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UTNMF: Contemporary Music Ensemble - A Storm Within: The Music of Vivian Fung

Concert
Composition
February 03, 2026
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Walter Hall

80 Queens Park

Wallace Halladay, director

Sophie Lanthier, flute

Norbert Palej, festival coordinator


PROGRAM

 

The Shaman Speaks (2009/2012)

Vivian Fung (Canada, b. 1975)

University of Toronto Saxophone Ensemble

 

Ominous (2024)

Vivian Fung (Canada, b. 1975)

Matheus Coelho do Nascimento, conductor

 

Flute Concerto: “Storm Within” (2020-21)

Vivian Fung (Canada, b. 1975)

Sophie Lanthier, flute

 

Vivian Fung is the 2026 Roger D. Moore Distinguished Visitor in Composition

 

Intermission

 

Xi (1998)

Unsuk Chin (South Korea, b. 1961)


CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE

flute
Katie Kirkpatrick

oboe
Christopher Vishy

clarinet
Niki Tang

bassoon
Cian Bryson

saxophone
Kannan Bloor

horn
Charlotte Alexander

trumpet
Kevin Hayward

trombone
Kenzie Ford

tuba
Josh Lesperance

percussion
Yi-Hsuan Lo
Jeffrey Zhu
Bevis Ng

piano
Lisa Santoprete
Serge Fattal

harp
Honoka Shoji

violin
Maya Budzinski
Selen Nsabiyeze
Melie Inageda*
Natasha Hendra*
Veronica Zupanic*
Caleb Chiu

viola
Ji-A Choi
Simon Hauber*
Meika Sonntag*

cello
Tomas Pena
Bryan Lu
Emma Schmiedecke*

bass
Benjamin Kemppainen
Kelsea Hopkins*

*extra musician


UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLE

Jason Lau, Chantelle Tom-Ying, Liam McClure, Jack Smith, Nikki Carson, Chun Wang, Kun Huang, Max Yeung, Adrian Leung, Andrew Wang, Seamus Hayden, Kannan Bloor


Special thanks – as always - to Peter Olsen.

Thank you to CME Percussion TA Bevis Ng.

Thank you to Ensemble Manager Christopher Vishy.

Thank you to Denis Martin, Brandon Wells, Blake Markle and the EMS team for all things electronic. 


Rental notices:

Flute Concerto: "Storm Within" (2020-21) by Vivian Fung, presented under license from Bill Holab Music, copyright owners.

Xi  (1998) by Unsuk Chin, presented under license from Boosey & Hawkes, copyright owners.


Ticket Prices: $30 Adult, $20 Senior, $10 Student. 

University of Toronto students with a valid T-Card are admitted free at the door (space permitting, some exceptions apply). No ticket reservation necessary.