Saturday, October 9, 2010
8 PM

ANTON KUERTI Piano
JACQUES THIBAUD TRIO   

Saturday, November 27, 2010
8 PM

PAOLO PANDOLFO
Viola da gamba

Saturday, January 29, 2011
8 PM

TAFELMUSIK
Period instrument orchestra

Saturday, March 5, 2011
8 PM

SHANGHAI QUARTET
String quartet

Thursday, March 24, 2011
8 PM

THE TALLIS SCHOLARS
Renaissance choir

Friday, April 1, 2011
8 PM

REBEL
Baroque ensemble

Honoured in 2008 with a Governor-General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, pianist Anton Kuerti remains one of Canada’s most admired and sought-after performers. An international soloist and prolific recording artist, he is also a dedicated chamber musician. His appearance in Edmonton as guest pianist with the Jacques Thibaud Trio continues a long association with the ensemble.

Founded in Berlin in 1994 and named for the distinguished French violinist, the Jacques Thibaud Trio has won acclaim throughout Europe and North America for its exuberant virtuosity. Canadian-born violinist Kai Gleusteen and the American violist Paul Cortese, both now based in Spain, joined the Trio in the fall of 2009.

The concert program includes the rarely heard Piano Quartet by Hermann Goetz, deemed by critic Laurence Vittes “one of the masterpieces of the literature.”

Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)	Quartet in G minor for piano and string trio, K. 478
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)	String Trio in C minor Op. 9, No. 3
Hermann Goetz (1840–1876)	Quartet in E Major for piano and strings, Op. 6

“Perhaps the most remarkable characteristic of Anton Kuerti is his unabating growth as an artist…. At 70, he shows no loss of intellectual freshness, emotional dimension, musical sophistication or technical panache.” –Ken Winters, Globe and Mail

 “[The Thibaud Trio] were more than brilliant… –San Francisco Classical Voice

Paolo Pandolfo Viola da gamba Saturday, November 27, 2010 8 PM ROBERTSON-WESLEY UNITED CHURCH 10209 – 123 St. Edmonton, Alberta Parking: The ImPark lot at 123rd Street and 102 Avenue, across the street from Robertson-Wesley United Church, offers parking at a rate of $2/hour or portion of hour. Charges apply 24 hours/day.

An extraordinary performer and noted scholar, Paolo Pandolfo has long been at the centre of the early music world in Europe. In his appearances in North America, he has entranced audiences with his eloquent playing and inspired improvisations. In addition to his solo performances, he appears frequently with the Ensemble di viole Labyrinto, a group dedicated to the repertoire for viol consort that he has directed since 1992.

In 2001, Paolo Pandolfo released, to great acclaim, a recording of his transcription of the Six Cello Suites by J.S. Bach , “old music,” in Bach’s words, for a “new instrument.” More recently, he has explored “new music for an old instrument” in his 2009 CD, Abel: The Drexel Manuscript, featuring works by the 18^th century viol master Karl Friedrich Abel. Paolo Pandolfo’s concert in Edmonton combines elements from each, in a program that highlights a musical language in transition.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)	Suite para Violonchelo nº I en Do Mayo BWV 1007 Prélude Alemande Courante Sarabande Menuets I & II Gigue
C.F. Abel (1723-1787)	The Drexel Manuscript Prelude Vivace Moderato Adagio Tempo di Menuetto
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)	Suite para Violonchelo nº V en re menor BWV 1011 Prélude Alemande Courante Sarabande Gavottes 1 & II Gigue

“[Pandolfo] creates the most beautiful gamba sound you’ve ever heard – a singing tone that never loses its line even when the line is decorated with an efflorescence of the most fantastic fingerings.”  –Lloyd Schwartz, Boston Phoenix

Tafelmusik Jeanne Lamon  Music Director Period instrument orchestra Saturday, January 29, 2011 8 PM    CONVOCATION HALL U of A Campus

Music Director Jeanne Lamon photo: Cylla von Tiedemann Hailed as “one of the world’s top baroque orchestras” by Gramophone Magazine, Tafelmusik was founded by Kenneth Solway and Susan Graves in 1979. Under the inspired leadership of Music Director and Concertmaster Jeanne Lamon since 1981, Tafelmusik has achieved international recognition for its concerts and recordings. All members of the orchestra are specialists in historical performance practice and perform on original instruments or modern replicas faithful in design and construction to the originals. With its artist-focused mandate and commitment to excellence and innovation, Tafelmusik is actively creating new contexts for the performance of baroque and classical music. For over 30 years, Tafelmusik has maintained a strong presence on the world stage, performing over 325 concerts in 30 countries. This season’s touring schedule opened with Tafelmusik’s debut at the Orford Festival in Quebec, and two international residencies: a return visit to the Reate Festival in Italy, at the invitation of Festival director Kent Nagano, and its 18th appearance as Orchestra-in-Residence at the Klang und Raum Festival in Irsee, Germany, with director Bruno Weil. In the fall Tafelmusik took its dynamic Galileo Project to Asia, with concerts in China (at the prestigious Beijing Music Festival), South Korea and Malaysia. The current tour finds the orchestra performing in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Tafelmusik performs over 50 concerts each season at its home base, the historic Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre. It also presents a three-concert series at the George Weston Recital Hall, and community concerts in various Toronto venues. Tafelmusik is Baroque Orchestra-in-Residence at the Faculty of Music of the University of Toronto, where they offer graduate programmes in baroque performance. The Faculty of Music is also home to the annual Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute, an intensive two-week training programme for senior students, pre-professional and professional musicians. This season’s Institute takes place June 2–15, 2011. Tafelmusik has released 76 CDs on the Analekta, Sony Classical, CBC Records, BMG Classics, Hyperion and Collegium labels, and has been awarded numerous international recording prizes, including nine JUNOs. In 2011 we anticipate two DVD releases: of our renowned Galileo Project, and our infamous Sing-Along Messiah, featuring Maestro Handel. TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE ORCHESTRA Jeanne Lamon | Music Director Violin I Jeanne Lamon Geneviève Gilardeau Edwin Huizinga Aisslinn Nosky Violin II Christopher Verrette Thomas Georgi Cristina Zacharias Viola Patrick G. Jordan Elly Winer Violoncello Christina Mahler Allen Whear Double Bass Alison Mackay Oboe John Abberger Marco Cera Harpsichord Olivier Fortin

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687)	Suite from Phaëton Ouverture Troupe de compagnes d’Astrée dansante Airs pour les Egyptiens Rondeau Entrée des furies – Chaconne
C.P.E. Bach (1714–1788)	Symphony for strings in B minor, Wq. 182/5 Allegretto Larghetto Presto
J.S. Bach (1865–1750)	Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor, after BWV 1060 Allegro Adagio Allegro
Johann Friedrich Fasch  (1688-1758)	Orchestral suite in D Minor Ouverture Gavotte Aria Largo Menuet I & II Réjouissance
Antoine Dauvergne (1713-1797)	1er Concert de Simphonies Ouverture Aria I & II Chaconne
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)	Concerto for 2 oboes in D minor, RV 535 John Abberger & Marco Cera, oboes Largo Allegro Largo Allegro molto

2010 / 2011 SEASON PRESENTING SPONSOR
This tour is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, which enables Canadian audiences to discover artists from other regions and provinces

Shanghai Quartet  String quartet Weigang Li  Violin Yi-Wen Jiang  Violin Honggang Li  Viola Nicholas Tzavaras  Cello Saturday, March 5, 2011 8 PM CONVOCATION HALL U of A Campus

Formed in 1983 at the Shanghai Conservatory, the Shanghai Quartet has won international acclaim as a passionate champion of new music and cross-cultural expression. In its recent 25^th anniversary season, it premiered works by Penderecki, Chen Yi, Vivian Fung and jazz pianist Dick Hyman, in a characteristic embrace of Eastern and Western musical traditions. The Quartet will perform another of composer Vivian Fung’s works in Edmonton, the city of her birth, her String Quartet No. 2, in its Canadian premiere.

The Shanghai Quartet has performed in festivals and concert halls around the world, appeared in television and film, including a cameo appearance in Woody Allen’s Melinda and Melinda, and made over 25 recordings. One of the most popular has been Chinasong, a collection of Chinese folk songs that touch upon arranger Yi-Wen Jiang’s memories of the Cultural Revolution.

Joaquín Turina (1882–1949)	La oración del torero (Matador’s Prayer) for string quartet
Yi-Wen Jiang	Yao Dance, Shepherd’s Song, Harvest Celebration from Chinasong, Chinese folk songs arranged for string quartet
Vivian Fung (b. 1975)	String Quartet No. 2 Programme notes by Vivian Fung Canadian premiere performance
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)	String Quartet No. 14 (Death and the Maiden) in D minor, D. 810

“This was high-class quartet playing: clean, unanimous and expressive.”
–Washington Post

The Tallis Scholars Peter Phillips  Director  Renaissance choir Thursday, March 24, 2011 8 PM McDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH 10086 Macdonald Drive Edmonton, AB

The Tallis Scholars, under the direction of Peter Phillips, celebrate the genius of the 16^th century Spanish composer and master of polyphony, Tomás Luis De Victoria. The concert program features his great Requiem of 1605, written on the death of the Empress Maria. In their tribute to his legacy and to the music of his time, The Tallis Scholars also perform works by two noted contemporaries of Victoria, Francisco Guerrero and Sebastián de Vivanco.

Unsurpassed exponents of sacred vocal music, The Tallis Scholars have, for almost forty years, conveyed the beauty of the Renaissance repertoire in live and recorded performance. Their frequent tours have taken them to Europe, North America, Japan, China, and Australia where they have appeared in both secular and sacred venues, including the Sistine Chapel.

Francisco Guerrero (1528–1599)	Regina Caeli Hei mihi, Domine
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (1548–1611)	Lamentations
Francisco de Peñalosa (c.1470–1528)	Sancta Mater
Alonso Lobo (1555–1617)	Versa est in luctum
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611)	Requiem

REBEL   Baroque ensemble Jörg-Michael Schwarz  Violin, co-Director Karen Marie Marmer  Violin, co-Director John Moran  Violoncello Dongsok Shin  Harpsichord and organ Friday, April 1, 2011 8 PM CONVOCATION HALL U of A Campus

The New York-based ensemble shares with its namesake, French Baroque composer Jean-Féry Rebel, a reputation for bold and original musical ideas. Founded in the Netherlands in 1991, the group has performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and North America, delighting audiences with its highly expressive, energetic style.

Its long residency at Wall Street’s historic Trinity Church and widely broadcast performances with Trinity Choir have made REBEL fam iliar to early music devotees across the U.S. The core group of four musicians expands frequently to include other instrumentalists, notably Matthias Maute, on flute and recorder, and soloists such as Suzy Le Blanc, Daniel Taylor and the renowned soprano Renée Fleming.

In its Edmonton concert, REBEL performs works by Leclair, Purcell, Marini, Corelli, Handel, Fux, Pergolesi, and Telemann, in a program of musical gems — “irregular pearls” — that illuminate the essence of the Baroque aesthetic.

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“REBEL’S trademark combination of brio, zest and nervy alertness [is evident]…these are well-equipped, interventionist-style players….”  –Boston Globe