2024 Performance Schedule
25
April
Bach: Easter Oratorio and Cantata 66
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Conducted by Jeannette Sorrell
Andréa Walker, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Edward Vogel, baritone
Federated Church
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, USA
26
April
Bach: Easter Oratorio and Cantata 66
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Conducted by Jeannette Sorrell
Andréa Walker, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Edward Vogel, baritone
St. Raphael Catholic Church
Bay Village, Ohio, USA
27
April
Bach: Easter Oratorio and Cantata 66
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Conducted by Jeannette Sorrell
Andréa Walker, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Edward Vogel, baritone
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Akron, Ohio, USA
28
April
Bach: Easter Oratorio and Cantata 66
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra
Conducted by Jeannette Sorrell
Andréa Walker, soprano
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Edward Vogel, baritone
Church of the Gesu
University Heights, Ohio, USA
4
May
Beethoven: 9th Symphony
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Gemma New
Bach Elgar Choir, Strata Vocal Ensemble and Masterworks of Oakville
Carla Huhtanen, soprano
Lauren Segal, countertenor
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Alexander Dobson, baritone
First Ontario Concert Hall
Hamilton, Ontario
28
Sept.
Roth: Songs in Time of War (excerpts)
Chinese Cultural Centre
of Greater Toronto:
Imperial Ball
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
PhoeNX Ensemble
Royal York Hotel
Toronto, Ontario
13
Nov.
Schumann: Dichterliebe
and other songs by various composers
Ottawa Chamberfest
Hinrich Alpers, piano
Meghan Lindsey, soprano
Alex Hetherington, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Philippe Sly, bass-baritone
Mackay United Church
Ottawa, Ontario
15
Nov.
Beethoven: 9th Symphony
(arr. F. Liszt)
Ottawa Chamberfest
Hinrich Alpers, piano
Conducted by Lisette Canton
Meghan Lindsey, soprano
Alex Hetherington, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Philippe Sly, bass-baritone
Ottawa Bach Choir
Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
Ottawa, Ontario
29
Nov.
13-14
Dec.
Handel: Messiah
Richard Eaton Singers
Conducted by Timothy Shantz
Edmonton Symphony
Mireille Asselin, soprano
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Tyler Duncan, baritone
Winspear Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
19
Dec.
Handel: Messiah
Regina Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Gordon Gerrard
Lara Ciekiewicz, soprano
Stephanie Tritchew, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Neil Craighead, bass-baritone
Knox Metropolitan United Church
Regina, Saskatchewan
Wiliford was a constant source of wonder.... Vocally, he coped with the fiendishly difficult and high-lying tessitura with consummate skill. He deployed a palette of colours, a range of dynamic variation and a linguistic and verbal clarity rarely encountered.
- Richard Turp
Bachtrack, 2014
Wiliford['s] nimble grace and pure tenor are a delight.
- Glenn Sumi
Now Magazine, 2014
Haute-contre tenor Lawrence Wiliford was a powerful and passionate Myrtil, dazzling in his runs …
- Jeffrey Gantz
Boston Globe, 2014