From the start, Jeanne thought of role as director as “prima inter pares” (first among equals) in Tafelmusik, leading the orchestra with her bow arm, her energy, and her wonderful smile. Tafelmusik already existed when Jeanne Lamon was invited to become its leader in 1981. We’ll hear from a couple of Jeanne’s colleagues and listen to recordings that feature her as a soloist. Jeanne directed the Toronto-based period instruments orchestra Tafelmusik for 33 years, earning it an international reputation as one of the top ensembles of its kind. This hour, we’re celebrating the violinist Jeanne Lamon, who passed away in June 2021.
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It was the first of a series of concerts that the members of Tafelmusik performed from memory so that they did not have to remain stationary! We’ll hear more about this project later in the program. Allegro (4:43) Lutenist Lucas Harris played the first movement of Silvius Leopold Weiss’ Lute Concerto in C Major with the ensemble Tafelmusik on their CD The Galileo Project, which was also released as a DVD. MUSIC TRACK The Galileo Project Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon Tafelmusik Media, 2012 / B006ZV6VEW Silvius Leopold Weiss Tr. Later in the program, our featured recording is the 2021 Tafelmusik Media re-release entitled The Music of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. This hour, we’ll talk to a couple of Jeanne’s long-time colleagues, listen to some of the music that Tafelmusik recorded under her leadership, and reflect on Jeanne Lamon’s enormous influence on the Canadian music world. After 33 years in Toronto, she had retired and moved to Vancouver, but Jeanne was still in close touch with her colleagues and friends, and her loss was a tremendous shock to the larger Tafelmusik community. In June of 2021, violinist Jeanne Lamon, long-time director of the Canadian period instrument ensemble Tafelmusik, reached the end of her life.