Victoria Baroque Players
2011-2012 Season

Music by J. S. Bach

All concerts 7.30pm. Tickets etc.

Sunday Sept 18th - Bach and Argenta

with Nancy Argenta, soprano and Chris Bagan, harpsichord

Cantata ‘Ich habe genug’ BWV 82

Harpsichord Concerto in A major BWV 1055

Brandenburg Concerto No.5 BWV 1050

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Sunday Nov 13th - Bach in Green Pastures

with St John’s Chamber Singers

Cantatas ‘Der Herr denket an uns’ BWV 196

‘Erwünschtes Freudenlicht’ BWV 184

‘Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich’ BWV 150

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Sunday April 1st - Bach on Palm Sunday

with St John’s Chamber Singers

'Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden' (Psalm 51) BWV 1083

Bach's transcription of Pergolesi’s 'Stabat Mater'

Cantata for Palm Sunday, 'Himmelskönig, sei willkommen' BWV 182

Motet ‘Lobet den Herrn, Alle Heiden’ BWV 230

Sunday May 27th - Italian Bach

with Nancy Washeim, soprano, Christi Meyers, violin, and Chris Bagan, harpsichord

Cantata ‘Non Sa Che Sia Dolore’ BWV 209

Violin Concerto in A minor BWV 1041

Triple Concerto for flute, violin and harpsichord BWV 1044

Times

All concerts 7:30 pm
at St John the Divine Anglican Church, 1611 Quadra, Victoria, V8W 2L5
tel. 250 383 7169

Tickets

$20/ $5 students and children
At the door, St John's office and a month before each concert at Larsen Music, Long and McQuade, Ivy's Bookshop and Munro's Books
Season tickets available at St John's office - four concerts for $70

More Information

See www.victoria-baroque.com
tel. 250 388 7760 or email David Stratkauskas at

"At last it has arrived: Victoria's very own professional, no compromises, full meal deal, baroque ensemble." -James Young, Music in Victoria

Music from the Baroque period played as it was meant to be: on instruments from the period, in an informed, intimate, and vivacious manner!

The Victoria Baroque Players played their debut concert on Palm Sunday April 17th 2011, a performance decribed as an 'impressive debut,' the group being 'a major addition to the Victoria music scene'. The Victoria-based period instrument ensemble was formed with the mission of bringing high-quality performances of Baroque music to the Victoria audience, using the abundance of local skill and talent.

The musicians are all from Victoria and nearby areas, and are well-established figures in the West-Coast music scene. The experiences of individual players include playing with groups such as the Pacific and Portand Baroque Orchestras, English Consort, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Vancouver and Victoria Symphonies.

For the 2011-2012 season the Victoria Baroque Players are launching a series of four concerts, themed around J. S. Bach's cantatas and concertos. Come and join a captivating journey through Bach's music with Victoria's new and exciting early music ensemble!

“Next to the word of God, only music deserves being extolled as the mistress and governess of Human feelings. And when music is sharpened and polished by art, then one begins to see with amazement the great and perfect Wisdom of God in his wonderful work of harmony.” -Martin Luther