2014 Performance Schedule
16 -21
December
Handel: Messiah
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Grant Llewellyn
Roy Thompson Hall
Toronto, Ontario
13
December
Handel: Messiah
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by James Feddeck
Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre
Rochester, New York
5 - 6
December
Handel: Messiah
Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Ragnar Bohlin
Winspear Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
30
November
Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Niagara Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Kenneth Woods
Sean O'Sullivan Theatre
St. Catherines, Ontario
28
November
Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Evangelist)
Toronto Bach Consort
Conducted by Johannes Debus
Toronto, Ontario
9
November
Wadsworth: The Far West
Luminous Voices
Conducted by Timothy Shantz
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
Calgary, Alberta
10 - 11
October
Mozart: Requiem
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Matthew Halls
Hobert Circle Theater
Indianapolis, Indiana
30
September
The Sun Rising: settings of John Donne & contemporaries
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Lucas Harris, Lute
Steven Philcox, Piano
Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies
Victoria Chapel, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
27
June
Monteverdi: Vespers
Oregon Bach Festival
Conducted by Matthew Halls
Trinity Episcopal Church
Portland, Oregon
26
June
Monteverdi: Vespers
Oregon Bach Festival
Conducted by Matthew Halls
Silva Hall at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts
Eugene, Oregon
23 - 25
May
Lully: Persée (Mercure)
Opera Atelier
Conducted by David Fallis
The Royal Opera House
Versailles, France
15 - 16
May
Bach: Johannes Passion (Evangelist & Arias)
Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Costa Rica
Conducted by John Nelson
San Jose, Costa Rica
2 - 3
May
Lully: Persée (Mercure)
Opera Atelier
Conducted by David Fallis
Elgin Theatre
Toronto, Ontario
26 - 30
April
Lully: Persée (Mercure)
Opera Atelier
Conducted by David Fallis
Elgin Theatre
Toronto, Ontario
15 - 16
May
Bach: Matthäus Passion (Evangelist)
Orchestre Métropolitain
Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
La Maison Symphonique
Montréal, Québec
21 - 23
March
Beethoven: Mass in C
Stravinsky: Pulcinella
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Courtney Lewis
Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
Houston, Texas
7
March
Holman: The Four Seasons CD release concert
Canadian Art Song Project
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Mireille Asselin, soprano
Liz Upchurch, piano
Sanya eng, harp
Canadian Music Centre
Toronto, Ontario
14 & 16
February
Rameau: La Guirlande (Myrtil)
Boston Baroque
Conducted by Martin Perlman
Jordan Hall
Boston, Massachusetts
15 - 16
January
Mozart: Coronation Mass
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Peter Oundjian
Roy Thompson Hall
Toronto, Ontario
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