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In the spirit of fall, we'll explore famous lament and other ground bass compositions by Monteverdi, Purcell, and others, which will become a springboard for learning about figured bass and trying out some improvisation and playing of divisions.
Jonathan Wong is a conductor, performer, and educator based in the Greater Toronto Area. His wide-ranging work in concert, opera, and musical theatre contexts is unified by a love for music’s communicative power and its ability to build communities in an inimitable way. As a conductor, he is Music Director and Conductor of the Strings Attached Orchestra and instructor of conducting at Tyndale University. Jonathan is fiercely committed to education in community, classroom, and private settings. In addition to teaching at Tyndale University, he teaches and coaches clarinet, piano, and voice, and he can be found leading sectionals, clinics, and masterclasses across the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. He also enjoys a diverse concert and teaching career as a keyboardist (modern and historical), clarinettist, singer, and occasional percussionist.