Sunday July 23 – 7:00pm
Created in March 2201 by Allison Migeon (Executive Director) and Brandyn Lewis (Artistic Director), Ensemble Obiora is Canada’s first classical music ensemble composed mostly of professional musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds. The mission of Ensemble Obiora is to promote musicians from different cultural backgrounds in order to increase their representation on the classical music scene, and to program unfamiliar works by composers of color whose contributions have gone unnoticed. Founded on the 3D principles of Diversity, Discovery and Dissemination, Ensemble Obiora strives to bring a new and diverse voice to classical music in Canada, to create a sense of belonging in underrepresented communities, and to inspire the next generation of classical musicians. The Obiora Ensemble presents ”Afro-Classics”, a concert dedicated to works by Black composers who have marked the history of Western classical music. The program includes music by classical period composer Joseph Boulogne (1745-1799), romantic era Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912), and cotemporary Jeff Scott (b.1967).
Musicians of Ensemble Obiora :
Tanya Charles-Iveniuk, first violin
Renee London, second violin
Adriana Arcila Tascón, viola
Susana Arcila Tascón, cello
Brandyn Lewis, double bass
Myrtle Thomas, flute
Michael Maxwell, clarinet
Sheba Thibideau, bassoon
Léanne Paul-Téran, oboe
Angelica Tombs, french horn
John Kofi Daapah, piano
Ironwood Cider House
1425 Lakeshore Rd. Niagara-on-the-Lake
$40.00 + HST
- Online ticket sales close 5 PM the day before.
- Rush tickets available the day of the concert at the door.
- Discounted tickets, packages and student pricing are only available to purchase by phone.
