Concert 1

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonatas with Obbligato Harpsichord - Virtual concert
A production of the Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival

Presented from Thursday July 22, 2021, 7 : 00 p.m. (Atlantic time) until August 5, 2021
Concert duration: approx. 45 minutes

On the program for this concert: three sonatas for a melodic instrument and obbligato harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the greatest composers of the Baroque era. The music of the great Bach will be performed some of the Festival’s favorite musicians.

Tanya LaPerrière, violin / Mélisande McNabney, harpsichord
Grégoire Jeay, traverso / Luc Beauséjour, harpsichord
Margaret Little, viola da gamba / Christophe Gauthier, harpsichord

Concert 2

A Persian Celebration - Virtual concert
A production of the Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival

Presented from Friday July 23, 2021, 7 : 00 p.m. (Atlantic time) until August 6, 2021
Concert duration: approx. 45 minutes

This concert is the perfect opportunity to discover Jean-Philippe Rameau’s three "Persian tragedies" (Zaïs, Zoroastre and Les Boréades). The most striking passages of these works are performed by two fantastic young French musicians who created their own arrangements for two harpsichords.

Loris Barrucand and Clément Geoffroy, harpsichord

Concert 3

Baroque Salsa - Virtual concert
A production of the Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival

Presented from Saturday July 23, 2021, 7 : 00 p.m. (Atlantic time) until August 7, 2021
Concert duration : approx. 45 minutes

This concert features the works of Spanish and Portuguese composers who lived and worked in South America during the 17th and 18th centuries, and who wrote in a very particular style: a fusion of European harmonies and counterpoint, African rhythms and Native American styles. Works by Gaspar Fernandes, Juan de Araujo, Antonio de Salazar, Domenico Zipoli, Antonio Martín y Coll, and Santiago de Murcia.

Myriam Leblanc, soprano

Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute and Sophie Larivière, recorder and traverso
Susie Napper, cello
David Jacques, guitar
Patrick Graham, percussion