Experience the rich tonal pairing of the wooden transverse flute and harpsichord in a captivating afternoon of music. From the intricate beauty of J.S. Bach’s Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in B Minor to the whimsical charm of Michel Blavet, the program offers a varied and expressive journey through the brilliance and vitality of 18th-century music.

Tim Janz is a performer, composer and educator based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He completed his Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from Western University, and then went on to a Masters of Music Composition at the University of Calgary. As a performer he has played professionally as a flautist in symphonic orchestras and as a singer songwriter in a traditional/roots band. Having performed extensively on the modern Boehm system flute, he has grown to love the intricacies of wooden period instruments, and has lately been performing regularly on the Baroque one-keyed flute with Justin Luchinski, harpsichord, and the Classical eight-keyed flute with the guitarist Ralph Maier.

Justin Luchinski began an active career in early music performance in Montréal while completing his Bachelor’s and Master of Music degrees at McGill University. While being a regular rehearsal keyboardist with Opera McGill’s baroque opera productions, Justin had regular season concerts, performances at the Montréal Baroque Festival, recording projects, and nationwide touring with the early music ensemble Les Méandres. Since returning to Calgary in 2020, Justin has performed as a soloist and accompanist at the National Music Centre, a soloist for the Instrumental Society of Calgary concert series and CBC’s Instrumental Stories series, performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, created and instructed basso continuo classes at the University of Calgary, played a major role in organizing and executing a production of Handel’s opera Ariodante, and played regular concerts with Early Music Voices, String Theory Music Collective, Rosa Barocca, and Luminous Voices. Beyond his performances, Justin is deeply committed to enhancing early music education and awareness in Calgary. He drives the creation and execution of free educational concerts in partnership with the Calgary Public Library while serving as Co-Artistic Director of Chamber Muse Historical Music Society of Calgary.

This concert is a proud Calgary Arts Community Co-Presentation with: