"The Emperor's Fiddler" in Parrsboro

Musique Royale announces a province-wide concert tour “The Emperor’s Fiddler” featuring star emerging baroque violinist who won "Discovery of the Year" from the annual Quebec music awards (Prix Opus), as she and Kerry Bursey (baroque guitar and voice) explore the rich music of the European courts! The musicians will tour across Nova Scotia, in July 2022, with performances in historic venues in Wolfville, Tatamagouche, Baddeck, Parrsboro and Blue Rocks. 

The curation highlights influential violin virtuoso Johann Heinrich Schmelzer "the Emperor's Fiddler", Henry Purcell, known as "the English Orpheus", Michel Lambert "Master of Music of the Royal family" under Louis XIV, Girolamo Frescobaldi one of the first keyboard virtuosi, and more. We'll travel around France, Italy, and Germany and learn about the different characters who left their mark in the courts during the decadent and thrilling baroque era.