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Selected excerpts from TRAVELS THROUGH EASTERN EUROPE at Dave Dunnet Community Theatre, November 13, 2021, Nathan Jacklin conducting (recordings by Richard Volet):
- Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 – Enescu
- Czech Suite Op. 39 – Dvořák
- Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 to 5 – Brahms
- Caucasian Sketches Op. 10, Suite No. 1 – Ippolitov-Ivanov
December 13, 2017 "A FAMILY HOLIDAY WITH FESTIVE BRASS" at Dave Dunnet Community Theatre, Brian Wismath conducting:
March 1, 2014 "GERMAN ROMANTICS" at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, Yariv Aloni conducting:
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Overture to “Der Freischutz” – Carl von Weber
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Symphony in d minor, op.120 – Schumann
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selections from “A Midsummer Night's Dream” – Mendelssohn (with assistant conductor Evan Hesketh)
December 18, 2013 "SING-ALONG MESSIAH" at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, Hilary Coupland conducting, 500 people in the chorus.
Soloists: Sunny Shams, tenor; Eva Rebecca Bild, alto; Stephanie Landucci, soprano; Trevor Bowes, bass
December 14, 2011 "SING-ALONG MESSIAH" at Alix Goolden Performance Hall, Peter Butterfield conducting, with the Victoria Philharmonic Choir forming the core of the chorus.
Soloists: Josh Lovell, tenor; Erin Ronningen, alto; Mary-Ellen Rayner, soprano; Alex Granat, bass
Dress rehearsal for "A SONIC CELEBRATION" – joint performance with the Victoria Chamber Orchestra and the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra, April 17, 2010
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Enigma Variations – Elgar – Norman Nelson conducting
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Piano concerto no. 5, op. 103, F major "Egyptian" – Saint-Saëns – George Corwin conducting, Cary Chow, piano
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Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy – Tchaikovsky – Yariv Aloni conducting
Two excerpts from "Precari" by Brent Straughan (see photos on the Reviews page.) Première performance October 28, 2007, with Nancy Washeim, soprano
Excerpt from the March 11, 2007 benefit performance for Mercy Ships International: "Mercy — A Musical Odyssey
Three excerpts from the April 20, 2002 concert
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Les Diamans de la Couronne: Overture – Auber
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Porgy & Bess (Summertime) – Gershwin
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Danse Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila – Saint-Saëns
Excerpt from the December 10, 2006 concert: "An Enchanted Journey: Fantasies in Music"