New series of virtual concerts launches May 27, 2020
Toronto, May 20, 2020 … Introducing a fresh way to experience the beauty of Tafelmusik, from our homes to yours! Starting next week, Tafelmusik brings the concert experience to virtual audiences with Tafelmusik at Home, a new online series featuring solo and duo performances. Hosted by Tafelmusik musicians from their homes, each of the five programs lasts about an hour and combines works that may be new to listeners’ ears with music they know and love. The first of five concerts begins on Wednesday, May 27 at 7pm, and each performance is followed by a live Q&A session with one of the featured musicians. Tickets prices are $5, $10, $20, offered on a Choose-what-you-pay basis. The first concert is on sale now, with the schedule for the four remaining concerts to be posted in the coming weeks on tafelmusik.org.
Prelude, the inaugural Tafelmusik at Home concert, features the expressive beauty of the violin and cello. The first half is devoted to solo violin, with two preludes by the English composer Davis Mell performed by Christopher Verrette, followed by Biber’s Passacaglia and Bach’s Sonata in C Major performed by Julia Wedman. The second half features cellist Keiran Campbell performing music by Vitali and Colombi, as well as two movements from Bach’s iconic suites for unaccompanied cello.
The four remaining Tafelmusik at Home concerts feature solo and duo performances by Patricia Ahern, Elisa Citterio,Thomas Georgi, Geneviève Gilardeau, Cristina Zacharias, violin; Brandon Chui, Patrick G. Jordan, viola; John Abberger, oboe;Dominic Teresi, bassoon; Lucas Harris, lute; Charlotte Nediger, harpsichord; Felix Deak, Margaret Gay, Allen Whear, cello; Pippa Macmillan, double bass.
Repertoire for future Tafelmusik at Homeconcerts ranges from elegant baroque sonatas to toe-tapping traditional Canadian music to the world premiere of The Phantom of Goldberg, a new work by Canadian composer Grégoire Jeay.
LISTING INFORMATION
Tafelmusik at Home: Prelude
Online concert series featuring members of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Date & Time: Wed May 27, 2020 at 7pm EST
Ticket Prices: Choose-what-you-pay: $5, $10, or $20
ABOUT TAFELMUSIK
Led by Music Director Elisa Citterio and Executive Director Carol Kehoe, Tafelmusik is an orchestra, choir, and experience that celebrates beauty through music of the past.
Founded over 40 years ago on the pillars of passion, learning, and artistic excellence, Tafelmusik continues to bring new energy to baroque music and beyond. Historically informed performances of 17th- to 19th-century instrumental and choral music (led by Chamber Choir director Ivars Taurins) share the stage with vibrant, insightful multimedia programs, and bold new music written just for the group. Each piece is played on period instruments, underscored and illuminated by scholarship.
Through dynamic performances, international touring, award-winning recordings, and comprehensive education programs, Tafelmusik invites audiences to engage with beauty and experience the breadth of emotion music can inspire.
2019/20 SEASON PARTNERS
Tafelmusik wishes to thank the following for their generous support: BMO Financial Group, RBC Foundation, KPMG, Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, Whitmer Trudel Charitable Foundation, The Pluralism Fund, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, Classical 96.3 FM, and NOW Magazine. Tafelmusik is a proud partner of the Bloor St. Culture Corridor.
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