Alberta's Baroque Orchestra
Enjoy Rosa Barocca's 2025-2026 Season
Three programs are planned in collaboratin with Early Music Voices and the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra.
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Rosa Barocca mourns passing of Singer Paul Grindlay
All of Rosa Barocca mourns the loss of our frequent collaborator, Calgary’s outstanding singer Paul Grindlay who passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
It is difficult for us to imagine a world without Paul. He was a friend, a colleague, an inspiration, and a true artist. Artistic Director Claude Lapalme recalls his connection with Paul: “While his vocal skills were world class, I believe that most of us remember Paul even more as an outstanding human being. He reflected very deeply about every aspect of life and radiated warmth and humanity. Every collaboration between Rosa Barocca and Paul was special because we felt the great love he had for the music he sang. That love was also manifest in his interactions with people, and above all with his family. His wife Christina Jahn sang with us just as often as he did, his daughter Emilia joined the choir for our latest tour, and his daughter Elena was always present at every performance, often helping behind the scenes – singing was a family affair. We are as one heart beating for all of them at this moment. All of us will miss him, but we will always remember him.”
Rosa Barocca's Album is Nominated for a Juno award in the category of best Classical Album of the Year - Small Ensemble
The Album features Internationally acclaimed cellist Elinor Frey
Rosa Barocca CD is Out!
CD recording featuring Internationally acclaimed cellist Elinor Frey
has been released on Analekta Label
Featuring the ever-brilliant Elinor Frey and Rosa Barocca, the baroque ensemble for which I have to honour of being Artistic Director.
The CD can be streamed on Apple, Spotify and YouTube:
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube
and can be purchased at:
Elinor Frey - Discography
Thank you to Factor Canada, The Canada Council for the Arts, and all our sponsors for making this possible. Thank you again to our wonderful musicians:
Paul Luchkow, Naomi Delafield, Andrea Neumann, Lise Boutin, Louise Stuppard, Sarah Douglass, Dean O'Brien, Ronelle Schaufele, Janet Kuschak, Shanti Nachtergaele, Mélisande McNabney and Wendy Markosky. Also, a special shout-out to Carl Talbot, our extraordinary magician in the sound booth.
Glowing reviews are here:
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Rosa Barocca's Album wins the 2023 Juno award in the category of best Classical Album of the Year - Small Ensemble
The Album features Internationally acclaimed cellist Elinor Frey
Elinor Frey and Rosa Barocca’s Album “Early Italian Cello Concertos” on the Analekta label won the Juno Award for Best Classical Album of the Year (Small Ensemble) on March 11, 2023. The album features works by Tartini, Sammartini, Vivaldi and Leo, spanning a great deal of Italian geography and styles, as well as featuring Ms. Frey performing on two different violoncelli and two different bow-holds. The album has seen great success; enjoying much playtime on streaming as well as on radio. It has also received much praise from critics and listeners alike. It can be enjoyed and purchased on all major streaming sites.