Ceremonies and Mysteries: Seasonal music for choir and harp

FEATURING HARPIST ERICA GOODMAN

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 2022
DOORS AT 2:30 PM • SHOW AT 3:00 PM

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION
64 FOREST AVENUE, HAMILTON

 Musicata returns for our first concert in the 2022-2023 season! We are welcoming renowned harpist Erica Goodman as we present seasonal favourites for harp and voice. Come hear a fresh take on the old and delight in the new! Brilliant pieces like Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” and music ranging from Renaissance Spain to contemporary California.

COVID-19 PROTOCOL

Please note that, while masking is not required under Provincial regulations, we strongly recommend and encourage masking at our concerts. Ascension Church has seating for 250 people, which allows for plenty of distancing between parties who are not sitting together.

To keep everyone safe, we ask that everyone attending please mask and distance where possible, and to please stay home if you or a family member have any respiratory symptoms or are feeling at all unwell.

Thank you for your co-operation.

ERICA GOODMAN

Widely recognized as one of Canada’s most skilful and versatile musicians, Ms. Goodman performs for TV and film soundtracks and also on CBC radio and TV. She received her training at the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto), the National Music Camp (Interlochen Michigan) and the Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia). In 1980, her BIS recording «Flute and Harp» with Robert Aitken was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque. In 1995, Erica won a Juno for her solo BIS CD «Erica Goodman Plays Canadian Harp Music». NOW Magazine selected her as Best Canadian Classical Musician in its 1996 «Best of Toronto» readers’ Poll.

Erica is currently a member of Toronto’s Esprit Orchestra, and also plays in the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.