This year’s Chamberfest is, as usual, full of different themes ranging from a focus on Bach to Canada’s Ukrainian community, to performances highlighting the cello.
Another major theme is the presence of female performers in large numbers.
From the Swedish a cappella quartet Kongero to Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, women are getting their due during the festival.
Included in this feminine focus is a Dutch ensemble with a bit of a difference.
The four women of the Syrène Saxofoonkwartet play the classics on, yep, saxophones.
“We are four girls and we play the saxophone,” says the spokesperson for the …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
