As artist-in-residence at the LAMP Composition Academy, Amy will perform eight new piano trios by composers from across Canada with Bryan Holt (cello) and Katherine Dowling (piano). More information here.
Tour of South Korea and Japan with the National Arts Centre Orchestra: “From honouring jazz legend Oscar Peterson at Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan, to presenting international premieres of works by Canadian composers, Kelly-Marie Murphy and Keiko Devaux, the NAC Orchestra and its creative partners will celebrate the brilliance of Canadian artists across generations.” Complete itinerary and more info here. Canadian concerts include May 16 in Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto and May 20 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
COSE= A Celebration of Small Ensembles. Presented by Music Toronto, this concert is as much a social gathering as it will be an opportunity for musical discovery. Come hear live music in the Aperture Room, a light filled space on the top floor of a beautifully restored building just north of Yonge and Dundas Square. Bryan, Amahl, and Amy will perform a world premiere by Vincent Ho based on Kill Bill’s Beatrix “The Bride” Kiddo and other hits by Bach, Beethoven, Staniland and Wijeratne. More information here. Get your tickets here.
Xenia Concerts hosts the Canadian Chamber Orchestra live at the Mississauga Living Arts Centre! Join us for another CCO Movie Night, as we perform scores from some of your favourite movies and tv series (including Succession!)
The CCO is honoured to be partnering with Xenia Concerts and presenting a family-friendly, accessible concert that embraces neurodiversity and disability. More information here.
The Joy of Music presents Winterberries, a celebration of music and movement. The program includes a world premiere by renowned choreographer, Peggy Baker for which Amy will perform Britten’s “Moto Perpetuo” with Chris Au (piano). Amy will also perform the complete César Franck piano quintet with Nikki Chooi, Laurence Schaufele, Amahl Arulanandam and Chris Au. Tickets and complete info here.
What is the long-term value of a music education? Presented by the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Amy hosts an online panel which features three professionals who completed undergraduate degrees in music performance and then continued on to pursue careers outside music. Two of the panelists are also alumni of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYOC). The roundtable will be discussing what they learned as part of their music degrees and how they have applied the skills they learned in music school to different career paths.
Panelists include: Dr. Marshall Gayman (neurologist), Katie Newman (lawyer) and Reuben Labovitz (realtor).
Complete information here. Register for the Zoom webinar for free here.
This show is a live multi-disciplinary adaptation of Kid Koala’s graphic novel of the same name. Fifteen people make up the live production,which involves an amazing team of puppeteers, technicians and musicians who bring the characters to life. Kid Koala, accompanied by a string quartet, performs his original score on piano and turntable. All of the elements come together in real time- equal parts cinema, theatre, and musical concert.
More information and tickets here.
A chamber music recital of pieces by west coast Jewish composers performed by professors at York University. More information here. Free admission.
This Movie Night continues CCO’s mission to create immersive, inclusive musical experiences. Known for its conductorless, musician-led performances, the CCO continues it's Living Room Listening Party series: recreating the relaxed atmosphere of a living room, complete with couches, rugs, and lamps - fostering an environment where our guests can relax, focus, and hear together. More information here. Tickets here.
Amy performs a recital with her York University colleagues that features music by faculty and student composers at York Music including Tariq Tabaqchali (BFA), Yulina Wong (BFA), Luis Ramirez (PhD), Stephanie Martin, Ron Westray, Al Henderson, Michael Coghlan, Matt Brubeck and Michael Cado.
This performance includes a world premiere of Matt Brubeck’s “Song & Dance” for violin and piano. This new commission was supported by a York University Research Support grant.
Free admission.
Complete details here: https://music.ampd.yorku.ca/events/.
Three chamber music performances as part of the SweetWater Music Festival in Owen Sound, Ontario. Other musicians include Julie Hereish, Keith Hamm, Sheila Jaffé, Sarah McElravy, Karen Ouzounian, Jordan Frazier, Michael Gurevich and Edwin Huizinga. Complete schedule and more info here.
Presented by the Regina Musical Club, Amy performs a recital with Bryan Holt and Amahl Arulanandam of VC2. This programme celebrates chamber music for strings by featuring music by composers audiences may already know like Bach, Haydn and Beethoven who set the basis for string chamber music. Alongside these historical masters, the concert also presents trio, duo and solo works by master composers of today like Andrew Staniland and Dinuk Wijeratne who are taking chamber music for string instruments in new, exciting directions based in our own language, reflecting current perspectives.
More information and tickets here.
To finish a week-long residency at le Salon Vert, Amy performs chamber music with fellow musicians from Montreal and Toronto for the Hinchinbrooke community.
This residency at le Salon Vert is generously supported by a SSHRC Explore grant and Sarah Fraser of le Salon Vert.
As a mentor, Amy joins the Community Program at TSMF to conduct the Community Orchestra and lead chamber groups. More information about the program here.
As part of the international Community Music Conference in Tampere, Finland, Amy presents a paper titled “Mapping the Research Partnership Between a University and a Community Music School” to share her research as York University’s Helen Carswell Chair in Community-Engaged Research in the Arts. Information about the conference here.
As a guest artist at the Rosebud Festival, Amy will perform chamber works by Andrew Downing, Sarah Slean, Gabriella Smith and César Franck with fellow musicians Diana Cohen, Keith Hamm, Julie Hereish and Todd Yaniw. More information here.
A concert and community gathering in collaboration with Collectif Lutherie Montreal. A unique chamber music experience that celebrates the craftsmanship of local Montreal luthiers. Featuring performances by a string octet, playing on a mix of historic and contemporary instruments. Programme includes music by Enescu, Mendelssohn, Kurtag and Pärt.
Amy will be playing with violinists: Russell Iceberg, Julia Mirzoev, & Jacob Niederhoffer, violists: Cynthia Blanchon & Quinn Robinson and cellists: Braden McConnell & Thomas Beard.
Tickets and more info here.
As part of Roy Thomson Hall’s Share the Music series, Amy gives an interactive workshop-performance for young people in preparation for Itzhak Perlman’s recital with Rohan de Silva.
A performance and explanation about new commissions for violin by Vincent Ho, Fjóla Evans, and Matt Brubeck. Presented as part of the Canadian University Music Society (MUSCAN) Conference in conjunction with the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition and the Canadian Network for Musicians’ Health and Wellness.
Amy performs with the Canadian Chamber Orchestra as part of the “Living Room Listening Party” This performance “emulates the familiar home environment, encouraging our audience to relax, and open their ears to a party of sound.”
Program includes works by Grieg, Radia, Lau, Montgomery, Shaw, Wijeratne and the Beatles.
Full details here.
Free event for all.
Join us for a two-day, online event that will highlight a wide range of career options in the ever-changing music landscape. Our all-star lineup of panelists represent a diverse cross-section of industry leaders, including ensemble founders, artistic directors, freelance performers, small business owners, recording artists, music therapists, arts administrators, sound engineers, community music facilitators, instrument repair technicians, and more.
Whether you’re a prospective music student, currently enrolled in a post-secondary program, or a recent graduate, this event is for you!
Full details here: https://www.wherecanigowithmusic.com/
Amy plays music by Misato Mochizuki, Unsuk Chin and Rita Ueda with the Esprit Orchestra.
Collaborating with some of the world’s great orchestras, Esprit has co-commissioned Operascope for orchestra by Unsuk Chin and will give the work’s North American Premiere on this program. Operascope traces the history of operatic music – with references to Verdi, Puccini, Messiaen, Berg and Shostakovich. Azrieli Music Prize-winner Rita Ueda’s double concerto, with musicians positioned throughout Koerner Hall, blends Japanese, Chinese and Western influences with the Canadian landscape (especially bird calls) and pursues a new transcultural musical identity by asking what it means to migrate and settle on land already rich in history. Mochizuki’s musical collage intimates deep psychological transformations as described by Carl G. Jung and almost subliminally incorporates an homage to Robert Schumann.
Details here.
Hosted by Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Amy will team up with cellists Bryan Holt and Amahl Arulanandam of VC2 to perform an eclectic mix of music including the brand new “Fly with Crows” by Andrew Staniland. The concert will also feature special guest and pianist, Timothy Steeves. Free admission. More info here.
The West End Micro Music Festival continues with Concert #2. Program includes music by Linda Catlin Smith, Antonio Vivaldi and Nahre Sol. Complete details and tickets here.
The West End Micro Music Festival 2023: ANACHROPHONIA begins with CHRONOSYNTHEIS. Fusing old with new, CHRONOSYNTHESIS creates a soundscape that exists outside of time, melding sinfonias by Linda Catlin Smith (Canadian) and Vivaldi, and featuring the world premiere of new music by Nahre Sol. These polystylistic works will echo the anachronistic melding of Smith and Vivaldi, and showcase Sol performing simultaneously on two keyboards, the baroque harpsichord and modern synthesizer.
Program includes music by Linda Catlin Smith, Antonio Vivaldi and Nahre Sol.
Complete details and tickets here.
Works by Karol Szymanowski, John Adams, Vincent Ho, Mozart and a new world premiere by Matt Brubeck. Free admission.
As part of the Toronto Summer Music’s Community Chamber Music Program, Amy performs Dvorak and Mozart with adult amateur musicians. Information here.
An evening of chamber music with violinists Kerry DuWors, Catherine Cosbey and Amy Hillis, violist Eric Wong, cellist Arnold Choi, pianist Katherine Dowling and soprano Kyera Levesque. Details here. Purchase tickets here. Program includes:
David L. McIntyre: Serenade for Violin and Piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Dreams, Op. 38, No. 5
J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations arr. Sitkovetsky
Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte
Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now arr. Schaufele
Johannes Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 18
Alongside pianist, Meagan Milatz, this recital explores connections between several Canadian compositions and works from the traditional canon of classical repertoire. Their program pairs Canadian composers including a recently commissioned piece by B.C.’s-own, Jocelyn Morlock with well-known icons such as Mozart that influenced these contemporary composers. This is an opportunity to discover a shared musical heritage that, while inspired by composers of centuries past, continues to develop its own Canadian character.
This concert is presented by the Powell River Academy of Music. Tickets can be purchased here. A complete program can be found on meagan&amy’s website.
Alongside pianist, Meagan Milatz, this recital explores connections between several Canadian compositions and works from the traditional canon of classical repertoire. Their program pairs Canadian composers including a recently commissioned piece by B.C.’s-own, Jocelyn Morlock with well-known icons such as Mozart that influenced these contemporary composers. This is an opportunity to discover a shared musical heritage that, while inspired by composers of centuries past, continues to develop its own Canadian character.
This concert is presented by the Pender Harbour Music Society. Tickets can be purchased here. A complete program can be found on meagan&amy’s website.
