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Mozart and Le Mozart Noir: Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Portland Baroque Orchestra
Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI) embarks on another Northwest Baroque M...
In-Person Event
Sun. February 5th 2017 + Add to Calendar
Alix Goolden Performance Hall
10:00pm
ickets from $26 (for member subscribers) to $35
Artists
Seattle Baroque Orchestra
Portland Baroque Orchestra
Presented by:
Early Music Society of the Islands
Box 5577 Victoria BC
V8R 6S4
Hard-copy tickets
Physical tickets at: McPherson Box Office, Ivy’s Book Shop, Munro’s Books, Long & McQuade - Victoria
Event Description
Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI) embarks on another Northwest Baroque Masterworks project in collaboration with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra (PBO), the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Portland Baroque Orchestra, and Early Music Vancouver to present Mozart and Le Mozart Noir at the Alix Goolden Hall, Victoria Conservatory of Music on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 3pm. One of the greatest composers of the early classical period, Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges was the son of a slave and one of the earliest musicians of the European classical tradition to have African ancestry. Boulogne overcame adversities of class, race, and prejudice to become a major musical star all over Europe, inspiring both Mozart and Haydn. This programme includes several of Boulogne’s violin conce... more...Event Image
