Welcome to the second season of Kingston’s own orchestra devoted wholly to historically-informed practice of music from the Baroque era! Our 2022-2023 Season will feature 4 Friday in-person concerts featuring your Baroque favourites and some unexpected new delights!

Oct. 7, 2022, 7:30pm Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: Comedy from Lully’s 17^th Century France   Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

Nov. 18, 2022, 5:15pm Folk in Baroque: Music and Tales from the British Isles
St. James Anglican Church

Jan. 20, 2023, 5:15pm L’arte del arco: Italian Music for Strings featuring the amazing Elinor Frey, one of Canada’s leading Baroque specialists
St. James Anglican Church

March 10, 2023, 5:15pm Baroque Celebration! Bach and Friends featuring Bach’s fabulous Third Orchestral Suite
St. James Anglican Church

Single tickets: Adults $25, Students $10, Under 17 free
Subscription to all 4 concerts: Adults $80, Students $30, Under 17 free
Tickets available by emailing/calling legerek@queensu.ca (613) 217-5099 and in person at Novel Idea, 156 Princess St  

Our Consort is made up of a collective of Kingston musicians:

Violins: Gisele Dalbec-Szczesniak, Andrew Dicker, Lisa Draper, Venetia Gauthier, Danielle Lennon, and Julia McFarlane
Viola: Eileen Beaudette
Cello/Gamba: Jeff Hamacher, Jason Hawke
Flute: William Egnatoff
Recorders: Jason Hawke, Heather Schreiner, Katie Legere
Bassoon: Katie Legere
Harpsichord: Michael Capon

Support from the Kingston Arts Council and the Ballytobin Foundation Gratefully acknowledged

We have a comprehensive Covid 19 Workplace Safety Plan that can be viewed here

The last concert of our inaugural season features the full consort of strings and winds together for the first time. The program will include the famous Water Music Suite #3 by Handel, The suite from The Fairy Queen by Purcell, and Balletti Lamentabili by Biber.

The KBC is Kingston’s newest orchestra devoted wholly to Historically Informed practice of music from the Baroque era. Founded by Katie Legere, Jeff Hamacher, Julia McFarlane, and Michael Capon, the KBC is a collective of professional musicians drawn from the Kingston Symphony Orchestra and the wider community.

This is the final in a series of four Baroque instrumental concerts. A live audience will be accommodated according to provincial guidelines.

Concert time is 5:15pm, Friday April 1, at St. James’ Anglican Church, 10 Union Street. Tickets cost $20 each. For tickets and information call 613-217-5099, or email legerek@queensu.ca.

Our third concert treats you to the music and art of the German Baroque featuring the Kingston Baroque Consort winds: Heather Schreiner, Jason Hawke, William Egnatoff and Katie Legere joined by Michael Capon, harpsichord.

Special guest Gauvin Bailey, Professor and Bader Chair in Southern Baroque Art at Queen’s University, will project images of German architecture associated with the time period.

The program will feature music by German Baroque composers J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel, G.P. Telemann, J.F. Fasch, J.G. Linike, J.J. Quantz, and others.

The KBC is Kingston’s newest orchestra devoted wholly to Historically Informed practice of music from the Baroque era. Founded by Katie Legere, Jeff Hamacher, Julia McFarlane, and Michael Capon, the KBC is a collective of professional musicians drawn from the Kingston Symphony Orchestra and the wider community.

This is the third in a series of four Baroque instrumental concerts. A live audience will be accommodated according to provincial guidelines. The final concert in the series will be presented on Friday 1 April, featuring the full consort (strings and winds).

Concert time is 5:15pm, Friday March 11, at St. James’ Anglican Church, 10 Union Street. Tickets cost $20 each. For tickets and information call 613-217-5099, or email legerek@queensu.ca.