Wed Jul 26 12:00
J.S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow: Tom Allen & Friends
Chamberfest welcomes CBC’s Tom Allen and friends to the stage for “JS Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow,” a narrated performance accompanied by music. About the show, Allan writes that it “…is a coming-of-age-story about a hot-headed, small-town orphan who narrowly avoided committing murder, turned his back on a perfectly good job and walked 400 kilometres north to find love, fulfilment, and the father figure he didn’t know he needed.” The 20-year old’s trek to the sophisticated port city of Lubeck was a four-month odyssey, a memorable coming-of-age trip that musical storyteller Tom Allen takes you along for a tale of sword fights, big business, and a glittering Christmas romance. Enjoy the journey with the brilliant musicianship of harpist Lori Gemmell, violinist Mark Fewer, bassist and gambist Joe Phillips, and virtuoso vocalist Suba Sankaran.
Programme to include:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
/Paraphrased by: Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin | BWV 1006: Gavotte (arr. Lori Gemmell)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Chorale Prelude: Wachet Auf (arr. Lori Gemmell)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Harpsichord in E Major: II. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations | BWV 988: 1stvariation (arr. Lori Gemmell)
- Tom Allennarration and trombone
- Suba Sankaranvoice
- Mark Fewerviolin
- Lori Gemmellharp
- Joe Phillipsdouble bass and viola de gamba
- Jamie Parkerpiano
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Seating will not be available.
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