Covid Safety Plans
25 Oct 2021 UPDATE: Despite the lifting of provincial capacity restrictions for indoor events as of today, EMSI will continue to limit the audience size to 325 (50% capacity) for […]
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Tickets on sale now!
The Early Music Society of the Islands has partnered with Tix to bring you easy, no-fee ticket purchases. Thanks to Tix, we are able to replace our traditional subscription packages […]
Membership renewals available soon!
The Early Music Society of the Islands is gearing up for an exciting new series of concerts for our upcoming 37th season. Annual memberships for the 2021-22 season will be […]
You are invited to a Vivaldi Party!
In these times of isolation in our homes and bubbles, EMSI invites you to a Vivaldi party on Sunday January 24th, 2021 at 7 pm. Here is how to attend: […]
Now online: The Dark Side of Vivaldi
Vivaldi is well-known for his many concertos, particularly The Four Seasons, but much of this prolific composer’s work is rarely programmed, and so, like the dark side of the moon, […]
In Memoriam
It is with great sadness that the Directors of the Early Music Society of the Islands write to tell you of the untimely and unexpected death of Michael Jarvis (1958-2020). […]
The Dark Side of Vivaldi now on Friday November 27th
Due to the new temporary non-essential travel restrictions in and out of the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions, we have changed the date of this concert to Friday […]
36th Annual General Meeting
All new and returning EMSI members are invited to join us for our AGM, to be held via Zoom on St Cecilia’s Day, November 22nd at 3pm. If you have […]
The Gothic Voices postponed
Dear EMSI friends and supporters, I am sorry to inform you that the Medieval Christmas concert scheduled for December 19th has been postponed to a future season. Given the quarantine […]
Music for the Pause
Our eleven concert video series, filmed in the beautiful Chapel of the New Jerusalem at Christ Church Cathedral, will be live-streamed each Friday at 7:30 PM, from July 3rd to […]