The Royals of every nation, kingdom and principality in Europe competed for unprecedented grandeur in their Palaces, Chapels and Gardens, which resulted in the Palace and Chapel at Versailles, the suburban Parisian home of French Royalty and Nobility throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Music in the court and the chapel was, of course, a part of the Olympian ostentation, and the finest composers and performers in the Kingdom served at the pleasure of the royal families. The resultant colossal repertory of Operas, Grand Motets and Chamber Music has proven to be some of the most stunningly beautiful music ever heard, before or since. We offer a brilliant sampling by some of the greatest composers in the employ of Louis XIV, the Sun King himself. With the BURLINGTON BAROQUE FESTIVAL SINGERS, and the Burlington Baroque full orchestra: strings, flutes, oboes, bassoons, trumpets, tympani, organ and harpsichord, all in baroque period instrument splendor!
Richard Delalande: The Fountains of Versailles for orchestra
Marin Marais: Chaconne from his opera Semele for orchestra
Marc - Antoine Charpentier: Grand Motet - Magnificat
Marc - Antoine Charpentier: Grand Motet - Te deum
Helene Brunet, soprano (Quebec City)
Len Torrie, soprano (Montreal)
Nicholas Burns, alto (Vancouver)
Ryan Matos, tenor (Burlington)
Philippe Gagné, tenor (Montreal)
Sumner Thompson, baritone (Boston)
William Kraushaar, bass (Montreal)
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