About the Concert
The debut program of the Winnipeg Baroque Festival Brass Choir features the glorious antiphonal music of Venetian master Giovanni Gabriel, brass transcriptions of Elizabethan composers William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons, and new arrangements for brass choir of the music of Johann Sébastien Bach. This concert celebrates the rich brass tradition of arranging and transcribing Baroque music, and the excellence of Winnipeg’s brass players. You haven’t truly heard Baroque music until you’ve heard it played by a full-scale modern brass orchestra!
About the Winnipeg Baroque Festival Brass Choir
The Winnipeg Baroque Festival Brass Choir was formed in 2024 with a desire to celebrate the pedigree of Winnipeg’s brass community and a unique lens on the music of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Co-directed by Andrew Balfour and Richard Gillis, the group is also led by Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra trumpeter Chris Fensom.