Cellist, gambist, continuo player par excellence, Susie Napper is known for her colorful, even controversial performances of both solo and chamber repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries. Having spent her childhood in an artistic milieu in London, in her late teens she moved to New York to study at the Juilliard School, then to the […]
Suzie LeBlanc, C.M., has carved out one of the most unique profiles of any Canadian soprano. Her performing career in early music includes not only recitals and performances with orchestras, opera companies, traditional and new music ensembles, but she was widely acclaimed as the protagonist in Rodrigue Jean’s film Lost Song at the Toronto International […]
Considered “a supremely refined, elegant and cerebral musician” (Ottawa Citizen), Sylvain Bergeron is a master of the lute and family of early plucked instruments, including the theorbo, archilute and baroque guitar. He is in great demand on the North American music scene as a soloist and continuist. He is one of the pioneers of early […]
In the Tango Boréal ensemble, Denis Plante’s moving bandonéon and David Jacques’ passionate guitar and charango are fuelled by the earthy rhythms of Ian Simpson’s double bass. The ensemble provides a creative space in which the bandonéon mixes it up with impressionist music, and the tango takes on a roving range of accents. With more […]
Tafelmusik, Canada’s baroque orchestra on original instruments, has achieved international recognition and critical acclaim in a very short period of time. Founded in 1979 by Kenneth Solway and Susan Graves, the orchestra has expanded rapidly since the arrival of Music Director Jeanne Lamon in 1981, and in 1984 was the first North American baroque orchestra […]
Professor of cello, chamber music, conductor of the Academy Strings and University Symphony Orchestras and Head of the String Department at the University of Alberta, Canada, cellist Tanya Prochazka (nee Hunt) is a soloist, chamber musician, conductor, freelance player and teacher. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Ms Prochazka began her cello studies with Marianne Maxwell and […]
