Take a journey through the elegance and intricacy of the French Baroque era with Québec’s Ensemble Francoeur. Featuring a blend of Baroque violin, viol, voice, and lute, their program “Strings, Quarrels, and the King’s Court” highlights the exquisite sophistication of François Couperin’s “Concerts royaux,” a collection that epitomizes the ornate courtly music of Louis XIV’s reign. It also includes Marin Marais’ “La Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont de Paris,” crafted with mesmerizing technical prowess and harmonic richness, as well as the emotive and lyrical airs de cour by Michel Lambert, which capture the heartfelt expressiveness and poetic elegance typical of 17th and 18th-century French vocal music. Together, these works showcase the emotional depth and intricate interplay of voices and instruments that define the Baroque period. A co-presentation with JM Canada. Season Sponsor: Jules Chamberlain / Red Door Realty.