2026 Festival Program
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2026 Festival Program
Wednesday July 29
7:30 pm CPAC Theatre
AFCM Evening Concert 3 - Wonderful World with Christian-Pierre La Marca and his All-Star Orchestra
In this humanistic ode to nature, French cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca presents a packed multimedia programme on the theme of saving the planet. Featuring epic cinematography of our beautiful world by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and works by Fauré, Strauss, Glass, Saint-Saëns, Weill, Dvořák, Einaudi, and Tchaikovsky, you will be blown away!
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Concert Details
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Suite No. 1 in G major for Cello, BWV 1007
Christian-Pierre La Marca
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 102 No.4: Andante-Allegro
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
FAZIL SAY
Sonata for cello and piano (Four Cities) - Sivas, Hopa
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
ANTONÍN DVORAK
From the Bohemian Forest: Silent Woods
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
ARIEL RAMIREZ
Alfonsina y el Mar
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
“The Swan” from Carnival of the Animals
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Flight of the Bumblebee from The Legend of Tsar Saltan
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
PHILIP GLASS
The Hours - The Poet Acts
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
HENRY MANCINI (Johnny Mercer)
Moon River fr. Breakfast at Tiffany's
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
LUDOVICO EINAUDI
I giorni
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
NILS FRAHM
Ambre fr. Wintermusik
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Valse Sentimentale for Cello and Piano, Op. 51, No. 6
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
ERNEST BLOCH
From Jewish Life: Prayer
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
HAROLD ARLEN
The Wizard of Oz: Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Libertango
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
BOB THIELE (George David Weiss)
What A Wonderful World
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Jack Liebeck, Emmalena Huning, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Stefanie Farrands, Irina Morozova, Charlotte Miles, Kees Boersma, Kristian Chong
