In collaboration with The Centre of the Universe

featuring works by Haydn, Bach and Mozart

tickets at the Victoria Baroque website

Founded in 2011 by Finnish-born flautist Soile Stratkauskas, Victoria Baroque brings baroque music to life, inspiring Vancouver Island audiences through exciting live performances.

Performing on instruments of the 18th century, Victoria Baroque brings audiences closer to the sound world of the period, embracing the dance-driven rhythmic vitality, as well as the lyrical and conversational aspects of baroque music. The mellower tones of baroque instruments – gut strings on string instruments, shorter bows, mellifluous wooden flutes, oboes and bassoon with fewer keys, natural horns without valves, etc. – respond in a more intimate, conversational manner than their modern equivalents.

Victoria Baroque brings together early music specialists from Vancouver Island and beyond for explorations of chamber, orchestral, vocal and choral works. The ensemble enjoys ongoing collaborations with the St John Chamber Singers and many visiting guest artists. Guest directors have included Pacific Opera Victoria’s Timothy Vernon; Tafelmusik’s Jeanne Lamon; the leader of the English Baroque Soloists, Kati Debretzeni; and British harpsichordist Steven Devine. Guest soloists have included internationally acclaimed singers soprano Nancy Argenta and tenor Benjamin Butterfield in vocal works by Bach, Purcell and Handel.

Victoria Baroque is delighted to partner with The Centre of the Universe for our upcoming concert, Time and Space, on May 10. Featuring astronomical-inspired works by Bach, Haydn, and Mozart, this performance will be accompanied by breathtaking projected imagery curated by The Centre of the Universe—an experience sure to spark wonder and inspiration.

Details: Victoria Baroque website