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Dress Rehearsal for our Christmas Concert at the Playhouse

It's so nice to have photographers from Photo Fredericton honing their considerable skills by taking photos of our rehearsal. Below you will see a sampling from Aldo Bongiorno. Many more photos of the rehearsal taken by Vlast Pojman can be found on his site by clicking here.
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2014 FCO Concert Line-up
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Saturday and Sunday April 5th and 6th, 2014Haydn's "The Creation"
Performed in collaboration with the Fredericton Choral Society
April 5th at Woodstock Baptist Church in Woodstock
April 6th at Wilmot United Church in Fredericton

Saturday, June 21st, 2014
FCO Summer Concert
Performed at Christ Church Cathedral in Fredericton

Beautiful photos of a beautiful concert

Thanks to talented photographer Aldo Bongiorno, we have a beautiful series of photographs from the April 3rd concert by The Fredericton Chamber Orchestra and the Fredericton Choral Society. 

Enjoy these photos and be sure to see the complete set of forty-four pictures by clicking here.

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A beautiful evening for a concert

The Fredericton Chamber Orchestra performed a concert in Officers Square on July 3rd. The weather was perfect. A member of the Fredericton Photographic Society was on hand to captures some nice shots. Here are a few of Roy Crawford's photographs. Click on any image for a larger view.

Fredericton Chamber Orchestra Concert in the Park July 3rd

Join us at Officer's Square in Fredericton on July 3rd at 7:00. (Rain date July 4th)
Richard Hornsby and three students will be conducting the orchestra.

The program includes the following selections, but not necessarily in this order:
Schubert's Marche Militaire arr. Sam Arnold
Ravel's Pavane to be conducted by Eric Tai
Blue Danube to be conducted by Alex Good
Faure's Pelleas and Melisande to be conducted by Edwin Tai
Folk Songs from the British Isles
Themes from Capriccio Italien
a Leroy Anderson medley
Grand March from Tannhauser arrangement

Bring a chair or blanket and sit back and relax and enjoy.

Some wonderful photos from The Seasons Concert

Click here to see Aldo Bongiorno's excellent photos of the performance. Thanks, Aldo.

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Messiah Performances a Great Success

The Fredericton Chamber Orchestra accompanied recent performances of Handel's Messiah performed by the Fredericton Choral Society, the Sussex Choral Society, the Bethany Singers, soloists Sarah Hallyburton - soprano, Andrew Pickett - counter tenor, Owen McCausland - tenor, David Mitchell - bass. The orchestra and choirs, under the direction of Björn Runefors, performed for a capacity audience at the Saunders-Irving Chapel in Sussex on December 10, 2011, and at Sunset Church in Fredericton, on December 11, 2011. Over 1200 people came to hear the two performances.

Aldo Bongiorno was on hand with his camera and fine photography skills for the dress rehearsal and both performances. Click below to see slide shows:
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Fredericton

FCO Concert: Sunday, October 30th

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Heather Dunham: Our Featured Soloist for FCO October 30th Concert

Heather Dunham is a versatile musician who has been active as a teacher, band and choral conductor, chamber musician, accompanist, vocal coach, trombonist, adjudicator, and piano soloist for over 15 years. Since her return to her native Fredericton in 2008, Heather has contributed to the local musical community as conductor of the Fredericton Concert and Marching Band, Music Director of the Fredericton Gilbert and Sullivan Society, and Organist/Choir Director for Gibson Memorial United Church, in addition to being highly in demand as an accompanist for Music Festivals, student examinations, and recitals.

While living for several years in Ontario, Heather was involved on the Board of the Rotary Burlington Fall Music Festival, including a year as Artistic Director. She has been a Registered Music Teacher in several provinces since 1995, and has often served on RMT executives.

Heather holds a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of Victoria, where she received a prestigious University Fellowship, and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Acadia University, where she was awarded the University Medal for Music for highest standing in her graduating class.

Tomy Nicholson—Composer

The Fredericton Chamber Orchestra is looking forward to performing, at its October 30th concert, Serenade for String Orchestra by the student composer Tomy Nicholson. Here is a brief bio:

Born in October of 1995 in Fredericton, Thomas Nicholson has been composing since he started taking piano lessons at age 10. His first teacher, Louise Milner, gave him a solid foundation in theory through discussions in basic harmonic structures and small composition exercises along with piano technique. Since then, Thomas has studied locally with Anne Marie Murphy and Gérald Goguin, as well with past UNB Musician-in-Residence, Dr. Julien le Blanc. Currently, he studies piano with Dr. Stephen Runge at Mount Allison University, and theory (harmony, counterpoint) with Dr. Martin Kutnowski at St. Thomas University. He also studies viola with Ron MacDonald, a new found passion. After finishing high school, Thomas plans to study music composition at university.

Thomas Nicholson won the Robert Charlton Bayley Memorial Award for Original Composition in the Fredericton Music Festival 3 years running, and has won first place in the CFMTA National Music Writing Competition, Category B in 2009. He loves the rich, romantic textures of Brahms and Tchaikovsky, and currently is focusing on writing for orchestra and chamber ensembles.