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Baroque Concert
The baroque concert, To Marguerite... was a great success, raising just over $1400 for Marguerites Place. Thank you so very much to Mary and Sonja for their hard work and for sharing their musical talents with all in attendance in this unique fundraising experience. Also, a great thanks to all who volunteered and attended this wonderful event!
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The Blue Castle and St. John’s Status of Women Council present:
To Marguerite...
A collaborative fundraising concert in support of Marguerite’s Place.
DATE & TIME: Friday, April 23 at 8 pm
LOCATION: St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church (entrance on Cornwall Crescent)
ADMISSION: $20 general, $10 student, $50 (with $30 tax receipt)
TICKETS: St. John’s Women’s Centre, The Travel Bug (155 Water) or at the door.
Why listen to Johann, Georg, Frideric or Sebastian when you can join us instead for an evening with Anna, Elisabeth, a princess, a duchess and a few widows? Enjoy splendid, sophisticated and sensuous 18th century music for flute and harpsichord by...
- Anna Bon di Venezia, an Italian composer born to Russian parents. This musical wunderkind disappeared from historical records as soon as she married. Her works are original and sophisticated.
- Elisabeth de la Guerre, née Jacquet, was highly regarded by the French court and by her peers for her remarkable playing and variety of compositions.
- and more...
The program also includes compositions by men whose music was engraved, published and supported by women ...
- A sonata for flute by Michel Blavet, dedicated to his patron La Duchesse de Boullon.
- A work by Jean-Marie Leclair, engraved by his wife, Louise Roussel, and dedicated to Madame la Princesse D’Orange.
This benefit concert for Marguerite’s Place features Sonja Boon, baroque flute, and Mary O’Keeffe, harpsichord. Currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Women's Studies at Memorial University, Sonja Boon is also an accomplished early musician whose professional career has included eight years as soloist and principal flutist with the Portland Baroque Orchestra (Oregon, USA). She was Artistic Director of The Burney Ensemble from 1998-2005. Harpsichordist Mary O'Keeffe performs in solo and chamber music recitals, and has appeared as soloist with the NSO Sinfonia. She is a cofounder of the Hot Earth Ensemble, a group dedicated primarily to presenting concerts of music of the 17th and 18th centuries.
