Hit and Run
Saturday November 26, 2011, 8:00 p.m.

Katherine Hill – soprano, Julia Seager-Scott – triple harp, Avery Maclean – recorders,
Joëlle Morton – violas da gamba and Diana Kolpak – clown

Staggeringly beautiful in their original conception, a number of Italian and French 16th century works became so popular that new pieces were created, based on them. This renaissance Top of the Pops playlist features tunes in both their original and bastardized forms and their tongue-in-cheek texts are further brought to life by theatrical clown, Diana Kolpak.

The Angel and the Devil
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8:00 p.m.

Liam Byrne – basse de viole, Sara-Anne Churchill – clavecin, Joëlle Morton – le back-up

Rivals of the French Baroque, Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray were the subject of fanatical gossip, arguments and even curses. Where the elaborate nuances of works by Marais seem to mirror the refined filigree of the Versailles court, Forqueray was famous for his diabolically bold and extravagant style of playing (and for being a terror at the pubs in Paris). This recital by rising star of the gamba world Liam Byrne showcases both characters!

Imagine
Saturday, April 7, 2012, 8:00 p.m.

Paulo Mestre – countertenor, Joëlle Morton – viola da gamba, Silvana Scarinci – theorbo,
Kirk Elliott – sitar and bouzouki

Just Imagine: While My Guitar Gently Weeps we’ll Get Back to a songbook of Yesterday’s favourites from the Fairest Isle of Isles Excelling by Henry Purcell and The Beatles. We’ll give you Music for a While and explore how Man is for the Woman Made (especially if her name is Michelle), even when Help, I See, She Flies Me!