In a city where many cultures were learning to live together, the music of Christmas celebrations reflected this developing society. We hear French carols that have survived thanks to Michel Corrette's editions for amateur music lovers, as well as religious songs protected in the libraries of what would become a century later “the city of a hundred steeples”, and works that arrived from England in the trunks of the conquerors, including a few pages from a work called “Messiah” by a certain Handel! Soprano Janelle Lucyk's voice brings this unique program to life, supported by an instrumental ensemble that includes a rarely heard instrument, the church serpent. Immerse yourself in the festivities of this pivotal period in Canadian history!
Works by John Alcock, Capel Bond, Michel Corrette, Charles Dibdin, George Frideric Handel, William Hayes, François de La Feillée, trad.
In a city where many cultures were learning to live together, the music of Christmas celebrations reflected this developing society. We hear French carols that have survived thanks to Michel Corrette's editions for amateur music lovers, as well as religious songs protected in the libraries of what would become a century later “the city of a hundred steeples”, and works that arrived from England in the trunks of the conquerors, including a few pages from a work called “Messiah” by a certain Handel! Soprano Janelle Lucyk's voice brings this unique program to life, supported by an instrumental ensemble that includes a rarely heard instrument, the church serpent. Immerse yourself in the festivities of this pivotal period in Canadian history!
Works by John Alcock, Capel Bond, Michel Corrette, Charles Dibdin, George Frideric Handel, William Hayes, François de La Feillée, trad.
