Tafelmusik performs Israel in Egypt to start the Summer Festival

This video clip shows the Toronto based baroque orchestra "The Aradia Ensemble" recording this glorious masterpiece for the Naxos label. Some of Tafelmusik's musicians also perform in this orchestra. To begin the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival, as it is now named, the Orchestra and Choir performed three concertos by Vivaldi, two songs by Purcell, a selection from Bach's Mass in b(which will be performed next February in it's entirety) and selections from Handel's "Israel in Egypt". Glorious.....absolutely Glorious!

Grand Finale of the TBSI at Grace Church on the Hill

These are the performers of the largest Baroque Orchestra on Earth. They are the combined staff and students of the TBSI and what a show it is....practically blows the lid of the church! The students are both singers and instrumentalists and boy, do they strut their stuff!!

(The picture is a rehearsal leading to the big event)

Second concert of the TBSI at the U of T

This is the second concert of the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute that is performed at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music. The Institute brings graduate musicians from all over the world to learn how to play "period performance practice". The staff are the musicians of Tafelmusik and they are amongst the best in their field. Students go home and spread the importance of period performing. many come back year after year and some even join the Orchestra full time as in the red headed violinist(Aisslinn Nosky) and the blond haired violinist in the centre(Julia Wedman). Both are my personal favourites as they also make up two of the members of "I Furiosi Baroque Ensemble" which has just recently put out an album on the Dorian Label. Amazing people!

Toronto's Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

With over 70 recordings, these musicians are world famous and one of the very best period orchestras on the planet! I'm proud that they call Toronto home! Toronto is the Centre of the Universe as all Canadians already know!

Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute's first concert is tonight!

The first concert of the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute opens tonight with a FREE concert at the Trinity-St Paul Centre located on Bloor Street West, just west of the Spadina Subway station. The Orchestra and Choir will perform Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and Purcell to their usual high level of excellence. This will be the fourth year that I have been going to see them and the first concert has always been the best and the greatest concert offered by this orchestra throughout the whole year. They really pull out the stops!

Come one....come all for the experience of a lifetime!

Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute is coming!

Tafelmusik will start their Summer Institute with a concert starting at 8:00 PM on June 7, 2010 at Trinity-St Paul Centre in Toronto. As with previous years this will be a blockbuster! The orchestra and Tafelmusik Chamber Choir will be performing at their incredible best! Come one....come all! IT'S FREE!

The other concerts will be at the University of Toronto(2) and at "Grace Church-on-the-Hill"(the BIG finale). The BIG finale will be the combined forces of the Orchestra and Choir along with ALL the students(the biggest baroque orchestra on earth!). This is great music making!

Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute is coming!!!!

The first concert is on June 7, 2010 at Trinity-St Paul Centre! Don't miss it! I am surprised that a video was recorded by someone. I was at that concert held at the U of T. The Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute is an event no one should miss!

Too bad the whole "video" is not solely about Tafelmusik's performance! It does however show Toronto as the centre of the universe!