Sunday, May 18, 2025 @ 2:30-5:00 PM Live & Livestream
AN UNCOMMON THREAD ~ Warmth and Expression
COREY GEMMELL and BENJAMIN SMITH, violin & piano
with the Burlington Symphony Orchestra Principal String Quartet
Experience an unforgettable afternoon of music with violinist Corey Gemmell, pianist Benjamin Smith, and the Burlington Symphony Orchestra Principal String Quartet. Don’t miss this captivating performance of warmth, expression, and virtuosity.
Reserve your seat today!
Duration: 2 hours including intermission
PROGRAMME:
Edward Elgar ~ Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82
George Gershwin, transcribed by Jascha Heifetz ~ Porgy & Bess+
-Intermission-
Johannes Brahms ~ Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 – the BSO Principal String Quartet with Benjamin Smith, piano
+Porgy & Bess selections: Summertime – A Woman Is A Sometime Thing / My Man’s Gone Now / It Ain’t Necessarily So / Bess, You Is My Woman Now / Tempo di Blues Â
Presented in partnership with
Sponsored in part by Nadine McLean
🔴 CLICK HERE for TICKETS to AN UNCOMMON THREAD!
$30 REGULAR or $20 STUDENT or $20 14-DAY VIDEO ACCESS
In-person and Livestream Tickets Now Available! $30 regular, $20 students, $20 video link only (access for 14 days). All ticket types receive access to the video for 14 days. Tickets are also available by cash or cheque (payable to West Plains United Church) from Wendy at the West Plains United Church office, 549 Plains Road West, Burlington, on Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LUCKY DRAWS at the CONCERT! With your MAY 18th TICKET, you will be entered into a Draw to Win a pair of Tickets (value $110) to Burlington Symphony Orchestra’s Thanksgiving Concert in October 2025, as well as a pair of tickets to the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra’s Season Finale May 24th concert at the Living Arts Centre, featuring COREY GEMMELL in Mozart’s Violin Concert No. 5. Draws will take place at the concert on May 18th, and winners will be notified by email.
MSO’s May 24, 2025 season finale concert at the Living Arts Centre guest-stars our very own May 18th artist, violinist COREY GEMMELL, performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5!
Win a $200 Scholarship to summer music camp! Students in Grades 3-12 who are new to National Music Camp can enter the draw while at the An Uncommon Thread concert!
Dine at Aldershot’s favourite Rose Garden Restaurant (across the street from West Plains United Church) on Sunday, May 18th, and receive 10% with your concert ticket!
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The Burlington Symphony Principal String Quartet : Corey Gemmell, Paul Barna, Elspeth Thomson, Gordon Cleland
Corey Gemmell, Violin, and Benjamin Smith, Piano
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🔴 CLICK HERE for TICKETS to AN UNCOMMON THREAD!
$30 REGULAR or $20 STUDENT or $20 14-DAY VIDEO ACCESS
In-person and Livestream Tickets Now Available! $30 regular, $20 students, $20 video link only (access for 14 days). All ticket types receive access to the video for 14 days. Tickets are also available by cash or cheque (payable to West Plains United Church) from Wendy at the West Plains United Church office, 549 Plains Road West, Burlington, on Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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