Tafelmusik + Rock Plaza Central (this link is a direct link to an audio stream and will open some kind of musical player thing)

So back on December 8th, CBC Radio 2 aired a Fuse episode featuring a musical mashup of Toronto’s Rock Plaza Central and Tafelmusik (a baroque orchestra that plays worldwide and makes a home at Trinity-St. Pauls near Bloor and Spadina. The taping was a few weeks prior (I forget the date and don’t feel like checking) and admission was free. I went with a few friends and sat in the front row a few feet from the feet of Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik’s director. What followed was over an hour of amazing music and commentary taped live off the stage at Trinity-St. Pauls.

This stream will link you to the songs, minus the commentary from the orchestral and band members and CBC’s Amanda Putz. The show list goes like:

1. Concerto in A Minor For Violin and Orchestra

2. How Shall I Aspire To Heaven 

3. I am an Excellent Steel Horse

4. 15 Hands

5. Canon and Gigue in D Major

6. My Children, Be Joyful

7. When We Go, How We Go (Part 1)

8. St. Cecilia’s Dance

9. When I Am Laid In Earth / We’ve Got A Lot To Be Glad For

I can’t quite describe how awesome this was in person, with a 7-8 piece orchestra bathing you in acoustic sound on one side, and a folk-rock band on the other. Truly magnificent. This audio stream hopefully captures that. If you missed this show, well, this is all you got. And minus 10 cool points for your absence.

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