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December 2016

     
    Dec 15, 2016

    Personal Reflections: Tales of Two Cities

    by Patrick Jordan, viola Tafelmusik's performance of Alison Mackay’s latest creation, Tales of Two Cities: The Leipzig-Damascus Coffee House, at the Aga Khan Museum last week on Friday, December 9 was many things. It was on the one hand the culmination of the production of the video component of our upcoming DVD of the program. It was also and all of a sudden, one of the most moving and intense performances I have experienced in quite some time.

    Dec 13, 2016

    Get to know the Messiah soloists

    Our Messiah and Sing-Along Messiah concerts will feature an amazing cast of soloists with soprano Amanda Forsythe and mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó making their Tafelmusik debut, and Tafelmusik favourites tenor Colin Balzer, and baritone Tyler Du

    Dec 7, 2016

    Behind the Musik: Messiah 101

    Here are the official program notes for Handel Messiah

    Download the Program Notes | Download the Program Listing

    Directed by Ivars Taurins

    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir

    Dec 3, 2016

    Further Listening - Close Encounters ... of the Italian kind

    by Lucas Harris, lute/guitar If you enjoyed our concert program Close Encounters ... of the Italian kind, featuring Patricia Ahern and Christopher on violin, Stefano Marcocchi on viola, Felix Deak on violoncello, and myself on lute and guitar, I encourage you to explore some of the following:

    Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir