L’Oasis Musicale’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten reached a new high at last week’s concert with an ambitious and compelling performance of the composer’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings. The Chamber Music Without Borders String Ensemble, comprising mainly young musicians from McGill along with some guests, was conducted with precision, sensitivity and assurance by John Wiens, and provided a highly complementary accompaniment to the soloists. Kevin Myers, tenor and Gabriel Mairson, horn both possessed a fine range of tone, colour and mood to match the varying atmospheres conveyed by these masterful settings of English poetry. In the first half Shayna Palevsky, flute displayed fine phrasing and a lovely legato line in pieces written by Britten’s composition teacher Frank Bridge, whilst Linda Brady produced a silvery and shimmering performance of Ravel’s Ondine. Bravo and thank you to all the artists in this wonderful concert.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:41:49 +0000
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