The London Bach�s Salon

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Sunday, January 4th, 2015
7:30 PM

Les Amusements de la Chambre will present The London Bach’s Salon, the second concert of their 2014/15 Season in Victoria, at the Church of Truth (111 Superior Street, Victoria) on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 7:30 pm.

This concert highlights chamber music by brothers Johann Christian Bach (aka the London Bach) and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. The concert features the last two sonatas from Johann Christian Bach’s Opus 10 Sonatas for Harpsichord and Violin, which were published in London in 1773 and dedicated to the popular Lady Melbourne. Also included in the program are two of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s gorgeous trio sonatas, Wq 144 & 148, and Johann Christian's rarely performed fourth Notturne for two violins and basso. Les Amusements de la Chambre, founded by keyboardist Katelyn Clark and violinist Emily Redhead, is delighted to welcome Montreal- based violinist/violist Pemi Paull as a special guest for this concert.

Tickets available at the door, or in advance at Ivy’s Bookshop (2188 Oak Bay Avenue), and online at www.amusementsdelachambre.com

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Les Amusements de la Chambre is a unique Canadian chamber ensemble that specializes in the performance of music for early keyboard and strings. Founded by harpsichordist Katelyn Clark and violinist Emily Redhead during an artist residency at The Banff Centre in 2010, the ensemble explores repertoire from the seventeenth century to contemporary works of today. Based out of Victoria BC and Montréal QC, the ensemble collaborates with a variable pool of musicians in concert and frequently performs and commissions works by Canadian composers. Most notably, Les Amusements has distinguished itself through creative presentations of the eighteenth-century concert experience in alternative and intimate venues. The ensemble has been presented by the Toronto Music Garden and Montreal’s Innovations en concert, and has received funding from the Canada Council for the Arts. Les Amusements is presenting its third season of chamber concerts in Victoria and the Gulf Islands during the 2014/15 season.