Concerts

Winter Concert - 7 pm, Saturday, November 22, 2025

• Symphony No.4 in A Major by Frederick the Great
• I. Allegro
• II. Andante e poco piano
• III. Presto
• Sarabande from Keyboard Suite in D Minor (HWV 437) by Handel (Arr. Jean-François Noël)
• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Arr. Jack Bullock)
• Lullaby by George Gershwin (Arr. Jeff Manookian)
• Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor (Op.3, No.8, RV 522) by Vivaldi
• I. Allegro
• II. Larghetto e spiritoso
• III. Allegro
• Molto allegro from String Quartet No.9 (Op.94, No.2, K.169) by Mozart
• Troika from Lieutenant Kijé by Prokofiev (Arr. Paul Lavender)
• Tennessee Christmas by Amy Grant and Gary Chapman (Arr. Keith Reid)
• St. Paul's Suite in C Major (Op.29, No.2, H.118) by Holst
• I. Jig
• II. Ostinato
• III. Intermezzo
• IV. Finale

Spring Concert - 7 pm, Saturday, March 29th, 2025

• Finlandia (Op.26) by Sibelius (Arr. Latham)
• Intermezzo (From Goyescas) by Granados (Arr. Beischer-Matyó)
• Piano Concerto No.14 in E-flat Major (K.449) by Mozart (featuring pianist Chris Au)
• I. Allegro vivace
• II. Andantino cantabile
• III. Allegro ma non troppo
• Serenade for Strings in C major (Op.48) by Tchaikovsky
• I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo — Allegro moderato
• II. Valse: Allegro moderato
• III. Élégie: Larghetto elegiaco
• IV. Finale (Tema russo): Andante — Allegro con spirito

Winter Concert - Saturday, November 30th, 2024

• Symphony in G Major, "Mannheim No.1" by Johann Stamiz
• Berceuse (Op.16) by Fauré (Arr. Elaine Fine)
• Prayers in a new land by Timothy Mahr
• Winter (Op.8, RV 297) from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi
• Music from La La Land by Justin Hurwitz (Arr. Robert Longfield)
• Sarabande (Op.93) by Saint-Saëns
• String Symphony No.6 in E-flat Major (MWV N 6) by Mendelssohn

Spring Concert - Saturday, March 23rd, 2024

• Overture from Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck (Arr. Eduardo J. Argañaraz)
• Until I Found You by Stephen Sanchez (Arr. Vincent Hung)
• Intermezzo by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (Arrangement)
• Caves of the Winds by Robert Nathaniel Dett (Arrangement)
• Cello Concerto No.1 in A Minor by Saint-Saëns (Op.33) (featuring cellist Andrew Ascenzo)
• Sinfonia in G by Frederick the Great
• Adoration by Florence Price
• Allegro from Symphony No.1 in G by Joseph Bologne
• Simple Symphony (Op.4) by Benjamin Britten

Winter Concert - Saturday, December 2nd, 2023

• Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major (BWV 1050.2) by JS Bach
• The Wedding Gift by Dave Panting (Arr. Stephen Murray)
• Dance of the Little Swans from Swan Lake (Op.20) by Tchaikovsky (Arr. Elaine Fine)
• Gesu Bambino by Pietro Yon (Arr. by Jason W. Krug)
• Irist Set (Arr. Stephen Murray)
• String Quartet No.1 in G Major (K.80) by Mozart
• Moderato from Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major (Hob. VIIb/1) by Haydn
• Adagio Cantabile from Piano Sonata No.8 (Op.13) by Beethoven (Arr. Sean Brown)
• Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Vaughan Williams (Arr. Todd Parrish)
• Christmas Day (H.109) by Holst (Arr. Douglas E. Wagner)
• Dance of the Tumblers by Rimsky-Korsakov (Arr. Todd Parrish)

Winter Concert - Sunday, December 4th, 2022

• Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture by Glinka
• MacDougall's Pride (Arrangement)
• Kaine Duet (Arrangement)
• Adagio for Cello and String Ensemble by JS Bach (Arrangement)
• Quartet No. 1, "The Hunt" by Haydn
• All I want for Christmas is you (Arrangement)
• Prelude from Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Piano and orchestra by Bloch
• Quartet in C major, W.B 58 by JC Bach
• Brook Green Suite by Holst

Spring Concert - Hart House Chamber Strings 30th Anniversary Concert - Sunday, April 2nd, 2023

• Two Sketches On French Canadian Airs by E. Macmillan
• Quartet No. 13, 2nd movement by Mozart
• Quartet No. 30, "The Joke", 2nd and 4th movements by Haydn
• Quartet No. 10, 4th movement by Schubert
• Jubilation of Spring by Alice Ho
• Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041 by JS Bach
• Don Quixote Suite by Telemann
• String Symphony No.4 in B-flat Major by Mendelssohn
• Holberg Suite, 1st movement by Grieg (Performed with Former HHCS Alumni players)

Winter Concert - recorded in-person on Monday, December 6, 2021

• Concerto en la Menor by Vivaldi
• High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco (arr. Vincent Hung)
• Nimrod from "Enigma Variations" by Elgar
• Selections from The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky
• (00:00) March
• (02:55) Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
• (04:37) Arabian Dance
• (09:26) Trepak

Winter Concert - Virtual

• Hallelujah from Messiah by Handel
• Autumn from The Four Seasons by Vivaldi

Spring Concert - Virtual

• Nimrod from "Enigma Variations" by Elgar
• Bist du bei mir from the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook by J.S. Bach

Winter Concert - Saturday, November 30, 2019

• String Symphony No. 3 in E by Mendelssohn
• Alleluia (from Exultate, jubilate, KV 165) by Mozart
• March Of The Toys (from Babes In Toyland) by Victor Herbert
• Concerto for Strings in G+, RV 151 by Vivaldi
• Riu, Riu, Chiu arranged by David Marlatt
• Two Nordic Melodies (In Folk Style and Cow-call & Peasant Dance) by Grieg
• Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini
• The Wizard Of Oz by Harold Arlen
• Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson

Spring Concert - Saturday, April 4, 2020

Our Spring Concert was cancelled due to university closure.

Winter Concert - Saturday, December 1, 2018

• Suite in F for Strings (Lady Radnor's Suite) by Parry
• Elegy for String Orchestra by Tchaikovsky
• Bass Dance by Susato
• October by Whitacre
• Star Wars Heroes (arrangement) original score by Williams
• Concerto Grosso in G Minor Op. 6, No. 8 by Corelli
• A Festival of Lights by Caputo
• A Christmas Festival by Anderson

Spring Concert - Saturday, March 30, 2019

• Symphony No. 1 in Bb Major by Boyce
• Molly On The Shore (Irish Reel) by Grainger
• LEHÁR
• Themes from “The Merry Widow” by Lehár
• Directions North by Coakley
• A Little Stream (Xiao He Tang Shui) (Traditional)
• Fantasía Española by Newbold
• Czárdás by Monti
• Holberg Suite, Op. 40 by Grieg

Note: This year we combined the repertoire of our Pops Concert into our Spring and Winter Concerts.

Winter Concert - Saturday, December 2, 2017

• Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky by Arensky
• String Symphony No. 4 by Mendelssohn
• Little Suite for String Orchestra by Somers
• Troika by Prokofiev
• Symphonia in D major by Vivaldi

Spring Concert - Saturday, April 7, 2018

This concert celebrated the 100^th birthday of the great contemporary composer Leonard Berstein.

• Abdelazer (The Moor's Revenge) by Purcell
• String Symphony No. 2 by Mendelssohn
• Danzon (from the ballet Fancy Free) by Berstein
• String Quartet Op. 3, No. 5 by Haydn
• Ramble on Love by Grainger
• Papageno Suite (selections from The Magic Flute) by Mozart
• Old American Songs by Copland
• Simple Song (from Mass) by Berstein
• Selections from West Side Story by Berstein

Winter Concert - Saturday, December 3, 2016

• CAPRIOL- Suite For String Orchestra by Warlock
• Bitter Sweet Symphony by Mick Jagger, arranged by Keith Richards
• Suite from "Goldberg Variations" by Bach
• Theme & Variations by Glazunov
• Sinfonia #1 for Strings in C Major by Mendelssohn
• Three Dances from THE NUTCRACKER by Tchaikovsky

Pops Concert - Saturday, January 28, 2017

Spring Concert - Saturday, April 1, 2017

Winter Concert - Sunday, December 6, 2015

• Overture to Messiah by Handel
• Notturno by Dvorak
• Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by Bach
• O Magnum Mysterium by Lauridsen
• Serenade for String Orchestra by Elgar

Pops Concert - Saturday, January 23, 2016

The Chamber Strings performed with:

• Stan Kilch, http://www.stanklichmusic.com/
• Andrew Austin, http://www.andrewaustin.ca/
• The Sun Harmonic, http://www.thesunharmonic.com/

String arrangements by Blaise Alleyne.

Spring Concert - Saturday, April 2, 2016

• Andante Festivo by Sibelius
• String Quartet No. 1, K. 80 by Mozart
• Simple Symphony by Britten
• Lullaby by Gershwin
• Carmen (Suite from the opera) by Bizet

Winter Concert - Saturday, November 29, 2014

• Ottorino Respighi, Antiche Danze ed Arie Per Liuto III. Suite
• Giacomo Puccini, Crisantemi
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Adagio und Fuge c moll KV 546

Pops Concert - Saturday, January 24, 2015

The Chamber Strings performed with:

• Abigail Lapell, http://www.abigaillapell.com/
• Rose-Erin Stokes, http://www.roseerinstokes.com/
• Joe Zambon, http://joezambonmusic.com/
• The Danger Bees, http://www.thedangerbees.com/
• The Young Novelists, http://www.theyoungnovelists.com/

String arrangements by Blaise Alleyne.

Spring Concert - Saturday, April 11, 2015

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento in D Major KV 136
• Gustav Holst, St. Paul's Suite
• Edward Elgar, Elegy for Strings OP.58
• Felix Mendelssohn, Sinfonia No.7 in D Minor
• Aaron Copland, Hoe Down from "Rodeo"

Fall Concert - Saturday, November 24, 2013

Pops Concert - Saturday, January 25, 2014

The Chamber Strings performed with:

• Joshua Cockerill, http://animalpartsmusic.com/
• Mary Stewart, http://marystewartmusic.com/
• Ryan Nolan, http://www.ryannolanmusic.com/wp/
• Shawna Caspi, http://www.shawnacaspi.com/

String arrangements by Blaise Alleyne.

Spring Concert - Saturday, April 5, 2014

Fall Concert - Saturday, November 24, 2012

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Adagio in B minor KV540, Arr. Wolfgang Birtel
• Franz Schubert, Fugue in E minor D.952
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Serenade for String Orchestra

Pops Concert - Saturday, January 24, 2013

The Chamber Strings performed with:

• Maneli Jamal, http://www.manelijamal.com/
• The Danger Bees, http://www.thedangerbees.com/
• Dave Borins, http://www.daveborins.com/
• Mike Celia, http://ca.myspace.com/mikecelia

String arrangements by Blaise Alleyne.

Spring Concert - Saturday, April 11, 2013

• Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Stabat Mater