Tafelmusik, Canada's premier period-instrument ensemble, is revered as one of the world's elite early-music groups. Join the acclaimed Baroque orchestra for an enchanting program that celebrates the cycle of the seasons with a colorful musical journey featuring Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and selections from 18th-century China, India, and northern Canada. Renowned international guest artists—including Chinese pipa player Wen Zhao, Aruna Narayan on the sarangi, and Inuit throat singers Aqsarniit—bring this timeless music to life.
“Tafelmusik was a time-machine...sweeping the audience out of its seats and back to that magic period between 1650 and 1750.” —Royal Gazette
PROGRAM Anonymous: White Snow in Spring; Monsoon Raag: Ciaconna
(improvised); Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in E Major, op. 8, no. 1
(“La primavera”); Concerto in G Minor, op. 8, no. 2
(“L'estate”); Concerto in F Major, op. 8, no. 3
(“L'autumno”); Giovanni Zamboni: Fuga, from Sonate
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