Former NSTT scholarship recipient Ifan Williams in concert January 19, 2019

Cellist and NSTT music scholarship
recipient Ifan Williams.

Cellist Ifan Williams and violinist Bonnie Romkey will perform DUOS Violin and Violoncello on January 19, 2019 at the Pond Playhouse in Halifax. 

DUOS is a one-night only concert presented by Theatre Arts Guild.

Ifan Williams is a former Talent Trust music scholarship recipient. 

He has performed with the New Philharmonia of London, London Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Chamber Ensemble, and the Classical Quartet of Montreal. 

He’s been Artist In Residence at the University of New Brunswick, Professor of Cello at Mount Allison University, and is the current Chair of Musique Royale and Opera Nova Scotia.

DUOS is a semi-formal affair to ring in the new year. As Theatre Arts Guild says, who doesn’t love to dress up!

There are only 90 seats available, so don’t wait to buy your tickets, which make a lovely stocking stuffer for classical music fans.

For more information, visit the Theatre Arts Guild website.

Concert Program:
Passacaglia — Handel-Halvorsen
K.424 in B flat Major — W.A. Mozart
Etude (from Gliere Collection) — Reinhold Gliere 
Intermission
Sonata Op. 7 — Zoltan Kodaly

Details:
DUOS Violin and Violoncello 
Saturday January 19, 2019 - 8:00 p.m.
  
The Pond Playhouse
6 Parkill Road Halifax

General Seating - 90 seat capacity
Cash bar and light refreshments

Ticket prices: 
$15 for members 
$25 for non-members (which includes a membership to Theatre Arts Guild. Forms available at the door)

To buy tickets:
Ticket Atlantic outlets

Atlantic Superstores

TicketAtlantic online 
Or call (902) 451-1221

Heemin Choi and Ifan Williams Perform Death and the Maiden - Presented by Theatre Arts Guild

On June 17 at 2:00 p.m. Theatre Arts Guild will present a live performance of the first two movements of Schubert’s concerto Death and the Maiden by Phillippe Djokic, Heemin Choi, Margot Aldrich and Ifan Williams. The performance is approximately 35 minutes. 

Heemin Choi (violin) completed his bachelor’s degree at Dalhousie University’s Fountain School of Performing Arts under international award-winning Philippe Djokic, and is currently a master’s student at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in Texas, studying under Paul Kantor, who is one of the most sought-after violin teachers in North America. 

Heemin is the Talent Trust 2018 Goodwill Ambassador.

Ifan Williams (cello) has performed with the New Philharmonia of London, London Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Chamber Ensemble, and the Classical Quartet of Montreal. 

He’s been Artist In Residence at the University of New Brunswick, Professor of Cello at Mount Allison University, and is the current Chair of Musique Royale and Opera Nova Scotia.

The play will begin shortly after the June 17 matinee performance. Death and the Maiden runs from June 7 - 23 at The Pond Playhouse in Halifax (audience note: suitable for adults only with explicit language that may be offensive to some. Gun shots will be heard.) For tickets, visit Ticket Atlantic.