Welcome New Year Aperitivo - January 9, 2026

Join us, after the end of the winter holiday period in Italy, to toast the new year. We'll be soothed by the jazzy sounds of Hotel Quirinale’s house pianist as we catch up over a glass and an aperitivo spread!

When: Friday, Jan. 9, 2026
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m. 
Where: Hotel Quirinale, Via Nazionale 7
Cost: Advance payment of €20 for CCR members and €25 for non-members, including a choice of 1 drink (wine, beer, or cocktail) and an assortment of coldcuts, cheeses, fritti, olives, etc.. Any additional drinks must be paid to the server right after ordering ("No Host").
RSVP & PoP: canadarome@gmail.com ATTN Marina by  Jan. 7th.

CCR House Concert: Crozman & Milatz - February 20, 2024

We have the unique opportunity to meet and enjoy the art of two young Canadian classical musicians in the intimate setting of a private residence during their tour of Italy. It goes without saying that spots are strictly limited for this home concert, reminiscent of the private salons of the past. Refreshments will be provided; CCR members have priority.

Named “Canada’s next big cello star” by CBC Music, Canadian cellist Cameron Crozman leads an active performing career as a soloist and chamber musician in Canada, the USA, and Europe. Winner of the 2021 Canada Council for the Arts Virginia Parker Prize, Cameron was CBC/Radio-Canada’s 2019 Classical Revelation artist and a laureate of the Paris Conservatoire and Gautier Capuçon’s Classe d’Excellence at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris. He plays on a c. 1750 cello by Gennaro Gagliano, generously on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts Instrument Bank.

Meagan Milatz is “a remarkable pianist with a seemingly limitless palette of expression” (Le Devoir). An accomplished soloist and chamber musician, she has appeared with orchestras across Canada and performs regularly with top international musicians such as Stefan Dohr, Matt Haimovitz, Øystein Baadsvik, Avi Avital, Cho Liang Lin, and Andrew Wan, and she has performed internationally in Ireland, France, Scotland, Spain, and the USA. 

Programme:

Robert Schumann - Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 

Manuel de Falla - Suite populaire espagnole

   i. El Paño Moruno

   ii. Asturiana

   iii. Jota

   iv. Nana

   v. Canción

   vi. Polo

Felix Mendelssohn - Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 58 

I. Allegro assai vivace

II. Allegretto scherzando

III. Adagio

IV. Molto allegro e vivace

Where: Residence of CCR members (Villa Patrizi area -- exact details will be sent to registered participants).

When: Tuesday, Feb.20, 2024

Time: 6 p.m. to meet the musicians and have light refreshments; 7 p.m. start of performance.

Cost: €10 for members (€15 for non-members); advance payment required to confirm your place. Current CCR members have priority at this event.

RSVP to Marielle at canadarome@gmail.com; payment by Mon., Feb. 19th. Please note that you are financially responsible for your reservation.

Canadian Songbird - October 5, 2018

Join Canadian singer, Tonia Szkurhan, for her final concert in Rome. She will be singing at cultural centre Casa Della Pace. Expect an incredible night of pop, rock and jazz music!

When: Friday, Oct. 5, 2018
Where: Casa della Pace, Via di Monte Testaccio, 22
Time: 10:30 pm to midnight
RSVP: CCR members who book directly through Tonia will get in for only €4 (rather than €5). Please email her at tonia_szkurhan@hotmail.com or send her a text or a message on WhatsApp to +39 3662753872. To learn more about Tonia and to listen to her voice, visit her website: www.toniaszkurhan.com

Jazz Love: The Canadian Songbook - May 3, 2018

Another great opportunity to take in Canadian culture right here in Rome.

Two of Canada's most celebrated and original jazz artists are making their debut together at the Rome Auditorium on May 3rd, as part of the Auditorium's "Jazz Love" series. Collectively, singer/pianist Elizabeth Shepherd and guitarist Michael Occhipinti have earned 12 JUNO Award nominations, and they have begun work on their first joint album celebrating the vibrant music that came out of Toronto’s Yonge Street in the 1960s. Both have been praised by critics for their imaginative original music and interpretations of popular songs, and for their Rome show they’ll be exploring the Canadian Songbook.

But the CCR also has the very special opportunity to welcome a limited number of people to meet Elizabeth and Michael at a pre-show, backstage artist talk! This is your chance to learn more about these performers' creative process and ask questions about both their music and careers. If you're a musician yourself, they'll be happy to give tips and share stories.

Elizabeth and Michael love chocolate cake almost as much as they love jazz!

To see some videos of their work, please visit this page.

About Elizabeth Shepherd:  “Whether you’re a hipster, a purist or a Diana Krall-loving softie, she will win you over.” 

~Montreal Gazette
Michael Occhipinti:  “This is really why we listen to music: to be surprised and lifted up, stripped of our preconceptions and left breathless by hearing something brand new. Big props to Michael Occhipinti and all the players for taking jazz into a new room” 

Bill Bentley - Sonic Boomer 

When: Thursday, May 3, 2018

Time: Concert starts at 9 p.m.; pre-show artist talk (only those on CCR list) from 8 to 8:45 p.m. (details sent to confirmed participants).

Where: Teatro Studio Borgna inside the Auditorium Parco della Musica complex, Viale Pietro de Coubertin 30; pre-show artist talk in a backstage room.

Cost:  €15; purchase your own tickets before the concert. See this page.

RSVP for the pre-show artist talk: to canadarome@gmail.com ATTN Anna. Spaces are limited so reserve early. Open to both CCR members and friends but for security reasons your names must be on the CCR list in order to be admitted to the artist talk.

NB: Remember that you are responsible for purchasing your own tickets to the performance.

¡La vida es un tango! Concert Evening - January 23, 2017

Off we go to South America again! Well, not literally, but this will still be a journey through the sounds and movements of Argentina to brighten our Roman winter. And our friends at the Vitala Festival have even reserved a special discount for CCR members to attend this evening of live music and dance.

The story of tango actually has its roots in late-19th century France, Germany and Italy, developing in Argentina with the arrival of immigrants from these nations. It then returned to Europe via the cafés of Paris and throughout Europe, to re-interpret the classical repertoire of Argentinian tango, in the 1920s with Gardel, Troilo and Di Sarli, and later with the tango nuevo of Rovira and Piazzolla.

The ensemble Tango Creación is considered among the most solid and complete performers of Argentinean tango on the national scene. This wonderful group can captivate all audiences, from tango experts to tango discoverers, with great  energy, elegance and passion. The Vitala Festival welcomes their fifth performance at Teatro San Genesio. They will be joined during a number of pieces by a pair of tango dance masters who placed third at the Argentinian Tango National Championship in Italy.

There will also be an optional buffet offering light dinner dishes, while your first drink is included in the ticket price.

Michela Tintoni, violin
Francesca Perrotta, piano
Massimo de Stephanis, double bass
 Dancers:
Fabio Santarelli and Sara Paoli

When: Monday, January 23, 2017
Time: Performance in theatre starts at 9 pm; optional light dinner/aperitivo in foyer starting at 8 pm.
Where: Teatro San Genesio, Via Podgora 1 (near Piazza Mazzini)
Cost: €13 for CCR members, €15 for guests; ticket price includes your first drink (wine, beer, water or soft drink). Light dinner options available starting at 8 p.m. ranging from €4 to €6 per dish.
RSVP: ATTN Diana at canadarome@gmail.com by Jan. 22nd.
NB: Please be responsible when reserving.