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    Feb 24, 2011

    Ontario Tour - Feb 24, 2011

    Charlotte Nediger (harpsichord)

    The final day of the tour – 7 days and 12 concerts later, we’re on the bus heading home.

    Feb 23, 2011

    Ontario Tour - Feb 23, 2011

    Charlotte Nediger (harpsichord)

    We change directions today and head west for two days of school shows, first in St. Mary’s and then in Windsor. St. Mary’s brings us closer to my home turf than we usually get – my hometown is Seaforth, in Huron County 50 kilometres to the north, and I spent much of my childhood in London, 40 kilometres to the south.

    Feb 22, 2011

    Ontario Tour - Feb 22, 2011

    Charlotte Nediger (harpsichord)

    On tour one tends to lose track of time. There’s the usual “If it’s Tuesday it must be Belgium” (or in our case, Port Perry), but the clock also seems to play tricks, sometimes skipping forward and sometimes standing still.

    Feb 21, 2011

    Ontario Tour - Feb 21, 2011

    Charlotte Nediger (harpsichord)

    If Saturday was the ideal tour day, this was one of the more tedious. We took Jeanne’s “Go for Baroque” children’s show to the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau. The shows themselves were fine – it’s always great to play for young children and their parents, though the ambient noise makes it challenging.

    Feb 20, 2011

    Ontario Tour - Feb 20, 2011

    Charlotte Nediger (harpsichord)

    Yesterday was the ideal tour day – we’d arrived in Kingston on Friday night, so there was no suitcase to lug, and no bus or plane to board.

    Feb 18, 2011

    Ontario Tour - Feb 18, 2011

    Charlotte Nediger (harpsichord)

    Most musicians aren’t morning people – after all, we have to be at our best in the evening when performing – so I was surprised to meet a relatively chipper group of colleagues at 7:00 am getting ready to board the bus outside Trinity-St. Paul’s, helped perhaps by the large box of Tim’s donuts that seemed a fitting beginning to an Ontario road tour.

    Feb 1, 2011

    Julia Wedman's Grand Tour: Journal Entry 3 - February 1, 2011

    Julia Wedman (violin)

    The charming canals and warm lights of this city envelop my soul like a blanket. I have never been to a place that made me feel so immediately at home. Even the darkest, rainiest days are beautiful here.

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