PROGRAM NOTES: JUPITER ENSEMBLE
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Thank you to the magnificent Jupiter Ensemble for a stellar performance at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on Sunday. It was the fifth concert of their North American tour with mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre. After an all-Vivaldi program, the ensemble performed “Ombra mai fu” from Handel’s opera Xerxes and “We are the ocean”, a song written by Thomas Dunford and double bass player Douglas Balliett. An absolutely unforgettable concert. Bravi tutti! 👏🏻
"Highly recommended" says David Gordon Duke in his Vancouver Sun preview of the Jupiter Ensemble's concert at the Chan Centre this Sunday. We couldn't agree more!
Classical music: Jupiter Ensemble’s Vivaldi program a concert for all seasons
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North American tour features arias from five operas, two lute concerti, a cello concerto and an example of Vivaldi’s Latin religious music.PROGRAM NOTES: MAO FUJITA
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Program Notes: Zlatomir Fung and Benjamin Hochman
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