Toronto’s award-winning, superstar Payadora Tango Ensemble heats things up with ‘Tangomania’. Its five  “powerhouse” musicians perform with joy, virtuosity, humour, soulfulness, and passion, combining tango with elements of classical, jazz, and world music. The instrumentalists of this technically, emotionally brilliant ensemble are classically trained, and everyone, including their fiery Uruguayan vocalist, ‘The Little Giant of the Tango’, presents their repertoire with great intensity. Instruments include bandoneon, violin, mandolin, piano, and bass. They will certainly put on a tremendously exciting concert!

Welcome to our 48th season’s opening concert! Ever-popular Consortium Aurora Borealis soloists, cellist Peter Cosbey and flutist Doris Dungan, transport us to our Baroque roots, performing stunningly-gorgeous works. Peter will entrance us with two of the six monumental solo cello suites by Johann Sebastian Bach (lived 1685-1750). Doris will play his lovely partita for unaccompanied flute in A minor, as well as one of her favourite works, a solo flute sonata in the same key by his second son, Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788), court accompanist to flute-playing King Frederick the Great of Prussia. 

Well, we’re finally at the end of our glorious 47th Concert Season! Excitement has been building for the greatly anticipated return of charismatic, Thunder Bay born-and-bred flamenco guitarist and composer Matt Sellick! We’re in for a real treat as he will mesmerize us with his unique approach to traditional flamenco. His performances are “heartfelt…passionate… hypnotic.” Renowned Canadian guitarist and winner of multiple awards Jesse Cook declared: “I think Matt is one of Canada’s finest flamenco artists today.” Together with world-class Portugal-born percussionist Marito Marques, Matt will sweep you away with his renditions of his most popular compositions, drawn from several of his solo albums.