Groups

Some of our Ambrosia groups are formed on an ad hoc basis just to read through music. The groups listed on this page are performance-oriented and are preparing for concert performances.

Ambrosia Eclectic Quartet

Violinist Yiyang Shi, violist Caleb Olesen, cellist Mary Steele, and cellist/pianist Michelle Kyle play piano quartets and string quartet music with two cellos, and sing SATB vocal selections.

Ambrosia Mixed Quartet

Clarinetist Ginny Scarfino, violist Caleb Olesen, cellist Mary Steele, and pianist Michelle Kyle

Ambrosia Clarinet Trio

Clarinetist Ginny Scarfino, cellist Mary Steele, and pianist Michelle Kyle

Due Gatte

Clarinetist Ginny Scarfino and pianist Michelle Kyle perform together as Due Gatte (two cats). Being cat lovers whose families include cats, we agreed on the name Due Gatte, which means two (female) cats in Italian. We usually wear cat ears when we perform, because it is more fun! Our cat ears were made by Pat Burnell, whose Puddy Products support the Feline Friends Network of Stratford. Since we are both members of the Waterloo Chamber Players and the Kitchener-Waterloo Community Orchestra, we perform occasionally for fund-raising events for these orchestras. We've performed short pieces at a retirement home, and Brahms' first clarinet sonata at a chamber concert. The duo's repertoire under development includes: