Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

Conveniently located next to St. Andrew’s subway station. Use Simcoe St. doors opposite Roy Thomson Hall in the Entertainment District. Advance Tickets: $35 General | $30 Seniors | $15 Students At the Door: $40 | $35 | $20 Advance Tickets available through Eventbrite at above link. Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase unless the event is cancelled. In that case, a refund will be issued within 60 days. Boyd Meets Girl pairs Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd with American cellist Laura Metcalf. The duo has toured the world sharing their eclectic mix of music from Debussy and Bach to Radiohead and Beyoncé, and their two studio albums have been streamed well over two million times on Spotify alone. Both acclaimed soloists in their own right, Boyd has been described as “truly evocative” by The Washington Post, and as “a player who deserves to be heard” by Classical Guitar Magazine, while Metcalf, also a member of the ensembles Break of Reality and The Overlook has been called “brilliant” by Gramophone. Boyd Meets Girl has toured throughout the US, India, Nepal, New Zealand, and Australia, including engagements at Caramoor, Newport Music Festival, Bargemusic, Moab Music Festival and many others. The duo’s debut album, released in 2017 on the label Sono Luminus, reached #3 on the Billboard Traditional Classical chart, and received praise in Gramophone: “They play like one, with a harmony of purpose as sure as their intonation.” Their sophomore album, Songs of Love and Despair (2022) was also praised in Gramophone as “Beguiling… fascinating… enchanting… their mutual understanding is manifest in every bar, not least the way they listen to each other.” Their music is regularly broadcast on radio stations around the world. The duo arranges much of their own repertoire, drawing inspiration from all genres, and often speak from the stage about the works to create an engaging, conversational concert experience that breaks down boundaries not only between musical genres but between audience and performer. The duo lives in New York City with their son Milo. www.boydmeetsgirlduo.com

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on +416-648-1660 or by email to info@GuitarSocietyofToronto.com

Featured Australian Works

A New York Minute : for cello and guitar (2018) by Marián Budoš — performed by Rupert Boyd and Laura Metcalf

Featured artists

• Music of Marián Budoš
• Performer Laura Metcalf
• Performer Rupert Boyd