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Based in the province of New Brunswick on the east coast of Canada, the La Tour Baroque Duo brings together outstanding early music performers Tim Blackmore (harpsichord & recorders) and Michel Cardin (baroque lute & theorbo) to present inspired programs of 17th and 18th century music on period instruments. The Duo derives its name from Charles St-Étienne de La Tour, Lieutenant-General of the French colony of Acadie in the 17th century.

 

Formed in 2009, the La Tour Baroque Duo has performed throughout eastern Canada, Québec, Ontario and the far north as well as in France and in the USA, receiving accolades such as "exquisitely played" and "spellbinding" from critics and audiences alike. Their first three CDs Les caractères de la danse (2011), The Last Time I Came O'er the Moor (2012) and Music at the Time of Louisbourg (2013) have been broadcast throughout Canada and in the USA and were all nominated for an East Coast Music Award. The Duo has presented programs at the Fredericton Baroque Music Festival, the Sackville Early Music Festival, the Northwest Territories International Lute Festival, the Lamèque International Festival of Baroque Music, the Saint John Early Music Festival and in major centres in Canada and abroad such as Toronto, Montreal, Hamilton, Paris, London and New York. In 2013 the Duo's activities included a three-week residency at the Fortress of Louisbourg as part of Louisbourg's 300th anniversary. In 2015 the Duo released its fourth album Something Choice and Excellent, which features works by JS and WF Bach, Telemann, Weiss, JG Graun, JA Hasse and Pezold. The La Tour Baroque Duo has become known for its engaging and relaxed style of presentation in both English and French.

UPCOMING EVENTS



CONCERT

Feb 17, 2018  7:00 pm.  Concert presented by the Saint John Early Music Festival and Université de Moncton. CD Launch for "Robert de Visée at Versailles". Salle Neil-Michaud, Université de Moncton. Free admission.

Information: www.earlymusicstudio.ca 506-634-8442                                                     


CONCERT

April 22, 2018  2:00 pm.  Concert presented by the Saint John Early Music Festival. CD Launch for "Robert de Visée at Versailles". Saint John Arts Centre, 10 Peel Plaza. Admission: $10.00

Information: www.earlymusicstudio.ca  506-634-8442
CONCERT

April 29, 2018  2:00 pm.  Concert presented by the Saint John Early Music Festival and Gallery 78. CD Launch for "Robert de Visée at Versailles". Gallery 78, 796 Queen St., Fredericton. Admission: $10.00.

Information: www.earlymusicstudio.ca  506-634-8442

CONCERT

May 26, 2018  7:00 pm.  Saint John Early Music Festival "Scottish Muse". Baroque works by Scottish and other composers based upon popular Scottish airs. Saint John Arts Centre, 10 Peel Plaza. Tickets: $25, $20 & $10. Catered by Mahogany Manor.

Information: www.earlymusicstudio.ca  506-634-8442


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