Montreal musicians to ring in season finale at The Loft

Ensemble Caprice and Ensemble ArtChoral's Handel: Hallelujah & Trumpets! will perform April 14

Ensemble Caprice. Photo supplied

You're invited to join Algoma Conservatory during the Classical Spectacular Season Finale at THE LOFT on April 14.

Starting at 7:30 p.m., this event — Ensemble Caprice and Ensemble ArtChoral's Handel: Hallelujah & Trumpets! — features 19 outstanding musicians from Montreal.

Tickets are $45 for adults and $25 for those 30 and under and can be purchased at www.algomaconservatory.com under Events, or by calling 705-971-4197.

This ensemble is directed by two-time Juno winner Matthias Maute.

See the program as follows:

Program:

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Ode for the anniversary of the Queen Anne Eternal Source of Light Divine HWV 74 - for soloists, choir, 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, strings and bc (London, 1713)

1.Eternal source of light divine (tenor)

2. Let all the winged race with joy (soprano, chorus)

3. Let flocks and heards their fear forget (alto,chorus)

4.Let rolling streams their gladness show (soprano, bass, chorus) 5. Kind health descends on downy wings (Soprano, alto) 6. Let envy then conceal her head (bass, chorus) 7. United nations shall combine (tenor, chorus)

J.D. Heinichen (1683-1729) Magnificat Seibel 90 (Dresden, 1729)

1. Magnificat anima mea (alto) – Et exsultavit (soloists, chorus

2. Quia respexit (soprano)

3. Quia fecti mihi magna (tenor)

4. Fecit potentiam (soloists, chorus)

5. Suscepit Israel

6. Gloria patri – Sicut erat (soloists, chorus)

-intermission-

George Frideric Handel

Ombra mai fu (from Serse HWV 40)

I rage, I melt, I burn / O ruddier than the cherries (from Acis and Galatea HWV 49)

Lascia ch’io piange (from Rinaldo HWV 7)

G.Ph. Telemann (1681-1767) Concerto for recorder and flute in e minor

Largo-Allegro-Largo-Presto

George Frideric Handel Anthem for the Foundling Hospital Blessed are they that considereth the poor HWV 268 - for choir, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, strings and bc (London, 1st version 1749)

1. Blessed are they that consider the poor-They deliver the poor that crieth (chorus) 2.The charitable shall be held in everlasting remembrance (SATB,chorus)

3. Comfort them, O Lord (chorus)

4. Hallelujah

Ensemble Caprice Ensemble ArtChoral

Tanya LaPerrière, violin Solistes

Lucie Ringuette, violin Janelle Lucyk, soprano

Pemi Paull, viola Ian Sabourin, countertenor

Susie Napper, cello Kerry Bursey, tenor

Sophie Larivière, recorder, flute Matthew Li, bass

Joel Verkaik, oboe

Roman Golovanov, trumpet Ripieno

Félix Gauthier, trumpet Florence Tremblay

Philip Hornsey, timpani Gabrielle Cloutier