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DTSTART;TZID=America/Moncton;VALUE=DATE:20250724
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URL:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/events/lameque-international-baroque
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SUMMARY:Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival is an annual 
 festival dedicated to music from the period of 1600 to 1760\, performed on
  period instruments. Founded in 1975 by harpsichordist Mathieu Duguay\, th
 e Festival has earned an enviable reputation on the New Brunswick and Cana
 dian musical scenes\, and even abroad. Recorder player Vincent Lauzer has 
 been the artistic director of the Festival since 2015.\nEach year\, the Fe
 stival presents a series of high-calibre concerts at the end of July\, mak
 ing it a not-to-miss cultural event in Acadie.  Most concerts are present
 ed in churches and halls on the picturesque Lamèque Island\, of which the
  colourful Saint-Cécile Church in Petite-Rivière-de-l’Île with except
 ional acoustics.\nOver the years\, the Festival has proven to be one of th
 e most interesting musical events of its kind in Canada\, with concerts re
 specting the aesthetics of the Baroque era.  Each season\, the Festival p
 resents outstanding performances on period instruments (or replicas).  It
 s program includes vocal and instrumental selections\, featuring choral wo
 rks\, chamber music and solo pieces by renowned musicians.\nA Great Festiv
 al on a Small IslandFrom the seed of a single harpsichord recital in 1971\
 , the Festival came into its own in 1975 and was incorporated in 1976. Sin
 ce then\, many memorable concerts have been presented in the intimate and 
 charming settings on Lamèque Island and surrounding area.  \nOver the ye
 ars\, numerous world-renowned musicians have performed at the Festival: Mu
 sica Antica Köln\, Il Tempo et Florilegium\, the Studio de musique ancien
 ne de Montréal\, the Toronto Consort\, excellent soloists such as Emma Ki
 rby\, Renata Pokupic\, Agnès Mellon\, Shannon Mercer\, Karina Gauvin\, an
 d Nigel Rogers\; pianofortists Steven Lubin and Andreas Steir\; cellists P
 eter Wispelwey and Jaap ter Linden\; violonist Rachel Podger\, not to ment
 ion harpsichordists Geneviève Soly\, Blandine Verlet\, the late Scott Ros
 s\, Hank Knox\, Blandine Rannou\, Luc Beauséjour\, and Rachelle Taylor.\n
 Mission Saint-Charles Choir and OrchestraThe Festival's own choir and orch
 estra\, La Mission Saint-Charles\, was created in 1985 to celebrate the th
 ree hundredth anniversary of the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach.  The siz
 e of La Mission Saint-Charles varies according to the needs of the music p
 erformed each year.  The orchestra is comprised of professional musicians
  while the choir is a mix of professional and experienced amateur singers 
 from the community.  Each year\, La Mission Saint-Charles presents master
 works of the Baroque repertoire for orchestra\, choir and soloists\, makin
 g each performance a long-awaited musical moment for concert-goers. Since 
 its inception\, La Mission Saint-Charles has been led by Hervé Niquet (Fr
 ance)\, Andrew Parrott (United Kingdom)\, Christoph Spering (Germany)\, Be
 rnard Labadie (Canada)\, Rinaldo Alessandrini (Italy)\, and Jaap ter Linde
 n (Netherlands)\, to name but a few. Furthermore\, the Festival has been a
  stepping stone for many Acadian artists\, such as sopranos Suzie Leblanc\
 , Pascale Beaudin\, and Nathalie Paulin. Between 1977 and 2017\, CBC Radio
  was an important partner of the event\, contributing even further to the 
 Festival’s renown in Canada.\nSeason after season\, a selection of prest
 igious artists and a dedicated effort to maintaining high standards for it
 s musical programming have made the Festival a prestigious event that welc
 omes patrons from well beyond the borders of New Brunswick. Most concerts 
 take place in Sainte-Cécile Church which is an attraction in and of itsel
 f. Built in 1913\, it was repainted in 1968 by the parish priest in a mult
 i-coloured motif. Its wooden structure offers perfect acoustics for the mu
 sic\, and with its coloured interior\, it makes a dramatic impression on a
 udiences. 
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