Croatian Musicians at Fort York

We would like to invite you to an evening of baroque music performed by Croatian musicians Sanda Majurec Zanata, harpsichord, and Nina Kobler, soprano which will take place on Saturday, December 8 at 8 pm at Fort York National Historic Site , 100 Garrison Road, Toronto (off Fleet Street, east of Strachan Avenue, west of Bathurst Street).

Link to the map:

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Sanda and Nina had a concert in May of this year at the Faculty Club of the University of Toronto and are back by popular demand. During the May concert we had an opportunity to meet Dawn Lyons of the Claviers Baroques of Toronto and that is how the cooperation between the Consulate General of Croatia and Claviers Baroques started. Dawn offered to help us organize a concert which would include a more Canadian audience and we accepted with pleasure.

Detailed information about the concert can be accessed through the following web page : www.claviersbaroques.com, where you can also purchase the tickets (adults $15, students/seniors $8). Tickets will also be available at the door . I will be happy to answer any questions about the concert if you call me at 905-277-9928.

We all hope to have the pleasure of sharing this wonderful musical evening with you.

Best regards,

Aranka Lengyel

The Consulate General of Croatia

together with

Fort York National Historic Site

and Claviers Baroques of Toronto

proudly present a concert of music in the

Authentic Music Experience Series

"A Christmas Surprise"

Nina Kobler, soprano

Sanda Majurec, harpsichord

Saturday, December 8th, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
Fort York National Historic Site,

The Blue Barracks

In lieu of a preâ€‘concert chat there will be a preâ€‘concert cannon firing a 7:45pm sharp!

This Evening's Music:

Francesco Durante (1684-1755): Vergin tutt'amor

G. F. HÃ¤ndel (1685-1759): PiangerÃ² (Giulio Caesare)

J. S. Bach (1685-1750): Parti pur (Cantata BWV 209)

J. S. Bach (1685-1750): Sich Ã¼ben im Lieben (BWV 202 Wedding Cantata)

D. Scarlatti Sonatas for harpsichord:

Sonata in D minor, K 213

Sonata in D major, K 471

Sonata in G major, K 471

Sonata in G minor, K 426

G. B. Pergolesi: Stizzoso, mio stizzoso (Nina)

W. A. Mozart: In uomini, in soldati

S. Majurec Zanata : Ludio

J. S. Bach (1685-1750): Mein GlÃ¤ubiges Herze

Bach â€“ Gounod : Ave Maria

G. F. HÃ¤ndel (1685-1759): Oh, had I Jubal's Lyre (Joshua)

A wine and cheese reception will follow the concert!

This Evening's Musicians

Nina Kobler, soprano

Nina Kobler studied guitar at the Music Academy of Zagreb (Croatia) with Prof. Istvan Romer. Upon completion of her studies there she did specialized studies with Prof. Goran Listes. Nina also studied solo singing at the Music Academy in Zagreb with Prof. Dunja Vejzovic and continued her education with Prof. Lidija Horvat Dunjko, graduating in 2003. She has performed numerous solo and chamber ensemble concerts, both as a guitar player and as a solo singer, in Croatia and internationally. An outstanding musician, she has been awarded several prizes. In 1998 Nina received a special award at the Fernando Sor International Guitar Players Competition in Rome; at the end of 2002 she received the first prize at the Croatian competition of chamber ensembles, as a soloist. Nina is a member of the baroque ensemble Ars Longa Vita Brevis, and a permanent guest of the Small Harpsichord Festival. She has participated in many master classes for solo singers held by professors Dunja Vejzovic, Olivera Miljakovic and Eva Blahova, as well as guitar master classes by Prof. Istvan Roemer, Goran Listes and Zoran Duki â€¦. Nina is an associate of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb and the Zagreb Opera Studio. In 2004 she participated in a music workshop by Darko Luki â€¦ and The Evenings in Mediateca series of the Italian Cultural Institute. In 2005 she participated in a music workshop in Pula. Since 1995 Nina has been teaching guitar at the Blagoje Bersa Music School in Zagreb.

Sanda Majurec Zanata, harpsichord

Sanda Majurec Zanata graduated in composition at the Music Academy of Zagreb (Croatia) in 1997 in the class of Prof. Stanko Horvat and harpsichord in 1999 in the class of Prof. Visnja Mazuran. She has performed numerous concerts as soloist and in chamber ensembles such as Varazdin Baroque Evenings, Darko Luki â€¦ Workshop, the Harpsichord for Harpsichord Project, The Evenings in Mediateca series of the Italian Cultural Institute and the Small Harpsichord Festival, of which she is co-founder. Sanda has attended various seminars of baroque music both in Croatia and internationally.

As a composer, Sanda has actively participated in concerts and festivals of contemporary music, such as Music Biennale in Zagreb, Music Workshop in Opatija and Pula, The Music Evenings of Osor, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Concerts Series, Amadeo Summer Festival, Bartok Festival in Szombathely, Hungary etc. Sanda is currently a lecturer at the Art Academy of Osijek, Croatia, and is associate professor at the Elly Basic Music Institute and the Music Academy of Zagreb.

Muguette the Harpsichord (1996) , a copy of the 1769 Taskin French double harpsichord, was built by Claviers Baroques, the husband and wife team of Den Ciul and Dawn Lyons. They have been building harpsichords in Parkdale (Toronto, Ontario) since 1995 and Den for several decades in the US before that. Their instruments have been chosen by professional and amateur players and institutions around the world. In Toronto their instruments re used frequently by the Canadian Opera Company, Roy Thomson Hall, the CBC and visiting musicians such as William Christie, Gustav Leonhardt, Red Priest and Cecilia Bartoli and on many recordings. Muguette can be heard on the Canadian Opera Company's recent Juno Award-winning CD, Mozart Duetti and Aria. Her most recent CD releases are John Beckwith's (October 2007) and John Kameel Farah's upcoming "Unfolding". More information about this harpsichord may be found at or google Muguette+harpsichord.

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