Name: Chamber Orchestra Concerto Night
Start: 2026-07-29T20:00:00-0400
End: 2026-07-29T22:00:00-0400

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

Anne-Sophie Bertrand

Anne-Sophie Bertrand is Principal Harpist of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Visiting Professor at the Royal Academy of Music, London, as well as faculty at the Akademie für Tonkunst, Darmstadt. A laureate of international competitions, she has performed at Wigmore Hall... Read More →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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

Concert, Concerto

One Harp World