• Concerto di Margherita (ITALY)

    First Church of Christ, Scientist 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Il Gioco della cieca (Blind Man's Bluff) Buy tickets “Blind love I do not trust to thee, that makes desires full of obscurity”. Thus comments the chorus in Guarini's play, “The Faithful Shepherd” (Il pastor fido) on two lovers' passionate but beleaguered love tale. In the third act of the play, set in the idyllic […]

  • Island Temperament (CANADA)

    First Church of Christ, Scientist 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Cornucopia: An Autumnal Musical Feast Buy tickets An opportunity to hear bassoon and horn, in the rarely heard roles as solo instruments and featuring internationally renowned local musicians Katrina Russell and Andrew Clark. As befits the season, we have organized the concert around the theme of an autumnal feast, reflecting the plenty of the harvest season in a […]

  • Jupiter Ensemble (FRANCE)

    First Church of Christ, Scientist 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Amazone Buy tickets Lutenist Thomas Dunford returns to EMSI's stage, leading Jupiter Ensemble, acclaimed as one of the finest in a new generation of early music ensembles. Soprano Lea Desandres, "one of today’s most exciting voices in early-music performance" - New York Times, is featured in a program on the theme of the Amazons, a […]

  • laReverdie (ITALY)

    St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 924 Douglas St, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

    Stella Nova - The New Star Buy tickets Stella Nova offers a view into the unusually rich repertoire for Advent and Christmas that developed in Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Extending far beyond the strictly liturgical tradition, this music reflects festively embellished medieval Christmastime celebrations. The concert opens with an English devotional sequence and motet […]

  • Opera Prima (ITALY)

    First Church of Christ, Scientist 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Tormento Seicento Buy tickets The magnificent soprano Amanda Forsythe returns with viola da gamba virtuoso Cristiano Contadin and his renowned ensemble Opera Prima in a program of music exploring the Galant style that was in vogue during the middle of the 18th century. The complexity and formal structure of the Baroque gives way to a […]

  • Les Délices (USA)

    First Church of Christ, Scientist 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Moonlit Mozart Buy tickets Les Délices, from New York, performs some of the most beautiful music ever written for wind instruments, in this program of Mozart’s wind octets. The voluptuous sound of oboes, clarinets, bassoons and horns becomes even richer when played on period instruments with flawless ensemble playing. In late-18th century Vienna, wind bands […]

  • Ensemble Clausulae (CANADA)

    Christ Church Cathedral 911 Quadra Street at Rockland Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

    Notre Dame – Laying the Cornerstone of Western Music Buy tickets A young novice monk travels from Canterbury to Paris to study at its famous school, the Maîtrise Notre Dame de Paris, witnessing the building of the great cathedral and the birth of polyphonic music. Let us take you back in time to the beginnings […]

  • Ensemble Caprice (CANADA)

    First Church of Christ, Scientist 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC, Canada

    The King’s Music & Tavern Songs Buy tickets An EMSI favourite Ensemble Caprice, led by the indefatigable Matthias Maute, returns with music from Purcell to Handel, interwoven with traditional music from the British Isles. From Purcell to Handel, this program enters the vibrant musical world of the British Isles, where the elegance of the court, […]