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Wednesday, July 29
 

19:15 EDT

Music Generation Mayo Harp Ensemble
Wednesday July 29, 2026 19:15 - 19:45 EDT
A selection of Irish traditional and newly composed airs and dance tunes arranged for harp ensemble, directed by Gráinne Hambly.
Presenters
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Grainne Hambly

Director, Music Generation Mayo
Gráinne Hambly is an internationally recognised exponent of the Irish harp. She holds the Master of Music degree in Musicology from Queen’s University Belfast, and the Graduate Diploma in Education (Music) from  the University of Limerick. Her main research topic was folk music... Read More →
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Music Generation Mayo Harp Ensemble

Music Generation Mayo Harp Ensemble is made up of young musicians aged 10-18 years hailing from all parts of County Mayo Ireland, directed by acclaimed musicians Gráinne Hambly and William Jackson. Recent performances include annual Harp Day performances at Foxford Traditional Weekend,An... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 19:15 - 19:45 EDT
Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M5C 2Z3, Canada

20:00 EDT

Chamber Orchestra Concerto Night
Wednesday July 29, 2026 20:00 - 22:00 EDT
Saucerful of Memories, Concerto for harp solo, string orchestra & French horn obbligato (2023), Gilad Cohen. Performed by Sivan Magen.

A new jazz fusion work for amplified harp, bass, and drums and chamber orchestra composed by Ben Creighton Griffiths and performed by Chube; Ben Creighton Griffiths, electric harp and keys, Ashley John Long, bass, and Jon Bradford-Jones on drums.
Petite Symphonie Concertante, by Frank Martin, for harp, harpsichord, piano, and 2 string orchestras. Anne-Sophie Bertrand, harp, Jonathon Oldengarm, harpsichord. 

Concertante for Violin and Harp, No. 1  in G minor, Louis Spohr. Naoko Yoshino, harp, Mayumi Seiler, violin.

The music for this performance is funded by the Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Fund in cooperation with the Toronto Musicians’ Association, Local 149 AFM.

 
Presenters
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Evan Mitchellevanmitchell.ca

Kingston (Ontario) Symphony
Kingston (Ontario) Symphony Music Director, Evan Mitchell is one of Canada’s most innovative and imaginative conductors, an artist equally at home conducting symphonic masterworks, opera, contemporary music, and films live in concert. He has been consistently acclaimed for curating... Read More →
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Jon Bradford-Jones

Drums, Chube
Jon Bradford-Jones is a professional drummer and percussionist based in South Wales, UK, with extensive experience across live performance, theatre, studio recording, and touring productions. A graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Jon has performed internationally... Read More →
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Ben Creighton Griffiths

Benjamin Creighton Griffiths is a harpist and bandleader based in Wales. He made his International debut at the 2004 1er Concours International de Harpe in Nantes, France where, aged 7, he came second in the U18 division. In 2006 he won the U13 Division of the Wales International... Read More →
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Elizabeth Hainen

USA International Harp Competition
Hailed by the Washington Post for her “unusual presence with silky transparency,” Elizabeth Hainen has thrilled audiences throughout the world as a virtuoso soloist and as Principal Harp of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Hainen is the Artistic Director for the USA International Harp... Read More →
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Ashley John Long

Bass, Chube
Ashley John Long is a virtuoso double bassist and composer active in a diverse range of musical idioms. His work as a soloist includes premieres of numerous new works for solo bass. He participated in the 2018-2019 London Philharmonic Orchestra young composers scheme culminating in... Read More →
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Sivan Magen

Sivan Magen has appeared as a recitalist and as a soloist with orchestras worldwide, in venues including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Sydney Opera House and the Vienna Konzerthaus, and with orchestras including the Israel Philharmonic, the Saint-Paul Chamber Orchestra and the... Read More →
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Jonathan Oldengarm

Harpsichord
Jonathan is Minister of Music and Organist at Toronto’s Metropolitan United Church, where he oversees an extensive musical programme that includes multiple ensembles, two concert series, and numerous annual musical service highlights. He holds degrees in organ and harpsichord performance... Read More →
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Mayumi Seiler

Violin
Mayumi Seiler is an internationally celebrated violinist known for concerto, recital, and chamber performances worldwide. She has appeared at venues including Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall for The Proms, performing with leading orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic... Read More →
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Arnan Wiesel

Piano
Pianist Arnan Wiesel has appeared as solo and chamber musician in Australia, USA, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Israel. Performances include concertos with the Stuttgart Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and recitals... Read More →
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Naoko Yoshino

London-born Japanese harpist Naoko Yoshino started her solo career after winning First Prize at the Ninth International Harp Contest in Israel, in 1985. Her solo engagements with the world’s top orchestras have included the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 20:00 - 22:00 EDT
Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M5C 2Z3, Canada
 
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