Julia Wedman & Victoria Baroque

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Friday, November 11th, 2022
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Don't miss this rare opportunity to see sought-after orchestra leader and acclaimed Tafelmusik violinist Julia Wedman here on Salt Spring Island! Ms. Wedman will lead eight musicians from Victoria Baroque in a Remembrance Day journey of exquisite, imaginative, and unique Baroque works, taking listeners through riveting musical depictions of soldiers on the battlefield, dance-driven and hauntingly beautiful instrumental suites, and a mesmerizing and thought-provoking work, “White Man’s Cattle” by Indigenous composer, Cris Derksen. The music in the programme spans over 350 years and includes music from European centres of Paris, London, Salzburg, and Berlin, to Albertan prairies, representing a variety of voices.

Tickets are $25 and are available at www.saltspringbaroque.com or at the door.

Violinist Julia Wedman (juliawedman.com) grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. After studies at UWO, Indiana University, and the University of Toronto, she joined the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in 2005 and quickly developed a reputation for her solo performances with the group. In addition to being featured regularly on the group’s home series in Toronto, Julia has performed solos on tours in Canada, the US, Germany, France, Mexico, Puerto Rico, China, Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. She is a member of I FURIOSI and the Eybler String Quartet, whose discography includes music of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven, as well as rarely heard gems by Franz Aspylmayr and Vanhal.

Programme

Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729): Overture from Céphale et Procris

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704): Battalia C 61

Vanessa Chartrand-Rodrigue: Battalia (2021)

Henry Purcell: Dance Suite from King Arthur

Cris Derksen: White Man’s Cattle (2018)

Henry Purcell: Pavane & Chacony

Musicians

Julia Wedman, violin & directo

r Christi Meyers, violin

Elyssa Lefurgey-Smith, violin

Tyson Doknjas, violin

Mieka Michaux, viola

Joshua Gomberoff, viola

Amy Laing, cello

Natalie Mackie, violone

Christina Hutten, harpsichord