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Musique Royale is pleased to present Ensemble Caprice March 8 at 4pm at St. John’s Anglican Church in Lunenburg for this special concert, Telemann and the Baroque Nomads.

Directed by Matthias Maute, two time JUNO award-winner, Ensemble Caprice invites listeners on a musical journey across 18th-century Europe, where cultures intertwine through sound. Inspired by Telemann’s fascination with folk traditions, the program blends elegance and exuberance from East and West. Virtuosic dialogues, rhythmic vitality, and unexpected colors celebrate the boundless curiosity of the Baroque spirit.

About The Artists

Ensemble Caprice

Since it was founded by flautist Matthias Maute three decades ago, Ensemble Caprice has made its mark as one of the most sought-after ensembles on the classical music scene. Caprice has gained a solid reputation for its innovative programming and vibrant, compelling performances.

The musicians of Ensemble Caprice have travelled to the four corners of the globe, giving performances in dozens of countries on four continents. The Ensemble’s tours have taken its members to Asia, China, Taiwan, Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and South Africa as well as several European Countries and the Americas. It has been the featured guest ensemble in many prestigious festivals, including the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music in London, festivals in Bruges (Belgium) and Utrecht (the Netherlands), the Felicia Blumental International Music Festival in Tel Aviv, and, in Germany, the Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci, the Early Music Days in Regensburg, the Händel-Festspiele in Halle, and the Stockstadt Festival. In the USA, the group has performed at New York City’s Miller Theater and Frick Collection, the Boston Early Music Festival, and the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. In Canada, the Ensemble has been heard in Ottawa at the Music and Beyond Festival and the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival; it has performed at Early Music Vancouver, Early Music Voices in Calgary, the Edmonton Chamber Music Society, the Elora Festival and the International Festival Domaine Forget. This impressive roadmap bears witness to the fact that Caprice is recognised as being one of today’s leading baroque ensembles. In 2009, the New York Times devoted a full article to the Ensemble, praising it as a progressive force on the contemporary musical scene.

Program Details

Concerto for Recorder and Flute - Georg Philipp Telemann

Opera and Cantata Arias - Georg Philipp Telemann

Nomadic Music from Eastern Europe - Anonymous (Uhrovska Collection 1730)

Don Quixote Suite - Georg Philipp Telemann