5 at the First
170 Dundurn Street South Hamilton, ON, Canada

Please note that this event has been postponed. Thank you for your support of the series and we look forward to updating you on programming soon!

We're back! Inspired by Ottawa Chamberfest's amazing #ChamberChats series, we offer "5 at the First: Intimate & Interactive", a FREE admission series of live online interviews with our core performers. We begin Sat, Oct 31 @ 2pm EST with violinist Yehonatan Berick for stories and music and Q&A! For more info and to register: www.5atthefirst.com We hope to see you there! #violinist #violin #strings #string #stringinstruments Musique UOttawa Music Arts-uOttawa #ottawamusician #canadianmusician #pedagogue

Mendelssohn Octet with Yehonatan Berick Csaba Koczó Rachel Desoer Rachel Mercer Caitlin Boyle Theresa Rudolph #duncanmcdougall Hannah Corbett

Our core collective members, the AYR Trio, have commissioned the amazing #KevinLau for a piano trio! To be premiered next May at Syrinx Concerts Toronto! We hope we will have it someday at 5 at the First, but for now, you can hear his gorgeous "Starsail" for cello and piano with the Mercer-Park Duo from their 2012 Naxos album "Sounds of Our Time":

Dear 5 at the First family, we miss you!!! We will be bringing you music this season! Watch for more info in October here, and www.5atthefirst.com. To be added to our email list, send us a note at [email protected] ! Hope to see you soon virtually, and eventually in person! #chambermusic #thehammer Hamilton Arts Council Hamilton, Ontario #strings #piano #classicalmusic #music #violin #cello #viola #guitar #welovemusic