2026 - 2027
Come Closer
Chants Libres - Oper’Actuel Festival
Tuesday September 22, 2026 at 7:30pm
Salle Paul-Buissonneau, Montréal
Concert presentation of Come Closer by Ryan Trew at Oper’Actuel festival in Montréal hosted by Chants Libres with the original cast and musicians from the 2025 premiere.
Rachel Krehm, Big Sister
Jacqueline Woodley, Little Sister
Allene Chomyn, Violin
Rebecca Morton, Cello
Trevor Chartrand, Piano
Evan Mitchell, Conductor
Hope - Voices
Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra
January 31, 2027- 7:30 pm
Program
Ravel – Tombeau de Couperin (new arrangement by Ryan Trew)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 2
Estacio – The Houses Stand Not Far Apart
A poignant program woven around themes of unity and optimism. Led by interim Music Director, Evan Mitchell, this concert opens with Ravel’s “Tombeau de Couperin”, a piece dedicated to a friend lost in the first World War. Beethoven’s infectiously joyful “Symphony No.2” and Canadian composer John Estacio’s “The Houses Stand Not Far Apart”, a deeply moving ode to peace, round out this final concert in the Voices series.Trew – Symphony 1
Journey Home
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
May 15, 2027 7:30pm
Centre in the Square, Kitchener
Rachel Krehm, soprano
Evan Mitchell, conductor
Programme
Nascense - Austin Wintory
Come Closer: Songs on Texts by Elizabeth Krehm – Ryan Trew
Symphony Number 2 - Brahms
Come Closer
Canadian Opera Company and Opera 5
June 18 - 20, 2027
Canadian Opera Company Theatre, 227 Front St E. Toronto
Evan Mitchell, Conductor
Anna Theodosakis, Director
Scott Penner, Set and Costume Designer
Siobhan Sleath, Lighting Designer
Nathan Bruce, Projections Designer
Rachel Krehm, Big Sister
Jacqueline Woodley, Little Sister
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra