A Poe Cabaret

Tom Allen, Lori Gemmel & Friends | Narrator, harp & string quartet

The tragic story of Edgar Allan Poe as told through great music

Welcome the gathering darkness of November with storytelling, poetry and riveting music in CBC radio host Tom Allen and partner Lori Gemmell's A Poe Cabaret. Featuring music by the brilliant and troubled Impressionist Claude Debussy, his student André Caplet and by Canadian composer Alexina Louie, this performance tells the compelling and tragic life story of Edgar Allan Poe through great music conjured in his honour.

Presented by: High River Gift of Music Society

Genres: Chamber Ensembles, Choral, Strings, Voice, Woodwinds