WINNIPEG BAROQUE FESTVIVAL: Dead of Winter - Polyphony Meets the Prairies

Dead of Winter presents 14th to 18th century polyphony: Hildegard Von Bingen – (1098-1179), Alonso Lobo- (1555-1617) Manuel Cardoso- (1566-1656), including Mexican Indigenous composers, Manuel de Zumaya -(1678-1755,) and Geronimo Gonzales-(c.1633 ). Woven within is Waa Waa Steewak (Northern Lights): A sacred Ispiciwin (journey), Andrew Balfour’s groundbreaking Indigenous oratorio for chamber choir, viola, narrator and language keeper. A reimagining of the presentation of early music: Europe meets North America Experience this in the acoustic beauty of St. John’s College Chapel.