Program Notes

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Keith Horner currently provides program notes for presenters throughout North America. After taking a music degree at the University of Cambridge, Keith started his writing career as a freelance music critic with The Times and The Daily Telegraph, and as a contributor to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (leading to an MA (Cantab.). His interest in communicating with audiences was honed over four decades as a music broadcaster and Executive Producer for BBC Radio 3 and CBC Radio 2, based in London, then Toronto. Keith remains active as an independent recording producer, with well over 100 CDs and LPs to his credit, several Juno awards, and the Special Prize at the Prix Italia for a documentary production with composer Christos Hatzis.

2026-2027 Season Notes


Pablo Ferrández

Thursday, October 8, 2026


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Quatuor Danel

Thursday, October 22, 2026


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Dinuk Wijeratne and the Canadian Chamber Orchestra

Tuesday, November 3, 2026


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MUSE: What Makes It Great? w/ Rob Kapilow
Mendelssohn Octet

Sunday, November 15, 2026


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Illia Ovcharenko

Tuesday, November 24, 2026


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Gryphon Trio w/ James Campbell

Thursday, December 10, 2026


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MUSE: What Makes It Great? w/ Rob Kapilow & Meagan Milatz
Beethoven’s “Appassionata”

Sunday, January 17, 2027


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Esmé Quartet

Thursday, February 11, 2027


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Duo Concertante w/ Dior Quartet

Tuesday, February 23, 2027


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Danny Driver

Tuesday, March 16, 2027


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Escher String Quartet

Thursday, March 25, 2027


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MUSE: Karen Ouzounian & Lembit Beecher

Sunday, April 18, 2027


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New Orford String Quartet

Thursday, May 6, 2027


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