the 2017/18 season
november 2–4, 2017 8pm
. .HOSTED BY GLENN GOULD Gould’s Unique & Brilliant Perspectives on Beethoven and Shostakovich
november 2 – 4, 2017 8pm
. .HOSTED BY GLENN GOULD Andrew Burashko
Kevin Lamotte
Arwen MacDonell
Artistic Director
Lighting Designer
Production Manager
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repertoire
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69 Ludwig van Beethoven i. Allegro ma non tanto ii. Scherzo. Allegro molto (in A minor) iii. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace
Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57 Dmitri Shostakovich i. Prelude: Lento ii. Fugue: Adagio iii. Scherzo: Allegretto iv. Intermezzo: Lento v. Finale: Allegretto
Excerpts from CBC’s Glenn Gould on Television
performers Andrew Burashko
Stephen Sitarski
Piano
Violin
Steven Dann
Thomas Wiebe
Viola
Cello
Sheila Jaffé Violin
about the art of time ensemble Renowned concert pianist Andrew Burashko formed Art of Time Ensemble in 1997 by inviting a group of likeminded musicians and prominent figures in dance, theatre and other art forms to perform one-off concerts in Toronto. The company has gone on to become a leader in Toronto’s vibrant performing arts scene, through its subscription season at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre, regular appearances at Koerner Hall,
album releases, performances with leading Canadian orchestras, and the tours of its unique offerings to dozens of cities throughout Canada and the United States. Exploring the relationship between classical music in its many forms and other genres such as jazz, pop, electronica, rock, folk, electroacoustic, gospel and others, Art of Time Ensemble seeks to reveal the qualities that lie at the heart of all great music.
company andrew bur ashko
steven dann
Andrew Burashko is the founder and creative force behind Art of Time Ensemble. Born in Moscow, Burashko trained as a concert pianist across North America, making his solo debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at the age of seventeen. As a soloist, Burashko performed with some of the world’s most renowned conductors, including Sir Andrew Davis, Pinchas Zukerman, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. His eclectic musical interests have led him to share the stage with such diverse artists as Branford Marsalis, Peggy Baker and Madeleine Peyroux. In 1997, Burashko formed the Art of Time Ensemble to produce unique concerts that ignore the barriers between genres and disciplines, with the aim of exposing audiences to a broad range of artistic possibilities. Under Burashko’s direction, Art of Time Ensemble has become a Canadian destination for today’s most accomplished artists working in music, dance, theatre, film, and literature. In addition to their annual concert series in Toronto, Art of Time Ensemble has toured extensively throughout Canada and the United States, as well as in Russia and Finland.
Steven Dann has held the position of Principal Viola with some of the world’s leading orchestras, including the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He has also served as guest principal of other various renowned orchestras. Steven Dann has collaborated as a soloist with such Sir Andrew Davis, Rudolph Barshai, Jiri Belohlavek, Sir John Elliott Gardiner, among others. Since 1990 he has been a member of the Smithsonian Chamber Players and was a founding member of the Axelrod String Quartet. He is currently violist of both the Zebra Trio and the ARC Ensemble. Dann also teaches at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music and is the Coordinator of the chamber music program at the Domaine Forget in Quebec.
company sheil a jaffé
thomas wiebe
Canadian violinist and violist Sheila Jaffé has performed in numerous international festivals, including Domaine Forget, IMS Prussia Cove, Toronto Summer Music and Ottawa Chamberfest. An experienced orchestral leader, Jaffé was concertmaster of the Orchestre de l’Université de Montréal, and has been chosen as leader of festival orchestras including the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchester in Germany and the Orford Festival Orchestra. She has worked under the baton of conductors Kent Nagano, Christoph Eschenbach, Lawrence Foster and Christoph von Dohnanyi. She performs in the viola section of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra.
Cellist Thomas Wiebe has performed as a guest artist with KitchenerWaterloo Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra London Canada, as soloist with the Juilliard Orchestra and with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded for the CBC, Centrediscs, Doremi, and Bowl labels. Wiebe is cellist with the Duke Trio, and plays with Toronto’s Art of Time and ARC ensembles. Thomas Wiebe is Associate Professor of Violoncello at Western University in London. He is also on the faculty of the Domaine Forget Summer Music Academy in Quebec.
stephen sitarski Stephen Sitarski is Concertmaster of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra and held the same position with the Esprit Orchestra and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS). Sitarski became Artistic Director of the KWS Baroque and Beyond. Stephen is a founding member of Trio Laurier, and is a regular participant in diverse chamber groups and festival events nationally and internationally with many of Canada’s finest musicians. Stephen is also on the faculty of Wilfrid Laurier University, Toronto’s Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music.
arwen macdonell Arwen is a Toronto-area Stage Manager. Selected credits include: Cage, A Christmas Carol, Parfumerie, Eurydice. Angels in America, Glass Menagerie, Salt-Water Moon, Mary Stuart, The Chairs, (Soulpepper Theatre Company); Medea, Persee, Armide (Opera Atelier/Royal Opera House, Versailles), Alcina, The Magic Flute, Idomeneo ; I Claudia (Crow’s/Edinburgh Fringe); The Domino Heart, Side Man, The Good Life, Midnight Sun (Tarragon); The Triumph of Love, The Fellini Radio Plays (Stratford); Vida!, The Drowsy Chaperone (Mirvish). kevin l amot te Kevin Lamotte has created lighting designs for most of Canada’s theatre, dance and opera companies, and has been awarded and nominated many times for his work. Kevin is the Director of Lighting Design for the Shaw Festival and he’s a member of The Associated Designers of Canada.
art of time gratefully acknowledges and thanks supporters $65,000 or more Benefactor Eli & Phil Taylor Gary Slaight
$10 000 to $64,999 Sustaining Member James & Margaret Fleck
$5,000 to $9,999 Member Martha Burns & Paul Gross Timothy & Carol Deacon David & Ann Ellins Roger & Kevin Garland Margaret Grottenthaler & Douglas Harrison Cheryl Hudson & Mike Say Valerie Hussey Joan & Jerry Lozinski Richard MacKenzie & Alexandra Rambusch John & Kay McKellar Lois Miles Robert Sirman The George Cedric Metcalf Foundation
$1,000 to $4,999 Patron David Abel Anonymous Andree Appleton & Alex Leman Ian & Libby Bandeen Mary Brock & Brian Iler Andrew Burashko The Butterfield Foundation Sandra Caldwell Tania & Christopher Carnegie Rita Davies & John McGrath Judith Gelber
Carol & Grant Gooding Brett Ledger & Patricia Olasker Sam & Rosanne Marinucci Barbara & Ian Mason James O’Connor & Michael Taylor Basia & Alec Stanimirovic Jane Thompson & Tim Murphy Antoinette Tummillo & John Carter Kim & Neil Wainwright
$500 to $999 Friend Nichole Anderson Anonymous Helen Burstyn Sandra Dudley & Ron Youd Joanne Eidinger Dorothy Engelman & Richard Quinlan Lawrence Herman & Beatrice de Montmollin Nancy Holland Tim Lang Adrian Macdonald Alexandra MacLennan Tenny Nigoghossian Molly Pocklington Caroline Suri Kathleen Ward
$100 to $499 Member Allan Beaty Amin Bhatia Carolyn Blackwell Ross Blundell
Lorraine Butler & David Holt William Brathwaite Debra Chandler Anne & Ross Eddie Maxanne Ezer Kathleen Freeman Janet Haddock Doug & Debbie Herridge Henriette Katz David & Irene Locke Larry Lubin Heather McDonald Carlene Mercer Andrew & Jennifer Moeller Siobhan Monaghan Steve Munro John Munro Natasha Mytnowych Kenny Pearl Jo Ann Pynn Julie Reid Ross & Jane Reynolds Ron Schlumpf Kristine Thompson
17/18 super subscribers Lawrence Ballon Horst Koschmider Suzanne Kavanagh Don Rooke
This listing reflects our best efforts to publish 17/18 Season Donors current as of Oct. 25, 2017. If you would like to request any amendments to this listing, please email info@artoftimeensemble.com Art of Time Ensemble extends special thanks to the Volunteer Team for their contributions!
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board of direc tors
Andrew Burashko Artistic Director
Ian Bandeen
David Abel Executive Director
Monica Banting
Kate Bangay Marketing & Communications Manager
Tania Carnegie
Mike Romaniak Production Coordinator
David Ellins
Tim Deacon, CA
Monnet Design Graphic Design
Margaret Grottenthaler
Young Associates Chris Mustard & Julia Gaunt-Rannala Bookeeping
Cheryl Hudson Valerie Hussey Tim Lang Rick MacKenzie Lois Miles, Chair James O’Conner Robert Sirman Eli Taylor
art of time gratefully acknowledges and thanks season title sponsor
youth champion sponsor
season patrons
produc tion sponsors
Eli & Phil Taylor
James & Margaret Fleck
season sponsors
government support
foundation support
Slaight Music
corpor ate support
in-kind support
Stikeman Elliott media sponsor
Taylor Smyth Architects
piano sponsor
Q Media Solutions