TSO: Copland's Clarinet + Enigma Variations

An afternoon at the Symphony! Come join us as we spend the evening enjoying a selection of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s October Program!

Aspiring woodwind players and fans alike, you will not want to miss this great concert featuring TSO’s very own principal clarinettist Eric Abramovitz! In addition, Mint Music’s own celebrated woodwind doubler Paul Carter will be in attendance and will discuss the performance and answer questions with Meetup concertgoers prior the performance and afterwards.

RBC Resident Conductor Trevor Wilson leads an entrancing program that showcases the people, places, and things from which composers often draw inspiration. Canadian composer Dinuk Wijeratne’s Polyphonic Lively opens—a kaleidoscope of orchestral timbres that weaves together elements of jazz, rock, and classical music, drawing inspiration from a painting by the Swiss-German artist Paul Klee. Then, Elgar’s popular “Enigma Variations” depict his friends and acquaintances in miniature musical portraits, providing a hint of intrigue as to their identities. Vaughan Williams’s corresponding variations, a collection of folk iterations across time, pays sweeping homage to the English countryside. Finally, Copland’s jazz-influenced Clarinet Concerto channels the legendary Benny Goodman for whom it was commissioned—a showpiece of technical virtuosity performed by Toronto Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet Eric Abramovitz.

Roy Thomson Hall
Saturday, October 15, 2023 3:00PM

Trevor Wilson, TSO RBC Resident Conductor
Eric Abramovitz, clarinet

Program:
Dinuk Wijeratne: Polyphonic Lively
Vaughan Williams: Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme “Enigma”, Op. 36

Concert run time: 2 hours including intermission

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We appreciate that our members have their own seating preferences and budgets. In response to this, we will ask that you purchase your own tickets at your choice of price and seating area. We will preserve the social aspect of the event by offering you an opportunity to meet up pre-concert, during intermission, and after the concert.

How to purchase tickets:
Individual tickets for this concert (https://my.tso.ca/2968)
TSOUNDCHECK - for those 15-35 (https://www.tso.ca/concerts-and-events/ticket-information/tsoundcheck/)