REMEMBRANCE DAY CONCERT

November 10, 2005 at 8:00pm

In St. Joseph's Church
(corner of Cumberland & Wilbrod Streets) Ottawa.

Featuring University of Ottawa

Orchestra under the baton of David Curie.

Soprano soloist Maria Knapik

The concert will be dedicated to the millions of victims of the Second World War. Victims of Holocaust, genocide and mass murder in all occupied countries.

The University of Ottawa Orchestra will perform, supplemented by select members of The Ottawa Symphony especially invited for this important performance. The Orchestra will be under the direction of University of Ottawa Professor and Director of the Ottawa Symphony, David Currie. The vocal soloist will be Maria Knapik.

The concert is organized through the collaborative efforts of: The University of Ottawa, Department of Music and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland;

The event is supported by the Polish Canadian Congress, Canadian Jewish Congress, and Association of Polish Combatants, The Polish-Jewish Heritage Foundation and other organizations and sponsors.

Admission is free. A free will offering of CAD 10.00 is suggested.

The program includes:

1) Adagio for Violins by American composer Samuel Barber. This piece is the composers most recognized piece and was played at the funeral of President John F. Kennedy.

2) Elegia, a piece for orchestra and soprano with lyrics based on "Eulogy for a Polish Boy" by Krzystof Kamil Baczynski. This work was composed especially for this concert and dedicated to Maria Knapik by Polish Composer Peter Paul Koprowski who resides in Canada and who will be at the concert.

3) The main work featured at the concert will be The Third Symphony, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs", by H.M. Gorecki. This is a beautiful work for orchestra and soprano. The Third Symphony was awarded a Grammy Award and has sold millions of copies world-wide. It is the largest selling classical CD of all time.

This concert has all the elements of being a truly memorable event. It will be transmitted on several TV and radio stations. Attending the concert will be senior elected government officials, international diplomatic corps and University officials. For all music lovers, this is an exceptional opportunity to listen to wonderful music, performed by an excellent orchestra as well as by internationally known and appreciated soprano, Maria Knapik.

Everyone, who can, should be at St. Joseph's Church for this truly memorable Remembrance Day Concert, November 10, 2005 at 8pm.