“One of Canada's most distinguished Baroque ensembles, Les Voix Baroques, performed last night at Christ Church Cathedral. Their program consisted of Latin oratorios from the 17th century, two of them by Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674)...The performance was stylish and effective. The five singers who make up the vocal contingent of the ensemble had a wonderful blend in the choral passages and each made fine solo contributions as well....The instrumentalists, by the way, were hardly less impressive than the singers. This is an ensemble that takes the Baroque repertoire and its demands very seriously and produces some wonderful music as a result....Despite the relatively esoteric nature of the program, close to 400 people attended the concert and rewarded Jeptha with a standing ovation."
Date:
Fri, 08/01/2008