Consortium Aurora Borealis joyously welcomes you to our very first in-person concert since the start of the pandemic! It has been a strange two years, but we were happy to be able to offer you a number of streamed, virtual concerts of chamber music in the interim.
Continue reading “Penderecki String Quartet”Baroque Bliss
We have come to the fourth and final concert in our virtual video series! As we conclude, we could not fail to include a concert from our favourite period of music, so we are pleased to present “Baroque Bliss”, with a Telemann solo violin Fantasia and eighteenth-century violin duos by Vivaldi, Leclair, and Telemann.
Continue reading “Baroque Bliss”Viennese String Trios
We leave behind the world of musical Romanticism for now and invite you to enter into the gracious atmosphere of Classic-era Vienna as Katie Stevens, Patrick Horn, and Peter Cosbey delight us with a concert recorded in the splendid Great Hall of Fort William Historical Park.
Continue reading “Viennese String Trios”Mozart and More!
Welcome to the second in Consortium’s series of four delightful digital performances, which you will be able to enjoy safely in the comfort of your own home!
Continue reading “Mozart and More!”Rhapsodic Romanticism
It gives me great joy to welcome you to our 43rd Concert Season, entitled “The Magic Returns!”, and to the first in Consortium’s series of four exquisite digital performances, which you will be able to enjoy safely in the comfort of your own home!
Continue reading “Rhapsodic Romanticism”A Word from the Artistic Director – Summer 2021
It is my great pleasure to reveal to you our exciting plans for our upcoming 43rd Consortium Aurora Borealis season 2021-2022, appropriately entitled “The Magic Returns!” We have missed you, but you have never been far from our thoughts!
Continue reading “A Word from the Artistic Director – Summer 2021”Flamenco Reflections on Love and Life
I have invited our special guest, flamenco guitarist, composer, and recording artist Matt Sellick, to write the blog post accompanying our latest Front Row video.
Continue reading “Flamenco Reflections on Love and Life”Magic and Fire! The Italian Violin
Jeremy Bell always dazzles and mesmerizes! One cannot fail to fall under his spell!
We continue to weave a spell of musical magic for you, this time infused with a new level of spirit and energy, as virtuoso violinist Jeremy Bell returns for a 13th time, to take centre stage in the Baroque concert ‘Magic and Fire’.
Continue reading “Magic and Fire! The Italian Violin”Musical Magic for the Holidays
Flutist Doris Dungan and pianist Heather Morrison weave a spell of musical magic throughout as they perform for us as a collaborative duo. They last enthralled Consortium’s live audience with their ‘Enchanting Flute’ concert of September 2018, and we are most pleased to welcome them back!
Continue reading “Musical Magic for the Holidays”Beethoven 250: We Join the World-wide Celebrations!
Welcome! This year, the musical world enthusiastically celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of the immortal Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), and Consortium Aurora Borealis is doing its part!
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