ARC Ensemble

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Artistic director of the @ARCEnsemble Simon Wynberg lifts the veil on works by composers suppressed by anti-Semitism and bigotry, in the ensemble's 20th year: bit.ly/47OsROR

Providing a voice for composers whose careers were disrupted by anti-Semitism & bigotry: @the_rcm's @ARCEnsemble celebrates 20 years, inc their Music in Exile series on @ChandosRecords. My article: planethugill.com/2023/08/provid…

Join our friends @AmiciEnsemble, including ARC member Joaquin Valdepeñas, this Sunday for From Strauss to the Orient! amiciensemble.com/event/from-str…

Did you know that ARC regularly featuries alumni of @the_rcm Rebanks Family Fellowship Program in their concerts? Hear the current fellows live in concert on April 12: bit.ly/3Kf9Fis

Just 24 hours until The Music of Alberto Hemsi will be performed live in Mazzoleni Hall by the ARC Ensemble: bit.ly/HemsiConcert

3 days to go! Program notes for our April 2 concert, including Simon Wynberg’s biography of Alberto Hemsi, are now available here: bit.ly/HemsiProgram

Our concert on April 2 will be preceded by a talk about the life and music of Alberto Hemsi featuring ARC’s Artistic Director, Simon Wynberg. Please join us at 1:15pm in Mazzoleni Hall: bit.ly/HemsiConcert

Alberto Hemsi’s Ad Augusta Per Angusta (Through Hardships to Honour), a substantial and demanding work for solo piano based on the Jewish hymn Adon Olam, will receive its world premiere by Kevin Ahfat at our April 2 concert. Get your tickets now: bit.ly/HemsiConcert

In July 2004, Myriam Hemsi, widow of Alberto Hemsi, donated her husband’s archives to the Institut Européen des Musiques Juives. Hemsi was one of the first composers to collect music from the Sephardi Jews of the former Ottoman empire: bit.ly/IEMJHemsi

Known for her "lively temperament, energetic individuality and warm & communicative tone,” violinist Erika Raum has a distinct musicality & sound. Listen to Erika play Hans Krása’s Tanec (Dance) for String Trio with @ARCEnsemble at Ravinia Festival in 2011:bit.ly/ARChiveRaum

The Tre Arie Antiche are drawn from Alberto Hemsi’s vocal collection, Coplas Sefardies. The first movement, Ballata, also known as "Landarico," is a song widely known to Sephardic communities throughout Europe and the Middle East: youtu.be/bbcd61ctLoo

Alberto Hemsi studied composition at @ConservatorioMI, whose alumni include composers Puccini, Mascagni and Menotti, and conductors Riccardo Muti and Claudio Abbado. Learn more about Hemsi’s life and music at our April 2 concert: bit.ly/HemsiConcert

Explore our ARChive: Live Concert Recordings playlist to hear hidden gems from the past 20 years, like Steven Dann’s performance of Rebecca Clarke’s Sonata for Viola and Piano: bit.ly/ARChiveDann

Our upcoming concert on Sunday, April 2 will feature the music of Alberto Hemsi, hot off the heels of our JUNO-nominated release with @ChandosRecords devoted to premieres of his chamber music. Get your tickets now: bit.ly/HemsiConcert

Best of luck to our colleagues @TheJUNOAwards! We are honoured to be nominated for Classical Album of the Year (Small Ensemble) for Music in Exile, Vol. 6: lnk.to/HemsiARCTW

Canadian violinist Marie Bérard is a founding member of both the ARC Ensemble and @TrioArkel. Learn more about Trio Arkel by reading their feature in @TheWholeNote: bit.ly/TrioArkel

“The ARC Ensemble … realizes a master stroke. A splendid and indispensable record.” Thank you @musiquesjuives for this wonderful review and for making it available in 5 languages! Read the full review: bit.ly/arc-hemsi-1

It finally happened—we joined Instagram! Follow us to stay in the loop on ARC's 20th anniversary season: bit.ly/ARCinsta

Members of The Royal Conservatory community, including The @ARCEnsemble, alumni from The Glenn Gould School, The Taylor Academy, and RCM Certificate Program as well as @KoernerHall artists, are among those nominated for 2023 @TheJUNOAwards: bit.ly/3lmyUXh #JUNOS