July 17, 2024 – 7:30-8:30 pm
MacEwan Barn – Riverwood Conservancy
Duo Thalia is an exciting and innovative string duo based out of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. Since its conception in 2019, the duo has performed for various online programs, as well as select venues in Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo. The duo continues to engage their audiences by presenting classical and contemporary works, as well as new and unheard-of compositions with a focus on female composers.
As respective instrumentalists, Kendra Grittani and Xueao Yang have performed alongside several acclaimed ensembles across Canada, including the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Regina Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Orchestra Live Toronto, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, les Jeunes Virtuoses de Montréal, and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.
Following their online performance for the In Concert for Cambodia (IC4C) Organization, the duo has been described as performing at the “very highest level”… displaying a ‘‘magical combination of incredible passion and flawless synchronicity that makes this [duo] such a pleasure to hear and watch”. In their 2023/2024 season, the duo looks forward to performing in several chamber recitals, including one at St. Andrew’s in Kitchener-Waterloo, highlighting female composers such as Jessie Montgomery, Rebecca Clarke, Chen Yi, and Canadian composer Violet Archer.
