Archival concert recordings from the ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory). ARC was established in 2002 as The Royal Conservatory’s ensemble-in-residence and is now among Canada's most distinguished cultural ambassadors, with multiple Juno, OPUS Klassik, and Grammy nominations as well as glowing international reviews.

ARC‘s repertoire is largely dedicated to music suppressed and marginalized under the 20th century's repressive regimes. ARC believes that there is a moral obligation to recover works that have been forgotten because of political or racial discrimination, and that their omission sustains the aims of perpetrators, and leaves us with a distorted appreciation of cultural history. A growing number of extraordinary works are joining the repertoire as a result of ARC’s work.

ARChive: Live in Concert

Recorded in Mazzoleni Hall on November 17, 2019

Dmitri Klebanov: Six Songs
I. The Cove (Taras Shevchenko)
II. In a world that is breaking and cold (Lina Kostenko)
III. Blossoms in the Valley (Taras Shevchenko)
IV, As if traders in prairie (Taras Shevchenko)
V. Dead Larks 
VI. Signs of Spring (Maksym Rylsky)

ARC Ensemble
Olenka Slywynska, mezzo-soprano
Kevin Ahfat, piano

Dmitri Klebanov: Six Songs, with Olenka Slywynska, mezzo-soprano

Recorded in Mazzoleni Hall on November 17, 2019

Dmtri Klebanov: String Quartet No. 4
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Larghetto. Mesto. Marciale
III. Scherzando
IV. Allegro

ARC Ensemble
Marie Bérard & Erika Raum, violins
Steven Dann, viola
Thomas Wiebe, cello

Dmitri Klebanov: String Quartet No. 4

Recorded in Mazzoleni Hall on November 17, 2019

Dmitri Klebanov: Piano Trio No. 2
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Scherzo
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro 

ARC Ensemble
Kevin Ahfat, piano
Marie Bérard, violin
Thomas Wiebe, cello

Dmitri Klebanov: Piano Trio No. 2

Recorded on April 12, 2008 in Cadogan Hall, London, UK

Berthold Goldschmidt: Two Morgenstern Songs
I. Nebelweben
II. Ein Rosenzweig

ARC Ensemble
Peter Barrett, baritone
Erika Raum & Benjamin Bowman, violins
Steven Dann, viola
Bryan Epperson, cello

Berthold Goldschmidt: Two Morgenstern Songs, with Peter Barrett, baritone

Recorded on September 28, 2014  in Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto 

Edward Elgar: Quintet in A minor for Piano and String Quartet, Op. 84: I. Moderato – Allegro

ARC Ensemble
Marie Bérard & Barry Shiffman, violins
Steven Dann, viola
Bryan Epperson, cello
Dianne Werner, piano

Edward Elgar: Quintet in A minor for Piano and String Quartet, Op. 84: I. Moderato – Allegro

Broadcast live on CBC Radio 2 In Performance on January 8, 2004

Pavel Haas: String Quartet No. 3, Op. 15
I. Allegro moderato
II. Lento ma non troppo,
III. Thema con variazioni e fuga

ARC Ensemble
Erika Raum & Marie Bérard, violins
Rennie Regehr, viola
Cherry Kim, cello