Ronald Royer and conductor Patrick Gallois at Ukko-Koli, Koli National Park, Finland
(Jean Sibelius loved this area so much that he supposedly had a grand piano carried to the top of Ukko-Koli to celebrate his marriage.)
During 2007, two new internationally released recordings featuring the music of Ronald Royer will be released; The Storyteller’s Bag (in February) and The Nightingale’s Rhapsody (fall). The Storyteller’s Bag, distributed by The Children’s Group, features The Chamber Music Society of Mississauga with actors Lorne Cardinal (Corner Gas TV series) and Cheri Maracle. The Nightingale’s Rhapsody, distributed by Cambria Master recordings, features clarinetist Jerome Summers with the Thirteen Strings of Ottawa Chamber Orchestra conducted by Simon Streafield. For more information, see Recordings.
On Thursday, September 13, 2007, the Joensuu City Orchestra (Finland) conducted by Patrick Gallois performed Travels with Mozart, Variations on a Theme from the Magic Flute for chamber orchestra. This will mark the fourth consecutive year a professional Finnish orchestra will perform the music of Ronald Royer.
On Friday, July 20, 2007 at 8:30pm, Ronald Royer’s Dawn from Water and Light, Fireworks at the Falls started the first performance of LuminAqua by the Niagara Symphony. LuminAqua is an arts and cultural showcase on the Welland Recreational Waterway combining fire, music and water. Dawn was also performed on the August 17th performance of LuminAqua.
From March 31 through April 3, 2007, the Orchestras Mississauga will present the Hollywood Sound school concerts for grade 7 students at the Living Arts Centre, Mississauga. This will be the 5th consecutive year of concerts for this innovative program created and developed by Ronald Royer. For more information go to http://www5.mississauga.ca/symphony/education.htm.
