Rainer Hersch
COMEDY
March 23, 2013 at 7:30 pm, Hamilton Place
Rainer Hersch, conductor & musical comedian
Pianist, conductor and stand-up comedian Rainer Hersch returns to Hamilton to help navigate the world of ‘pomp and circumstance’ that is British classical music. The star of BBC’s Classical Music Unexplained takes on that jewel of the British concert season, The Last Night of the Proms. Whether you know anything about classical music or not, Rainer will have you laughing out loud.
"A stroke of comic genius"
Times Colonist, Victoria
SINGER / SONGWRITER
October 13, 2012 at 7:30 pm, Hamilton Place
Basia Bulat
Martin MacDonald, conductor
After two unforgettable performances in 2011, Canadian artist Basia Bulat returns to Hamilton to perform new songs from her latest album with the full orchestra. Basia is a rare talent with a beautiful voice and warm stage presence that endear her to anyone lucky enough to hear her. Her songs are masterfully arranged for orchestra by Owen Pallett, arranger and regular collaborator with the Grammy award-winning band Arcade Fire.
Basia Bulat (NPR: Tiny Desk Concerts)
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"Graceful and incandescent, confident but approachable"
Pitchfork
Wicked Divas
BROADWAY
December 1, 2012 at 7:30 pm, Hamilton Place
Nicole Parker, vocalist
Emily Rozek, vocalist
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Wicked fun! The two witches from the hit Tony award-winning musical Wicked weave a magic spell in this evening of diva showstoppers from Broadway, opera, and popular music. The full orchestra shines in music from Bizet’s opera Carmen and The Wizard of Oz. Come out for a great night of your favourite music from Wicked, My Fair Lady, Chicago, Titanic, The Phantom of the Opera, and more.
“Bewitching, beguiling, bedazzling — it was all of that and more as two ‘witches’ from Broadway wove a magic spell no one wanted to break…”
MLIVE.com
Diana Panton
JAZZ
February 9, 2013 at 7:30 pm, Hamilton Place
Diana Panton, vocals
Don Thompson, bass & piano
Reg Schwager, guitar
Guido Basso, trumpet & flugelhorn
James Sommerville, conductor & horn
International rising star Diana Panton has attracted the attention of some of the jazz world’s legends. Joined by Don Thompson, Reg Schwager and Guido Basso, Hamilton’s songstress features love songs from her four critically-acclaimed albums including Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars, Wouldn’t it be Loverly, and Moon River. The lush sounds of the HPO provide the perfect backdrop to this romantic evening.
“She’s a superb singer of romantic ballads, capable of capturing and expanding the most fleeting of moods”
Toronto Life
