SKYE CONSORT & EMMA BJÖRLING

An ensemble with a folk and early-music sound, performing Scandinavian, Celtic, and Quebecois music, along with the scintillating voice of Swedish singer Emma Björling. Each musician brings their own interpretation to these traditions, creating this awesome collaboration, consisting of voices, fiddle, nyckelharpa, cello, and cittern. An assortment of whirling polkas, groovy reels, passionate love songs, breathtaking hymns, and original compositions.

Informal pre-concert chats will take place in the foyer of Bourgie Hall before the concert and during the intermission.

Artists
Emma Björling, voice, shruti box, and percussion
Seán Dagher, sistrum and voice
Alex Kehler, nyckelharpa, violin, and voice
Amanda Keesmaat, cello and voice

Wednesday, November 6th 2019 at 7:30pm
Duration: 1 Hrs 30 Min

For tickets and information: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/concerts 514-285-2000

Bourgie Concert Hall, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) complex, is a 444-seat venue located in the restored Erskine and American Church (designed in 1894 in Neo-Romanesque style by architect Alexander Cowper Hutchison). Designated a national historic site in 1998, the transformed setting is now graced with high-quality acoustics and an exceptional décor incorporating 20 historic Tiffany stained glass windows. Ideal for performances by chamber-music ensembles, string orchestras, and other groups, Bourgie Concert Hall offer music lovers an auditory repertoire as diverse as the MMFA collections

Bourgie Concert Hall
1339 Sherbrooke Street West,
Montreal, Quebec
H3G 2E8