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WINNIPEG, MB<\/strong> – The 3rd annual Winnipeg Baroque Festival<\/strong><\/a>, slated for April 14th through 21st, 2024, is set to provide Winnipeg music lovers with a buffet of musical offerings from the city\u2019s best choirs and instrumentalists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Winnipeg Baroque Festival strives to build a sense of community celebrating music from the past and showcasing it in exciting and new perspectives,\u201d says Festival artistic director Andrew Balfour<\/strong>. \u201cDedicated to showcasing and collaborating with musicians from across the musical spectrum in Manitoba and beyond, the Festival\u2019s mandate is to provide access to some of the most glorious music in the musical canon to all in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of a week, the Festival is set to present nine concerts that run the gamut from the choral music that formed the foundation of the Festival in its first two years to instrumental offerings, which will be making their debut in this year\u2019s Festival.

\u201cWe are so happy to be presenting a concert of instrumental music on period instruments for the first time at the Winnipeg Baroque Festival,\u201d says Winnipeg violinist Momoko Matsumura<\/strong>. \u201cAncient composers\u2019 intentions are timeless and if there\u2019s anything the world needs in 2024, it\u2019s a moment to unplug, put your life on \u2018silent mode\u2019 for a couple of hours and experience a real moment of shared humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy your tickets at<\/strong>\u00a0www.winnipegbaroquefestival.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 2024 Winnipeg Baroque Festival will begin on April 14th at 3pm at the Crescent Arts Centre in Osborne Village with Of Countertenors and Consorts<\/em>, a concert presented by one of the Festival\u2019s founding ensembles, Dead of Winter<\/strong><\/a>. Curated by John Wiens, co-conducted by the dynamic duo of\u00a0Andrew Balfour<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Mel Braun<\/strong>, and featuring top Canadian countertenor Daniel Cabena<\/strong> and a consort of four viol da gambas<\/a> (like a cello but with frets and more strings in soprano, alto, tenor, and bass ranges), the ensemble will present works from the Elizabethan Renaissance alongside new works by Juno nominee Andrew Balfour<\/strong> and Carmen Braden<\/strong>.
Read more about Of Countertenors and Consorts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy your tickets at<\/strong>\u00a0www.winnipegbaroquefestival.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 7pm, audiences are invited to the College Chapel of St. John the Evangelist at the University of Manitoba to hear An English Restoration<\/em> featuring the music of English Baroque masters performed by All the King\u2019s Men<\/strong><\/a>. This concert is one of four in the Festival that are pay-what-you-can, making the music of the 17th and 18th centuries even more accessible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Festival resumes on Thursday, April 18th at 7:30pm for Mirrors<\/em>. This concert features male quintet Proximus 5<\/strong><\/a>, who are making their return after a smashing debut in the 2023 Festival. They will be sharing a unique program of French and German Renaissance music inside the historic St. John\u2019s Anglican Cathedral in Winnipeg\u2019s North End. This concert also features <\/strong>NUOVOCE<\/strong><\/a>, one of Manitoba\u2019s newest choral ensembles who will present repertoire that offers contemporary commentary on music from five centuries earlier. This concert is also being presented on a pay-what-you-can basis!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second weekend of the Festival kicks off the following night, April 19th at 7:30pm, with another pay-what-you-can offering! The All Saints Anglican Church Choir<\/strong><\/a> invites you to Ascension Vespers<\/em> in the historic All Saints Anglican Church, just across the street from the Manitoba Legislature on Broadway! This program, presented in the traditional Evensong format, will feature two beloved Baroque masterworks – J.S. Bach\u2019s \u201cAscension Oratorio\u201d and Dietrich Buxtehude\u2019s \u201cMagnificat\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, April 20th, promises to be the busiest single day in the history of the Winnipeg Baroque Festival. Three distinctive concerts by three Festival newcomers will be presented across the city, starting at 11am with the Canadian Mennonite University Festival Players<\/strong><\/a>. Their concert is entitled Cantatas, Cambers, Claviers & Coffee<\/em>, which features solo offerings by two students in CMU\u2019s Faculty of Music, along with a community ensemble presenting J.S. Bach\u2019s beloved \u201cCoffee Cantata\u201d! This concert will take place in the Great Hall of CMU\u2019s picturesque North Campus, and will also offer fitting refreshments for concertgoers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not to be outdone, the Royal Canadian College of Organists, Winnipeg Chapter<\/strong><\/a> will be adding their annual Bach Marathon<\/em> to this year\u2019s festivities. Hosted at Young United Church in West Broadway, this concert includes an open sign-up for performers of all instrument types to share their favourite Bach music. The best part – the event will be hosted by none other than J.S. Bach himself along with his wife, Anna Magdelena! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music fans will want to finish off their evening back at All Saints Anglican Church just down the street to hear the first-ever instrumental ensemble to play at the Winnipeg Baroque Festival! Comprised of violinists Momoko Matsumura<\/strong><\/a> and Tatiana Friesen<\/strong><\/a>, violist Jennifer Thiessen<\/strong><\/a>, cellist Nathaniel Froese<\/strong><\/a>, organist Theresa Thordarson<\/strong><\/a>, and guitarist John Himes<\/strong><\/a>, the group will share a program entitled Fidem in Fidibus (Faith in Fiddles)<\/em>, featuring music by well-known Baroque composers like Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber to underperformed gems, including a piece by the first-ever female Baroque composer to be featured in the Festival, Isabella Leonarda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final day of the Winnipeg Baroque Festival (April 21st) will start at 3pm at St. Andrews River Heights United Church with a concert by one of Winnipeg\u2019s leading classical music artists, violinist Karl Stobbe<\/strong><\/a>. Karl\u2019s program is entitled Sei Solo (To Be Alone)<\/em>, and it features well-known Baroque violin works by Bach alongside Canadian works that speak into the Baroque repertoire, including a world premiere by Quebec composer Michael Oesterle<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What better way to close out the 2024 Winnipeg Baroque Festival than with a celebration, and festival co-founders, Canzona <\/strong><\/a>has cooked up a humdinger! They invite you to Knox United Church at 7pm in downtown Winnipeg for 35! A Choral Celebration<\/em>, commemorating the ensemble\u2019s 35th season with performances of Bach and Handel, along with an original commission by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw<\/strong>. This concert will be led by new conductor Elroy Friesen<\/strong>, and will also feature a concert of alumni members performing an excerpt from Bach\u2019s beloved \u201cB Minor Mass\u201d conducted by the ensemble\u2019s founding director, Henry Engbrecht<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe festival is expanding every year and I hope Winnipeg audiences will hear music that is new to them,\u201d says Matsumura. \u201cThere is a growing interest in historically-informed Baroque music performances among musicians and singers right here in our city, and the Winnipeg Baroque Festival is at the centre of it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Festival looks forward to bringing this passionate and exciting music for many years to Winnipeg audiences,\u201d adds Balfour. \u201cWe\u2019re even more excited to be doing so with the support of the local musical community, which is continuing to establish Winnipeg\u2019s reputation as a cultural capital of the world.\u201d

Buy your tickets at<\/strong>\u00a0www.winnipegbaroquefestival.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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