THOMAS DUNFORD, lute and Artistic Director
LEA DESANDRE, mezzo-soprano
LOUISE AYRTON, violin
AUGUSTA McKAY LODGE, violin
MANAMI MIZUMOTO, viola
BRUNO PHILIPPE, cello
DOUGLAS BALLIETT, double bass
TOM FOSTER, harpsichord & organ

For their first concert in Vancouver, this astounding French ensemble, under the direction of lutenist Thomas Dunford (on his third visit to Vancouver), presents a vocal and instrumental program devoted entirely to the music of Vivaldi, based upon their multi-award-winning 2019 album ‘Vivaldi Jupiter’.

“Vedrò con mio diletto” from Il Giustino, RV717
“Armatae face et anguibus” from Juditha triumphans, RV 644
Lute Concerto in C major, RV 82
“Cum dederit” from Nisi Dominus, RV 608
Lute Concerto in D major, RV 93
L’inverno (Winter) in f minor, RV 297, Op. 8, No. 4
“Gelido in ogni vena” from Il Farnace, RV 711
“Gelosia, tu già rendi l’alma mia” from Ottone in Villa, RV 729
Cello Concerto in G minor, RV 416
“Onde chiare che sussurate” from Ercole sul Termondonte, RV 710
“Scenderò, volerò griderò” from Ercole sul Termondonte, RV 710

“Lea Desandre flies weightlessly around elaborate ornamentation, expressive and precise. The Jupiter players and Dunford excel.” — The Guardian

Ticket prices: A: $88 B: $74 C: $63 D: $45 E: $28

BUY 3 concerts or more and receive a 15% discount
BUY 5 concerts or more and receive a 20% discount
BUY 8 concerts or more and receive a 25% discount

READ THE PROGRAM NOTES FOR THIS PERFORMANCE

Season Sponsor:

Concert sponsor: Lynn Kagan

Additional support: