Concert at Central Chebogue church
Musique Royal will be presenting Les Voix Humaines in a production of Vivalidi’s The Four Seasons on Monday, July 2, at 7 p. m. In Yarmouth at the Central Chebogue United Baptist Church.
Les Voix humaines will bring well-known jazz standards, pop tunes and traditional songs mixed in with a tasty recipe of seasonal songs that are slipped into the concertos.
The Four Seasons ( Le Quattro Stagioni) is Antonio Vivaldi’s ( 1678- 1741) most popular set of concertos. However, the popularity of The Four Seasons is nothing new.
They were amongst the Top 10 tunes during the 18th century. There are also many period arrangements of the concertos for diverse instruments from one recorder to full orchestra with choir. Les Voix humaines has, therefore, followed a well- trodden, baroque tradition by arranging these pieces for the fun of it.
And this summer they bring these arrangements to Yarmouth County as part of their 2018 summer tour.
Les Voix humaines, a viola da gamba duo, has thrilled audi- ences worldwide with dashing performances of early and contemporary music for over three decades. The consort has toured in Canada, Mexico, Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic States. Now they bring Nova Scotia audiences a fresh look at Vivaldi’s Quattro Stagioni for equal viols – 4 Seasons, 4 viols.