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Musicians In Ordinary
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Into a most delicate and pleasant garden they came, led by the king, who there, with true curiosities, had crowned himself in making that place the crown of all pleasure, yet, was not sufficient, but yet must be inly adorned with other sorts, as music. Music there was of all sorts, yet the king thought that the best was not yet, wherefore he told the emperor that voices, he thought, did excel all these kinds of music. from Mary Wroths The Countess of Montgomerys Urania We agree with the king that music, and vocal music in particular, is the crowning pleasure. Join us at the Heliconian Hall for this most intimate repertoire of song.

The Musicians In Ordinary for the Lutes and Voices, Hallie Fishel soprano and John Edwards, lutes and guitars, take their name from the ensemble which played in the most private quarters of the Stuart monarchs. They are dedicated to the performance of early solo song and vocal chamber music and are often joined by some of North Americas leading performers of early music for their lively and moving concerts.

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Heliconian Hall
35 Hazelton Avenue (near Bay Subway)

Musicians In Ordinary
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Heliconian Hall
8pm, October 8th, 2011

Consort songs, dances, lute songs and solos from the Elizabethan and Jacobean courts. Christopher Verrette leads a Renaissance violin band. Music by Byrd, Dowland, Campion and others.

Heliconian Hall

8pm February 18th, 2012

A New Years Day Concert

Heliconian Hall
2pm, January 1st, 2012 8pm, January 2nd, 2012

The amours of shepherds Tircis, Corydon etc. and nymphs Chloris, Phyllis and others are laid bare in Baroque duets and dialogues from the time of Monteverdi with guest Bud Roach, tenor and Baroque guitarist.

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Heliconian Hall
8pm, March 17th, 2012

Dont like polkas and waltzes but looking for a concert on New Years Day? This is the concert for you. With guests Christopher Verrette and Edwin Huizinga, and others. All new repertoire from the late Baroque including Vivaldi and his contemporaries.

Our last concert has as its title the motto (Late but in Earnest) of Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, who died 400 years ago this spring. As Elizabeth and then James prime minister Cecil had his finger in every pie, including the musical one. Songs and lute pieces by Dowland, Lanier, Thomas Robinson and others.

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Save 15% with annual subscription. Mail to The Musicians In Ordinary 212-1585 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON, M6P 1A6 Email: musinord@sympatico.ca Single tickets available at the door $25, $20 for students and seniors. The Musicians In Ordinary have received support from The Anglican Foundation, The Spem in Alium Fund at the Toronto Community Foundation and individual patrons like you. Please consider making a gift to The Musicians In Ordinary, using the form attached, for which an official tax receipt will be issued. The charitable registration number for The Musicians In Ordinary is 87915 0712 RR0001

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