Of Gods, Myths, and Musicians!
Virtuoso 18^th Century Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord

Paul Luchkow, baroque violin
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Michael Jarvis, harpsichord

Friday, March 9, 2018, 7:30 PM
St. Paul’s United Church, 11526 – 76 Avenue, Edmonton

Tickets are $40, $30 for seniors and members.
Student tickets are $10.
Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.

Paul Luchkow and Michael Jarvis, two of Canada’s leading early music performers, will make a rare Edmonton appearance performing a programme of virtuoso chamber music from the Baroque period for baroque violin and harpsichord.

Music by Handel, Telemann, Couperin, Biber, and highlights from their newest CD of Mythological Sonatas, op. 25 by Michel Corrette will be featured.

Paul Luchkow is a versatile violinist and violist whose activities cover the range of music from the 17th Century to the present day on modern and period instruments. In addition to the Victoria Baroque Players, he is a regular feature of Vancouver’s Early Music scene. Paul is a long-time member of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and appears frequently in concerts for Early Music Vancouver, the Early Music Society of the Islands, as well as at Victoria’s Pacific Baroque Festival. In demand as a leader, guest director, and educator, Paul has worked with Per Sonatori: Regina’s Baroque period-instrument ensemble, VoiceScapes and Spiritus Chamber Choir in Calgary, and he has given performances and masterclasses at universities across western Canada. As an adjudicator, Paul frequently hears and encourages young musicians across British Columbia. A highlight of recent years has been his work with fortepianist Michael Jarvis and their exploration of Baroque, Classical and Romantic sonata repertoire on period instruments. They have two recordings: Hummel Sonatas (nominated for a Western Canada Music Award) for fortepiano and violin / viola, and Sonatas, op. 25 on Mythological Subjects by the French composer Michel Corrette, which was just released on Canada’s prestigious Marquis Classics label in September 2017. Paul makes his home in Victoria, BC, Canada with his wife and children.

Michael Jarvis is one of Canada’s finest harpsichordists, fortepianists and continuo players, and is in demand as a coach and collaborative artist. A frequent performer throughout Canada, he has also performed with many of Canada’s leading orchestras and chamber ensembles (from New York City’s Carnegie Hall to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA), accompanied, conducted, or played continuo for many of Canada’s finest singers and has appeared as soloist or continuo player at many festivals throughout North America. He may be heard on the Marquis Classics, Hungaroton, ATMA, Naxos, Solitudes and Avalon CD labels, and has many times broadcast nationally and regionally for the C.B.C., as well as nationally across the U.S. on N.P.R. His and violinist Paul Luchkow’s CD of Hummel’s op. 5 violin sonatas was chosen as a finalist as best classical album of the year in the Western Canadian Music Awards 2013. His new CD with Paul, Michel Corrette’s Sonatas for Harpsichord and Violin, Op. 25 (on mythological themes) was released on Canada’s renowned Marquis CD label in September 2017. Michael was featured on two national Canadian television specials for Bravo: “A Baroque Christmas” and “A Baroque Easter”. He was also co-host and star of the 13-part television series “Come into the Parlour” for Bravo-tv. He also conducted in Toronto the world premiere of the chamber opera “Cassandra” by Vancouver composer Ian McAndrew, to glowing reviews in Opera Canada. His performing editions of 17th and 18th century choral and organ music have been published by GIA, Chicago. He has taught harpsichord and continuo at the University of Toronto, Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario and at Havergal College, Toronto, and fortepiano at the University of British Columbia. When he is not playing early music, Michael lives with his partner Carolyn Sinclair and Kona, the Abyssinian cat, in Victoria, BC, Canada, and is an avid collector of early jazz and early opera 78 rpm recordings and is an early phonograph/gramophone restorer.