Alexander, Music Director of the Kindred Spirits Orchestra, looked for a particular blend of vocal, acting, and dancing skills, as related to a pre-determined list of characters that will later be included in the show. A final cast of 14 children was selected to perform live on stage of Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts on May 6, 2012:
- Aneesah Bari (Stouffville)
- Ayla Neumann (New Market)
- Candace Santos (Mississauga)
- Celeste McGill (Maple)
- Deven Chakravorty (Markham)
- Faith Rauen (Unionville)
- Glenn Edward Montera (Toronto)
- Isabelle Duchene (New Market)
- Leya Herschel (Markham)
- Lia Luz (Scarborough)
- Luka Mihajlovi (Markham)
- May He Tessoro (Unionville)
- Nicole Lazarovski (Markham)
- Samantha Waller (Richmond Hill)
March 2011
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra under the Honorary Patronage of Mayor Frank Scarpitti of Markham is pleased to announce the creation of Markham New Müsic Festival. Founded by Maestro Kristian Alexander, Music Director of Kindred Spirits Orchestra, the 2011 inaugural Markham New Müsic Festival will take place from May 1 to May 7 in Markham, Ontario. Created as an annual event, Markham New Müsic Festival is the first of this type in York Region. The Festival will promote music written in the 20th and the 21st centuries worldwide, as well as will include lectures and seminars in both English and French, workshops, pre-concert chats, post-concert receptions and networking events, documentary films about the life of contemporary composers followed by relaxed and enlightening discussions.
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra thanks its supporters: Cultural Strategic Investment Fund of Ontario, the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, the Ontario Ministry of Culture, the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation, the SOCAN Foundation, the Town of Markham through the Frederic Horsman Varley Art Gallery and the Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts, as well as the main sponsor of Markham New Music Festival, the International Music Academy.
For more information about Markham New Müsic Festival, visit www.KSOrchestra.ca/MNMF.html
March 2011
The KSO has become a member of Association France-Canada. The KSO web site will soon be available in French. Le KSO est devenu membre de l'Association France-Canada. Le site web de KSO sera disponible en Français bientôt.
February 2011
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra has announced its composer-in-residence for the 2011 | 2012 concert season. Guggenheim Fellow and recipient of the Barlow Prize for Orchestral Music, Brian Current, will give a workshop for young Canadian composers in Markham as well as a seminar on Canadian contemporary music in Unionville. He will also oversee a reading session of newly written works by the Kindred Spirits Orchestra and present his composition Concertino for flute during Markham New Music Festival.
January 2011
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra has become a member of the Ontario Strings Association.