The word "Tafelmusik" is a German word that means "table music" or "music for the feast" and refers to the music you would hear during a banquet.
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra was founded in Toronto in 1979. Jeanne Lamon has been Tafelmusik’s Music Director since 1981.
The Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, directed by Ivars Taurins, was founded in 1981.
Tafelmusik is the Baroque Orchestra in Residence at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music.
Tafelmusik is Canada's music ambassador and visits the musical capitals of the world such as Vienna, Salzburg, London and New York; as well as touring throughout Canada and Ontario.
In 2000, Jeanne Lamon was appointed a member of the Order of Canada, and in 2004 she was awarded Musician of the Year by the Toronto Musicians' Association.
Tafelmusik's first annual performance of Handel's Messiah was in 1981.
Tafelmusik has recorded over 70 CDs, and won 9 Juno Awards.
Tafelmusik presents free music education concerts each year to Toronto-area students, and in the spring, Tafelmusik musicians visit schools as a component of "Baroque Education Day".
