Tafelmusik presents Close Encounters: Divertimento

Divert (verb): To draw away from fatiguing or serious occupations; pleasurably to excite the mind or attract the attention; to entertain, amuse. [Oxford English Dictionary]

The divertimento is light and liberated music making. The structured forms of the classical sonata and symphony are set aside in music that offers simple, tuneful delight to players and listeners alike. The divertimento enjoyed its heyday in 18th-century Vienna, and so it is to Vienna Tafelmusik turns for an evening of music that aims to please and divert.

Single ticket buyers are able to access the concert for 48 hours from the original broadcast time.

John Abberger, oboe
Christopher Verrette, violin
Patrick G. Jordan, viola
Margaret Gay, violoncello
Pippa Macmillan, double bass

PROGRAM
• Johann Michael Haydn — Divertimento in E-flat Major, MH9
• Johann Baptist Vanhal — Divertimento in G Major
• Franz Anton Hoffmeister — Quartetto No. 2 in D Major
• František Adam Míča — Oboe quartet in C Major

Who is it for?

All ages

Tickets : $20

Service fees will apply

How to get tickets?

Buy online

Date: Thursday January 28, 2021 | 8pm EST

Approximately 1 hour

Venue & Address

Tafelmusik Digital Concert Hall (Online), 427 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1X7

Wheelchair accessible