Performers
Sarah Bleile Douglass
Sarah Bleile Douglass is a versatile baroque violinist who has charmed audiences in North America and Europe in both her fields of baroque music and traditional fiddling. Sarah co-founded the baroque chamber concert series Chamber Muse Calgary, which offers free educational concerts featuring early-music performers from across Canada. She is also a founding member of the Berwick Fiddle Consort, an historical folk trio, and performs with various ensembles including Juno-winning Rosa Barocca in Alberta and Arion Baroque Orchestra in Montreal.
Sarah and her duo partner Shelby Yamin have released the premiere recording of the violin duets by Maddalena Sirmen Lombardini. Sarah can also be heard on the Juno-winning album “Early Italian Cello Concertos” with Elinor Frey and Rosa Barocca, on the album “Rigel: Le Souffle de la Révolution” with Arion Orchestre Baroque and on the R&B album “S.P.A.C.E.” by Sophie Coran.
Sarah received her Master’s degree in baroque violin from McGill University, studying with Olivier Brault and with Kati Debretzeni at The Hague Conservatory, and has also earned degrees in modern and baroque violin from the San Francisco Conservatory, studying with Elizabeth Blumenstock and Ian Swensen.
Justin Luchinski
Justin Luchinski began an active career in early music performance in Montréal while completing his Bachelor’s and Master of Music degrees at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University. While being a regular rehearsal keyboardist with Opera McGill’s baroque opera productions, Justin had regular season concerts, performances at the Montréal Baroque Festival, recording projects, and nationwide touring with Les Méandres, the early music ensemble he co-founded.
Since returning to Calgary in 2020, Justin has performed as a soloist and accompanist at the National Music Centre, performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, created and instructed a basso continuo class at the University of Calgary, played a major role in organizing and executing a production of Handel’s opera Ariodante, and played regular concerts with Early Music Voices, String Theory Music Collective, Rosa Barocca, and Luminous Voices. Beyond his performances, Justin is deeply committed to enhancing early music education and awareness in Calgary. He drives the creation and execution of free educational concerts in partnership with the Calgary Public Library while serving as Co-Artistic Director of Chamber Muse Historical Music Society of Calgary.