"Musical Vision: A Brief History of Music and Blindness" (Kaffeemusik)
Sunday, May 07, 2023 | 03:30 PM
in partnership with Balance for Blind Adults 
Sunday, May 7, 2023 @ 3:30 pm, at Calvin Presbyterian Church
Volunteer assistants will be available from 2:30 and the sanctuary doors will open at 3:00. The performance will begin at 3:30 and last about 90 minutes with no intermission.
With Michelle McQuigge, narrator
And guest musicians:
Elizabeth Anderson, organ
Michael Arnowitt, piano
Lucas Harris, conductor, lute & early guitar
Antonie Malette-Chénier, clarsach (celtic harp) and Baroque triple-row harp
From Homer to Stevie Wonder, Western music history is filled with brilliant musicians who were blind or visually impaired. In this new Kaffeemusik, the TCC and friends feature music by these gifted artists who did not let their lack of sight cloud their musical vision. We’re pleased to welcome some special guests, including distinguished Canadian Press journalist Michelle McQuigge. Alongside her guide dog Lucy, Michelle will surprise us with true tales about blind harpers in Ireland and Wales, the blind pianist Maria Theresia von Paradis (for whom Mozart may have written a piano concerto), the charlatan surgeon who botched cataract surgery on both Bach and Handel, Louis Braille’s adaptation of his writing system to music notation, and much more. Featuring a new commission by pianist Michael Arnowitt.
We offer three different formats of the concert program. Simply click on one of the links below for your preferred format:
Formatted booklet with images
Text only version (for screen readers)
Large print version
