BIGLAKE Arts

BIGLAKE Arts Bringing the community together through music. August 21-29, 2026. Prince Edward County.

05/29/2026

For our Festival Finale, we are having a musical party on stage, and after the concert! Creating a 12-piece Festival Ensemble, we will perform beloved classics of the Baroque era.

The whole programme is filled with famous Double Concertos where not one, but two soloists will interact, respond and imitate each other in a playful musical dialogue, whilst colleagues are cheering them on from the orchestra.

This music is fun and cheerful, the perfect finale to our festival.

Please join us post-concert for a fun, informal party at Wellington Music Hall!

🎵FESTIVAL FINALE | VIVALDI AND BACH
📅 Sat Aug 29, 2026 at 7:30pm
📍 Wellington United Church
243 Main St, Wellington

Presented with the support of the Azrieli Music Prizes Performance Fund

05/27/2026

.comtessa presents Florilegium, a vibrant collection of medieval songs from the British Isles (1150–1300) that traces the lifecycle of a flower through the seasons. These timeless works reveal the enduring foundations of “classical” tradition — where folk melody, chant, and courtly song first intertwined. Blending Celtic, troubadour, and plainchant traditions.

Presented with authentic medieval performance practices and period instruments, this program brings a richly layered musical culture shaped by centuries of cultural exchange to life.

With every ticket sold, BIGLAKE will donate 50% to Prince Edward Point Observatory (PEPtBO), a local charity that helps protect birds and other wildlife and their habitats on the South Shore through research, advocacy, and education

🎟️ Tickets now available - see link in bio or https://www.biglakearts.com/aug-29-medieval-songs-impact-concert/

🎵MEDIEVAL SONGS | IMPACT CONCERT
📅 Sat Aug 29, 2026 at 11:00 am
📍 The Andrew
31 King St, Picton

05/22/2026

In this concert, we bring , and the Philharmonisches Streichquartett () on stage together, to perform two riveting concertos in a chamber music format. Be ready to be blown away by the musical forces of these world-class artists all together on the same stage.

Feel the energy of a large orchestra in an intimate setting!

Presented with the support of the Azrieli Music Prizes Performance Fund

🎵Kerson Leong & Philip Chiu | Dorman and Chausson
📅 Fri Aug 28, 2026 at 7:30pm
📍 Wellington Music Hall
42 West St, Wellington

❤️Presented with the support of the Azrieli Music Prizes Performance Fund

05/21/2026

Piano? Fortepiano? What is the difference? Well, come and hear for yourself!

Immerse yourself into an 18th-century candlelit salon, where Beethoven’s piano works would have been performed for nobility. Learn about Beethoven’s rivals and contemporaries and find out how they influenced the development of the modern day piano.

Experience first hand what kind of instrument Beethoven would have at his disposal when writing his masterpieces.

Ilya Poletaev, together with Ruxandra Oancea, will perform on both the fortepiano and the modern piano, guiding you through the differences between the two. Sort of like test driving a Model T Ford and a Porsche!

Come listen to Beethoven’s masterpieces on a historical instrument in a candlelit setting.
Historical Series are part of BIGLAKE LEARN

🎵Candlelight Concert | Beethoven Then and Now
📅 Thurs Aug 27, 2026 at 7:30pm
📍 Wellington Music Hall
42 West St, Wellington

✨ BIGLAKE is going all out for this year’s annual fundraising celebration. ✨Join us on June 25 at The Eddie Hotel & Farm...
05/17/2026

✨ BIGLAKE is going all out for this year’s annual fundraising celebration. ✨

Join us on June 25 at The Eddie Hotel & Farm for a one-of-a-kind pagan-inspired Garden Party and Gala Dinner with Concert in celebration of the summer solstice. It’ll be an immersive day of music, food, wine, storytelling, and community in support of the arts.

The festivities begin with an enchanting Garden Party, where guests will promenade through the gardens under the golden evening light, enjoying curated food and drink stations featuring some of Prince Edward County’s celebrated culinary voices and local makers. Guests will enjoy award-winning wine from Rosehall Run Vineyards, craft beer from Slake Brewing, and offerings from local culinary partners including The Royal Hotel, Drake Devonshire, Charlotte Langley, and PECish. The afternoon concludes with a magical serenade of ancient medieval songs by Comtessa.

As the evening unfolds, Gala Dinner guests will gather in the iconic Red Barn for a vibrant concert inspired by magic and legend, featuring soprano Karoline Podolak, tenor Piotr Kusiewicz, and virtuoso clarinetist Kornel Wolak.

With hearts full, the celebration continues with a seated three-course dinner, surprise performances, and a summer solstice bonfire beneath the night sky.

Dress code: something magical, mystical, or mythical. ✨

🎵Summer Solstice Garden Party and Gala Fundraiser
📅 Thurs June 25, 2026
3:00-6:00pm - Garden Party
6:00-10:00pm - Gala Dinner with Concert
📍The Eddie Hotel & Farm
15768 Loyalist Pkwy

05/06/2026

BIGLAKE is proud to collaborate with The Renaissance Farm and Maison Millefleurs, bringing you a delightful afternoon concert!

Imagine you are an invited guest of Count Esterhazy at his lavish castle, where you will enjoy the finest cakes with coffee and delight in listening to the music composed by Court resident composer Joseph Haydn, performed by the Court orchestra. BIGLAKE is recreating this experience in one of the most beautiful properties in Prince Edward County and with some of the finest chamber musicians in the world.

Relive chamber music for nobility, County style in a gorgeous modern setting, together with delicious coffee and cakes.

🎵Kaffeekuchen| Haydn and the Viennese Court
📅 Wed Aug 26, 2026 starting at 4:00pm
📍 Maison Millefleurs
17461 Loyalist Pkwy, Wellington

05/02/2026

Schumann was the established master: composer, pianist, critic, and champion of new music. Brahms was the brilliant, passionate newcomer who would go on to become one of the towering figures of the Romantic era. Their bond shaped both men and left an indelible mark on the music they wrote.

— one of the country’s most beloved and acclaimed chamber ensembles — celebrates this extraordinary friendship with an evening of short gems for each instrument, followed by Brahms’s magnificent Piano Quartet No. 2, a work of soaring lyricism, elegance, and optimism that Brahms himself premiered in 1862.

This is Romantic music at its most human and most beautiful.

🎟️ Tickets now available - see link in bio or https://www.biglakearts.com/aug-27-candlelight-concert-beethoven-then-and-now/

🎵 A Musical Friendship| Schumann and Brahms
📅 Tues Aug 25, 2026 at 7:30pm
📍 Wellington Music Hall
42 West St, Wellington

04/30/2026

Last summer, as the sun set over the historic Cunningham House, the Ensemble brought the space to life in the most intimate, unexpected way amongst the candlelight.

With their unique program ‘Starry Night’ that blended piano and percussion instruments, the music flowed through a dreamscape of beautiful and unexpected sounds. It reflected on the night sky, evoking a sense of wonder at the vastness of space, distilling celestial motion into human scale, and exploring how dreams process emotions, memories, and even our self-conception.

And we’re bringing that candlelight back to PEC at the Wellington Music hall!

This year, the Candlelight Concert returns with a new focus!

Pianists Ilya Poletaev and Ruxandra Oancea will bring the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, heard through both historical and modern perspectives.

Beethoven Then and Now explores how his voice transforms across time, instruments, and interpretation—offering a rare chance to experience familiar works in entirely new ways.

If you were there last year, you already know how special this night can be.
If you weren’t… this is the one to catch.

🎟️ Tickets now available - see link in bio or https://www.biglakearts.com/aug-27-candlelight-concert-beethoven-then-and-now/

🎵 Candlelight Concert | Beethoven Then and Now
📅 Thurs Aug 27, 2026 at 7:30pm
📍 Wellington Music Hall
42 West St, Wellington

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04/25/2026

THROWBACK! During BIGLAKE’s Evolution Festival in 2024, Ilya Poletaev gave us something rare - a guided journey through three instruments, the virginal, the harpsichord, and modern piano, tracing the lineage of sound, touch, and expression across centuries.

This video is part of our BIGLAKE Learn Initiative, and specifically our historical series, where we revisit moments that deepen our understanding of music beyond the concert stage.

And this summer, that journey continues because We’re featuring two concerts that bring this historical series into focus:

Ilya Poleteav returns to BIGLAKE 2026 to perform Goldberg Variations—not on one instrument, but two: harpsichord and modern piano. It’s a rare opportunity to experience the same work through different sound worlds, shaped by the very evolution explored in this video.

He will also be joined by Ruxandra Oancea for BIGLAKE 2026’s candlelight exploration of Beethoven voice across time and instrument. From early keyboard traditions to the modern piano, this concert offers a rare chance to hear how Beethoven’s music transforms through evolving sound worlds, shaped by the very history behind it.

If you’ve ever been curious about how instruments shape interpretation, this is your chance to hear it unfold in real time.

🎟️ Tickets now available - see link in bio

🎵 The Goldberg Variations | Bach Then and Now
📅 Sun Aug 23, 2026 at 7:30pm
📍 Wellington Music Hall
42 West St, Wellington

🎵 Candlelight Concert | Beethoven Then and Now
📅 Thurs Aug 27, 2026 at 7:30pm
📍 Wellington Music Hall
42 West St, Wellington

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