Welcome to the 12th season of great concerts at the Rock on Locke in Hamilton, Ontario! As always, concerts are accessible to all. While we suggest a donation amount of $20, everyone is welcome to come in and enjoy the music. Hammer Baroque is a volunteer-led organization, so your donations go directly to the performers! Many thanks to the St. John the Evangelist community for providing a beautiful venue for these concerts, and to you, our patrons, whose support has made Hammer Baroque a series that continues to attract Historical Performance specialists from across Canada and beyond. To join the monthly email list, please write to hammerbaroque@gmail.com.
Saturday, September 19th, 3pm: Charlotte Tang, fortepiano, “To the (Distant) Beloved,” featuring music by Robert and Clara Schumann.
Saturday, October 3rd, 3pm: The dynamic Tafelmusik violinist Julia Wedman presents a concert of music for solo violin.
Saturday, October 24th, 3pm: Two tenors, theorbos, and baroque guitars! Bud Roach and Jonathan Stuchbery present a programme of Northern Italian love songs, with guest soprano Sheila Dietrich.
Saturday, November 7th, 3pm: The Eybler String Quartet performs Mozart and Beethoven!
Saturday, December 5th, 3pm: Comtessa, The Montreal-based medieval ensemble, returns!
Saturday, February 27th, 3pm: Capella Intima, Hammer Baroque’s Ensemble-in-Residence, joins the Gallery Players of Niagara to present “Apollo’s Vengeance,” a Roman serenata featuring a dozen singers and instrumentalists. Not to be missed!
Saturday, March 6th, 3pm: Players from the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra present music for oboes and continuo!
Saturday, March 27th, 3pm: The Eybler String Quartet returns with a very special Holy Saturday event—Franz Joseph Haydn’s quartet setting of the Seven Last Words of Christ.
Saturday, May 8th, 3pm: Lazzuli Baroque makes their Hammer Baroque debut with music for two female voices, cello, and theorbo.
Saturday, June 5th, 3pm: The Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra chamber series returns with a programme of trios for strings.