Previous events

Join us and Leaf Music for the official launch event for Duo Oriana's album 'How Like a Golden Dream'. Enjoy wine and cheese, and a live performance of the album at Toronto's Heliconian Club Tickets available here https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-like-a-golden-dream-album-launch-duo-oriana-tickets-569789404447

$22.63

On December 9th, come and hear some of the finest music the season has to offer in the Diapente Renaissance Vocal Quintet's first concert, Munera Offerent: The Christmas Story, Renaissance Style.

Hear a chronological collection of Christmas vocal music (with a little guitar too!) from England, Guatemala, Portugal, Italy and Prague; some of which probably unheard since their creation!

Location: December 9th, 7:30pm @ St. Olave's Anglican Church (360 Windermere Ave.)

Tickets: Pay What You Want

Musical Highlights Include:

Elisabeth Zachariae & Lucia Virgo - Two amazing songs by African-Portuguese composer Vicente Lusitano; performed live for the first time in North America (and possibly Europe since the Renaissance!).

Reges Tharsis - William Byrd's powerful and poignant combination of plainchant and choral counterpoint.

Tleycantimo Choquilia - A rhythmic and rousing work by Gaspar Fernandes in the Central American Náhuatl language.

...and many more!

Diapente, Toronto's latest five-person vocal ensemble brings new life to the music of the 16th and 17th Centuries; delving into the exciting, diverse, rare, and wonderful works of the Renaissance for all to enjoy.

Nov19

As part of St. James Cathedral's St. Cecilia's Day music open house. Duo Oriana invites you to experience the sounds of private devotional music of the 16th and 17th centuries. Following the Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation, a flourishing of musical compositions intended for home worship appear across Europe. In this short program, Duo Oriana will highlight musical practices from England, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy. All are welcome to this open concert.

Nov12

Featuring music composed and published during the German composer's visit to Venice in 1629. The 1630 plague outbreak in Northern Italy devastated Venice: one third of the population succumbed to disease. With obvious parallels to the present day, we explore expressions of faith set to music by Schütz and his Venetian contemporaries Monteverdi, Grandi, and Cifra.

Visit https://www.schuetzfest350.ca/ for more details

Nov12

Featuring music composed and published during the German composer's visit to Venice in 1629. The 1630 plague outbreak in Northern Italy devastated Venice: one third of the population succumbed to disease. With obvious parallels to the present day, we explore expressions of faith set to music by Schütz and his Venetian contemporaries Monteverdi, Grandi, and Cifra.

Nov11

2022 marks the 350th anniversary of the death of Heinrich Schütz, the undisputed giant of the early German baroque. Although he is not as well known as Bach and Handel, his music is rich and expressive and deserving of much greater exposure. Howard Dyck maintains that “Bach and Handel’s fabulous compositions are unthinkable without the antecedent masterpieces of Heinrich Schütz”. The greater part of his large output was created in the crucible of the Thirty Years’ War. Musikalische Exequien, his best-known work, was composed in 1635 or 1636 for the funeral of Count Heinrich II of Reuss-Gera. It will be the main work on this concert which features nationally and internationally recognized artists, including soprano Sinéad White, countertenor, Daniel Taylor, tenor Rufus Müller, and baritone Jonathan Adams.

The program also features The Ways of Zion do Mourn, composed in 1737 by Handel for the funeral of Queen Caroline.

Handel ImageTICKETS

General Admission - $35 Student - $15 Visit https://www.schuetzfest350.ca/ for details

Nov6

2022 marks the 350th anniversary of the death of Heinrich Schütz, the undisputed giant of the early German baroque. Although he is not as well known as Bach and Handel, his music is rich and expressive and deserving of much greater exposure. Howard Dyck maintains that “Bach and Handel’s fabulous compositions are unthinkable without the antecedent masterpieces of Heinrich Schütz”. The greater part of his large output was created in the crucible of the Thirty Years’ War. Musikalische Exequien, his best-known work, was composed in 1635 or 1636 for the funeral of Count Heinrich II of Reuss-Gera. It will be the main work on this concert which features nationally and internationally recognized artists, including soprano Sinéad White, countertenor, Daniel Taylor, tenor Rufus Müller, and baritone Jonathan Adams.

The program also features The Ways of Zion do Mourn, composed in 1737 by Handel for the funeral of Queen Caroline.

Handel ImageTICKETS

General Admission - $35 Student - $15 Visit https://www.schuetzfest350.ca/ for details

Nov5

2022 marks the 350th anniversary of the death of Heinrich Schütz, the undisputed giant of the early German baroque. Although he is not as well known as Bach and Handel, his music is rich and expressive and deserving of much greater exposure. Howard Dyck maintains that “Bach and Handel’s fabulous compositions are unthinkable without the antecedent masterpieces of Heinrich Schütz”. The greater part of his large output was created in the crucible of the Thirty Years’ War. Musikalische Exequien, his best-known work, was composed in 1635 or 1636 for the funeral of Count Heinrich II of Reuss-Gera. It will be the main work on this concert which features nationally and internationally recognized artists, including soprano Sinéad White, countertenor, Daniel Taylor, tenor Rufus Müller, and baritone Jonathan Adams.

The program also features The Ways of Zion do Mourn, composed in 1737 by Handel for the funeral of Queen Caroline.

Handel ImageTICKETS

General Admission - $35 Student - $15

Visit https://www.schuetzfest350.ca/ for details

Nov4

2022 marks the 350th anniversary of the death of Heinrich Schütz, the undisputed giant of the early German baroque. Although he is not as well known as Bach and Handel, his music is rich and expressive and deserving of much greater exposure. Howard Dyck maintains that “Bach and Handel’s fabulous compositions are unthinkable without the antecedent masterpieces of Heinrich Schütz”. The greater part of his large output was created in the crucible of the Thirty Years’ War. Musikalische Exequien, his best-known work, was composed in 1635 or 1636 for the funeral of Count Heinrich II of Reuss-Gera. It will be the main work on this concert which features nationally and internationally recognized artists, including soprano Sinéad White, countertenor, Daniel Taylor, tenor Rufus Müller, and baritone Jonathan Adams.

The program also features The Ways of Zion do Mourn, composed in 1737 by Handel for the funeral of Queen Caroline.

General Admission - $35 Student - $15 Visit https://www.schuetzfest350.ca/ for details