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French Haute Cuisine: Kingston Baroque Consort
The Kingston Baroque Consort presents the first concert of their fifth season
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Kingston Baroque Consort
from Kingston Ontario
Hard-copy tickets
Physical tickets at: Novel Idea
Event Description
The Kingston Baroque Consort is excited to present the first concert of their fifth anniversary season, “French Haute Cuisine”, on Friday 3 October, 5:15pm, at St. James Church (10 Union St, Kingston), featuring some of the most beautiful works of the French Baroque era. The program will include selections from Jean-Philippe Rameau's final opera, Les Boréades, including the heart-rending “Entrée de Polimnie”; instrumental selections from Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera Armide, widely regarded ashis masterpiece by 18th century critics; and Louis-Antoine Dornel's Suite No.1 from his Livre de Simphonies.
Tickets cost $25 (Adults), $10 (Students), and free for under 17, and are available at Novel Idea (156 Princess St) or by emailing/calling [email protected], 613-217-5099. A season subscription to all 4 concerts is $80 (Adults) or $30 (Students). Visit kingstonbaroqueconsort.ca for details.
The Kingston Baroque Consort was founded in 2021 as an orchestra devoted to historically informed practice of music from the Baroque era. Founded by Katie Legere, Jeff Hamacher, Julia McFarlane, and Michael Capon, the KBC is a collective of professional musicians drawn from the Kingston Symphony Orchestra and the wider community.