Oct 20, 20212 min read

Music & Magic with Nicholas Wallace & Tafelmusik

Updated: Dec 23, 2023

This week on Magicians Talking Magic Podcast, we are chatting with Nicholas Wallace and Tafelmusik about the upcoming release of Music & Magic!

Nick has been working on an exciting project, an Award-Winning baroque orchestra from Toronto, Tafelmusik, and in this episode, he shares details about the upcoming virtual concert and magic show!

In the episode, we chat with Marco Cera, the musical director of Tafelmusik.

I was thrilled to participate in this massive collaboration that magicians worldwide can watch and enjoy.

Let’s jump into this conversation with Nicholas Wallace, who shares his appearance on American’s Got Talent, Penn & Teller Fool Us, how he developed his eerie style, the best piece of advice he received, staying creative and more!

Watch Episode 149 of Magicians Talking Magic Podcast

Music & Magic Nicholas Wallace & Tafelmusik

About Music & Magic

Open your eyes and ears to the world of illusion and enchantment in this new digital concert blending two captivating art forms.

Musicians and magicians may use different tools to create their art, but for both, the goal is to delight, spark our imaginations, and create startling moments of intense emotion. Inspired by his lifelong fascination with magicians, Tafelmusik oboist and visual artist Marco Cera has conjured up Music & Magic, a mesmerizing new digital program for all ages featuring the award-winning magician Nicholas Wallace.

Music & Magic delves into the world of 18th-century English conjurer Isaac Fawkes, a contemporary of Handel. The first magician to take his act from the streets of London to the stage, Fawkes performed before King George II at the Haymarket Theatre — the same venue where Handel presented his operas for royalty and the public alike.

This film combines magic vignettes with music by Bach, Handel, and Purcell, along with a performance of Spring from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

PROGRAM

Henry Purcell Excerpts from The Fairy Queen
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Violin in E Major: Spring (from The Four Seasons)
George Frideric Handel Aria's “What passion cannot music raise or quell” from Ode for St Cecilia's Day (arranged)
Johann Sebastian Bach Andante, from Sonata for solo violin in A Minor
G.F. Handel Overtures to Flavio & Ode for St. Cecilia's Day