Consortium Aurora Borealis is thrilled to revive a long-standing musical tradition, presenting “An Elizabethan Garland”, a costumed, courtly evening of ayres and dance music from the time of Queen Elizabeth I and William Shakespeare! Recorder player Rob Van Wyck, violinist Madonna Lee, harpsichordist Elizabeth Ganiatsos, and soprano Krista Hansen will perform works for instruments and voice by key Elizabethan composers: Thomas Morley, the foremost composer of secular music of that age; the great William Byrd; renowned lutenist John Dowland, noted for his melancholy musical moods; and Thomas Campion, poet, composer and physician, as well as by several other representatives.
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Music helps to strengthen relationships and connect individuals. We produce professional concerts of music that otherwise would seldom be heard in our area, becoming Northwestern Ontario’s Baroque and Early Music specialists. Our repertoire now covers many eras of classical music – Baroque and Beyond!
Our mission is to educate as well as to entertain, to improve the quality of life in our community, to present concerts accessible to all, and to enlarge the city’s audience for classical music.