Seasonal Music
 As the audience arrived at Front Street they were greeted by
a well dressed up Glenn Gould, who sat statuesque on his bench with
tuck on top and scarf entwined around his neck in front of the CBC
Building where the Glenn Gould studio is located. Opposite, just
south of the Metropolitan Congress Centre across the street Toronto’s
shining beacon, all dressed up in icy blue lights, poked a hole
into the clear sky, punctuating how crisp the chilly evening air
was.
Inside the smell of welcoming coffee wafted around the lobby as
people milled about waiting to go in for the season’s second concert.
The program promised a real treat, as is to be expected when Mayumi
Seiler and her merry orchestra put on a program. This time everyone
as introduced in humorous fashion by Benjamin Bowman, principal
violin, who has been with the chamber orchestra for quite a while,
as have many of the musicians. However, there is always a new face
and the exciting guest artists always vary. This time we were surprised
with Lutenist Lucas Harris, who’s great skills became apparent is
the second offering by Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758) with his
Concerto for Lute and Strings in D Minor. Since this was a Christmas
concert the opening was eloquently accomplished with Arcangelo Corelli’s
Christmas Concert.
Pieces by Justin Mariner, and after the intermission Guiseppe Tartini
and Johann Sebastian Bach rounded a most enjoyable festive concert,
leaving everyone felling relaxed and festive. And instead of rushing
out to catch a cab or getting to the parking first, people stayed
around to meet the artists and have a delicious truffle or two.
 We caught Mayumi with her sister Naomi, here from Hamburg where
she is the principal viola player. Only then did everyone leave,
still feeling the effects of the music, carrying it with them into
the cold night.
 The next concert will take place in February and is named "Quickening
Breath".
Go to www.viasalzburg.com
for more information and reserve your ticket soon. Luckily some
tickets are still available.
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Via Salzburg’s Festive Concert
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