The 2025 Collingwood Music Pageant takes place from July 9 to 18, however there’s an opportunity to start the expertise a lot sooner. The Pageant’s spring fundraiser live performance occasion, A Dazzling Evening of Music, High-quality Eating, and Giving, that includes Quartetto Gelato, takes place Might 9.
Together with the music, the occasion consists of gourmand catering by Peasemarsh Farm, identified for its farm-to-table method to delicacies.
“Quartetto Gelato is a gaggle like no different — their ardour, versatility, and electrifying performances convey an exhilarating vitality to each stage they grace. We’re thrilled to welcome them to Collingwood for this particular night, the place music, wonderful eating, and generosity come collectively to make an enduring impression on our competition’s future. We invite you to hitch us for an evening stuffed with laughter, artistry, neighborhood, and celebration!” says Collingwood Inventive Director Daniel Vnukowski in a press release.
- All funds go on to supporting the Pageant. You will discover extra particulars and reserve a seat on the Might 9 occasion on the Craigleith Ski Membership [HERE].
The Performers: Quartetto Gelato
The 4 members of Quartetto Gelato convey a wealth of expertise to the stage. The ensemble is understood not just for virtuosic performances of classical music, but in addition Romani tunes, ballads and different genres of music, delivered with theatrical aptitude.
Konstantin Popović, Violinist
Konstantin’s started his violin research on the age of 5 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and his expertise was acknowledged early. He additionally excelled as a vocalist, and at age seven, was a vocal soloist in a youth choir. By the point he graduated from MS Mokranjac, a music highschool in Belgrade, he’d gained a number of awards as a violinist on the nationwide stage.
After graduating, he immigrated to Canada, the place he continued to check on the College of Toronto. After graduating, he carried out with the Nationwide Academy Orchestra and the Nationwide Youth Orchestra of Canada, touring throughout Canada and in Europe and Asia with the latter. He later accomplished his doctoral diploma on the College of Toronto.
Konstantin turned the Assistant Concertmaster of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra in 2000, and in addition turned a part of Sinfonia Toronto that very same 12 months. He has carried out as a soloist on a number of recordings.
Colin Maier, Oboe
A local of Calgary, Colin Maier earned a level in oboe efficiency from the College of Calgary. He has been the oboist for Quartetto Gelato since 2009.
He started learning music age age three with a Suzuki violin course, switching to the oboe at 12. He studied fiddling together with dance, singing, and performing in highschool with a view to pursuing musical theatre research. As a result of he’d missed the deadline to use, nonetheless, he went on to check the oboe as an alternative. After commencement, alongside together with his musical performances, he has additionally labored as an actor, dancer, and acrobat.
Colin has additionally carried out with The Calgary Philharmonic, The Hamilton Philharmonic, Nationwide Ballet of Canada Orchestra, Symphony of the Kootenays, Soundstreams, Toronto Live performance Orchestra, Scarborough Philharmonic, and Niagara Worldwide Chamber Music Pageant, in addition to in quite a lot of jazz ensembles.
Along with the oboe, Colin additionally performs the English horn, clarinet, saxophone, flute, bassoon, violin, 5-string banjo, banyan, acoustic/electrical bass, piano, guitar, mandolin and musical noticed.
He was the oboe teacher at Brock College from 2015 till 2018.
Matti Pulkki, Accordion
Matti started his music research on his first accordion on the age of six within the small city of Joutseno in jap Finland. Rising up in Joutseno, he was surrounded by conventional Finnish music, and at dwelling, classical music. He started acting at an early age.
Later, Matti studied with famous Finnish accordionist Matti Rantanen, supplemented by seminars and masterclasses with worldwide artists. It piqued his curiosity in worldwide examine, and Rantanen first got here to Canada in 2014 to check with Joseph Macerollo for a 12 months.
After a number of extra visits to carry out, Matti returned to Canada in 2019. After incomes a Bachelor’s and Grasp’s levels in accordion efficiency from the Sibelius Academy of the College of the Arts Helsinki, Matti is at the moment pursuing a doctorate on the College of Toronto whereas he continues to pursue an energetic worldwide performing profession.
Dobrochna Zubek, Cello
Polish-Canadian cellist Dr. Dobrochna Zubek holds DMA from College of Toronto. She has carried out as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral cellist throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. She has collaborated with a protracted record of outstanding artists, together with Peter Gabriel, José Carreras, Shauna Rolston and Gioconda Barbuto.
She carried out with the Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico from 2009 till 2012, and as a soloist, at many music festivals, together with the Geneé Worldwide Ballet Competitors (2019), Banff Heart for Arts and Creativity (2019) and Ottawa Chamberfest (2016). She was principal cellist of Sudbury Symphony Orchestra from 2017 till 2023, and in 2024, was invited by Symphony New Brunswick to be their principal cellist and a quartet cellist in residence.
She has carried out in experimental theatre, and as a recording artist, on the JUNO-nominated album Hymns of Heavens and Earth, composed by Peter-Anthony Togni amongst others.
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