{"id":121389,"date":"2026-02-02T16:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=121389"},"modified":"2026-02-03T07:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:00:02","slug":"feature-album-release-party-tacamis-trio-j-s-bach-goldberg-variations-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2026\/02\/02\/feature-album-release-party-tacamis-trio-j-s-bach-goldberg-variations-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"FEATURE | Album Release Party: The Tacamis Trio & J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations In Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Tacamis Trio: Caitlin Broms-Jacobs; Tracy Wright; Allen Harrington (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tacamis Trio released their album J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 on the Leaf Music label on January 16, 2026. On January 31, the trio made the trek from Winnipeg, MB, where they are based, to Toronto for an album launch party at the Arts & Letters Club.<\/p>\n

The recording includes all 30 of Bach\u2019s Variations, along with the iconic aria that precedes and ends the work. The original keyboard music was arranged for the double reed trio by oboist Caitlin Broms-Jacobs.<\/p>\n

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The Tacamis Trio: Allen Harrington; Tracy Wright; Caitlin Broms-Jacobs (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Tacamis Trio<\/h3>\n

The trio of freelance musicians have been performing together for about 15 years as part of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, as they explained during the album launch event. They are: Caitlin Broms-Jacobs (oboe\/arranger), Tracy Wright (English horn) and Allen Harrington (bassoon).<\/p>\n

Caitlin Broms-Jacobs<\/strong> is principal oboist of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. She is a busy freelance musician, and also half of the oboe-piano Duo Fierbois, who released their debut album in January 2025 on the Leaf Music label. She performs as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra as guest principal oboist, along with performances for the Manitoba Opera and Royal Winnipeg Ballet. She originally hails from Toronto, and studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music\u2019s Young Artists Performance Academy. Caitlin earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music.<\/p>\n

Tracy Wright<\/strong> is the English hornist of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, and she performs regularly with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. She performs in chamber and orchestral concerts across Western Canada, including both traditional and new music repertoire.<\/p>\n

Allen Harrington<\/strong> is the principal bassoonist with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. He performs as a soloist as well as a chamber musician, and regularly with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. He is professor of woodwinds at the University of Manitoba\u2019s Desautels Faculty of Music, where he teaches bassoon and saxophone. Allen earned a BMus from the University of Saskatchewan, followed by an MMus from Northwestern University.<\/p>\n