Coming events

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Sunday, February 4, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Much like our own era, the early 17th-century was a watershed moment in European history. The air was rife with radical developments in technology, science, and trade which ushered in a new age. Music also saw sweeping changes, among them the rise of virtuoso instrumentalists and music written for them in the stylus fantasticus. Originating […]

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Saturday, February 3, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Much like our own era, the early 17th-century was a watershed moment in European history. The air was rife with radical developments in technology, science, and trade which ushered in a new age. Music also saw sweeping changes, among them the rise of virtuoso instrumentalists and music written for them in the stylus fantasticus. Originating […]

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Friday, February 2, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Much like our own era, the early 17th-century was a watershed moment in European history. The air was rife with radical developments in technology, science, and trade which ushered in a new age. Music also saw sweeping changes, among them the rise of virtuoso instrumentalists and music written for them in the stylus fantasticus. Originating […]

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Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm –  Tafelmusik’s treasured Sing-Along Messiah makes a triumphant return, directed by none other than G.F. Handel himself. Messiah’s stirring choruses get the surround-sound treatment with a massive audience joining our own choir, orchestra, and guest soloists. Join your vocal section and sing your heart out to Handel’s glorious oratorio, performed in the style and spirit of […]

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Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm – Nothing says Christmas like Tafelmusik’s Messiah! A moving, often joyous reflection on the life of Christ, Handel’s oratorio surges with emotion, drama, and poignancy. Performed in the style and spirit of the composer’s own productions, Tafelmusik’s Messiah “radiates brilliance and energy, along with an emotional depth that fully enhances the work’s expression” (AllMusic). Messiah’s core […]

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Friday, December 15, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm – Nothing says Christmas like Tafelmusik’s Messiah! A moving, often joyous reflection on the life of Christ, Handel’s oratorio surges with emotion, drama, and poignancy. Performed in the style and spirit of the composer’s own productions, Tafelmusik’s Messiah “radiates brilliance and energy, along with an emotional depth that fully enhances the work’s expression” (AllMusic). Messiah’s core […]

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Thursday, December 14, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm – Nothing says Christmas like Tafelmusik’s Messiah! A moving, often joyous reflection on the life of Christ, Handel’s oratorio surges with emotion, drama, and poignancy. Performed in the style and spirit of the composer’s own productions, Tafelmusik’s Messiah “radiates brilliance and energy, along with an emotional depth that fully enhances the work’s expression” (AllMusic). Messiah’s core […]

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Sunday, November 19, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Choir Director Ivars Taurins has curated some of his favourite works in this soundscape of 17th- and 18th-century European choral music—from the breathtaking originality of Monteverdi to the luminosity of Bach. Within this spectrum, the choir and orchestra explore a rich palette of contrasts including the singular styles style of Purcell and Salamone Rossi, and the […]

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Saturday, November 18, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Choir Director Ivars Taurins has curated some of his favourite works in this soundscape of 17th- and 18th-century European choral music—from the breathtaking originality of Monteverdi to the luminosity of Bach. Within this spectrum, the choir and orchestra explore a rich palette of contrasts including the singular styles style of Purcell and Salamone Rossi, and the […]

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Friday, November 17, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Choir Director Ivars Taurins has curated some of his favourite works in this soundscape of 17th- and 18th-century European choral music—from the breathtaking originality of Monteverdi to the luminosity of Bach. Within this spectrum, the choir and orchestra explore a rich palette of contrasts including the singular styles style of Purcell and Salamone Rossi, and the […]

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Mods & Rockers celebrates two iconic moments when English music took the world by storm. With the 60th anniversary of the British musical tidal wave of the 1960s fast approaching, relive the tunes that flooded the airwaves and concert venues of North America in the mid-1960s. Brought to us by Andrew Downing and Alex Samaras of […]

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Sunday, October 15, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Making his Tafelmusik debut this season is French/Italian violinist Emmanuel Resche-Caserta, concertmaster of Les Arts Florissants and an artist whose “remarkable direction is coupled with superb violin playing, ease, and virtuosity” (ForumOpera). This concert takes its cue from the rivalry between the distinct French and Italian baroque styles epitomized by the music of Lully and Corelli. Both were […]

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Saturday, October 14, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Making his Tafelmusik debut this season is French/Italian violinist Emmanuel Resche-Caserta, concertmaster of Les Arts Florissants and an artist whose “remarkable direction is coupled with superb violin playing, ease, and virtuosity” (ForumOpera). This concert takes its cue from the rivalry between the distinct French and Italian baroque styles epitomized by the music of Lully and Corelli. Both were […]

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Friday, October 13, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Making his Tafelmusik debut this season is French/Italian violinist Emmanuel Resche-Caserta, concertmaster of Les Arts Florissants and an artist whose “remarkable direction is coupled with superb violin playing, ease, and virtuosity” (ForumOpera). This concert takes its cue from the rivalry between the distinct French and Italian baroque styles epitomized by the music of Lully and Corelli. Both were […]

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Sunday, September 24, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 4:45 pm – Our 45th anniversary season kicks off with an all-Beethoven blockbuster. Tafelmusik’s dear friend Bruno Weil leads a program pairing the brilliant Symphony no. 4 with the iconic Symphony no. 5.  Tafelmusik is known for incisive, trailblazing period performances of Beethoven’s symphonies—interpretations marked by an extraordinary transparency, unearthing new sounds and textures from these remarkable works. […]

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Saturday, September 23, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:45 pm – Our 45th anniversary season kicks off with an all-Beethoven blockbuster. Tafelmusik’s dear friend Bruno Weil leads a program pairing the brilliant Symphony no. 4 with the iconic Symphony no. 5.  Tafelmusik is known for incisive, trailblazing period performances of Beethoven’s symphonies—interpretations marked by an extraordinary transparency, unearthing new sounds and textures from these remarkable works. […]

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Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 9:45 pm – Our 45th anniversary season kicks off with an all-Beethoven blockbuster. Tafelmusik’s dear friend Bruno Weil leads a program pairing the brilliant Symphony no. 4 with the iconic Symphony no. 5.  Tafelmusik is known for incisive, trailblazing period performances of Beethoven’s symphonies—interpretations marked by an extraordinary transparency, unearthing new sounds and textures from these remarkable works. […]

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Thursday, December 16, 2021 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm – Peace, joy, merriment, and hope — Christmas wouldn’t be the same without Tafelmusik! Curated by Ivars Taurins, this festive program spanning two centuries reunites members of the choir and orchestra for the first time in 2021預 perfect way to launch the 40th anniversary season of Tafelmusik Chamber Choir. A selection of sparkling choruses from Handel痴 […]

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Thursday, December 2, 2021 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm – You are invited on this baroque journey through human emotions showcasing a remarkable Canadian singer. The sheer beauty and soulfulness of the human voice infuses this concert featuring mezzo soprano Krisztina Szabó — one of our first guest soloists since February 2020. Music Director Elisa Citterio has curated a program of contrasting moods that range […]

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Saturday, November 27, 2021 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm – Peace, joy, merriment, and hope — Christmas wouldn’t be the same without Tafelmusik! Curated by Ivars Taurins, this festive program spanning two centuries reunites members of the choir and orchestra for the first time in 2021. A perfect way to launch the 40th anniversary season of Tafelmusik Chamber Choir. A selection of sparkling choruses from […]

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Friday, November 26, 2021 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm – Peace, joy, merriment, and hope — Christmas wouldn’t be the same without Tafelmusik! Curated by Ivars Taurins, this festive program spanning two centuries reunites members of the choir and orchestra for the first time in 2021預 perfect way to launch the 40th anniversary season of Tafelmusik Chamber Choir. A selection of sparkling choruses from Handel痴 […]

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Thursday, November 25, 2021 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm – Peace, joy, merriment, and hope — Christmas wouldn’t be the same without Tafelmusik! Curated by Ivars Taurins, this festive program spanning two centuries reunites members of the choir and orchestra for the first time in 2021—a perfect way to launch the 40th anniversary season of Tafelmusik Chamber Choir. A selection of sparkling choruses from Handel’s […]

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Thursday, November 18, 2021 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm – Experience the artistry of Tafelmusik musicians in this playful showcase of sounds and styles, from baroque to galant. Fourteen soloists and thirteen concertos are featured in this playful mix-and-match showcase of Tafelmusik’s artistry. Music Director Elisa Citterio conceived this concert as a challenge to the musicians, inviting each of them to flex their musical muscles […]