Ariel will open the 2017-2018 Manitoba Chamber Orchestra season Tuesday night at Westminster United Church with music by Hayden and Michael Oesterle’s cello concerto The Iron Man. But first he stopped by the Classic 107 studio and sat down with Morning Light host Michael Wolch. Missed it? Watch the video here!

 

Cellist Ariel Barnes performs with the MCO Tuesday night @ Westminster United Church Winnipeg audiences seem to have a unique appreciation for the cello, and Ariel Barnes is uniquely qualified to satisfy that appetite. A player of dazzling virtuosity and magnetic expressivity, Barnes is, in the words of Maestro Bramwell Tovey, “the outstanding Canadian cellist of his generation.”

Canadians have noticed. His recordings have garnered two Western Canadian Music Awards, and a Juno nomination, and are met with critical acclaim. After taking in his Winnipeg performance, Canadians will eagerly line up to see him perform in venues across BC, where he tours with the MCO in the fall of 2017.

For his Winnipeg stop on this tour, Barnes performs Haydn’s first Cello Concerto, a dashing entrée into the genre for Haydn, and a staple of the instrument’s repertoire. After intermission, the MCO performs another fiery masterpiece of the classical period: Mozart’s 29th Symphony. This concert also revisits Canadian repertoire cherished by MCO audiences. There’s Jeffrey Ryan’s Earthshine, the sleeper hit of the MCO’s April 2017 concert. The 4x Juno nominated Ryan is one of Canada’s most celebrated composers, and Earthshine testifies to his masterful command of colour and strong personal voice.

There’s also a performance of Michael Oesterle’s cello concerto The Iron Man, which concludes our season-opening concert.

 

The concert begins at 7:30 pm on September 26th in Westminster United Church, 745 Westminster at Maryland. Tickets, at $35 for adults, $33 for seniors and $15 for students and those under-30 (incl. GST), will be available 28 July 2017, at McNally Robinson, the West End Cultural Centre (586 Ellice at Sherbrook), Organic Planet (877 Westminster Ave) or MCO’s Ticketline (204-783-7377).

For more information go to themco.ca.

 

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