Orlando Consort – November 13, 2022 LiveEvents November 6, 2022 853 Bourgie Hall presents Orlando Consort – Listening to Pictures A visual and musical feast of Renaissance artistry based on research conducted by Dr. Tim Shephard of the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Renaissance paintings will be projected on a large screen. For the occasion, Mr. Shephard will be in Montreal to give a free pre-concert talk. It will begin at 1:30pm at Bourgie Hall and will last 30 minutes. To attend, simply present your concert ticket at the box office. Formed in 1988 by the Early Music Network of Great Britain, the Orlando Consort rapidly achieved a reputation as one of Europe’s most expert and consistently challenging groups performing repertoire from the years 1050 to 1550. Their work successfully combines captivating entertainment and fresh scholarly insight; the unique imagination and originality of their programming together with their superb vocal skills has marked the Consort out as the outstanding leaders of their field. The Consort has performed at many of Britain’s top festivals (including the BBC Proms and the Edinburgh International Festival) and has in recent years made visits to France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, the USA and Canada, South America, Singapore, Japan, Greece, Russia, Austria, Slovenia, Portugal and Spain. The Consort’s performances also embrace the spheres of contemporary music and improvisation: to date they have performed over 30 world premières and they have created striking collaborations with the jazz group Perfect Houseplants and, for a project exploring historic Portuguese and Goan music, the brilliant tabla player Kuljit Bhamra. Recent concert highlights include a return visit to New York’s Carnegie Hall, the new Boulezsaal in Berlin, and a debut at the Salzburg Festival. The group continues to tour internationally with its grand project presenting Carl Theodor Dreyer’s silent masterpiece La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc with a soundscape of music from the period in which the film is set, namely the early 15th century. The 2022-23 season will be the group’s last, with concerts in Spain, Ireland, Italy, Belgium, the USA, Canada, Luxembourg, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The group’s final performance will be in June 2023 in Boston, MA. Artists Matthew Venner, countertenor Mark Dobell, tenor Angus Smith, tenor Donald Greig, baritone Program Works by BRUMEL, COMPÈRE, JOSQUIN DES PREZ, DUFAY, ISAAC, and others. Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 2:30pm To purchase your tickets visit: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/bourgie-hall/
