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Fee: $40

For assistance registering, call 416.408.2825 or email conservatoryschool@rcmusic.ca. Tickets for this event are not sold through the Box Office.

5 - 6pm: Instrument Exhibit in Temerty Theatre

7pm: Lecture Recital in Temerty Theatre

'If Music Be the Food of Love', a lecture recital by Lawrence Wiliford, tenor, and Andrea Botticelli, keyboard featuring instruments from the Michael & Sonja Koerner Early Music Instrument Collection. This singular voice and keyboard concert features works by Purcell, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven accompanied by a variety of keyboard instruments from different building traditions and periods. Explore the range of these instruments' unique voices and their interaction in an ensemble setting. See and hear these beautiful, exotic instruments in configurations rarely heard in a vocal recital.

Between the exhibit and lecture recital there will be a complimentary wine and cheese reception in Room 210.

This lecture recital is the closing event for a NEW Music Appreciation Session, Exploring Early Keyboard Instruments, that offers a rare opportunity to interact with historical keyboard instruments and to learn about how they evolved and how they relate to one another. Concertgoers, advanced music students, and early music enthusiasts will learn more about instruments such as the harpsichord, clavichord, and the fortepiano.

About the Instructor:

An innovative and versatile artist, Andrea Botticelli has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across Canada and abroad in England, France, Italy, Spain, and the United States. Her performances have been praised as "brilliant and dynamic", with "poetic nuances" and "virtuosity" (Corriere Canadese). She performs on the modern piano as well as historical keyboards. Andrea is dedicated to re-interpreting the Classical repertoire in creative ways by using historical instruments and historically informed methods. Recognized for launching a "Fortepiano Renaissance" (The WholeNote), she has recently presented concerts on the historical fortepiano across Southern Ontario, introducing performance on the instrument and historically informed methods to new audiences. Recent performance projects have included appearances at York Region Chamber Music, the Scaramella series, the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and the University of Western Ontario. Andrea is a faculty member of the Glenn Gould School, the Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy, and the Royal Conservatory School.