What could be better than paying tribute with song? Married couple Steven Woomert, an associate principal trumpet player with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Rachael Kerr, a pianist for the Canadian Opera Company, recently took to their instruments in tribute to Woomert’s father Barton in honour of Father’s Day. Woomert and Kerr played two pieces: an excerpt from “Intrada” by Canadian composer Ruth Watson Henderson and an excerpt from the opera “Carmen.”Henderson’s piece was commissioned by Barton in memory of his own father Raymond. Barton, who was given his first trumpet by his father, recently retired from the TSO after 32 years as Associate Principal Trumpet — the seat Steven Woomert now occupies. The Musical Moment, produced by the TSO and the Star, features musicians recording themselves live at home, performing pieces no longer than three minutes.

Source: thestar June 25, 2020 20:15 UTC