2018-2019 Season

Slideshow
Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 3:00pm
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
10268 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill
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Special Guest:
Scott MacInnes, trombone

Our season opens with a performance with the Symphonic Winds and the Wind Orchestra boasting works from the whimsical to the outrageous.  Leading this musical charge is Scott MacInnes, Principal Bass Trombone of the Vancouver Island Symphony and former TYWO musician, in a performance of Elizabeth Raum’s Concerto for Bass Trombone.

Program includes:
BRYANT – Radiant Joy
FORSYTH – “Dance” from the Atayoskewin Suite
RAUM – Concerto for Bass Trombone and Wind Ensemble
BIEDENBENDER – Melodious Thunk

Night on Fire
Friday, November 30, 2018 at 8:00pm
Toronto Centre for the Arts
5040 Yonge Street, Toronto
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Special Guests:
Jens Lindemann, trumpet
John Mackey, composer

Mackey’s back in town…and he’s bringing reinforcements. TYWO is pleased to welcome award-winning composer John Mackey to the Toronto Centre for the Arts in a showcase of his mind-blowing repertoire. Additionally, we will be joined by trumpet virtuoso Jens Lindemann who will give the Canadian premiere of Mackey’s Concerto for Trumpet and Winds.

Repertoire includes:
MACKEY – Night on Fire
MACKEY – Antique Violences: Concerto for Trumpet
GILLILAND – Jazz Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble

Annual Fundraising Luncheon & Concert
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Le Parc Dining & Banquet Hall
8432 Leslie Street, Thornhill
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Arrival & Silent Auction: 11:30am
Luncheon: 12:30pm
Concert: 2:30pm
The Archaeological Institute of America presents it's 4th Annual Spring Gala at Capitale in New York City.

Our annual fund-raising dinner-concert will take place once again in the beautiful and elegant setting of Le Parc’s banquet halls.  This evening of fun, food and frivolity will feature all the Concert Winds, Symphonic Winds and the Wind Orchestra in a toe-tapping, Latin-inspired musical presentation.

Program includes:
TURINA – La Procession du Rocio, Op. 9
ALARCÓN – Duende: Four Preludes for Symphonic Wind Ensemble
MARQUEZ – Conga del fuego nuevo

Pictures Moving at an Exhibition
Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 7:30pm
Living Arts Centre
4141 Living Arts Dr, Mississauga
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For our season finale, the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra will join forces with talented artists from the Ontario College of Art and Design. This special presentation will feature a visual array of animated shorts, all set to the music of Modest Mussorgsky’s epic masterwork Pictures at an Exhibition. You don’t want to miss this unique display of sights and sounds.

Program includes:
WHITACRE – Godzilla Eats Las Vegas
MUSSORGSKY – Pictures at an Exhibition