Monday Night Music

Whether you’ve heard them up in the orchestra loft at the Festival, down in the pit at the Avon or out front playing the fanfare, you know the talent of the musicians in the Stratford Festival Orchestra. Now hear them on stage in Lazaridis Hall for this exciting series of concerts!

Musical Bridges

Derek Kwan and Terry McKenna, two Festival artists, have a wide range of musical interests, spanning from opera and rock to Renaissance and Baroque classical music and traditional Chinese music. A virtual collision of music genres, the combination of these two artists in a space has given way to an intimate musical conversation that transcends time, culture, genre, style, language and convention. Kwan and McKenna explore juxtapositions and unexpected confluences from a variety of repertories, including the European Renaissance, ancient China and the present day, using an assortment of traditional and historic instruments, including the erhu, shakuhachi, lute, guitar and human voice. Join these two artists as they discover resonances and echoes from distant places and pasts, forging a new sound and musical language.