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A Baroque Bouquet
May 14, 2023 @ 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Donation at the door
On May 14, Galileo Baroque Choir presents a verdant offering of rare beauty from the 16th and 17th centuries with “A Baroque Bouquet.” This florilegium of the composer’s craft will feature the bold colours of Handel, Gabrieli and Purcell, as well as exotic delights by Zelenka, Sweelinck and Barbara Strozzi. The programme will be crowned by the intricate harmonies of J.S. Bach’s motet for double choir, “Der Geist Hilft.”
Galileo, a 25-voice chamber choir made up of some of Halifax’s finest choral musicians, will be joined by baroque specialists Garth MacPhee, continuo; Celeste Jankowski and Kirsty Money, violins; and Hilary Brown, cello.
Galileo Baroque Choir, founded in 2018, is Nova Scotia’s only choir dedicated to the performance of baroque music. Conductor Andrew Pickett holds an M.Mus. in voice from Western University and a graduate diploma from the Royal College of Music, and has studied with early music legends Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, and Michael Chance. He has performed chamber music and opera in Europe, Canada and the United States, and has been a member of numerous professional ensembles including the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir. Andrew now serves on the teaching faculty of the Halifax Institute of Traditional and Early Music.
The concert will take place Sunday, May 14, 7:30 pm at the historic St George’s Round Church, 2222 Brunswick St, Halifax (admission by donation, $20 suggested).