Winding up the series on Friday May 14th, are the duo of Ken MacDonald, French horn, and Laura Loewen, piano. With a program inclusive of Felix Mendelssohn, Wofgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Davidov, and Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, (the eldest sister and confidante of Felix Mendelssohn), this program will serenade us into the warmer weather.
Described by The Toronto Star as a "master French hornist," Ken MacDonald is a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, with whom he has performed since 2001. Ken has performed throughout Canada and has held principal horn positions with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Nova Scotia, and the Vancouver Opera Orchestra. He has enjoyed a close association with the chamber music Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound, Ontario, and has appeared at chamber music series throughout Canada. He instructs at the University of Manitoba.
Praised for expressivity, virtuosity, and committed playing, collaborative pianist Laura Loewen has appeared in concerts throughout North America and in Europe, Asia and South America. She is a professor of Collaborative Piano and the Vocal Coach at the University of Manitoba’s Desautels Faculty of Music.