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.

We’re thrilled to announce the much-anticipated return of virtuoso violinist Jeremy Bell, his 16th appearance with Consortium! He will captivate us through several dazzling Italian Baroque concerti. We celebrate the wizardry of two Venetian violinist/composers, the ever-popular Vivaldi, and Locatelli, the Paganini of the 18th century, but a musician regarded by Jeremy as the “Evel Knievel of the violin”! Jeremy Bell is joined by our fine string ensemble and harpsichord.