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Invocations are calls for help, but they can also be appeals for inspiration and spiritual guidance.  Violin virtuoso Lara St. John, soulful singer Aviva Chernick and other guests, join the celebrated Gryphon Trio in a rich musical offering that will resonate with each of us during those vulnerable moments when we, too, seek to invoke something beyond ourselves. 

One such invocation is the “nign”, a wordless and originally improvised prayer stemming from Hasidic Judaism in the 18thcentury, and the inspiration for several works in the program: Avner Dorman’s Nigunim, recipient of The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music; a world premiere by James Rolfe, Narrow Bridges; and Aaron Copland’s classic Vitebsk. The program opens with Vivian Fung’s  impassioned  Prayer,  inspired by Hildegard von Bingen, paired with Amy Beach’s spiritual plea Invocation. Violinist Noa Sarid and violist Sheila Jaffé join the Gryphon Trio to close the program with Robert Schumann’s epic and soul-searching Piano Quintet, Op. 44.

Co-presented with Soundstreams Canada

Single tickets $55 - $60
Students FREE by request - submit request to tickets@music-toronto.com. Accompanying non-student half price.
Arts Workers $20 - please call the TOLive box office at 416-366-7723 and choose options 1 – 1 to speak to a box office specialist. 

Program

Vivian Fung - Prayer (arrangement for violin and piano) **
Amy Beach - Invocation
Aaron Copland - Vitebsk: Study on a Jewish Theme
Avner Dorman - Nigunim for solo violin and piano quintet
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James Rolfe - Mitzarim / Narrows** for Gryphon Trio and Aviva Chernick
Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44

**World premiere