Event Description
The Kingston Baroque Consort presents “Viva Vivaldi!” on Friday 17 January, 5:15pm, at St. James Church (10 Union St, Kingston), featuring vivacious music for strings and winds by Antonio Vivaldi, with special guest artist Bassist Shanti Nachtergaele from Montreal. The program will include Vivaldi’s Concerto in B minor (RV580) for 4 violins, cello, strings, and continuo.
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. Visit Kingstonbaroqueconsort.ca.
Shanti Nachtergaele specializes in historically informed performances of music from the 16th through 19th centuries and has performed with ensembles such as the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Toronto), American Bach Soloists (San Francisco), Accordes! (Oxford), and Les Méandres (Montreal). She holds a BMus in performance from Shenandoah Conservatory, an MMus in early music from the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, an MA in music theory and history from Pennsylvania State University, and a PhD from McGill University.
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.
In-Person Event
Fri. January 17th + Add to Calendar
St. James' Anglican Church
5:15pm - 7:15pm Doors at: 5:00pm
$25 (Adults), $10 (Students), and free for under 17
