Name: Pacific Baroque Series: Pardessus in Paradise
Start: 2021-08-07T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2021-08-07T20:30:00-07:00
Location: Christ Church Cathedral Victoria

Pacific Baroque Series: Pardessus in Paradise

Christ Church Cathedral

Concert 2 of Pacific Baroque Series' one-day mini-festival: Pardessus in Paradise with Mélisande Corriveau and Eric Milnes. In-person ticket

Christ Church Cathedral Victoria

Works by Barrière, Caix D’Herlevois, Boismortier and DolléMélisande Corriveau, viola da gamba &amp; Eric Milnes, keyboardThe works selected present a vibrant array of French musical styles developed during the eighteenth century before the French Revolution. The origin and development of the pardessus de viole - known in France as “the woman’s violin”- coincided with the increasing prominence of the violin in French instrumental fashion. The crowning glory of the viola da gamba family, the pardessus – the smallest of the viola da gamba family of instruments - facilitated the instrument’s rise in popularity in France. Most of the works which will be performed were selected from the microfilm collections of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Few had been recorded until Mélisande’s recent recording. At the time of their composition, these pieces addressed to a large public, responding to widespread demand for refined entertainment. They are charming, playful, luminous and exquisitely elegant.TICKETS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
EMV: Pacific Baroque Series acknowledges that it operates on the traditional, ancestral and unceded Coast Salish territory of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ nations. In the spirit of reconciliation and to honour the natural stewards of these lands, EMV offers free tickets to all Indigenous peoples. Tickets can be obtained by calling the Cathedral Office at 250-383-2714 or emailing frontdesk@christchurchcathedral.bc.ca.

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