“In this celebratory year, our concerts span the ages, honouring Baroque music as it emerged from the Renaissance, its dynamic peak and grandeur, and its evolution into the Classical period. Our programs pay tribute to the composers and musicians of this rapidly changing era who broke with tradition to become the pioneers of new instrumental techniques and performance styles. It brought forth a musical era based on drama, emotion, diversity and creativity, threading together politics, religion and social progress.”
“We look forward to performing with friends old and new, with music by our favourite composers and, as always, sharing new discoveries as we celebrate 30 years of The Best of Baroque!”
A feast of glorious music launches this celebratory year, with compositions spanning 400 years. program will include some of The Four Seasons by Giovanni Guido, written around eight years before Vivaldi’s most famous composition, and Jan Rokyta’s enchanting Balkanology, written 300 years later…
Drawing inspiration from Ottoman, Romani and Celtic influences, Baroque Spirit explores the rich weave of styles as nations looked beyond their European borders towards new discoveries.
Celebrity culture thrived during the baroque period and Georg Philipp Telemann was one of the stars! A prolific composer of over 3,000 compositions that demonstrated an uncanny sense of popular musical trends, Telemann was the most famous composer in Germany in his day.
The versatility of the voice has fascinated composers through the ages, from its purest form to its most virtuosic. This concert presents music of extraordinary variety and exquisite beauty – from the rhythms and colours of Spanish song, the majesty of the German choral tradition, the refinement of French opera, and the passion and theatricality of Italian arias.
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