Marie Nadeau-Tremblay (violin), Tristan Best (viola da gamba), and Kerry Bursey (lute and vocals) come together for an intimate Baroque strings recital at Off-Festival Bach in Montreal as part of Festival Bach 2026.
The programme draws from 17th- and 18th-century French and English repertoire, opening with Louis-Gabriel Guillemain's Amusement pour violon and including several works by Marin Marais: La Sonnerie de Sainte-Geneviève-du-Mont-de-Paris and L'Arabesque from his Quatrième livre de pièces de viole.
Vocal pieces feature prominently: Michel Lambert's Ma bergère est tendre et fidèle, two anonymous settings (Une jeune fillette, arranged by Marie Nadeau-Tremblay, and Greensleeves), Christophe Ballard's J'avois cru qu'en vous aymant, and Honoré d'Ambruis's Le doux silence de nos bois.
The programme also includes François Francoeur's five-movement Sonate pour violon en sol mineur (op. 2, n° 6), Michel Farinel's La Folia, Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Tristes déserts, sombre retraite (H 469), and concludes with Jacques Morel's Chaconne en trio.
The concert takes place at 4:00 pm at 3487 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2X 2T6.
Lineup
Marie Nadeau-Tremblay
Marie Nadeau-Tremblay is a violinist who also arranged one of the anonymous works on this programme (Une jeune fillette), demonstrating her engagement with historical performance practice.
Tristan Best
Tristan Best performs on the viola da gamba in this Baroque strings recital.
Kerry Bursey
Kerry Bursey performs on lute and contributes vocals to this Baroque recital programme.
Location