MASTERWORKS SERIES Saturday, February 25, 2012 • 8 pm | Calvary Baptist Church, Oshawa
TORONTO PERFORMANCE: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 • 8 pm | Koerner Hall, Toronto
OP continues its exploration of the great Brahms symphonic opus with his brilliant Violin Concerto and 2nd Symphony.
We are pleased to introduce you to the extraordinarily gifted young Korean violinist, Ms. Ye-Eun CHOI, as guest soloist. One of the most promising violin talents to emerge from Europe, Asia and USA, since her 2009 debut with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Alan Gilbert’s baton, she has performed with many prominent world orchrestras.
During last night’s performance [with the New York Philharmonic under Alan Gilbert] she presented the audience with an interpretation of Mendelssohn’s love, jealousy, innocence and throbbing heart with an exceptional concentration that transcends her young age. (Daily Economic News Magazine)
Ye-Eun is an extraordinarily gifted individual, with a truly impressive combination of musical sensibility and courageous virtuosity. (Anne Sophie Mutter)
She looks like a model And she's got enough personality for two. But all this is overshadowed when the Korean reaches for her violin from Giuseppe Guadagnini, starts to play and becomes one with an instrument whose timbre is as lively and versatile as the human voice. (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
an Ontario Philharmonic Production
Emerson Drive
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012 8:00pm A decade of great music and over a million miles of life on the road have brought Emerson Drive to the spot that many artists dream of, a Grammy-nominated country band with a bright future. After 10 years the members of Emerson Drive are excited to have reached this career milestone and can't wait to see what the next 10, 20 or 30 years will bring.
Emerson Drive has been a part of the country music scene since they signed their first record deal with DreamWorks Records Nashville in 2001. The band's first two singles, "I Should Be Sleeping" and "Fall Into Me," peaked in the Top 5 on the Billboard charts and quickly became fan favorites but it was the career-changing song "Moments" that gave the band their first #1 single in the USA. Emerson Drive has been honored with awards and/or nominations from the Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, Canadian Country Music Association, CMT, Dove Awards, Grammy Awards, Inspirational Country Music Association, Juno Awards, Music Row Magazine and Campus Activities Magazine. The band has toured with Toby Keith, Shania Twain and Big & Rich among other artists.
The Decade & Driving Tour celebrates the ten years of great music that began with Emerson Drive's debut single, "I Should Be Sleeping," and continues today with their most recent single release, "Let Your Love Speak," from their DECADE OF DRIVE: THE HITS album.
April Wine
Event has been rescheduled to FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012 8:00
April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969. According to the band, they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words sounded good together. The band has released more than twenty albums and forged a live performance reputation that still sees them drawing devoted crowds across Canada and around the world more than forty years after taking their first steps into the hard rock spotlight.•
April Wine has never been awarded a Juno, but have been nominated eleven times. Myles Goodwyn was awarded the ECMA (East Coast Music Awards) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. April Wine was also inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and awarded with the CMW Lifetime Achievement Award on March 13, 2009. In 2008 they were inducted into the East Coast Music Hall of Fame. On April 18, 2010, they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
WeRock Entertainment is proud to bring to Newly Renevated Regent Theatre the Classic Rock Sound of April Wine!
Canada's own, Matthew James, returns to his home town to perform his new smashing hits, 'Generations' and 'Northern Dancer'. In 2004, Matthew James was nominated for Artist of the Year by the Performing Arts as he released his second album. James has now released his third album entitled, 'Generations'. Matthew James is known for his own unique saxophone sound and is greatly admired for his stage presence and personality. James has partnered with a multitude of charity's along the way and is most excited about joining hands with 'Art with a Heart Inc.', charitable foundation. Together they look forward to warming hearts to bring in the spring.
50 tickets available for Exclusive Access to Cocktail-Style Dinner with a private performance by Matthew James and VIP Concert Seating. $125 for one VIP Ticket Package / $225 for two VIP Ticket Package. Please note: VIP Packages are only available in person at the Box Office or by Phone.
Ontario Philharmonic - Beat of the Drums
SIGNATURE SERIES Friday, March 30, 2012 8 pm | Regent Theatre, Oshawa All things Drums and Rhythm with Gershwin and Respighi • A fascinating look into percussion instruments with special guest, percussion diva, Gabriela Jimenez • Discover everything you've always wanted to know about the exciting percussion section • Get the chance to try a marimba, a snare drum or perhaps even the timpani on stage • Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue like you've never heard it before! Various samples demonstrating the percussion section Jeffrey RYAN Two-by-Four George GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue (world premiere of arrangement for mallets) Ottorino RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
Stuart McLean is a best-selling author, award-winning journalist and humorist, and host of CBC Radio program The Vinyl Cafe.
Since 1998 Stuart has taken The Vinyl Cafe to theatres across Canada, playing in both large and small towns from St. John's, Newfoundland to Whitehorse in the Yukon.
The Vinyl Cafe stories are about Dave, owner of the second hand record store. The stories also feature Dave's wife, Morley, their two children, Sam and Stephanie, and assorted friends and neighbours.
The motto of Dave's store - and of the radio show - is "We May Not Be Big, But We're Small".
Student prices are available for students 18 years and under for $35.(HST included) + $5. service fee. Student tickets must be purchased in person at the box office with Student photo ID.
Ron James
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012 8:00PM and SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012 8:00PM
With an unprecedented five television comedy specials under his belt and season three of his CBC-TV comedy series airing Fridays at 8pm, Canada’s busiest and best-selling comedian RON JAMES takes to the road with a new “gut-bustingly, knee-slappingly funny” 90-minute rant. From MAC-savvy twenty-something tattooed techno-geeks to the mid-life angst of whiny, aging Baby Boomers, James weaves a verbal tapestry of trademark laughs that audiences and media alike have endorsed from coast to coast:
“devastatingly funny” - Globe & Mail “ a high wire act of hilarity” - Edmonton Journal “ utterly Brilliant” - Ottawa Sun “funniest man in Canada” - Victoria Times-Colonist “fits of helpless laughter” - Halifax Chronicle Herald “thunderous standing ovation” - Saskatoon Star Phoenix.
Ontario Philharmonic - Zoological Fantasy
FAMILY SERIES Saturday, April 28, 2012 • 2:30 pm | Regent Theatre, Oshawa Saturday, April 28, 2012 • 7:30 pm | Regent Theatre, Oshawa Explore the orchestra through these magical scores • A perfect way to introduce all the family to the philharmonic • Two young and prodigious Durham pianists make their debut with the OP in whirlwind finger-twisting works • Canadian film/TV star, Allan Hawco joins OP as narrator. Darius MILHAUD Scaramouche * Beatriz Boizan & Joel Zhang, pianos Sergei PROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf Franz LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 * Beatriz Boizan, piano Camille SAINT-SAENS Carnival of the Animals * Narrated by Allan Hawco. Beatriz Boizan & Joel Zhang, pianos
In the show, five-year-old Maggie creates her own map of her imaginary world Nowhere Land. She imagines that her stuffed toys Beast and Hamilton Hocks come to life. Join Maggie, Beast and Hamilton live on stage as they sing, dance and laugh their way through a musical adventure that's a great “Googley Moogley” good time!
Age Recommendation: Pre School
A TICKET IS REQUIRED FOR EVERYONE ATTENDING THE SHOW - THIS INCLUDES BABES IN ARMS.
The Abrams Brothers, fourth-generation musicians who haved toured together for almost a decade, have become Canadian festival favourites. In 2005, the Ontario group became the youngest Canadians to appear on Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry. They’ve toured Europe, and have performed several times for the Jacob’s Ladder Folk Festival in Israel. In 2006, the band received the Daniel Pearl Memorial violin, awarded to especially gifted young musicians.
In 2009 the band released Blue On Brown, an album of songs by Arlo Guthrie and Bob Dylan. The legendary Arlo Guthrie said they were “way too young to be playing that good.” The video for the band’s cover of Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida” made a splash on CMT in both the U.S. and Canada, and in 2010,The Abrams Brothers released a video on CMT for the single “Mermaid Town”. The release of their first single, “Nothing At All,” to Canadian radio in 2011 launched the band on a tour on country radio and the CBC. The Toronto Star raved, “The Abrams Brothers have been blowing away audiences with their virtuoso playing and effortless harmonies, drawn on a long family tradition of bluegrass and folk music.” With the release of Northern Redemption, The Abrams Brothers – John, James and cousin Elijah – make a transition from the music of their roots to their own distinct, high-energy, "Newgrass" sound.
PLEASE NOTE: Tickets will go on sale with passcode only on Feb 14, 2012. Sale will be open to the public at noon, Feb 21,2012.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO TO VEGAS – VEGAS IS COMING TO OSHAWA!
Bad boys have a certain way of putting you under their spell. But when the bad boy's also a hypnotist, watch out! See the media-monikered "Bad Boy of Hypnosis" Dave Curran's adults-only show at (The Regent theatre) on (Saturday May 25). A regular guest on The Edge 102.1 Dean Blundell Show and used to entertaining Las Vegas crowds, Curran will have you laughing with his hypnosis act and antics.
A dozen or so people are brought to the stage and hypnotized. They may become Chippendale dancers, become porn stars, reach orgasmic levels, and perform other actions of an adult nature. They are the true stars of the show and are the real-life audience volunteers who, once hypnotized, do some of the funniest, wildest, and sexiest things you will ever see. Dave reinvents comedy hypnosis and delivers an energizing evening in which nothing is taboo. Shows like this are normally only reserved for Vegas.
Come see why Dave got his nickname “The Bad Boy of Hypnosis”. Look into our eyes - you are ready to fall under his spell and check out this mesmerizing show.
The Fab Four
SATURDAY, JUNE 2 8:00pm The Fab Four are an entertaining musical and historical re-enactment of the life of one of pop-rock music's most revered and influential bands.
Based in southern Ontario, Canada, The FabFour take pride in accurately re-creating live performances of The Beatles vast repertoire. Never relying on any recorded backing tracks what-so-ever, a Fab Four show is always a totally live and unique experience.
THE SHOW ..."We hope you will enjoy the show..."
ACT I : THE LIVE RADIO AND TELEVISION PERFORMANCES ACT II : THE LIVE TOURING YEARS ACT III : SGT. PEPPER ACT IV : AND IN THE END...
Instrumentation for this set includes instantly recognizable Epiphone, Fender and Gibson guitars and an electric keyboards to help round out the now familiar sound the Beatles made famous.
www.thefabfour.ca
DISCOUNT PRICING IS AVAILABLE! Applicable if purchasing 4 or more tickets. From the SHOPPING CART please select a discounted price and then click apply to see the updated pricing in your basket.
Jeremy Hotz
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012 8:00PM and SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012 8:00PM
One of the most unique stand-up comics working today, Canadian born Jeremy Hotz has quickly become a proven international success. With another stellar performance at this year's Montreal Comedy Festival: Just For Laughs and his sold out Canadian theater tour "What A Miserable Tour This Is....", as well as performances all over the United States, Europe and Australia, Jeremy continues to grab audiences with his completely original and confused, yet very astute, observational comedy. Originally from Ottawa, Jeremy began his career performing at local comedy clubs across the country. In 1997, he performed at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and received a standing ovation after his debut performance at the festival's prestigious television gala. He returned to the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005 (voted Best Performer by the "Globe and Mail"), and 2008 (Chosen as Best in Fest by the "Montreal Gazette"). Recognition came quick, as American studios and networks showed interest and Jeremy was offered his first of many major development deals.
“Legend” is not a title John McDermott would readily embrace, but his accomplishments have become legendary in recording industry lore. He calls Toronto and Boston home, but he has also found a home as an international recording star and household name – known as much for his successful musical career as for his commitment to veterans’ causes. He is a long way from the man for whom singing was a hobby less than ten years ago. John was discovered quite by chance, when working as a circulation sales representative for the Toronto Sun, he belted out an impromptu rendition of “Danny Boy” at a company party.
This show will feature the release of John McDermott's following CD's
**Acoustic Trio CD .........John Mcdermott ....Jason Fowler and Michael Peter Smith **New Christmas CD due out in September **New CD due in September ...” Quiet Desperation “
LIMITED OFFER: There will be a special Meet and Greet with John McDermott that will include a signed copy of his new Acoustic Trio CD.
This is limited to the first 60 people that signup. To book for the Meet and Greet, click on 'buy tickets', select your seats and click on 'Reserve selected Tickets'. In the Shopping Cart, click on 'Apply Discount' and select new ticket price - Friends $80.00. Click on Change discount. Continue with the checkout process.
