Tafelmusik in Sharbot Lake

Feb 03, 2011

Photo: Tafelmusik's artistic director, Jeann Larmon

In the late summer they performed in Rieti, Italy, and Irsee, Germany. In October they were in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Beijing, China; and Seoul, South Korea. In January they headed west to Victoria, Vancouver, Kelowna, Edmonton, and Calgary. And this month they will be playing in Kingston and Ottawa.

Tafelmusik, North America’s leading Baroque Orchestra on period instruments, will be performing a Friday Night concert at St. James Catholic Church in Sharbot Lake on February 18.

And - get this - it is a pay what you can concert.

The genesis of the concert is interesting. Tafelmusik contacted John MacDougall of Verona, and told him they were looking for a location in Frontenac County to hold a show. MacDougall referred them to Marcel Giroux and pretty soon they were set to perform a show and workshop in the afternoon at St. James Catholic School, and a concert in the evening.

For details about the show and information about how to get tickets, look to next week’s edition of The News.

But in the meantime mark February 18 on your calendar. It will be an opportunity to see a style and quality of music such as has never been seen in Frontenac County, and may never be seen again.