A live concert featuring pieces for violin and harpsichord by composers including Heinrich Biber, J.S. Bach, and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer. The program will focus on works which incorporate choral hymn tunes, highlighting the virtuosity and ingenuity of these composers as they “riff” on the well-known melodies of their time!

A live concert featuring pieces for violin and harpsichord by composers including Heinrich Biber, J.S. Bach, and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer. The program will focus on works which incorporate choral hymn tunes, highlighting the virtuosity and ingenuity of these composers as they “riff” on the well-known melodies of their time!

Music for two harpsichords by J.L. Krebs, W.F. Bach, and Gaspard Le Roux (plus a few bonus solo pieces) performed by harpsichordists Justin Luchinski and Michael McHugh!

Music for two harpsichords by J.L. Krebs, W.F. Bach, and Gaspard Le Roux (plus a few bonus solo pieces) performed by harpsichordists Justin Luchinski and Michael McHugh!

Music for two harpsichords by J.L. Krebs, W.F. Bach, and Gaspard Le Roux (plus a few bonus solo pieces) performed by harpsichordists Justin Luchinski and Michael McHugh!

Music for two harpsichords by J.L. Krebs, W.F. Bach, and Gaspard Le Roux (plus a few bonus solo pieces) performed by harpsichordists Justin Luchinski and Michael McHugh!

A one-hour satirical ‘opera’ in English for two countertenors featuring the music of Henry Purcell, performed by Montréal-based musicians Nicholas Burns (countertenor), Shane Hanson (countertenor), and Christophe Gauthier (harpsichordist and narrator).

A free “highlights” concert of our favourite arias from Ariodante!

An exciting opera collaboration with Early Music Voices for their 25th anniversary! Featuring internationally-acclaimed harpsichordist and conductor Hank Knox.

A journey through the rise and fall of 18th-century Scotland’s most influential musical society.

Presented by Chamber Muse Historical Music Society of Calgary.

A journey through the rise and fall of 18th-century Scotland’s most influential musical society.

Presented by Chamber Muse Historical Music Society of Calgary.

Chamber Muse presents up-and-coming harpsichordist Michael McHugh with a program featuring music by Charles Dieupart, Jean-Henri d’Anglebert, John Stanley, and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Do different musical periods use different instruments? Come hear Tim Janz and Ralph Maier compare instruments and music from the 18th and 19th centuries. Hear how music of the Baroque shows a special aesthetic with a Baroque wooden flute paired with a Baroque guitar in both solo and duo pieces. Does adding keys to a flute, and expanding the setup and size of the guitar change the way this new music is performed and experienced? Come hear it for yourself!

Do different musical periods use different instruments? Come hear Tim Janz and Ralph Maier compare instruments and music from the 18th and 19th centuries. Hear how music of the Baroque shows a special aesthetic with a Baroque wooden flute paired with a Baroque guitar in both solo and duo pieces. Does adding keys to a flute, and expanding the setup and size of the guitar change the way this new music is performed and experienced? Come hear it for yourself!

Prepare to be dazzled by one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most brilliant works! As a keyboard virtuoso himself, Bach knew just how to show off his own skills, and his Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 is one of the best examples. Join harpsichordist Justin Luchinski, violinist Sarah Bleile Douglass and flautist Tim Janz for an all-Bach concert presented by Chamber Muse Historical Music Society of Calgary.

Renaissance composers mastered writing music with multiple independent voices while Baroque composers created and developed a vastly different style with one soloist and accompaniment. Join soprano Hannah Pagenkopf and Chamber Muse Historical Music Society of Calgary for an exploration of these two styles and decide which one is your favourite. It won’t be an easy choice!

Until the mid-18th century, the recorder was among the most common instruments used in both secular and sacred music settings. Join Montréal-based recorder virtuosi Jérémie de Pierre and Élyse Lamanque Girard for a special interactive concert featuring music by J.S. Bach, Gautier de Marseille, Telemann and more.

Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre had a prowess in composition and improvisation that broke down social barriers, allowing her to perform for Louis XIV, publish music, and live as a professional musician. Join a team of early music specialists for an interactive concert celebrating the work of this extraordinary woman.

What looks like a cello, but has six (or more) strings and frets like a guitar? What looks like a piano, but is made of wood and has plucked strings? Join early music specialists Tristan Best and Justin Luchinski for an interactive performance featuring the viola da gamba and harpsichord.

When hearing the word “baroque,” what kind of music do you imagine? Did you know that the musical styles and instruments at the beginning of the period are actually quite different from those at the end? Join a group of early music specialists for an interactive concert that explores this development, from the early 1600s to the “high baroque”!

Chamber Muse presents a mini-concert featuring Jean-Marie Leclair's violin sonatas no. 1 & 5 from his fourth book of solo violin sonatas accompanied by basso continuo. Short and sweet!

Early eighteenth-century Italy had two very eccentric virtuoso violinists making waves in its social and musical circles. Francesco Maria Veracini was said to have great “whim and caprice” and Francesco Geminiani was called ”the furious” by their contemporary Giuseppe Tartini. Both composers were heavily influenced by the celebrated Arcangelo Corelli—Geminiani studied with him directly, while Veracini used his style as a model, particularly for his earlier works—though the sensitive, volatile personalities of these artists shine through in their music to make their styles undoubtedly their own.
To celebrate and highlight the contrast of these styles, violinist Sarah Douglass and harpsichordist Justin Luchinski present a selection of their chamber music repertoire with a nod to their predecessor Corelli.