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MUSIC
26 Glebe Report March 10, 2017

Ottawa Baroque Consort presents The Cloth Merchant

by Jacquie Surges

Where can you get live music, theatre,
science and history all in one place?
The Ottawa Baroque Consort (OBC)
is coming to the Glebe on March 25
with a theatrical concert presentation
of The Cloth Merchant. The perform-
ance will feature acclaimed Ottawa
actor Pierre Brault and a full Bar-
oque orchestra performing on period
instruments.
The Cloth Merchant tells the story
of real-life 17th century Dutch busi-
nessman and scientist Antonie van
Leeuwenhoek. He is best known for
his contributions to the engineering of Photo: Couvrette PhotoGraPhy ottawa
magnifying lenses and is commonly
referred to as the “father of microbiol-
ogy.” Leeuwenhoek’s discoveries were
centuries ahead of their time and chal-
lenged 17th century conceptions about
the very nature of the world. The con- Olivier Henchiri conducting the orchestra
cert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on
March 25, 2017 at Glebe St. James
United Church. cinating character in the science field. bles,” he says. “But Ottawa had none, allows you to enjoy Baroque music in
This is the fifth year that OBC has His story just begged to be told.” until recently.” a unique way.”
produced a concert of this type. In the An all-Dutch Baroque music pro- The group started off as a chamber OBC will present So You Think You
past, the group has presented A Day at gram will support the story, including ensemble and grew to become a full Know: All About the Tempo on April
Versailles, The Story of the Rococo, overtures and concertos by compos- orchestra in 2012. 29. The audience challenge concert
Voyage to America and Stradivari’s ers Unico Van Wassenaer, Willem De Henchiri, who serves as the group’s is a night of light-hearted commen-
Apprentice. The productions are cre- Fesch, Pieter Hellendaal and Johann artistic director, strives to bring a fresh tary on Baroque musical stylings,
ated, written and programmed by Schenck. Their names may not be as perspective to historically informed illustrated by musical examples per-
co-directors Jacinthe Gauthier-Hudon recognizable as Bach or Handel today music. The ensemble performs on formed by the orchestra. The concert
and Olivier Henchiri. They research but they were well-known composers period instruments that are either concludes with a full performance.
unique characters from the Baroque and virtuosos at the time. originals or faithful copies of instru- For more information and to purchase
era in preparation for the concerts. Henchiri founded the OBC in 2005 ments from the Baroque era, defined tickets, visit www.ottawabaroque.ca.
“We like to use music to help us tell to fill a void he saw in Ottawa’s music as approximately 1600 – 1750 C.E.
stories,” says Henchiri. “In previous scene. “There was virtually no early “The 17th and 18th centuries have Jacquie Surges is a journalism student
years, we largely focused on musi- music community in Ottawa. Montreal rich histories in terms of science, cul- at Carleton University and works as the
cians and aristocratic themes, but for and Toronto have many established ture, art,” says Henchiri. “Immersing communications manager for the Ot-
this season we found an absolutely fas- Baroque orchestras and large ensem- yourself in this historical context tawa Baroque Consort.

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