Ensemble Vivant Tribute to Rick Wilkins, Orillia (March 2019)

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 time, the invitation was to perform Ensemble Vivant’s Live in Concert Tribute to Jazz Great Rick Wilkins program during the 2018/19 season. The Orillia Opera House was overflowing, and with Rick Wilkins himself present, it was a grand evening all around.

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: Orillia Opera House, March 3, 2019 for Orillia Concert Association: Jim Vivian, bass; Norman Hathaway, viola; Sybil Shanahan, cello; Catherine Wilson, piano; Corey Gemmell, violin. Photo by Marion Voysey

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: March 3, 2019, Orillia Opera House for Orillia Concert Association: Mike Murley, sax. Photo by Marion Voysey

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: March 3, 2019, Orillia Opera House for Orillia Concert Association: Nick Fraser, drums. Photo by Marion Voysey

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: March 3, 2019 at Orillia Opera House for Orillia Concert Association: EV’s Jim Vivian, bass. Photo by Marion Voysey

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: March 3, 2019, Orillia Opera House for Orillia Concert Association: EV’s Corey Gemmell, violin. Photo by Marion Voysey

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: Orillia Opera House, March 3, 2019 for Orillia Concert Association: Jim Vivian, bass; Norman Hathaway, viola (with mic); Sybil Shanahan, cello; Catherine Wilson, piano. Photo by Marion Voysey

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: Orillia Opera House, March 3, 2019 for Orillia Concert Association: Mike Murley, sax (with mic); Corey Gemmell, violin; Kevin Turcotte, trumpet. Photo by Marion Voysey

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: Orillia Opera House, March 3, 2019 for Orillia Concert Association Series: Jim Vivian, bass; Nick Fraser, drums; Norman Hathaway, viola; Sybil Shanahan, cello; Catherine Wilson, piano; Corey Gemmell, violin; Kevin Turcotte, trumpet; Mike Murley, sax. Photo by Marion Voysey

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: Orillia Opera House, March 3, 2019 for Orillia Concert Association: Jim Vivian, bass; Nick Fraser, drums; Norman Hathaway, viola; Sybil Shanahan, cello; Catherine Wilson, piano; Corey Gemmell, violin; Kevin Turcotte, trumpet; Mike Murley, sax. Photo by Marion Voysey

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: Orillia Opera House, March 3, 2019 for Orillia Concert Association: RICK WILKNS himself; Norman Hathaway, viola; Nick Fraser, drums; Jim Vivian, bass; Sybil Shanahan, cello; Catherine Wilson, piano. Photo by Marion Voysey

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: Orillia Opera House, March 3, 2019 for Orillia Concert Association: L to R: Norman Hathaway, viola; Nick Fraser, drums; RICK WILKNS himself; Sybil Shanahan, cello; Jim Vivian, bass; Catherine Wilson, piano; Corey Gemmell, violin. Photo by Marion Voysey

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: Orillia Opera House, March 3, 2019 for Orillia Concert Association: Kevin Turcotte, trumpet/flugelhorn. Photo by Marion Voysey

EV’s Sold-Out Tribute to Rick Wilkins concert: Orillia Opera House, March 3, 2019 for Orillia Concert Association: Nick Fraser, drums; Jim Vivian, bass; (Norman Hathaway, page-turner); Catherine Wilson, piano; Kevin Turcotte, trumpet. Photo by Marion Voysey