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26 Artscene of the music of Telemann's time." Planets when they hear Holst's name, this The Telemann piece features a bassoon and lesser-known work will enchant, Demuynck harp, but the remainder of the program is said. strictly strings. There will be 19 string players "This is a very charming work and I would on hand for the concerts. say it is simple and captures a youthful innoDemuynck said he cence," he said. "It is a expects the audience will fall "This is the first time the pleasant and wonderful in love with Dvorak's OCO is performing the piece." Serenade for Strings, if they The Oakville Chamber aren't already familiar with Dvorak Serenade for Orchestra has been audiStrings." the piece. tioning concertmasters "This is the first time the this season. A decision has OCO is performing the Charles Demuynck officially been made, with Music director and conductor Dvorak Serenade for the coveted position going Strings," Demuynck said. "It to Toronto-based is really one of the biggest Aleksandar Gajic. string orchestra pieces of any kind. Everyone "We had very fine candidates, but is working hard on it, but we are finding it Aleksandar is a highly-outstanding musician," very rewarding. It is a very difficult piece, but Demuynck said. "It is a pleasure to work with it's very lush. There's a lot of great melodies, it him. He is very personable and gets along with has a folk music feel, but it is also highly- the orchestra well, so he fills his role well." sophisticated music." Demuynck said he is already eagerly anticHolst's Brook Green Suite is also on the ipating next season. Although he can't give program. Although most people think of The away all the works for the 2009-10 season in Sign up now for guitar, bass, drums, and piano OAKVILLE'S MUSIC STORE · WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009 Chamber orchestra ends season on a Bizarre note By Tina Depko OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF It will be a concert out of the ordinary, as the Oakville Chamber Orchestra presents La Bizarre the first weekend of May. Works by Dvorak, Holst and Telemann grace the program, with the latter composer's suite, La Bizarre, providing the inspiration for the name of the pair of concerts. "Telemann was a very prolific composer and he had many orchestral suites with programming overtones, and this one is where he is having a lot of fun," said Charles Demuynck, music director and conductor. "It is called La Bizarre because he basically took the conventions of the day of an orchestral suite and played with them. He does certain things that you would never see." Despite breaking with compositional tradition, it is still a melodic piece, Demuynck said. "It is not going to sound bizarre, like if you were listening to a contemporary piece from the 1950s," he said. "It's bizarre in the concept advance of the formal announcement at the May 2 and 3 concerts, he does tell The Oakville Beaver that one of the most famous chamber orchestra pieces of all time will be making an appearance. "Our May concert of next season will feature (violinist) Bora Kim, who played on one of the Brandenburg Concertos (in November) and she will be doing Vivaldi's complete Four Seasons," he said. Oakville Chamber Orchestra presents La Bizarre on Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Central Baptist Church, 340 Rebecca St. and Sunday, May 3 at 3 p.m. at St. Simon's Anglican Church, 1450 Litchfield Rd. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, $15 for students and $10 for children under 12. Tickets are available at the door and from Bookers Bookstore, 172 Lakeshore Rd. E., L'Atelier Grigorian, 210 Lakeshore Rd. E., Leslie Music Supply Inc, 198 Speers Rd. and Notes - The Place For Music, 35 Lakeshore Rd. W. For information, visit www.oakvillechamber.org.