Groundbreaking New Album – Ensemble Vivant channels their rich stylistic diversity and innovative programming to create a classical fusion track that’s one-of-a-kind with their latest single, “iFugue,” and album, iFugue ~ A World of Fugues… A sonic...
When the great, now late Canadian composer John Burke heard Antonio Vivaldi’s fugue in e minor, from his Sinfonia in e minor for strings and continuo, he immediately knew it would be a perfect complement to Ensemble Vivant’s fugue project. I was thrilled when he...
DATE/TIME: Saturday, November 29, 2025 – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm VENUE: Hugh’s Room Live 296 Broadview AvenueToronto, Ontario M4M 2G7 L to R: GEORGE KOLLER, bass; SARAH BOYER, violin; CATHERINE WILSON, piano/artistic director; BETH SILVER, cello; NORMAN HATHAWAY,...
DATE/TIME: Sunday, November 23, 2025 – 4:00 pm VENUE: Flato Markham Theatre171 Town Centre BoulevardMarkham, Ontario, L3R 8G5 L to R: George Koller, bass; Sarah Boyer, violin; Catherine Wilson, piano/artistic director; Lydia Munchinsky, cello; Norman Hathaway, viola...
DATES: December, 2024 to July, 2025 In September 2024 Euterpe: Music Is The Key was awarded a grant from the George C. Hunt Family Foundation to engage Ensemble Vivant to perform concerts at 20 Long Term Care Homes in Toronto. These performances ran from December 10,...
Euterpe: Music Is The Key’s Animals in Music video presents 7 different animals depicted in 7 delightfully imaginative pieces written by a variety of composers including from France, Canada, and the United States. Animals represented: cat, ferret, black crow,...
Braziliera was written by the French composer Darius Milhaud. It is part of Milhaud’s Scaramouche Suite for 2 pianos. Braziliera means belonging or relating to Brazil, and this piece is in the style of A SAMBA, which is a lively dance of Afro-Brazilian origin. This...
The Argentine Tango Master Astor Piazzolla is known as the creator of the neuvo tango, and his compositions reflect a blend of traditional Argentine Tango along with Jazz and Classical influences. Piazzolla revered the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, particularly...
Carla Bley who lived from1936 to 2023, was an American Jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. She was an important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, and a pioneer in the development of independent artist-owned record labels. Her haunting...
In 2012, 12-year-old Ismael Paris, then a grade 6 student at an inner-city school in Scarborough, Ontario experienced Ensemble Vivant’s inspiring music education performance program, conducted through the registered not-for-profit charity Euterpe: Music Is The Key,...
Making Art not War, by composer Richard Whiteman is a beautiful piece of music arranged for solo bass and piano. Richard was inspired by a 7-year-old visual artist who sold her paintings to help comfort her people during wartime strife. If only we could shift our...
To this day, the fugues written by the great German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach, who lived from 1685 to 1750, stand at the pinnacle of this form, and remain a model for composers from around the world. J. S. Bach brought the art of fugue writing, with its...
Carlos Guastavino, who lived from 1912 to 2000, is one of the most recognized and prolific Argentine composers and pianists of the 20th century. He composed and performed his neo-romantic works amidst the political turmoil and upheaval that took place in Argentina...
The New York composer Jerome Kern, who lived from 1885 to 1945, is one of the most important and prolific American composers of musical theatre, having written approximately 1000 songs in over 100 stage works. In a career spanning over 4 decades he wrote the music for...
Fugue For Fireflies (Track 7) was written by Canadian composer Michael Coghlan and performed by pianist Catherine Wilson. Of Catherine’s performance, Michael Coghlan commented: Pianist extraordinaire Catherine Wilson captures the mood of my composition Fugue for...
Fuga Del Sur which means Fugue of The South was composed by John Burke for Ensemble Vivant’s pianist Catherine Wilson and bassist George Koller. This performance marks the world premiere recording of this clever, captivating fugue. Enjoy the whole...
J.S. Bach’s Sonata in G Major for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord, BWV 1027 is the first of a set of three sonatas for this instrumentation. It is based on Bach’s earlier work, the Sonata for Two Transverse Flutes and Continuo, BWV 1039. When Bach wrote this sonata,...
Through Brookside Music Association and Euterpe: Music Is The Key, Ensemble Vivant inspires Midland school children DATE: May 2025 On May 22, 2025, children from several public schools in Midland, Ontario experienced ENSEMBLE VIVANT’s inspiring music-education...
DATE/TIME: Friday, May 30th, 2025 – 7:00 pm VENUE: Burlington Performing Arts Centre440 Locust StreetBurlington, Ontario L7S...
DATE/TIME: Sunday, March 30th, 2025 – 2:00-4:00 pm VENUE: Hugh’s Room Live296 Broadview AvenueToronto, Ontario M4M...
← Sarah Boyer, Violin Lydia Munchinsky, cello Cellist Lydia Munchinsky is originally from Straffordville, Ontario. She began her piano studies at the age of 4, and cello when she was 10. She completed her ARCT in performance for both piano and cello before coming...
DATE/TIME: Saturday, November 30, 2024 – 8:00 pm VENUE: Hugh’s Room Live (SOLD OUT)296 Broadview AvenueToronto, Ontario M4M 2G7 Ensemble Vivant performed to a SOLD-OUT house at Toronto’s Hugh’s Room Live. L to R: George Koller, bass; Sarah Boyer, violin;...
DATE/TIME: Sunday, November 24 – 3:00 pm VENUE: Brantford Music ClubSanderson Centre for the Performing Arts88 Dalhousie StreetBrantford, Ontario N3T 2J2 L to R: George Koller, bass; Catherine Wilson, piano/artistic director; Adrian Bent, drums, Naomi Barron, cello;...
DATE/TIME: Saturday, November 16 – 7:30 pm VENUE: The Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre38 John Street SouthAylmer, Ontario N5H...
← Naomi Barron, Cello Sarah Boyer, Violin Violinist, Sarah Findlay Boyer, was born into a musical family and began playing the violin on her 5th birthday. Throughout her childhood she became an experienced concert-goer, including regularly attending the Toronto...
Currently based in Toronto, Naomi enjoys a multifaceted career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, recording artist and educator. She performs regularly with distinguished groups such as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company, National...
The Christmas Season is a time for family and friends to get together to share and to celebrate the spirit and blessings of Christmas. It’s a time of caring and giving. It can also be a reflective or sentimental time for many, and there is no better way to feel a...
DATES: June 2022 to June 2024 The Ontario Trillium Foundation awarded EUTERPE: Music Is The Key a significant 3-year Grow Grant in 2020 to have Ensemble Vivant bring their evidence-based, inspiring music-education performance programs to 37 underserved schools in...
Ensemble Vivant’s performances for the residents at 9 Levante Homes during the fall of 2022 received critical acclaim, with residents and staff pleading for the group to return as soon and as often as possible. This response resulted in Levante awarding Euterpe: Music...
DATES: September 2023 to January 2024 In 2023, the Levante Foundation awarded EUTERPE: Music Is The Key a grant to have ENSEMBLE VIVANT perform 12 concerts at Levante Living Retirement Homes in Ontario. These concerts took place from September 2023 to January 2024. ...
With generous support from The Canada Council for The Arts, Euterpe: Music is The Key created six music education performance videos for Canadian schoolchildren. Performances are by Ensemble Vivant, the flagship performance group for Euterpe: Music Is The Key, and...
On May 8, 2023 a private event celebrated the life of Tom Mueller. The event was hosted by Tom’s widow Megan Mueller in the Music Room at Hart House, University of Toronto. Megan wanted Ensemble Vivant to be the featured musical offering as Tom had been so...
Ensemble Vivant’s concert at Toronto’s Arts and Letters Club on Monday, April 3, 2023 was a grand success. This historic hall was filled to capacity and the audience expressed boundless excitement and enthusiasm about the group’s captivating performances throughout...
DATES: September to December 2022 In 2022, EUTERPE: Music Is The Key was awarded a grant from the Levante Foundation to have ENSEMBLE VIVANT perform 9 concerts at Levante Living Retirement Homes in Ontario. September 14, 2022Horizon Place, London, ON October 11,...
Levante Living awarded Euterpe: Music Is The Key a grant for Ensemble Vivant, Euterpe’s flagship performance group, to perform LIVE at 9 Levante Living Homes in southern Ontario. This wonderful project ran between September 14 and December 6, 2022. The residents and...
October 10, 1965 – August 10, 2022 Tom Mueller celloPhoto by Yuri Koller Tom Mueller Self-Portrait Ensemble Vivant with Adrian Bent It is with tremendous sadness that I write about the passing of Ensemble Vivant’s beloved cellist, Tom Mueller. Although Tom began...
…an imaginative exploration of fugues from around the world and across the centuries, this album is beaming with creative sonic adventures.. each with a message and a beauty of its own… Read the full review – The WholeNote Ivana Popovic The WholeNote...
This disc is not only a fine listen, but one to revisit again and again—if only to experience that sudden shift away from the baroque stylings in that last piece to the very Cartesian compositional approach including daringly dissonant sounds of contemporary music....
You can always count on Ensemble Vivant, led by pianist and artistic director Catherine Wilson, for music of the very highest quality. Here, nine musicians turn their ample talents to fugues by nine composers from eight countries, headlined by the form’s exemplar,...
Adele Armin with Ensemble VivantEnsemble Vivant live-in-concert in the mid-1990s at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts, Jane Mallett Theatre. L to R: Adele Armin, violin; Catherine Wilson, piano; Jack Mendelssohn, cello Adele Armin, violin; Catherine...
(George) Thank you very much for sending your beautiful new CD iFugue ~ A World of Fugues. Congratulations for the great sound and deep emotions that Ensemble Vivant communicates to the listener!! Vittorio Mezza composer, arranger, recording artist, Professor of...
Just listened to your excellent CD. I enjoyed it even more on the third hearing. What a brilliant idea! The arrangement of the Vivaldi (Fugue #1) grabs your attention immediately on a strong and positive note! They are imaginatively arranged, with much contrast, and...
Ensemble Vivant is thrilled to announce the release of our single iFUGUE, which was specially mastered by Andy Walter at ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS (of Beatles fame) in London, England. iFugue is Track 1 on our album, iFUGUE ~ A World of Fugues on the Opening Day...
The iFugue Single Mastered by Andy Walter in the Abbey Road Studio, London, England When the late composer/arranger John Burke chose this Vivaldi piece, and coined the phrase iFugue, he predicted that it would have far-reaching success for Ensemble Vivant. So at every...
Written by John ArkelianPublished: April 2021 Pianist and ensemble artistic director Catherine Wilson is joined for this ebullient celebration of Latin music by Corey Gemmell on violin, Norman Hathaway on viola, Jim Vivian on bass, Sybil Shanahan on cello, Don...
Written by John ArkelianPublished: April 2021 Recorded in May 2017 at Grace Church-on-the-Hill in Toronto, this album celebrates the long and fruitful musical collaboration between the estimable Canadian composer and arranger Rick Wilkins and Catherine Wilson’s...
A mood of romance and reflection I Never Know When The great American popular composer Leroy Anderson wrote many famous, much loved pieces, including Blue Tango, The Syncopated Clock, The Typewriter, Sleigh Ride, Jazz Pizzicato and many others. Anderson wrote his...
The Brazilian composer and pianist ERNESTO NAZARETH was especially noted for creatively combining diverse influences in his compositions, including from Latin countries, from European classical music, African rhythms and Ragtime. He has been referred to as The Scott...
ENSEMBLE VIVANT: Live Virtual Concert, November 15, 2020 at St. George By The Grange, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Photos by Linda Schettle This concert was sponsored through the generosity of the HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE FOUNDATION, CANADA and EUTERPE CORPORATION. ...
A New Year’s video from Ensemble Vivant Our Wish for 2021 may you BE All The Things You Are Headphones are best for resonance and blend. From Ensemble Vivant’s LIVE VIRTUAL CONCERT, November 15, 2020, sponsored through the generosity of the HOME INSTEAD SENIOR...
…pianist Catherine Wilson, the pride of Canada… Burlington Standard Press Vermont, USA
(Re: Pianist Catherine Wilson) I have not heard exquisite Chopin playing like this since last hearing Artur Rubinstein… Joseph Cooper, UK Concert Pianist and Broadcaster, including as chairman of the BBC’s long-running television panel game Face the...
Kudos to violinist Corey Gemmell for his beautiful solos… (re his performance of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss) Opera By Request
I was deeply touched by Norman Hathaway’s viola playing…poignant and rich with expression. David Zafer, violinist Professor of Violin, University of Toronto
Cellist Tom Mueller produced many moments of gorgeously lyrical music and showed a deep understanding of both the style and essence of the work…the phrasing was spacious and songful, the whole brought off with admirable style and musicality. His playing was a joy....
(Re: Cellist Tom Mueller) A rich, throbbing sound. Allan Kozinn New York Times
George Koller a genre crossing bass powerhouse! Geoff Chapman Toronto Star
ENSEMBLE VIVANT and EUTERPE CANADA performers Catherine Wilson, piano, Norman Hathaway, viola, and George Koller, bass (all Opening Day Recording Artists) were honoured to participate in the wonderful world-band initiative performing Peter Meechan’s The Song of Hope...
Ensemble Vivant’s Latin Romance CD is absolutely stirring and heart-achingly beautiful. Catherine Wilson and her merry band of fellow world-class musicians… sparkle, shimmer, pulsate, yearn, beckon, move, tango and haunt in gorgeous (and often sexy) pieces....
Catherine Wilson and her stalwart band of Ensemble Vivantists have “hit it out of the park” again. Combining incisive, emotional playing with challenging material, they strike a compelling tone that never lets up. A grand success! Rick Wilkins, C.M. Jazz Icon –...
(Latin Romance)… wonderful collection by Ensemble Vivant. The music leaps off the page in these performances, which are joyful, attentive to detail, and interpretively clairvoyant. The musicians in the ensemble are individually brilliant and, collectively, greater...
Ensemble Vivant… what you get is absolute magic… familiarity of old friends… yet their playing always retains a sense of gracious etiquette associated with the noble chamber ballroom… sincere and poised… great warmth and swing. (re...
This is the highest-level chamber music making. No matter the genre, there is magic in Ensemble Vivant’s music-making Rick Wilkins, C.M. musician, composer, arranger Rick Wilkins CD Review
To my heart, your rendition of Piazzolla’s ‘OBLIVION’ is the most touching I have ever heard: Bravo!” (re Catherine Wilson’s performance of OBLIVION on Ensemble Vivant’s Homage to Astor Piazzolla CD, ODEG) François Paré Radio Classique, Montréal Homage to Astor...
Ensemble Vivant does a fantastic job with the nuevo tango of Astor Piazzolla… captures the passion as well as the verve… Catherine Wilson’s piano gives this music unerring drive and plenty of sparkle… beautiful, poised performances… reveal the...
Here is the perfect light chamber music album … a little of everything to suit any taste … a wonderfully talented ensemble that performs with a warmth and flow that betrays an exceptional closeness … truly these players are more than just in-tune with each other … the...
…precisions of sonority, dynamics and rhythm that Ensemble Vivant, led by pianist Catherine Wilson fully deliver… Burke’s intricate ensemble writing is performed magnificently…a moving experience… Wilson’s playing is evocative. Roger Knox WholeNote Magazine, Canada...
Pianist extraordinaire Catherine Wilson and this wonderful group of musicians have totally captured the romance and passion of Astor Piazzolla’s music… This is a truly beautiful CD! Don Thompson, O.C. musician, composer, arranger Homage to Astor Piazzolla CD...
Canada’s chamber music treasure! John Terauds Toronto Star Ensemble Vivant Review
Ensemble Vivant, one of the best small chamber groups out there…is led by pianist extraordinaire Catherine Wilson…(Homage to Astor Piazzolla) is an exciting and vibrant album that is a sure-fire hit. Maxwell Fletcher Amazon.com (USA) Homage to Astor...
Wonderful performance… congratulations to Ensemble Vivant for uncovering these works and presenting them with their usual flare. David Olds WholeNote Magazine, Canada fête française CD Review
Catherine Wilson brings great technical virtuosity and an understanding of the ‘American’ sound of the Leroy Anderson Piano concerto… she possesses rare depth combined with highly sensitive artistry that is tremendously refreshing. Skitch Henderson Founder & Music...
Catherine Wilson’s Ragtime playing is second to none…virtuoso technique and beautiful touch with the right feel and grove combined with a rich musical imagination. William Albright American Ragtime composer, pianist
Catherine Wilson was sensational in her performance of the Leroy Anderson Piano Concerto at Carnegie Hall with Skitch Henderson conducting the New York Pops. She brings a special lyric sensitivity to her performance, along with meticulous technical ability. Her...
There were bravos, a standing ovation and an encore … the concert revealed the full sweep of Catherine Wilson’s artistic personality, her youthful idealism and openness, her willingness to express emotion, her authority at the piano, and her command of the concert’s...
Palm Court Pleasures with Catherine Wilson’s Trio Vivant… flawless… beyond flawless… it’s miraculous… it’s just perfect! Bob Kerr, CBC Radio, Off the...
Catherine Wilson’s affinity for Anderson’s music is much in evidence in this delightful recording… her sensitive piano playing shines. Joseph So La Scena Musicale
This vastly entertaining album makes listening awfully easy. William Littler Toronto Star
A thoroughly enjoyable album (re The Music of Leroy Anderson, ODEG) Boston Herald Leroy Anderson CD Review
The greatest selling point of the ensemble was the players’ masterful interpretative style. Whether playing a lyrical ballad, a spirited rag, or a sensuous tango, Ensemble Vivant captured the appropriate style instantly. The sense of ensemble was likewise impeccable,...
Catherine Wilson’s playing possesses the perfect combination of superb musicality, passionate commitment, and a lyrical and delicate shading of tonal colours. Roberto de Clara Music Director Oakville Symphony Orchestra
Beautiful playing…masters the nuances of interpreting… RPM Magazine, Canada
… desert island favourites … Bob Kerr, CBC Radio
Wilson is a dazzling performer to watch as well as listen to… there is technical perfection and keen emotionality…she left the audience suspended until the last notes of the concerto…Wilson’s performance was electric; she appears as though she feels every note she...
They bring their own sound and sensibility to the music… every time I have played this recording I have enjoyed it – both for the playing and for the program. American Record Guide, U.S.A.
This big piano chamber repertoire is beautifully and masterfully performed…insightful interpretations… Catherine Wilson’s playing seems to inhabit the soul of each composer whose work she performs. CD reviews online
…pianist Catherine Wilson and her collaborators achieve that all-too-rare balance between intellectual satisfaction and pure entertainment…this is a quality musical candybox. John Terauds Toronto Star
…refreshing… everything clicks in context… wonderful recording. Fanfare Magazine, U.S.A.
I couldn’t be more moved. Ensemble Vivant’s performance of The Old Toronto Klezmer Suite is rich with colour, imagination and deep soulful playing that reveals a profound understanding of this music. I was brought to tears by the tenderness and depth of pianist...
Ensemble Vivant… this is chamber music at its evocative best! The WholeNote Magazine
This is wonderful playing. The vitality with which the ensemble brings to these pieces is palpable. One needn’t have Latin blood in their veins to discern the commitment these musicians have to this project. (re Ensemble Vivant’s Homage to Astor Piazzolla CD, ODEG)...
Latin Romance is a tasteful and refined ode to the venerable tango…Ensemble Vivant brings a joy of music making that is truly infectious, inviting the listener to, if not get up and dance the tango, at least feel they are being transported to some warmer clime...
This disc sings with heartfelt passion, tenderness, elegance and originality…a precious contribution to the roster of existing Piazzolla recordings…destined to become a classic. Julien Labro accordionist, bandoneonist, composer, arranger
Ensemble Vivant live up to their name with this lively, spirited and affecting production…flawlessly executed…Ensemble Vivant’s heartbreakingly beautiful rendition of Adios Nonino alone is reason enough to add this disc to the collection – but it’s hardly the only...
Tango anyone? Ensemble Vivant shines! … one of the best small chamber groups out there is led by pianist extraordinaire Catherine Wilson…Homage to Astor Piazzolla gets 5 out of 5 stars Maxwell Fletcher Amazon.com (USA)
Catherine Wilson is a magnificent and passionate concert pianist… a joy to listen to and lovely to watch. Her playing and that of her group Ensemble Vivant is among the finest anywhere… brilliant musicianship and artistry… warm, heartfelt, vibrant...
Ensemble Vivant is led by piano virtuoso Catherine Wilson, and features violinist Erica Beston, cellists Amy Laing and Sharon Prater, Dave Young on bass, with Dave Campion and Philip Seguin manning percussion. It all makes for an exciting and vibrant album (Homage to...
…Thanks again for a great performance and wonderful program…molti bravi to Ensemble Vivant… please have Ensemble Vivant return very soon! David Bullard, Director de Blasiis CMS at the Hyde NY, U.S.A.
Led by a remarkable pianist, Catherine Wilson, Ensemble Vivant boasts a collection of musicians whose abilities and qualifications are second to none… a diversity of beautifully played music and sound (with vibes… Don Thompson, O.C.) from Bach to Piazzolla to Widor…...
Beautiful, poised performances…reveal the deep musicianship and light interpretive touch of these Toronto-based musicians led by pianist Catherine Wilson. John Terauds Toronto Star
This is the world premiere live performance of Canadian composer John Burke’s La Despedida. Inspired by Catherine Wilson and Ensemble Vivant’s interpretations of the music of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, as well as works by other Latin composers, John Burke...
ANNOUNCING THE PASSING OF AN IMPORTANTCOMPOSER AND MUSICAL INTELLECTDR. JOHN JOSEPH BURKE May 10, 1951 – January 18, 2020Marmora, Ontario It’s with a very heavy heart that I write about the passing of my dear colleague and friend of many years, the brilliant...
Written by Sharna Searle Category: Pot Pourri Published: 24 February 2020 This is Ensemble Vivant’s 14th album. Founder, artistic director and pianist, Catherine Wilson, and her merry band of fellow world-class musicians, have been serving up a captivating mix of...
Catherine Wilson, piano George Koller, bass From: ENSEMBLE VIVANT’s SOLD OUT Concert LATIN ROMANCE! – Hugh’s Room Live, Friday, December 6,...
ENSEMBLE VIVANT – LIVE in CONCERT: LATIN ROMANCE (Excerpts from) – SOLD-OUT! – Hugh’s Room Live, Friday, December 6,...
← Corey Gemmell, Violin Catherine Wilson, Piano & Artistic Director Virtuoso pianist and recording artist CATHERINE WILSON “the pride of Canada” (Burlington Standard Press, USA), has won the hearts of fans and critics alike for her inspired passionate,...
← Norman Hathaway, Viola Catherine Wilson, Piano & Artistic Director → Corey Gemmell, Violin Corey Lyle Gemmell, violinist, is a native of Hamilton, Ontario. He has distinguished himself as a soloist and chamber musician with performances in Canada,...
← Tom Mueller, Cello Corey Gemmell, Violin → Norman Hathaway, Viola A versatile and sought-after musician, violinist/violist Norman Hathaway performs across the musical spectrum from Classical to Popular. He was concertmaster of Te Deum Orchestra. He has...
← George Koller, Bass Norman Hathaway, Viola → Tom Mueller, Cello Cellist Tom Mueller earned a Bachelor degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a Masters degree from the University of Illinois, and gained notoriety as a versatile musician with a...
Tom Mueller, Cello → George Koller, Bass Photo by Denise Grant George Koller is a bassist, producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and promoter of jazz and world music of all varieties. In a wildly diverse and expansive career, he has performed, or toured and...
ENSEMBLE VIVANT at HUGH’S ROOM LIVE – LATIN ROMANCE – SOLD-OUT! December 6, 2019, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Photos by Marion Voysey ENSEMBLE VIVANT: Hugh’s Room, December 6, 2019 – LATIN ROMANCE – SOLD-OUT! Corey Gemmell, violin, in performance....
LIVE In Concert, Music at Fieldcote, Ancaster, ON – August 11, 2019 Video: Darryl Lahteenmaa; Photos by Linda Schettle and Ted Buck Following the success of Ensemble Vivant’s concert at Music at Fieldcote in July, 2017, artistic director Anton Plas was quick to...
LIVE In Concert at Orillia Opera House – SOLD-OUT! Orillia, Ontario – March 3, 2019 Photos by Marion Voysey Ensemble Vivant is no stranger to Orillia audiences. The Orillia Concert Association has engaged the group on several occasions over the years. This...
Euterpe’s flagship group Ensemble Vivant performed two concerts for the students at Dr. C.F. Cannon Public School, Oshawa, Ontario on June 11, 2018. The first concert was for the Kindergarten to Grade 3 students. The second concert was for the Grade 4-8 students. This...
Ensemble Vivant at the Regent Theatre Oshawa, Ontario May 24, 2018 Ensemble Vivant performed at the Regent Theatre in Oshawa, Ontario on May 24, 2018. Sponsored by telMAX Telecommunications, this concert launched the partnership of telMAX/Euterpe/Yamaha in the Durham...
Ensemble Vivant performed at the Regent Theatre in Oshawa, Ontario on May 24, 2018. Sponsored by telMAX Telecommunications, this concert launched the partnership of telMAX/Euterpe/Yamaha in the Durham Region. See the full post at Euterpe Canada’s website, Music...
Ensemble Vivant “…evocative chamber music at its best!” TheWholeNote performed at the Regent Theatre in Oshawa, Ontario on May 24, 2018. Sponsored by telMAX Telecommunications, this concert launched the partnership of telMAX/Euterpe/Yamaha in the Durham Region. telMax...
Soloist Catherine Wilson, piano; Conductor Claudio Vena LIVE from Burlington Performance Arts Centre, Burlington, ON – May 13, 2018 Photos by Marion Voysey The invitation from Maestro Claudio Vena to be the soloist for the Grand Finale of the orchestra’s concert...
Atelier Rosemarie Umetsu, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 2, 2018 Photos by Marion Voysey Ensemble Vivant Live in Concert Tribute to Rick Wilkins CD-DVD Release Concert, March 2, 2018. L-R: Carolyn Wilkins, Rick Wilkins, C.M. and Catherine Wilson, pianist. Photo by...
Grace Church on the Hill, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMay 11, 2017 Photos by Marion Voysey & Slav Kov ENSEMBLE VIVANT and RICK WILKINS C. M. For 3 decades Rick Wilkins and Ensemble Vivant’s pianist/artistic director Catherine Wilson, have enjoyed a rich musical...
St Ann’s Parish in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada July 23, 2017 Photos by Linda Schettle EV live at the Music at Fieldcote Summer Series, St Ann's Parish in Ancaster, July 23, 2017. Photo by Linda Schettle.EV live at the Music at Fieldcote Summer Series, St Ann's...
Euterpe was asked to engage Ensemble Vivant musicians to perform for a Social Justice/Equal Rights Conference as part of Black History month. Musicians: Catherine Wilson, piano; Corey Gemmell, violin; Sybil Shanahan, cello; Jim Vivian, bass; Kevin Turcotte,...
CHRISTMAS TIDINGS: It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year ENSEMBLE VIVANT with UPPER CANADA CHORUS sponsored by EUTERPE CORPORATION Live at Toronto Performing Arts Centre, George Weston Recital Hall on December 9, 2016 Catherine Wilson, piano Corey Gemmell, violin...
John Burke’s MYSTERIUM performed by Ensemble Vivant Catherine Wilson, piano Erica Beston, violin Sharon Prater, cello Film by Robert DiVito OBLIVION by A. Piazzolla Catherine Wilson, piano Film by Robert DiVito John Burke’s Mysterium CD Learn More $15.00 John...
Catherine Wilson with Norman Hathaway and Philip Seguin Back stage - Post Performance Post-performance back stage - Catherine Wilson with Mary Thornton from Famous People PlayersCatherine Wilson in front of Marquee at Carnegie HallCatherine Wilson in Central Park Post...
Ensemble Vivant Live-in-Concert @ SUNFEST with Argentine Tango Dancers Roxana and FabianCatherine Wilson, pianoErica Beston, violinMary Katherine Finch, celloDave Young, bassFilmed and recorded Live in London, ON at Aeolian Hall, 2009 by Robert...
Ensemble Vivant with neuroscientist Dr. Laurel Trainor (founder/director LIVE Lab) at the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind (MIMM), September 27th, 2014. Video by AJ Gray. Catherine Wilson introductory speech Ensemble Vivant performs Bach’s FUGUE in G...
Catherine’s hauntingly beautiful performance of OBLIVION has been realized in a ground-breaking art music video by Robert DiVito, an independent film maker based in Toronto. Ms Wilson has been Internationally praised for her imaginative, soulful artistry and...
Ensemble Vivant Live-in-Concert performing Astor Piazzolla’s ADIOS NONINO at Glenn Gould Studio on April 14, 2012. Catherine Wilson, piano Erica Beston, violin Sybil Shanahan, cello Dave Young, bass Filmed and Recorded Live by Robert...
Ensemble Vivant Live-in-Concert performing Astor Piazzolla’s UNDERTANGO at Glenn Gould Studio on April 14, 2012 Catherine Wilson, piano Erica Beston, violin Sybil Shanahan, cello Dave Young, bass Filmed and Recorded Live by Robert...
Ensemble Vivant Live-in-Concert performing Astor Piazzolla’s FUGA Y MISTERIO at Glenn Gould Studio on April 14, 2012 Catherine Wilson, piano Erica Beston, violin Sybil Shanahan, cello Dave Young, bass Filmed and Recorded Live by Robert...
Ensemble Vivant with neuroscientist Dr. Laurel Trainor (founder/director LIVE Lab) at the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind (MIMM), September 27th, 2014. ENSEMBLE VIVANT: Catherine Wilson, piano/artistic director; Stephen Sitarski, violin; Sybil Shanahan,...
Ensemble Vivant Live-in-Concert performing Astor Piazzolla’s MILONGA For THREE by Astor Piazzolla at Glenn Gould Studio on April 14, 2012 Catherine Wilson, piano Erica Beston, violin, conga and rainstick Sybil Shanahan, cello Dave Young, bass Filmed and Recorded Live...
WholeNote Magazine, September 2014, by Roger Knox. John Burke is a distinguished Canadian composer whose work has for two decades moved beyond the concert hall to engage with contemplative practices of several cultural traditions. This disc includes pieces from the...
Mac’s LIVElab welcomes the public for a test drive From the Hamilton Spectator, by Graham Rockingham McMaster University is now home to one of the most-sophisticated, high-tech concert venues in the world. As a matter of fact, the new LIVElab at the McMaster Institute...
Ensemble Vivant Live-in-Concert performing Mozart Carmargo Guarieri’s DANSA NEGRA at Glenn Gould Studio on April 14, 2012 Catherine Wilson, piano Erica Beston, violin Sybil Shanahan, cello Dave Young, bass Filmed and Recorded Live by Robert...
Ensemble Vivant Live-in-Concert performing GARÔTO by Ernesto Nazareth at Glenn Gould Studio on April 14, 2012 Catherine Wilson, piano Erica Beston, violin Sybil Shanahan, cello Dave Young, bass Filmed and Recorded Live by Robert...
The new Euterpe project “Mysterium: Music from the Labyrinth” from composer John Burke and performed by Ensemble Vivant. Available Now through the Euterpe website. $19.95 (includes taxes and shipping worldwide) Purchase To listen or for digital downloads,...
An evening of sensuous latin music in aid of bringing live quality music to children. Featuring music by Ensemble Vivant and images of Havana by photographer Mary Purdue. Fri April 25 at 7:30 pm at Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave, Toronto On. Tickets are available...
Pianist Catherine Wilson performing BERCEUSE, OP. 57 in D Flat Major by Frederic Chopin in Zelazola Wola, Poland at Chopin’s Birth House. This is one of five videos from the Series entitled Classical Vignettes filmed, produced and directed by New York videographer...
Ensemble Vivant performs KNOLLWOOD PLACE by pianist/composer Catherine Wilson Catherine Wilson, piano Mark Skazinetsky, violin Jack Mendelsohn, cello Filmed at Knollwood Place in Upper State NY. This is one of five videos from the Series entitled Classical Vignettes...
Pianist CATHERINE WILSON performs PRELUDE NUMBER THREE by George GERSHWIN in New York City. This is one of five videos from the Series entitled Classical Vignettes that was filmed, produced and directed by New York City videographer Peter Rosen on a beautiful summer...
This video was filmed in Warsaw, Poland by Peter Rosen and features pianist Catherine Wilson speaking about Chopin. The video then segues into an excerpt of Catherine Wilson with dress designer Lee Kinoshita Bevington. This is followed by an excerpt of Ensemble Vivant...
Ensemble Vivant performs MAPLE LEAF RAG by Scott Joplin Catherine Wilson, piano Mark Skazinetsky, violin Norman Hathaway, viola Jack Mendelshon, cello Joel Quarrington, bass Maple Leaf Rag was filmed at Kew Gardens at the Alex Christie Bandstand in Toronto, ON. This...
Wherever Ensemble Vivant performs, they are greeted by wonderfully warm enthusiastic audiences and SOLD-OUT halls. This video gives a glimpse of EV on the road in 2015, including from the group’s over-month-long tour in British Columbia, concerts in Ontario, and in...
All Ensemble Vivant - Tom Mueller, Cello; Corey Gemmell, Violin; Catherine Wilson, Piano; George Koller, Bass; Norman Hathaway, Viola, Photo by Denise Grant, January 2022Catherine Wilson, Piano & Artistic Director, Photo by Denise Grant, January 2022Ensemble Vivant: L...
