3 PM - Crescent Arts Centre (525 Wardlaw Ave.)

Our first concert of the 2024 Festival sees founding ensemble Dead of Winter take the stage under the baton of conductor John Wiens for an innovative offering featuring top Canadian countertenor Dan Cabena and a consort of four viol da gambas (like a cello but with frets and more strings in soprano, alto, tenor, and bass ranges). The repertoire will showcase the Elizabethan Renaissance but also have fun with new works by artistic director Andrew Balfour and Carmen Braden.

7 PM - College Chapel of St. John the Evangelist (92 Dysart Road, University of Manitoba)

Fresh off a tour of some of England's finest cathedrals in 2023, All the King's Men are set to make their Winnipeg Baroque Festival debut in a concert of 17th century English music from Matthew Locke to Henry Purcell. Audiences will get the chance to enjoy this incredible music in the beautiful College Chapel of St. John the Evangelist at the University of Manitoba.

7:30 PM - St. John's Anglican Cathedral (135 Anderson Ave.)

Winnipeg favourites Proximus 5 are making their return to the Winnipeg Baroque Festival after a smashing debut in 2023. The five-voice ensemble will be sharing a unique program of French and German Renaissance music inside the historic St. John’s Anglican Cathedral in Winnipeg’s North End. This concert also features NUOVOCE, one of Manitoba’s newest choral ensembles who will present repertoire that offers contemporary commentary on music from five centuries earlier!

7:30 PM - All Saints Anglican Church (521 Broadway)

Ascend into the Festival's second weekend inside one of Winnipeg's finest sanctuaries. Led by Dietrich Bartel, a small orchestra will accompany the All Saints Anglican Church Choir in performing two Baroque masterworks: Bach's Ascension Oratorio and Buxtehude's Magnificat.

11 AM - Great Hall, Canadian Mennonite University - North Campus (500 Shaftesbury Blvd.)

Another Festival first - a morning concert featuring musicians from the Canadian Mennonite University musical community! In addition to two of J.S. Bach's most beloved solo works for violin and piano, the musicians will present Bach's Coffee Cantata! Come and enjoy along with hot drinks and snacks!

1 PM - Young United Church (222 Young St.)

Another first-time addition to the Winnipeg Baroque Festival! The Royal Canadian College of Organists, Winnipeg Chapter is adding their annual Bach Marathon to this year's festivities, and it's filled with exciting twists, including an open sign-up for performers who want to share their interpretations of Bach's music on a variety of instruments! The best part - the event will be hosted by none other than Herr Bach and Anna Magdelena themselves!

3 PM - St. Andrews River Heights United Church (255 Oak St.)

Hailed by the Sunday Times as a "a master soloist, recalling the golden age of violin playing", violinist Karl Stobbe will present a solo concert that is not to be missed! In addition to two of J.S. Bach's most dazzling contributions to the instruments, he will present two Canadian composers and their contemporary responses to Bach, including a world premiere from Quebec composer Michael Oesterle!

7 PM - Knox United Church (400 Edmonton St.)

The Festival concludes as it began with a performance by one of its founding ensembles. In this grand celebration of Canzona's remarkable 35-year journey of choral excellence in Manitoba, they will blend the timeless brilliance of Baroque masters such as Bach and Handel with the contemporary artistry of Grammy Award-winning composer Caroline Shaw, who presents a new composition for strings and orchestra.