Hank Knox Harpsichord / Clavecin

This is My Music

Posted on September 2, 2022

I am happy to announce that CBC is rebroadcasting my edition of This Is My Music tomorrow, Saturday, September 3, 2022, 10 am – noon on CBC Music/Radio 2 and streaming live at https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio. It’s also available as an audio stream starting this morning at https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-382-this-is-my-music. A little Bach, a little Monteverdi, at little Stravinsky, a little Zappa… what’s not

G.F. Handel’s Orlando

Posted on August 23, 2022

The video from the Schulich School of Music’s two performances of G.F. Handel’s Orlando are available on YouTube for viewing. We spent most of January, February and March, 2022, preparing for these shows which were performed live for an online audience on March 26 and March 27. The two casts were superb, the singing and vocal virtuosity were wonderful, the

Scarlatti in concert: Essercizi per gravicembalo

Posted on November 7, 2021

Here is an opportunity to see and hear a selection of these lively and acrobatic pieces in concert at Redpath Hall! For more details, see the Facebook event page

“Scarlatti: Essercizi Per Gravicembalo” now available!

Posted on October 12, 2021

I am very pleased to announce that Scarlatti: Essercizi Per Gravicembalo, released through Halifax-based record label Leaf Music, is now available for streaming or purchase! I spent the past 10 months completely immersed in Domenico Scarlatti’s only authorized publication, a collection of thirty sonatas first published in 1739 in London, England. This recording offers the listener a deep dive into

Festival international de musique ancienne de Lamèque

Posted on July 24, 2021

Here is a mini-concert I was involved with for the Festival international de musique ancienne de Lamèque, N.-B. in collaboration with Les Plaisirs du clavecin: three pieces by composer Jerome Blais for soprano (Catherine St-Arnaud), recorder (Vincent Lauzer) and harpsichord. Enjoy!

This Is My Music

Posted on February 20, 2021

CBC will be rebroadcasting my episode of This Is My Music on Saturday, February 27, from 10AM to 12 noon. It’s the soundtrack of my life: everything from Monteverdi and Frescobaldi to Bach, Stravinsky, and yes, Frank Zappa. You can stream it live from https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-382-this-is-my-music on Saturday morning.

CBC’s top classical albums of 2020

Posted on December 3, 2020

I am very pleased and honoured to share a spot on CBC’s list of the top classical albums of 2020 with so many great friends and colleagues, most especially Mark Fewer. Thanks to CBC for the shoutout, and to Jeremy VanSlyke and the great team at Leaf Music. Romp on! https://www.cbc.ca/music/canada-s-top-20-classical-albums-of-2020-1.5805420

D’Anglebert – Prélude en sol mineur

Posted on June 3, 2020

Here is the unmeasured prélude that opens Jean-Henry D’Anglebert’s set of pieces in G minor. www.latitude45arts.com

Geminiani, Amoureusement

Posted on May 23, 2020

Here is a recording made some years ago of the Amoureusement from Francesco Geminiani’s Pièces de clavecin (London, 1743), arranged by the composer from his violin sonata, Opus 4, number 8: The harpsichord was built by Jacobus & Abraham Kirckmann, London, 1772, The recording was made at the Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur de Montréal. Video realisation by Benoît Beaupré.

Bach & Les Bostonades

Posted on May 9, 2020

As a musical gift in this time of pandemic and enforced isolation, here is a performance of Bach’s Ouverture for Violin, Strings and Continuo in A minor, BWV 1067a:

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