Event Info
From Folly to Sublime
A ravishing selection of baroque music led by the star-violinist, Julia Wedman.
2:30pm - 4:00pm Doors at: 2:00pm
$32 in advance, $35 at the door, $5 student & youth
Hard-copy tickets
Physical tickets at: at the door
Event Description
Victoria Baroque
with Julia Wedman, violin/director
Frogs, fencing, and flatulence! Did you know the Baroque period has a wild, cheeky side? Experience unexpected humour paired with music of otherworldly beauty. Music by Purcell, Schmelzer, Rameau, Vivaldi, and Telemann.
“highly communicative” (Globe and Mail)
PROGRAMME
Rameau: Overture Suite from Platee
Schmelzer: Die Fechtschule (The fencing school)
Leonora Duarte: Sinfonia 2 in C major
Schmelzer: Al giorno delle Corregie (The day of the beanfest)
Purcell: Three Parts on a Ground in D
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for Flute and Strings RV439 “La Notte” (The night)
Buxtehude: Passacaglia from Sonata in A minor BuxWV 272
Falconieri: Folias echa para mi Señora Doña Tarolilla de Carallenos
Sem Hak: Proper Etiquette
Telemann: Allegro from Violin Concerto in A major “Die Relinge” (The frogs)
MUSICIANS
Julia Wedman, violin/director
Elyssa Lefurgey-Smith, violin
Kathryn Wiebe, violin/viola
Mieka Michaux, viola
Amy Laing, cello
Natalie Mackie, viola da gamba/violone
Katrina Russell, bassoon
Soile Stratkauskas, flute
Christina Hutten, harpsichord
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND AT THE DOOR
Children under 12 accompanied by an adult are free.
Not recommended for children under seven.
Venue
1611 Quadra
Open / Operational
In-Person Event
Sun. October 29th 2023 + Add to Calendar
St. John The Divine
