June 2014

VENUES

Belmont House
55 Belmont St
June 10, Tuesday at 7

Fellowship Towers
877 Yonge St
June 12, Thursday at 7:30

Christie Gardens
600 Melita Cresc
June 18, Wednesday at 7:30

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven
Septet in Eb Major, Op 20 (1 mvmt)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K 581 (1 mvmt)
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Bassoon Concerto in Bb Major, K 191 (1 mvmt)
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Horn Quintet in Eb Major, K 407 (1 mvmt)
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Franz Schubert
Octet in F Major, D 803 (3 mvmts)
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PERFORMERS

Steve Fox, clarinet
Elke Eble, horn
Larkin Hinder, bassoon
Catherine Sulem, violin
John Bailey, violin/viola
Clara Nguyen Tran, viola
Janusz Borowiec, cello
Tim Fitzgerald, bass

February 2014

VENUES

New Horizons Tower
1140 Bloor St W
February 18, Tuesday at 7:30

Fellowship Towers
877 Yonge St
February 20, Thursday at 7:30

PROGRAM

Georg Philipp Telemann
Trio Sonata in c minor
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Reinhold Glière
8 Pieces, Op 39 (3 pieces)
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in C Major, Op 59 No 3 (3 mvmts)
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Madeleine Dring
Trio
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PERFORMERS

Nancy Nourse, flute
Wendy Bornstein, oboe
John Soloninka, violin
Victoria Yeh, violin
William Best, viola
Shelly Wu, cello
Meri Gec, piano

November/December 2013

VENUES

Belmont House
55 Belmont St
November 21, Thursday at 7

Russell Hill Retirement Residence
262 St Clair Ave W
December 18, Wednesday at 4

PROGRAM

Franz Schubert
Fantasie in f minor for piano 4-hands, Op103, D940
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Franz Schubert
String Quintet in C Major, Op 163, D956
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PERFORMERS

Catherine Sulem, violin
John Bailey, violin
Dorothy Pellerin, viola
Janusz Borowiec, cello
Susan Naccache, cello
Meri Gec, piano
Mia Bach, piano

June 2013

VENUES

Russell Hill Retirement Residence
262 St Clair Ave W
June 16, Sunday at 4

Music Mondays
Church of the Holy Trinity, Eaton Centre
June 17, Monday at 12:15

Fellowship Towers
877 Yonge St
June 20, Thursday at 7:30

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
2075 Bayview Ave
June 29, Saturday at 2

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven
Septet in Eb Major, Op 20 (1 mvmt)
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Carl Neilsen
Serenata in Vano
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Hermann Berens
String Trio in c minor, Op 86 (2 mvmts)
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Franz Berwald
Septet in Bb Major
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PERFORMERS

Steve Fox, clarinet
Elke Eble, horn
Larkin Hinder, bassoon
Catherine Sulem, violin
John Bailey, viola
Janusz Borowiec, cello
Tim FitzGerald, bass

April 2013

VENUES

New Horizons Tower
1140 Bloor St W
April 17, Wednesday at 2:30

Russell Hill Retirement Residence
262 St Clair Ave W
April 21, Sunday at 4

PROGRAM

Johann Joachim Quantz
Trio Sonata in c minor
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Philippe Gaubert
Tarantelle
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Robert Schumann
Kinderszenen Op 15 (1, 7, 6)
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Ennio Morricone
Gabriel's Oboe from "The Mission"
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Jacques Ibert
Deux Interludes
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William Grant Still
Miniatures
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PERFORMERS

Sylvia Davis, flute
Cristina Sewerin, oboe
Gifford Toole, piano

February/March 2013

VENUES

Russell Hill Retirement Residence
262 St Clair Ave W
February 27, Wednesday at 4

Belmont House
55 Belmont St
March 5, Tuesday at 7

Fellowship Towers
877 Yonge St
March 7, Thursday at 7:30

PROGRAM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in C Major, K 296
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Darius Milhaud
Suite Op 157b
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue, BWV 867
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Jules Massenet (arr. Marsick)
Meditation from "Thais"
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Gian Carlo Menotti
Trio
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PERFORMERS

Elizabeth Day, clarinet
Catherine Sulem, violin
Meri Gec, piano

November 2012

VENUES

Forest Hill Place
645 Castlefield Ave
November 14, Wednesday at 7

Northern District Library
40 Orchard View Blvd
November 15, Thursday at 2

Christie Gardens
600 Melita Cresc
November 21, Wednesday at 7:30

PROGRAM

Johann Christian Bach
Oboe Quartet in Bb Major
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Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No 2 in D Major (2 mvmts)
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Benjamin Britten
Metamorphoses (Pan, Niobe)
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Felix Mendelssohn
Piece for String Quartet Op 81, No 3
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oboe Quartet in F Major, K 370
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PERFORMERS

Cristina Sewerin, oboe
Catherine Sulem, violin
John Bailey, violin
Dorothy Pellerin, viola
Susan Naccache, cello

October 2012

VENUES

New Horizons Tower
1140 Bloor St W
October 9, Tuesday at 7:30

Russell Hill Retirement Residence
262 St Clair Ave W
October 10, Wednesday at 4

Belmont House
55 Belmont St
October 23, Tuesday at 7

The Dunfield
77 Dunfield Ave
October 24, Wednesday at 7:30

PROGRAM

Joseph Haydn
London Trio
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Alessandro Longo
Suite Op 69
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Felix Mendelssohn (arr. Altès)
Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Gabriel Fauré
Élégie
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Tafelmusik Quartet in d minor, TWV 43:d1
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PERFORMERS

Henneke Cats, flute
Mor Shargall, flute
Larkin Hinder, bassoon
Tom Phillips, cello
Meri Gec, piano

May 2012

VENUES

Baycrest Centre
3560 Bathurst St
May 23, Wednesday at 7

Russell Hill Retirement Residence
262 St Clair Ave W
May 27, Sunday at 4

Belmont House
55 Belmont St
May 31, Thursday at 7

PROGRAM

Sergei Prokofiev
Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op 34
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Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet in D Major, Op 44 No 1 (2 mvmts)
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Claude Debussy
Arabesque No 1
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K 581
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PERFORMERS

Kaye Royer, clarinet
Catherine Sulem, violin
John Bailey, violin
Dorothy Pellerin, viola
Susan Naccache, cello
Meri Gec, piano

April 2012

VENUES

Fellowship Towers
877 Yonge St
April 21, Saturday at 7:30

The Dunfield
77 Dunfield Ave
April 23, Monday at 7:30

Briton House
720 Mt Pleasant Rd
April 28, Saturday at 1:30

PROGRAM

Vincent d'Indy
Menuet, Op 72
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata in C Major, BWV 1033
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Luigi Cherubini
Sonata No 2 in F Major
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Jacques Ibert
Cinq Pieces en Trio
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Antonin Dvorak (arr. Rechtman)
Serenade in d minor, Op 44
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PERFORMERS

Sylvia Davis, flute
Cristina Sewerin, oboe
Elizabeth Day, clarinet
Elke Eble, horn
Larkin Hinder, bassoon
Meri Gec, piano

March 2012

VENUES

Russell Hill Retirement Residence
262 St Clair Ave W
March 3, Saturday at 5

Living Life on the Avenue
1066 Avenue Rd
March 5, Monday at 7:30

Northern District Library
40 Orchard View Blvd
March 8, Thursday at 2

PROGRAM

Georg Philipp Telemann
Suite in a minor
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Bohuslav Martinu
Promenades
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in A Major, Op 18 No 5
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PERFORMERS

Henneke Cats, flute
Catherine Sulem, violin
John Bailey, violin
Charles Small, viola
Susan Naccache, cello
Marion Wilk, harpsichord

January 2012

VENUES

Briton House
720 Mount Pleasant Rd
January 5, Thursday at 6:30

Fellowship Towers
877 Yonge St
January 19, Thursday at 7:30

Kensington Place
866 Sheppard Ave W
January 22, Sunday at 2

New Horizons Tower
1140 Bloor St W
January 24, Tuesday at 7:30

PROGRAM

Ernesto Lecuona
Ante El Escorial

Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in E Major, K 20
Sonata in G Major, K 14

Ignacio Cervantes
La Glorieta, Mansaje, Picotazos, Improvisada

Franz Liszt
Concert Etude No 2 in f minor "La Leggierezza", S 144/2

Frederic Chopin
Scherzo No 3 in c# minor, Op 39 (Kensington, New Horizons)
Ballade No 1 in g minor, Op 23  (Fellowship Towers)

Maurice Ravel
Jeux d'eau

Franz Liszt (arr. Horowitz)
Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in c# minor

PERFORMER

Beatriz Boizán, piano
http://www.beatrizboizan.com/

November 2011

VENUES

The Dunfield
77 Dunfield Ave
November 17, Thursday at 7:30

Leaside Retirement Residence
10 William Morgan Dr
November 19, Saturday at 2

Belmont House
55 Belmont St
November 24, Thursday at 7

PROGRAM

Joseph Haydn
Piano Trio in C Major, Hob XV:27
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Ernest Bloch
Three Nocturnes
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Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet in D Major, Op 44 No 1
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PERFORMERS

Catherine Sulem, violin
John Bailey, violin
John Soloninka, violin
Dorothy Pellerin, viola
Shelly Wu, cello
Susan Naccache, cello
Judy Lee, piano

October 2011

PROGRAM 1

VENUES

Fellowship Towers
877 Yonge St
October 13, Thursday at 7:30

The Arts & Letters Club
14 Elm St
October 17, Monday at 8

PROGRAM

Alfredo Casella

Serenata Op 46
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Astor Piazzolla (arr. Bragato)

Primavera Porteña
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Bohuslav Martinu

La Revue de Cuisine
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PERFORMERS

Elizabeth Day, clarinet

Larkin Hinder, bassoon

Paul Sanvidotti, trumpet

Catherine Sulem, violin

Susan Naccache, cello

Meri Gec, piano

PROGRAM 2

VENUES

Briton House
720 Mount Pleasant Rd
October 15, Saturday at 1:30

Living Life on the Avenue
1066 Avenue Rd
October 24, Monday at 7:30

PROGRAM

Ernesto Lecuona
San Francisco El Grande

Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in E Major, K 20
Sonata in G Major, K 14

Ignacio Cervantes
Invitacion, Los Tres Golpes, Ilusiones Perdidas
La Encantadora, Adios a Cuba, Improvisada

Frederic Chopin
Ballade No 1 in g minor, Op 23

Manuel de Falla
Ritual Fire Dance

Franz Liszt (arr. Horowitz)
Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in c# minor

PERFORMER

Beatriz Boizán, piano

http://www.beatrizboizan.com/

Who We Are

Alchemy was a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy which aimed to transform base metals into gold, and to discover a universal cure for disease and a means of indefinitely prolonging life. Notwithstanding its failure to succeed, some of its lofty aims have been inherited by a group of Toronto musicians who feels that if music cannot prolong life and cure disease – though who can tell? – it is certainly known to transform an ordinary hour into something magical!

The chamber ensemble Alchemy began in 2003 with three friends who wanted to share the music they were exploring and enjoying with an appreciative audience. Now in its 11th season, 59 musicians will have performed in 26 venues across the city, most of which are retirement residences and hospitals, in keeping with Alchemy’s original philosophy. Programs feature chamber music from the 17th-21st centuries. Each is configured differently, depending on musical requirements and personal schedules, with typically five musicians performing in a concert. The performers are culled from a large pool of accomplished friends and colleagues, all of whom have a passion for chamber music, and who enjoy sharing it with their community.