November 15 & 16
7:30PM concert
6:45PM pre-concert chat
Heliconian Hall, Toronto

The exquisite beauty of the poetry of Robert Burns with its profound expression of the worth of each human being. Featuring the renowned actor R.H. Thomson and a first-rate ensemble of musicians, this concert celebrates the inspiration that Burns’ poetry has provided to the African-American orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass; the Bengali poet and social reformer Rabindranath Tagore; and Tayisa Khryplyva, the Ukrainian teacher who is keeping the spirit of Burns alive for children in war-torn Ukraine.

Curated by special guest Alison Mackay