Benefit Concert for Syria 2018
The Syrian Cultural Centre, in collaboration with I Medici di McGill Orchestra, presents the 3rd annual benefit concert to aid Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Syrian refugees in Montreal.
Join us on March 11th for a special performance by I Medici di McGill (“Physicians of McGill”) Orchestra. Under the musical leadership of Maestro Gilles Auger playing symphonies of Haydn and Schubert.
All proceeds will be donated to these two organizations:
• Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS Canada) - a well-respected charity working in Syria since 2008 and recognized by the Canadian government
• McGill University, School of Continuing Studies - providing scholarships for Syrian refugees and immigrants in Canada
Program
F. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Symphony No. 104 (London)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Symphony No. 6 in C major
I Medici di McGill Orchestra of the Faculty of Medicine of McGill University, 29th Season 2017/2018
Drawn from a talented pool of doctors, students, medical faculty, colleagues and friends, the orchestra brings a unique artistic and social dimension to medical education and the medical profession. I Medici di McGill ensemble is distinctive as an institution at the University, perhaps the only organized activity at the University that brings over 65 staff, students, alumni and friends together for regular social interactions and community outreach and support, such as this special concert.
Maestro Gilles Auger, Conductor, Music Director
Born in Quebec City, Gilles Auger is a graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School of Music (New York) and a student of the late Leonard Bernstein. He is currently a conductor and teacher at the Quebec Conservatory and music director of the Lévis Symphony Orchestra.
Contacts for further information:
Le centre culurel syrien Montréal | Syrian Cultural Centre Montréal
info [at] centreculturelsyrien.org +1 (514) 600 6043
I Medici di McGill
Faculté de médecine, Université McGill | Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Dr A L Padjen, directeur et fondateur | Director and Founder
ante.padjen [at] mcgill.ca (514) 398-3603