A live performance that intersperses musical portraits of flowers, birds, and bees between sonatas from the verdant gardens of Europe.
As February draws to a close, our thoughts turn increasingly to the garden and its promise. As we await the first hopeful signs of spring, experience a program that intersperses musical portraits of flowers, birds, and bees between sonatas from the verdant gardens of England, Scotland, the Netherlands, Italy, France, and Spain.
Patricia Ahern & Geneviève Gilardeau, violins
Keiran Campbell, violoncello
Charlotte Nediger, harpsichord
Program
Jan Adams Reincken - Sonata from Hortus Music (A Musical Garden)
Martin Peerson - The Primrose
James Oswald - Airs for the Seasons: From winter to spring
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer - Sonata Cu Cu (The Cuckoo)
François Couperin - Les Abeilles (The Bees)
Angelo Maria Fiorè - Cello sonata
Jean-Philippe Rameau - Le Vézinet
Charles Avison - Concerto in D Minor after Scarlatti “The Garden of Harmony”
Tafelmusik at the Garden is a new concert series launched in 2023, created in partnership with Tafelmusik and the Toronto Botanical Garden. These Sunday afternoon concerts will take place indoors, in the Toronto Botanical Garden Floral Hall. Mark your Calendar!
The Garden of Harmony - Sunday, February 26, 2 p.m.
Three's Company - Sunday, March 26, 2 p.m.
It Takes Two - Sunday, April 30, 2 p.m.
Sunday, February 26, 2 to 3:15 p.m.
Public $25, TBG Members and Tafelmusik Subscribers $23 (plus fees and HST)
General Admission Seating
Exclusive Offer: Attendees of this performance are eligible for a $20 ticket to Bach’s Library, featuring virtuoso harpsichord soloist Francesco Corti on Sunday, March 5 at 3 p.m. at Jeanne Lamon Hall.
Phone: (416) 397-1341
Email: programsupport@torontobotanicalgarden.ca
2023/02/26 - 2023/02/26
Toronto Botanical Garden
777 Lawrence Ave E, North York, ON M3C 1P2
Paid parking is available in the lot directly adjacent to the gardens for $2.50 per hour. Paid parking is enforced 24 hours a day. Overnight parking is not permitted. Payment may be made by credit card, coin or via mobile app: iParkMe.
Funds from paid parking go directly to the Toronto Botanical Garden, which is a registered charity. These funds will support the long-term sustainability of TBG’s mandate – horticulture, education, conservation and research – as TBG develops a world-class botanical garden for Toronto.
Free parking is offered to Toronto Botanical Garden members as a membership benefit. Regular visitors to the gardens are encouraged to become members to enjoy the benefits and support the greening of our city. Memberships start at $45 per year.