2016-2017 Season

Sunday, Dec. 11th, 2016 @ 8pm (Free Times CafE, 320 College St.)

HOLIDAYS...IN SPACE!

The Blythwood Winds are blasting off to a galaxy far, far away to perform music from Star Wars, including an epic suite of music from the flick that started it all, Star Wars Episode IV: A NEW HOPE. But maybe outer space and epic storylines aren't your thing - never fear! We will also be performing arrangements of holiday favourites to get everyone in the mood for friends, family, and good cheer. We're especially excited that this concert features never-before heard arrangements by our talented horn player, Curtis Vander Hyden.

Saturday, June 10th, 2017 @ 8PM (Heliconian Hall, 35 HAZELTON AVE.)

VOICES OF CANADIAN WOMEN

Blythwood Winds, champions of Canadian new music for wind quintet, celebrate the diverse output of Canada’s women composers with VOICES OF CANADIAN WOMEN, Saturday, June 10th at 8pm at Heliconian Hall.

This captivating exploration will feature Float, a world premiere by Anna Höstman specially commissioned for this concert. The program also spotlights selections from both established and emerging Canadian women composers, including Norma Beecroft’s Images, Linda Catlin Smith’s Hemstitch, Elizabeth Raum’s King Lear Fantasy, Abigail Richardson-Schulte’s Emerge, Bekah Simms’ The Formula (previously commissioned and premiered by the Blythwood Winds at Hogtown Roundup: Toronto Graffiti in 2016), and Ana Sokolović’s Chansons à boire. 

Special guest performer: Cheryl Duvall.

Saturday, July 29th, 2017 @ 5PM (Mount Pleasant CEMETERY, 375 Mount Pleasant Rd.)  

MUSIC AT MOUNT PLEASANT: HOT (EARLY EVENING) IN THE CITY

That's right, your favourite woodwind quintet is ready to present a fun-filled show -  FREE to the public.

Join the Blythwood Winds for a free, relaxed performance this Saturday as part of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery Music Series!

Featuring:
"La Nouvelle Orleans" by Lalo Schifrin
King Lear Fantasy by Canadian composer Elizabeth Raum
Serenade in D Major (movements 5 and 6) by Johannes Brahms
Wind Quintet no. 3 (movement 3) by David Maslanka
Dos Tropicos by Mathieu Lussier