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SUMMARY:Doulce Mémoire (FRANCE)
DESCRIPTION:Eh bien\, dansez maintenant ! \nBuy Tickets \nRedeem your Flex Pass Voucher(s) for This Concert \nImagine yourself in the elegant royal court of the French Renaissance\, attending a ball with the elite of courtly society. That colourful world will be captured by the French ensemble Doulce Mémoire and dancer Hubert Hazebroucq. \nVery far from the image we have of ancient dance – hierarchical\, starched\, solemn – dance in the 15th and 16th centuries was elegant\, refined and aristocratic\, but also spectacularly virtuosic\, theatrical and allegorical in the sumptuous interludes given during princely feasts. \nHubert Hazebroucq\, invited both by major European festivals as a choreographer and dancer\, and by universities as a researcher\, will reveal\, thanks to his research and his interpretations\, what Renaissance dance was at its highest level. \nDoulce Mémoire\, led by Denis Raisin Dadre\, has been presenting the music of the Renaissance wind band for over 30 years. The piffari of the 15th and 16th Centuries presented music of the loud consort\, or alta cappella\, consisting of shawms and sackbuts\, and the soft or basse consort\, consisting of flutes\, recorders and strings. This program will feature both\, accompanying the exceptional dancing of Hazebroucq\, in a program that will be a visual and aural feast of the lively and tuneful music and dance of the Renaissance. \nProgram: \n \n \n \n* represents non-danced sections \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/doulce-memoire-france/
LOCATION:Denford Hall\, Glenlyon Norfolk School\, 781 Richmond Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8S3Z2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250322T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250322T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
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SUMMARY:Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble (USA)
DESCRIPTION:The Early Moderns \nBuy Tickets \nRedeem your Flex Pass Voucher(s) for This Concert \n The brilliant American ensemble Quicksilver — “Revered like rock stars within the early music scene” (New York Times) — performs a program of music from the mid-17th century\, when the modern world was emerging in Europe and composers were writing revolutionary works that cast of the conventions of the Renaissance and brought a dramatic and virtuosic approach to instrumental music. \nThe program features the sonatas of composers including Schmeltzer\, Kerll\, Rosenmüller\, Buxtehude and Weichlein. \nMusic had a cultural revolution in the seventeenth century: it suddenly became modern. This “new music” of dramatic oppositions and vivid emotions found its voice in a new form\, the sonata\, a pure instrumental work with no agenda but the imagination of the composer – and no standard form but the passionate give-and-take of friends in conversation. \nQuicksilver’s concert is a celebration of this new style\, bringing to life the extravagant and sumptuous sonatas which were created first by virtuoso instrumental composers in Italy\, and then taken up in Germany. \nProgram: \nPROGRAM \nSonata no. 9 à 4                                                          Matthias Weckmann (1616–1674)           \nCiacona                                                                       Nicolaus à Kempis (c.1600–1676) \n     from Ludwig Partiturbuch\, 1662 \nSonata cinque a tre                                                   Philippe van Wichel (1614–1675) \n     from Fascilus dulcedinis\, Opusculum Primum\, 1678 \nSonata no. 5 à 3                                                          Carolus Hacquart (c.1640–1686) \n     from Harmonia Parnassia Sonatarum\, 1686 \nSonata no. 2 à 4                                                          Matthias Weckmann (1616–1674)           \nSonata à 4 in G Major\, La Carolietta                         Johann Schmeltzer (c.1623–1680) \n     from Kromeriz\, 1669 \n— intermission — \nSonata decima à 3                                                    Dario Castello (1602–1631) \n     from Sonate Concertate in Stil Moderno\, Libro II\, 1629 \nSonata à 4 in D minor                                              Johann Rosenmuller (1619–1684) \nfrom Sonate a 2. 3. 4. e 5. Stromenti da arco & altri\, 1682 \nPraeludium in G minor\, BuxWV 163                      Dieterich Buxtehude (1637–1707) \nSonata à 2 in F major                                              Johann Kaspar Kerll (1627–1693) \nfrom Codex Rost\, c.1660 \nSonata decimaquarta                                               Dario Castello (1602–1631) \nfrom Sonate Concertate in Stil Moderno\, Libro II\, Venice 1629 \n  \n\n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/quicksilver-baroque-ensemble-usa/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250215T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250215T210000
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SUMMARY:Perrine Devillers and Ariel Abramovitch (FRANCE/ARGENTINA)
DESCRIPTION:El Parnasso – Music for voice and vihuela from 16th Century Spain\n \nNote: Due to a delay in obtaining and entry visa\, the concert originally planned for February 15\, Huehuetenango\, is unfortunately no longer available. We are pleased\, however\, to be offering in its place another fine programme featuring vihuelist Ariel Abramovich and soprano Perrine Devillers.   \nBuy Tickets (Youth and students admitted free at the door) \nRedeem your Flex Pass Voucher(s) for This Concert \nArgentinian vihuelist Ariel Abramovich and French soprano Perrine Devillers\, perform works by the Spanish composer and vihuela player Estevan Daça (1537 – 1591/1596). \nIn sixteenth-century Spain\, the vihuela was one of the principal instruments used for the domestic performance of highly cultivated art music. Estevan Daça was one of a number of talented vihuelists of the time who composed and arranged music for this instrument. His important collection\, titled “El Parnasso” is divided into three books\, and includes both Daça’s compositions and his intabulated arrangements of French and Spanish secular songs. This programme presents works from the first and third book. \nProgram: \nEstevan Daça\n(1537 – 1591/1596) \nPrado verde y florido\, a quatro\, de Guerrero (Francisco Guerrero 1528-1599)\nPues ya las claras fuentes\, a quatro\, de Zaballos (Rodrigo de Çeballos 1525-1581)\nFantasía a tres\, por el octavo tono \nDame acogida en tu hato\nQuando las desdichas mías \nFantasía de passos largos\nA tierras agenas \nVotre rigueur (Thomas Crecquillon ca 1505-1557).\n|Je pense en gré (Jacob Clemens non Papa) (c.1510/1515-1555 /1556) \nEscripto esta en mi alma\, a quatro\nQuan bien aventurado\, a quatro\nDuro mal\, a quatro\, de Zaballos (Rodrigo Çeballos) \nFantasía por el tercer tono\nAy fortuna cruel\, a quatro\nAy\, mudo soy\, hablar no puedo\, a quatro \nQuien te hizo Iuan pastor\nGritos dava la morenica\nNunca mas veran mis oxos \n  \n\n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/jonatan-alverado-and-ariel-abramovitch-argentina/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250118T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
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SUMMARY:Sequentia Ensemble (France)
DESCRIPTION:Gregorius\, the Holy Sinner \nBuy Tickets \nRedeem your Flex Pass Voucher(s) for This Concert \nThe incomparable Benjamin Bagby\, well-known for his virtuosic rendering of Beowulf and as co-founder of Sequentia\, returns to the EMSI stage with colleagues Jasmina Črnčič and leiken\, with an astonishing 12th Century tale of one man’s victory over despair (sung in medieval German verse with projected translation in English). \nThis ancient tale by Hartmann von Aue (d. ca. 1210)\, tells of how a man tossed about by fortune and unaware of his incestuous origins\, finally finds his own life\, returning from near death to become a great holy man. \nThis story was probably transmitted orally: sung\, spoken\, and accompanied\, for courtly gatherings of passionate listeners who\, like us\, could never get enough of good storytelling. \nThis ancient tale reaches far into the past — we feel the presence of Oedipus in its darkest moments. At its most inspiring\, it is a tale of limitless possibility and inextinguishable hope\, the triumph of belief over despair\, a story which captivated those binge-listening courtly audiences in the late 12th century. \nThese days we get our stories through the indirect and impersonal sources of modern media. Here is a chance to reconnect with a time when storytelling was a person-to-person experience\, in the hands of an ensemble renowned for the commanding presence\, dramatic flair and musical brilliance to bring it alive vividly for us. \nSequentia are: Benjamin Bagby\, Jasmina Črnčič and leiken: voices and Romanesque harps. \nHere is a short video\, with members of Sequentia talking discussing one of their other programs and how they reconstruct performances from 800 years ago:
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/sequentia-ensemble-usa/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241221T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241221T170000
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SUMMARY:Pacific Baroque Orchestra (CANADA)
DESCRIPTION:Festive Canatas – Bach and Zelenka \nJoint concert presentation with Early Music Vancouver. \nBuy Tickets \nThe Pacific Baroque Orchestra presents a program of festive cantatas for the season including the Gloria in excelsis Deo cantata BWV 191 by J.S. Bach with the Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka’s Missa Nativitatis Domini (ZWV 8) of 1726. \nPremiered in Leipzig on Christmas day\, 1745\, Bach’s BWV 191 work is derived from a Gloria that was later used in the great B minor Mass. It is Bach’s only sacred cantata sung in Latin. \nBohemian composer\, Jan Dismas Zelenka was a contemporary of Bach and the two composers evidently knew each other. Bach is said to have highly esteemed the work of Zelenka\, whose unusual and creative use of harmonic invention and counterpoint make his music unique\, complex and virtuosic for his time. \nVancouver’s Pacific Baroque Orchestra\, under the direction of Alexander Weimann\, will be joined by the Vancouver Chamber Choir and soloists Hélène Brunet & Suzie LeBlanc\, sopranos; Cecilia Duarte\, alto; James Reese\, tenor; William Kraushaar\, bass. \nCelebrate Christmas with this powerful program of choral and orchestral works\, presented in the magnificent setting of Christ Church Cathedral. \nNote the 3pm start time for the concert. \nBecause this program is a joint presentation\, it is not eligible for the Flex Pass. \nProgram: \nJohann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nOrchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major\, BWV 1068\nOuverture\nAir\nGavotte​​​​ \nJan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) \nMissa Nativitatis Domini (ZWV 8) \nInterval \nJ.S. Bach \nBWV 1068\nBourrée\nGigue​​​​​ \nGloria in excelsis Deo\, BWV 191​​​​​​​ \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/pacific-baroque-orchestra-canada/
LOCATION:Christ Church Cathedral\, 911 Quadra Street at Rockland Avenue\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3G8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241129T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241129T210000
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SUMMARY:Iestyn Davies and Fretwork (UK)
DESCRIPTION:Iestyn Davies and Fretwork at Carnegie Hall \nLamento \nBuy Tickets \nSee Special Pricing Options \nNote: This concert was originally scheduled for Thursday\, November 28\, and has been moved to Friday\, November 29 to accommodate travel plans of the artists. \nCountertenor Iestyn Davies makes his debut performance with EMSI\, in the company of the incomparable British viol consort\, Fretwork. \nWidely recognized as one of the world’s finest singers\, Iestyn Davies is the recipient of two Gramophone Awards\, a Grammy Award\, a RPS Award for Young Singer of the Year\, the Critics’ Circle Award and recently an Olivier Award Nomination. He was appointed MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2017 for services to music. \n“. . . a sublime voice\, a faultless technique and superb artistry\, all of which Davies has in spades.” – Keith McDonnell\, MusicOMH \nFretwork has been setting the standard for the viol consort performance for over 35 years. Their impressive recordings of late Renaissance and early Baroque consort music have been universally praised\, and the ensemble has toured throughout the world to great acclaim. \n“Fretwork is the finest viol consort on the planet” – Stephen Pettitt\, The London Evening Standard \nThe concert will feature an exploration of exquisite and deeply spiritual 17th-century German repertoire. \nA beloved genre in the Baroque era\, the lamento’s origins lay in early 17th century Italian opera\, before finding its way into sacred music. It was quickly embraced by German sacred composers\, who used its expressive nature to depict the sorrow of mankind’s sin and the tragic Passion of Christ. Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703)’s Ach\, dass ich Wassers gnug hätte\, his best-known work that laments the sinfulness of humanity\, forms the foundation of this programme that traverses across Baroque Germany. \nProgram: \n \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/iestyn-davies-and-fretwork-uk/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241025T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241025T210000
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SUMMARY:Jonathon Adams\, Chloe Kim and Friends (CANADA)
DESCRIPTION:Out of the Deep\n \nBuy Tickets \nSee Special Pricing Options \nA pairing of the artistry and rich voice of Jonathon Adams with the passion and intensity of violinist Chloe Kim\, in a program on the themes of loss and reconciliation. \nBorn in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton)\, Jonathon Adams is an Indigenous (Cree-Métis) baritone whose career has taken off in North American and beyond. They have appeared as a soloist with Philippe Herreweghe\, Sigiswald Kuijken\, Vox Luminis\, Servir Antico\, and B’Rock Orchestra at Opera-Ballet Flanders. Recent and future solo engagements include performances with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra\, New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony\, under Masaaki Suzuki\, the Ricercar Consort and Collegium Vocale Gent\, Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal\, Servir Antico\, Washington Bach Consortand the Portland Baroque Orchestra. \nVery familiar to audiences in Victoria\, Vancouver-based Chloe Kim‘s meteoric career has taken her to most of the major centres in North America\, UK and Europe\, sharing the stage with celebrated figures including Rachel Podger\, Masaaki Suzuki\, Pablo Heras-Casado\, and Richard Egarr. Technically brilliant\, with an astonishing range of expression\, Kim performs regularly with the English Concert\, and has taken part in projects that include a Vivaldi women’s tour led by the legendary Monica Huggett and collaborations with William Christie and Les Arts Florissants in France. \nThese two artists will be joined by a stellar group of musicians\, including one of the leading harpsichordists in the UK Tom Foster\, co-founder of Les Voix Humaines Margaret Little on viola da gamba\, Victoria Baroque’s Kathryn Wiebe on violin\, American lutenist Brandon Acker on theorbo and long-time principal cellist with Tafelmusik Christina Mahler. \nThe program is titled “Out of the Deep”\, which comes from the text of Bruhns’ lament De Profundis (“Out of the depths have I cried unto thee\, O Lord…”). \nProgram: \nAch Herr\, wie ist meiner Feinde so viel             Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) \nSonata in A Minor\, BuxWV 272                         Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) \nRicercar in e minor\, FbWV 409                         Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-1667) \nDe Profundis                                                      Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697) \nINTERVAL \nCiaccona                                                            J.S. Bach (1685-1750)\ntranscription for two violins and cello by Jeanne Lamon \nNisi Dominus                                                      Heinrich Franz Ignaz von Biber (1644-1704) \nVox Domini super aquas                                    David Pohle (1624-1695)
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/jonathon-adams-chloe-kim-and-friends-canada/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240928T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240928T213000
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SUMMARY:40th Season Premiere Opera Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Handel’s Aci\, Galatea e Polifemo \nThe Early Music Society of the Islands Presents their 40th Season Opera Celebration! \nEvent Dates: September 22\, 24\, 26 & 28\, 2024 \nEvent Time: 6:00 pm to 9:30pm \nClick on one of the following dates to buy Tickets: \nSunday\, September 22\, 2024 performance\nTuesday\, September 24\, 2024 performance\nThursday\, September 26\, 2024 performance\nSaturday\, September 28\, 2024 performance \nSorry\, we are sold out for this event.\nPlease check “Upcoming Events” to see the other offerings for our 4oth Anniversary Season. \n(Note\, this special concert is not eligible for the Flex Pass.) \nDescription: \nJoin us in celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Early Music Society of the Islands with an immersive opera experience set in the enchanting world of Naples\, Italy\, in 1708. The opera\, composed by George Frideric Handel for the wedding of the Duke of Alvito and Princess Beatrice Tocco di Montemiletto\, promises a tale of love\, loyalty\, and the triumph of good over evil. \nEvent Details: \n\nA 90-minute intimate opera\nThree of Europe’s rising opera stars\nItalian musical director Marco Vitale\nDelectable Italian cuisine pre-performance experience.\n\nThe Experience: Intimate\, Immersive\, Italian! \nHere’s a short teaser: \n\nWatch Marco’s invitation: \n \nMeet the Artists: \n \nMusical Director | Marco Vitale \nBorn in Palermo\, Italy. Marco Vitale has had a distinguished career in early music\, specializing in Baroque operas and the performance of music in the Italian style. \nMarco has performed at the most prestigious venues and festivals throughout Europe\, the USA\, Canada\, South America\, the Middle East and Asia. He currently works in Vienna\, as harpsichordist for Orchester 1756 and as lecturer at the Early Music institute of the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts (MDW). \nMarco regularly performs with Jordi Savall and his ensembles Le Concert des Nations and Hespèrion XXI.He has recorded extensively for Alia Vox\, Naïve\, and Brilliant Classics and his own record label\, ayros. \n \nAci | Stefanie True\n \nCanadian-born soprano\, Stefanie True won second prize at the John Kerr Award Competition in Kent\, UK in 2010 and in 2011\, placed first at the London Handel Singing Competition (Adair Prize). Since then she has appeared in numerous roles in Europe\, with Tage Alter Musik Regensburg\, Göttingen Händel Festspiele\, Ambronay Festival with William Christie\, and(Opera2day) and Collegium Musicum Den Haag. \nSpecializing in Baroque opera\, her roles include Belinda in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas\, Euridice in Gluck’s Orpheo ed Euridice\, Prosepine in Charpentier’s Orphée aux Enfers\, Cephise in Campra’s L’Europe Gallante\, Poppea in Handel’s Agrippina and Serpina in Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona\, as well as Aci in Aci\, Galatea e Polifemo. \n \nGalatea | Margherita Maria Sala \nBorn in Lecco\, Margherita Maria Sala is a rising star in the European opera firmament. After winning the First Prize of the Cesti International Singing Competition 2020\, where she also received the Audience Award and the Special Prize from the Festival Resonanzen at the Vienna Konzerthaus. She has performed under such eminent conductors as Riccardo Muti\, Maxim Emelyanychev\, and Jean-Christophe Spinosi. \nMargherita has sung roles that have included Narciso in Handel’s Agrippina\, Galatea in Handel’s Aci\, Galatea e Polifemo at the Handel Festival in Halle\, Germany\, Cleofe in Handel’s La Resurrezione with Concerto Copenhagen and Aristea in Vivaldi’s Olimpiade with the Opéra de Nice. \n \nPolifemo | Trevor Eliot Bowes \nBorn in Victoria\, BC\, Trevor Eliot Bowes has gone on to a stellar career in the UK and Europe. He has performed with many opera companies including the English National Opera\, the English Touring Opera\,the Nevill Holt Opera\, the OAE/Valletta Baroque Festival\, the Royal Opera House\, the Welsh National Opera.He also performed in St. Petersburg\, Moscow and Hamburg as Fedro in Early Music Russia’s production of Boris Goudenow (Johann Mattheson’s 1710 version) and Nanni in Haydn’s L’infedeltà delusa with Le Parlement de Musique\, in Strasbourg. His roles include Mozart’s Figaro\, Leporello\, and Don Alphonso\, Nanni in Haydn’s L’infedetà as well as Polifemo in Aci\, Galatea e Polifemo. \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/40th-season-premiere-opera-celebration-5/
LOCATION:Leonardo Da Vinci Centre\, 195 Bay Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V9A 3K4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240922T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240922T213000
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SUMMARY:40th Season Premiere Opera Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Handel’s Aci\, Galatea e Polifemo \nThe Early Music Society of the Islands Presents their 40th Season Opera Celebration! \nEvent Dates: September 22\, 24\, 26 & 28\, 2024 \nEvent Time: 6:00 pm to 9:30pm \nClick on one of the following dates to buy Tickets: \nSunday\, September 22\, 2024 performance\nTuesday\, September 24\, 2024 performance\nThursday\, September 26\, 2024 performance\nSOLD OUT: Saturday\, September 28\, 2024   \n(Please note\, this special concert is not eligible for the Flex Pass.) \nDescription: \nJoin us in celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Early Music Society of the Islands with an immersive opera experience set in the enchanting world of Naples\, Italy\, in 1708. The opera\, composed by George Frideric Handel for the wedding of the Duke of Alvito and Princess Beatrice Tocco di Montemiletto\, promises a tale of love\, loyalty\, and the triumph of good over evil. \nEvent Details: \n\nA 90-minute intimate opera\nThree of Europe’s rising opera stars\nItalian musical director Marco Vitale\nDelectable Italian cuisine pre-performance experience.\n\nThe Experience: Intimate\, Immersive\, Italian! \nWatch Marco’s invitation: \n \nMeet the Artists: \n \nMusical Director | Marco Vitale \nBorn in Palermo\, Italy. Marco Vitale has had a distinguished career in early music\, specializing in Baroque operas and the performance of music in the Italian style. \nMarco has performed at the most prestigious venues and festivals throughout Europe\, the USA\, Canada\, South America\, the Middle East and Asia. He currently works in Vienna\, as harpsichordist for Orchester 1756 and as lecturer at the Early Music institute of the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts (MDW). \nMarco regularly performs with Jordi Savall and his ensembles Le Concert des Nations and Hespèrion XXI.He has recorded extensively for Alia Vox\, Naïve\, and Brilliant Classics and his own record label\, ayros. \n \nAci | Stefanie True\n \nCanadian-born soprano\, Stefanie True won second prize at the John Kerr Award Competition in Kent\, UK in 2010 and in 2011\, placed first at the London Handel Singing Competition (Adair Prize). Since then she has appeared in numerous roles in Europe\, with Tage Alter Musik Regensburg\, Göttingen Händel Festspiele\, Ambronay Festival with William Christie\, and(Opera2day) and Collegium Musicum Den Haag. \nSpecializing in Baroque opera\, her roles include Belinda in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas\, Euridice in Gluck’s Orpheo ed Euridice\, Prosepine in Charpentier’s Orphée aux Enfers\, Cephise in Campra’s L’Europe Gallante\, Poppea in Handel’s Agrippina and Serpina in Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona\, as well as Aci in Aci\, Galatea e Polifemo. \n \nGalatea | Margherita Maria Sala \nBorn in Lecco\, Margherita Maria Sala is a rising star in the European opera firmament. After winning the First Prize of the Cesti International Singing Competition 2020\, where she also received the Audience Award and the Special Prize from the Festival Resonanzen at the Vienna Konzerthaus. She has performed under such eminent conductors as Riccardo Muti\, Maxim Emelyanychev\, and Jean-Christophe Spinosi. \nMargherita has sung roles that have included Narciso in Handel’s Agrippina\, Galatea in Handel’s Aci\, Galatea e Polifemo at the Handel Festival in Halle\, Germany\, Cleofe in Handel’s La Resurrezione with Concerto Copenhagen and Aristea in Vivaldi’s Olimpiade with the Opéra de Nice. \n \nPolifemo | Trevor Eliot Bowes \nBorn in Victoria\, BC\, Trevor Eliot Bowes has gone on to a stellar career in the UK and Europe. He has performed with many opera companies including the English National Opera\, the English Touring Opera\,the Nevill Holt Opera\, the OAE/Valletta Baroque Festival\, the Royal Opera House\, the Welsh National Opera.He also performed in St. Petersburg\, Moscow and Hamburg as Fedro in Early Music Russia’s production of Boris Goudenow (Johann Mattheson’s 1710 version) and Nanni in Haydn’s L’infedeltà delusa with Le Parlement de Musique\, in Strasbourg. His roles include Mozart’s Figaro\, Leporello\, and Don Alphonso\, Nanni in Haydn’s L’infedetà as well as Polifemo in Aci\, Galatea e Polifemo. \n The Role of Aci is generously sponsored by Patricia Weldon\n \nCorporate sponsors: \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/40th-season-premiere-opera-celebration/
LOCATION:Leonardo Da Vinci Centre\, 195 Bay Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V9A 3K4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240629T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240629T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
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SUMMARY:Friederike Otto - Cornetto
DESCRIPTION:Flourishing \nThe Art of the Cornetto \nTickets on sale now \nA special concert featuring renowned German cornettist Friederike Otto on this rare and fascinating instrument and Vancouver-based Christina Hutten on harpsichord and organ. \nA kind of hybrid between a woodwind and a brass instrument\, the cornetto was prized for its tremendous expressive flexibility\, very like a fine human voice. This is a rare opportunity to hear one of the world’s foremost cornetto players\, Friederike Otto\, who is a member of the Lautten Compagney Berlin and Capella de la Torre. Otto will be joined by Christina Hutten on organ and harpsichord for a program of music that is both lyrical and florid by composers including Heinrich Schütz and Claudio Monteverdi. \nFriederike Otto is one of the few professional cornetto players. Starting at the age of 13\, she studied Early Music/ Cornetto at the Conservatories in Leipzig and Lyon with Arno Paduch\, Jean-Pierre Canihac and William Dongois. Since then she has been performing with various ensembles all over the world. She is a member of the prize winning Lautten Compagney Berlin with whom she explores also contemporary and popular music. Numerous recordings with different ensembles\, such as Johann-Rosenmüller-Ensemble\, Dresdner Barockorchester or Capella Sagittariana document her work. Currently she takes part in the complete recording of Heinrich Schütz music with Hans-Christoph Rademann. Together with the RIAS Kammerchor and as member of Capella de la Torre she recorded the CD “Da pacem” that won the Echo Klassik prize in 2017. \nAs an organist and harpsichordist Christina Hutten has presented recitals in Canada\, the United States\, and Europe\, including performances in concert series hosted by the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam\, the Hooglandsekerk in Leiden\, Early Music Vancouver\, the Universities of British Columbia and Calgary\, and others. She performs regularly with Pacific Baroque Orchestra and has appeared as concerto soloist with the Okanagan Symphony\, the Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra\, and the Arizona State University Chamber Orchestra. Christina is also an enthusiastic teacher. She coordinates the early music ensembles at the University of British Columbia and has given masterclasses and workshops at institutions including the Victoria Baroque Summer Program\, Brandon University\, the University of Manitoba\, Wilfrid Laurier University\, Canada’s National Music Centre in Calgary\, and the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute. Funded by a generous grant from the Canada Council for the Arts\, she pursued private organ studies in Europe. Christina obtained a master’s degree in Organ Performance from Arizona State University and an Advanced Certificate in Harpsichord Performance from the University of Toronto. \nProgram: \n \nStudents and youth admitted free at the door.
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/friederike-otto-cornetto/
LOCATION:St. Barnabas Anglican Church\, 1525 Begbie Strett\, Victoria\, BC\, V8R 6N4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240420T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240420T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230622T204638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230904T033914Z
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SUMMARY:The Tallis Scholars (UK)
DESCRIPTION:Darkness to Light \nA very special joint presentation with Christ Church Cathedral\, featuring the pre-eminent interpreters of Renaissance polyphony on their triumphant 50th Anniversary Tour. \nTickets for this event are now on sale.\n \n(Please note\, this special concert is not eligible for the Flex Pass.) \nDescription: \nThe journey behind this program is an obvious one at this time of year. We proceed from the darkness associated with Lent to the hope and joy which is Easter in the Christian calendar. We start with the mood of Lent\, beautifully captured in these two English settings of the Lamentations (White and Tallis)\, with their intense settings of the traditional words of complaint\, offset by the greater reflection provided by the Hebrew letters which punctuate the text (Caph\, Lamed and Mem in the White). \nIn the second half of the concert we join in worship of Jesus and Mary as they fulfill the Easter prophecy: Jesus in Parsons’s magnificent setting of O bone Jesu; Mary in the Ave Maria and Regina caeli settings. The message of these pieces is then summed up in the complete cycle of Byrd’s Propers for Easter Day – five motets which take us through the drama of the Crucifixion. Listen out for the fourth one\, where in no more than a minute Byrd describes in music the shaking of the earth when Christ died – Terra tremuit.– Peter Phillips \nProgram: \nRobert White Lamentations IIRobert White Exaudiat teThomas Tallis Lamentations II \nIntermission \nRobert Parsons O bone JesuRobert Parsons Ave MariaRobert White Regina caeliWilliam Byrd Easter PropersResurrexiHaec diesVictimae paschaliTerra tremuitPascha nostrum
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/the-tallis-scholars/
LOCATION:Christ Church Cathedral\, 911 Quadra Street at Rockland Avenue\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8V 3G8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240323T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240323T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230622T204626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T214300Z
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SUMMARY:Ensemble Caprice (MONTREAL)
DESCRIPTION:Hallelujah and trumpets! \nThe splendor of Handel’s music \nTickets on sale now. \nThe third in our series of concerts with this exciting ensemble\, led by the irrepressible Matthias Maute. This time\, the music of Handel is featured\, including his Anthem for the Foundling Hospital. \nWatch an interview with Artistic Director\, Matthias Maute\, discussing his philosophies about early music and its relevance and impact on modern audiences. \n \nProgram: \nGeorge Frideric Handel (1685-1759)\nOde for the anniversary of the Queen Anne Eternal Source of Light Divine HWV 74\nfor soloists\, choir\, 2 trumpets\, 2 oboes\, strings and bc (London\, 1713) \nGeorge Frideric Handel\nAria amoroso (from trio sonata HWV 386b) \nJ.D. Heinichen (1683-1729)\nMagnificat (Dresden\, 1729) \n-intermission- \nGeorge Frideric Handel\nConcerto grosso op.3\, No\,3 HWV 314 for recorder\, violin and strings \nGeorge Frideric Handel\nLascia ch’io piange (from Rinaldo HWV 7)\nVariations on The Harmonious Blacksmith HWV 430\nOmbra mai fu (from Serse HWV 40) \nGeorge Frideric Handel\nAnthem for the Foundling Hospital Blessed are they that considereth the poor HWV 268\nfor choir\, 2 trumpets\, timpani\, 2 oboes\, strings and bc (London\, 1st version 1749) \nMusicians: \nEnsemble Caprice\nMatthias Maute\, Artistic Director: \n8 singers\nConductor (doubling on flute)\n2 violins\nviola\nvioloncello\nbaroque guitar\n2 oboes (1 doubling on flute)\n2 trumpets \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/ensemble-caprice-montreal/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240323T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240323T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20240313T174607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T180110Z
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SUMMARY:Voice and Recorder Workshops
DESCRIPTION:We are offering Choral and Recorder Workshops on the morning of our Hallelujah and Trumpets! concert with Ensemble Caprice and Ensemble ArtChoral from Montreal. \nThe choral workshop will be led by Ensemble Caprice’s dynamic Artistic Director\, Matthias Maute. Repertoire will include works by J.C. Bach\, Deprez\, Isaac and de Morales. \nThe recorder workshop will be led by recorder virtuoso and teacher\, Sophie Larivière. Repertoire to be announced. \nAdmission by donation (suggested donation: $20) \nTo register\, follow the links: \nChoral workshop \nRecorder workshop \nFor more information on the concert\, visit the concert page.
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/voice-and-recorder-workshops-2024/
LOCATION:School of Music\, MacLaurin Bldg\, University of Victoria\, MacLaurin Building\, University of Victoria\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240217T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230622T204612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240131T202252Z
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SUMMARY:Ensemble Mirabilia (MONTREAL)
DESCRIPTION:L’Eterno Ritorno \nGet Tickets > \nBrilliant Canadian soprano\, Myriam Leblanc is featured in a program devoted to that most captivating and tuneful Baroque musical form: the chaconne. \nBuilt on ostinato basses\, grounds\, chaconnes and passacaglia have inspired most composers since the 16th century and have allowed the generation of hundreds of arias and instrumental pieces.\n \nThe improvised character of this dance allows within the same piece to cross all the times\, all kinds of characters and various weather conditions. One of the peculiarities of this genre is its decidedly sensual aspect\, with its roots in popular tradition\, the repeated bass causing a certain trance. \nProgram: \nClaudio Monteverdi\, Quel sgardo sdegnosetto \, ciaccona.Giovanni Legrenzi\, Lumi potete piangere (La divisione del mondo).Benedetto Marcello\, Che Inviolabile.Antonio Vivaldi\, Piango\, Gemo.Anonyme\, Tarentelle\, La Carpinese.Antonio Caldara\, Chiacona en Sib Majeur pour 2 dessus et b.c.Antonio Cesti\, Addio Corindo.G. Jeay\, Chaconne. (fl\, vl\, b.c.).Tarquinio Merula\, su la cetra amorosa\, aria a voce sola in ciacona.Barbara Strozzi\, Eraclito amoroso. Benedetto Ferrari: Voglio di vita uscir.Luigi Rossi: Mio ben\, teco il tormento più.Giovanni Felice Sances\, Misera hor si ch’il pianto.Léo Ferré\, Col Tempo (Avec le temps). \nMusicians: \nEnsemble Mirabilia:\nMyriam Leblanc\, sopranoGrégoire Jeay\, flutes\, percussionsChloe Meyers\, baroque violinAntoine Malette-Chénier\, baroque harpMélisande Corriveau\, baroque celloAlexander Weimann\, positive organ\, harpsichord \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/ensemble-mirabilia-montreal/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240128T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240128T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20231228T214036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T234923Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop with Baltimore Consort
DESCRIPTION:EMSI presents a full-day workshop with the renowned Baltimore Consort! \nThe workshop will take place on Sunday\, January 28\, 2024\, and will be divided into two sections: \n\nTwo morning sessions in the form of lecture demonstrations by the artists. The morning session is FREE and all are welcome to attend. Take advantage of this opportunity to get to know these celebrated artists and learn about their craft.\nTwo participatory sessions in the afternoon for instrumentalists and singers\, broken out into recorder\, plucked strings\, bowed strings and voice.\n\nThe cost for participating in the afternoon sessions: $60 (includes lunch). If you wish to come for the afternoon only\, please sign up for the full day. When you register\, you will be asked if you plan on attending the morning session. \nREGISTER FOR FREE MORNING SESSION \nREGISTER FOR FULL DAY WORKSHOP \nThe morning session will look at how the musicians approach their repertoire and put together their unique arrangements. Learn about the instruments they use and how they take advantage of the instruments’ different sounds and technical capabilities. You don’t need to sing or play an instrument to get a lot out of these morning sessions\, and they are FREE for anyone to attend. \nThe afternoon sessions will cover some or all of the following: \n\nScottish and French music from the time of Mary\, Queen of Scots for recorders\nBallads based on English Country dances in SATB settings–open to all instruments and singers\nAn introduction to ornamentation/improvisation for instrumentalists and singers\n“The Secret Music at Tordesillas”: secular music of Renaissance Spain\nLute masterclass\nLute song class for lute players and singers\nIntroduction to the Renaissance flute (hands-on opportunity to try one of EMSI’s new consort of Renaissance flutes)\nVoice masterclass/choral read-through\nViol technique class focused on playing and deconstructing fun etudes and tunes.\nClassic English viol consorts for between 3 and 6 players; music by Gibbons\, Coprario\, Jenkins or Whyte\n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/workshop-with-baltimore-consort/
LOCATION:First Metropolitan United Church\, 932 Balmoral Road\, Victoria\, BC\, V8T 1A8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240127T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240127T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230622T204557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T224017Z
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SUMMARY:The Baltimore Consort (USA)
DESCRIPTION:In Angel’s Wede: Music For Mary Queen of Scots \nTickets on sale now.\n \nA brand-new program by a perennially favourite ensemble of EMSI audiences. \nMusic from Scotland\, France\, England and Italy with a captivating narration by Emmy Award winner (and television and radio personality) Robert Aubry Davis. \nThe short life of Mary Queen of Scots (1542–1587) was the stuff of great drama. Why has this sixteenth-century Scottish queen captivated us for centuries? The layers of romance\, deceit\, political maneuvering\, and the long Catholic and Protestant feud are all told in Mary’s tale. \n  \nProgram: \nPrelude\nThe gowans are gay –  John Forbes\, Songs and Fancies\, 1662\nAdew Dundee – Skene MS c. 1630–33 \nYouth in France\nReading: Fair flower of fifteen springs (Ronsard)\nC’est moys de May – Clément Janequin (1485–1558)\nQueen’s Pavane and Gaillarde – Estienne du Tertre\, VIIme livre de danceries\, 1557\nJ’ay suis desheritée – Pierre Cadéac\, Quart livre …chansons nouvelles\, 1540\nBranles d’escosse – Estienne du Tertre \nReading: Dancing is practiced to reveal whether lovers are in good health… (Arbeau)\nA suite of branles – Thoinet Arbeau\, Orchésographie\, 1589 \nReading: Ronsard\, if your good\, gentle-natured heart (Mary)\nMignonne allons voir si la rose – Ronsard\, pub. Jehan Chardavoine\, Voix de ville\, 1576\nGaillarde d’escosse – Pierre Phalèse\, Liber primus leviorum carminum\, 1572\nBransle d’escosse – Estienne du Tertre\nMa petite colombelle – Ronsard\, Jehan Chardavoine\, Voix de ville\, 1576 \nIntermission \nBack home in Scotland\nLady Cassilles Lilt – Anonymous\nAlace\, I ly alon – Anon. Skene MS\nWhat mightie motion Anon. – Thomas Wode’s Partbooks c.1562-1590\nReading: For who can denie… (John Knox)\nOur Father God celestiall – Pierre Cadéac (fl.1538–1558) \nLutenist\, David Riccio\, The Pope’s “spy”\nLa Spagna – Francesco da Milano (1497–1543)\nMorir non può il mio core – Maddalena Casulana (1544–1590)\nFantasia No. 34 – Francesco da Milano \n Imprisonment and Execution in England\nReading: O Lord my God\, receive my prayer (Mary)\nIn Angel’s Wede – William Byrd (ca.1540–1623)\nReading: Alive a Queen\, now dead I am a Saint (Robert Southwell)\nA Scot’s Tune – Jane Pickeringe Lute Book\, ca.1617\nGreen grows the rashes – Anon.\, Balcarres Lute Book 1692–94 \n  \nMusicians:\nMary Ann Ballard\, viols\nMark Cudek\, cittern\, bass viol\nLarry Lipkis\, viols\, recorders\nRonn McFarlane\, lute\nMindy Rosenfeld\, winds\nDanielle Svonavec\, soprano\nwith Robert Aubry Davis\, narrator\n \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/the-baltimore-consort/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231216T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231216T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230619T202202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231123T180739Z
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SUMMARY:Gothic Voices (UK)
DESCRIPTION:Nowell Synge We Bothe Al and Som \nView Pricing Options\nGet Tickets Now \nA medieval Christmas celebration by the ensemble that\, probably more than any other\, has defined the modern approach to performance of vocal music of the Middle Ages. \nA gathering of music-lovers during the Christmas season today will often result in a hearty carol singing evening\, with its focus on the wonderful melodies of the past. Imagine such an event 600 years ago\, complete with some of the music we call old being utterly modern\, and when their music ‘from the past’ reached back a further 300 years… Hear the fervour of known and unknown carols in their original 15th century form\, and the elegance of their ingenious forerunners in this celebratory interplay of narrative and symbolic poetry picturing the biblical stories of Mary and Jesus\, and bound together with a mark of festive ritual by large-scale mass movements by early English celebrities Dunstaple and Power. \nProgram: \nPart I – Annunciation \nAnon. (13th C.): Veni\, O sapientia\nAnon. (14th C.): Angelus ad virginem\nJohn Dunstaple: Gaude virgo salutata\nAnon. (15th C.): Nowell\, nowell\, nowell\nAnon. (15th C.) Alma redemptoris mater: As I lay\nJohn Cooke: Ave regina caelorum\nAnon. (12-13th C.): In natali novi regis\nAnon. (15th C.): Alleluya: a newe werk is come on honed\nAnon. (15th C.): Mervele not\, Joseph\nAnon. (13th C.): Edi be thu\, heven queene\nTrad.: O sapientia\nJohn Dunstaple: Magnificat\nWalter Frye: Ave regina caelorum \nPart II – Nativity \nAnon. (14th C.) Lullay\, lullay: Als I lay\nAnon. (15th C.): Ecce\, quod natura\nAnon. (15th C.): Ave rex angelorum\nQueldryk: Gloria Motet\nAnon. (15th C.) : Benedicite Deo\nLeonel Power: Sanctus\nAnon. (15th C.): Ther ys no rose of swich virtu\nAnon. (12-13th C.): Resonet\, intonet\nAnon. (15th C.): Nowell syng we\nTrad.: Puer natus est nobis\nAnon. (15th C.): Nowell: Owt of your slepe (vv. 1-2)\nTrad.: Cantate domino\nAnon. (15th C.): Nowell: Owt of your slepe (vv. 3-4) \nMusicians:\nCatherine King\, mezzo soprano\nSteven Harrold\, tenor\nJulian Podger\, tenor\nSimon Whitely\, bass-baritone \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/gothic-voices-uk/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231119T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231119T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20231030T205640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231112T012011Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop with La Cigale
DESCRIPTION:EMSI presents a full-day workshop with Montreal’s La Cigale. \nThe workshop will be divided into two sections: \nMorning session (10:30 – 12:00): A panel discussion: Women Composers of the Baroque and Baroque Practice – From the Written Page to the Performance Stage \nThe morning session is FREE and all are welcome to attend. \nAfternoon sessions (1:00 – 5:00): Breakout sessions for playing musicians. Sessions will include recorder\, plucked strings\, bowed strings and vocal. Depending on mix of attendees\, the sessions may be further broken down between guitar/lute\, harp\, violin and cello. Breakout sessions will be followed by a massed performance by participants of music by Vittoria Aleotti. \nCost for afternoon sessions: $40 (includes lunch). If you wish to come for the afternoon only\, please sign up for the full day. When you register\, you will be asked if you plan on attending the morning session. \nREGISTER FOR FREE MORNING SESSION \nREGISTER FOR FULL DAY WORKSHOP \n  \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/workshop-with-la-cigale/
LOCATION:RSVP for address\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231118T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230619T202141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T020309Z
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SUMMARY:La Cigale (MONTREAL)
DESCRIPTION:LA GRAZIA DELLE DONNE \n–  Music of the Italian Baroque by women and the men who encouraged them \nTickets on sale now.\n \n“Who does not know that without women we can feel no content or satisfaction throughout this life of ours\, which but for them would be rude and devoid of all sweetness and more savage than that of wild beasts? Who does not know that women alone banish from our hearts all vile and base thoughts\, vexations\, miseries\, and those turbid melancholies that so often are their fellows?”—Baldassare Castiglione\, The Book of the Courtier (1528) \nLa Cigale proposes a celebration of femininity with a program of Italian music of the Baroque. The program features works by master women composers: Barbara Strozzi\, Francesca and Settima Caccini\, Vittoria Aleotti and Isabella Leonarda; as well as pieces by some of the men who encouraged feminine creativity: Giulio Caccini and Antonio Vivaldi. \nProgram: \nThe Caccini Family:\nCh’amor sia nudo – Francesca Caccini (1587-après 1641)\nSe muove a giurar fede  – Francesca Caccini\nSi miei tormenti  – Settimia Caccini (1591-1741)\nUdite amanti  – Giulio Caccini (vers 1550-1613) \nAntonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)\nSonate en trio RV 63 en ré mineur “La Follia” \nVittoria Aleotti (ca 1575-1620)\nBacai per haver vita\nIo v’amo vita mia\nHor che la vaga aurora \nIsabella Leonarda\nPurpurei Flores\nSonata Prima Opus 16 \nBarbara Strozzi (1619-1677)\nLagrime mie\nHor che Apollo \nMusicians:\nStephanie Manias\, soprano\nMadeleine Owen\, lute\, theorbo\, Baroque guitar and Artistic Director\nSara Lackie\, Baroque triple harp and Assistant Director\nMarie-Michel Beaupaiant\, Baroque cello\nVincent Lauzer\, recorders\nSari Tsuji\, Baroque violin \n(Photo credit: Nadia Zheng)
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/la-cigale-montreal/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231021T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231021T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230616T175613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T024055Z
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SUMMARY:Le Poème Harmonique (FRANCE)
DESCRIPTION:Music for a Young King\n“Le coup de Majesté” \n“Daring\, inventiveness and high standards are three cardinal virtues that Vincent Dumestre and his musicians have under their skin” – Le Monde\, Marie-Aude Roux \n“Early-music group Le Poème Harmonique doesn’t spend nearly enough time in New York. We are defining nearly enough time as about every week. Minimum.” – Time Out New York\, Olivia Giovetti \n“Historical rigor combined with creative freedom\, elegance and beautiful sound combined with poetic sensitivity and quivering lyricism. With humility as the key word.“ – Le Figaro\, Christian Merlin \nPurchase tickets here\n \nA debut Victoria performance by one of the most celebrated and recorded Early Baroque ensembles in France. Royal and popular music from the early reign of Louis XIV\, before Versailles. \nMusic for a Young King explores popular and royal music before Versailles\, with excerpts from the very first operas given in France by Lully and Cavalli\, “pieces de salon” (Marais\, Moulinié)\, drinking songs and the popular tunes hummed throughout Paris\, performed in succession on this lively and exhilarating musical journey. After exploring the 17th century through the intimacy of courtly tunes\, and more recently through the great royal panoramas of Lully and Delalande\, the Poème Harmonique invites you to enter a living palace\, the Louvre\, at a time when popular music was omnipresent\, and the nobility and the people sang in chorus\, from the streets to the court. \n \nProgramme:  \nJean-Baptiste Lully\nPlainte de Vénus sur la mort d’Adonis \nMichel-Richard de Lalande\nMusette\nMarche des Bergers\nMarc-Antoine Charpentier\nAir sur les Stances du Cid\nEtienne Moulinié\nL’auzel que sul boyssou\nAnonyme\nLe bossu maumariée\nAnonyme\nQuand je menais les chevaux boire \nFrancesco Cavalli \nSinfonia\, L’Egisto\nSinfonia\, Ercole amante  \nMarco Uccellini \nSinfonia A gran battaglia \nAria sopra la Bergamasca \nFrancesco Cavalli  \nDell’antro magico\, Il Giasone\nLuci mie\, Xerse\nGiovanni Battisa Buonamente   \nAria di Fiorenza\nFrancesco Cavalli \nE vuol dunque\, from the opera Ercole amante\nPiangete occhi dolenti\, from the opera L’Egisto \n  \nMusicians: \nLe Poème Harmonique \nAnaïs Bertrand\, alto\nVincent Dumestre\, theorbo and artistic direction \nFiona-Émilie Poupard\, Louise Ayrton\, violins\nLucas Peres\, Viola da gamba\nSimon Guidicelli\, doublebass\nCamille Delaforge\, harpsichord and organ \n(Photo credit: Danza !)
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/le-poeme-harmonique-france/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230929T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230929T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230615T010815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T151557Z
UID:7401-1696015800-1696021200@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca
SUMMARY:Duo Corvi and Friends (VICTORIA/TORONTO)
DESCRIPTION:Bel Ami\, Alamanda \nTickets on sale now.\n \nNote: Out of respect for National Truth and Reconciliation day\, which falls on Saturday\, September 30\, we have moved our concert from our traditional Saturday evening to Friday evening\, September 29. \nReturn of the international award-winning ensemble\, Duo Corvi\, to the EMSI stage\, with Occitan and Galician music from the 13th Century. \nThe trobairitz\, like their male troubadour counterparts\, were noble poet-musicians who wrote and performed within Occitan court life during the late 12th and 13th centuries. In contrast to the trobairitz\, the joglar were musicians who came from outside a noble background. Early Galician joglar forms include the cantiga de amigo (‘friend song’)\, a type of lyric poetry rooted in female-voiced song. Duo Corvi is delighted to present this repertoire in Bel ami\, Alamanda in collaboration with their brilliant friends and guest musicians Ben\, Doug\, and Arian. Enjoy their re-imagining of this very early music. \nPerformers:\nJulie Ryning\, voice\nKatelyn Clark\, orgnetto\nBen Grossman\, vielle à roue (hurdy gurdy)\nDouglas Hensley\, gittern & vihuela\nArian Aminalroaya\, percussion \nProgram \n1. A chantar m’er de so qu’ieu non volria\nComtessa de Dia (early 13th century)\n2. S’ie us quier cosselh\, bel’ ami’ Alamanda\nAlamanda (fl. early 13th century) & Giraut de Bornelh (c.1138–1215)\n3. Rosa das rosas\nCantiga X from the Cantigas de Santa Maria\nanon (mid to late 13th century) \nIntermission \n4. Seven cantigas d’amigo of the Martim Codax:\n  i. Ondas do mar de Vigo\n                ii. Mandad’ey comigo\n                iii. Mia irmana fremosa treydes comigo\n                iv. Ay Deus\, se sab’ora meu amigo\n                v. Quantas sabedes amar amigo\n                vi. Eno sagrad’ en Vigo\n                vii. Ay ondas que eu vin veer\nMartim (fl. early 13th century)
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/duo-corvi-and-friends-victoria-toronto/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230928T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230928T173000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230914T235403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230916T201120Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop - Ben Grossman
DESCRIPTION:Ben Grossman\, hurdy gurdy \nMeet and listen to an informal talk with Ben Grossman\, special guest artist with Duo Corvi and Friends. \nMr. Grossman is one of the leading proponents of the hurdy gurdy\, that fascinating\, complicated instrument that dates back to the Middle Ages. His performances have ranged from many years as a member of the renowned early music ensemble\, the Toronto Consort\, to more than 100 CDs\, soundtracks for television and film\, composition and sound design for theatre and dance. His interests extend to experimental music\, spontaneous composition and improvisation\, topics he explored in a TED talk in 2011. \nLearn more about the unique hurdy gurdy\, its history and how an ancient instrument has evolved to fit into the world of experimental modern music. \nAdmission is free. Please register by acquiring a ticket HERE.
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/workshop-ben-grossman/
LOCATION:School of Music\, MacLaurin Bldg\, University of Victoria\, MacLaurin Building\, University of Victoria\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230730T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230730T160000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230616T170931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230703T195026Z
UID:7514-1690729200-1690732800@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca
SUMMARY:Baroque on Divers Isles
DESCRIPTION:Join us once again in a spectacular private garden in Oak Bay for a relaxing hour of music. \nClick HERE to register to attend. \nAn ensemble of local musicians will be joined by the wonderful Canadian soprano\, Erin Bardua\, for a program of lively Baroque music. \nFeatured composers include Purcell\, Biber\, Strozzi and Jacquet de la Guerre. \nMusicians: \nErin Bardua – voice\nMartin Bonham – cello\nDouglas Hensley – lute/theorbo\nElyssa Lefurgey-Smith – violin \nAdmission by donation
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/baroque-on-divers-isles-2/
LOCATION:Location to be announced
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230729T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230729T160000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230616T170918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230703T195052Z
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SUMMARY:Baroque On Divers Isles
DESCRIPTION:Join us once again in a spectacular private garden in Oak Bay for a relaxing hour of music. \nClick HERE to register to attend. \nAn ensemble of local musicians will be joined by the wonderful Canadian soprano\, Erin Bardua\, for a program of lively Baroque music. \nFeatured composers include Purcell\, Biber\, Strozzi and Jacquet de la Guerre. \nMusicians:\nErin Bardua – voice\nMartin Bonham – cello\nDouglas Hensley – lute/theorbo\nElyssa Lefurgey-Smith – violin \nAdmission by donation \n  \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/baroque-on-divers-isles/
LOCATION:Location to be announced
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230702T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230702T160000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230615T001636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230616T171445Z
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SUMMARY:Garden Concert: Magdalena Consort
DESCRIPTION:Join us in a spectacular private garden in Oak Bay for a relaxing hour of music. \nClick HERE to register to attend. \nThe local ensemble\, Magdalena Consort\, will present a concert of broken (mixed) consort music from the Renaissance. \nMusic by Lassus\, Guererra\, Lobo\, Negri\, Praetorius and many more . . . . \n  \nMusicians: \nMartin Bonham – treble viol\nRobert Fraser – tenor sackbut\nBill Jamieson – recorders\nKatrina Russell – bass dulcian \n  \nMake your Canada Day weekend a special one with this sweet music from the Renaissance served up in an incomparable setting. \nAdmission by donation. All proceeds will go the musicians.
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/garden-concert-magdalena-consort-2/
LOCATION:Location to be announced
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230701T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230701T153000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230614T233136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230625T013110Z
UID:7416-1688221800-1688225400@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca
SUMMARY:Garden Concert: Magdalena Consort
DESCRIPTION:Join us in a spectacular private garden in Oak Bay for a relaxing hour of music. \nClick HERE to register to attend. \nThe local ensemble\, Magdalena Consort\, will present a concert of broken (mixed) consort music from the Renaissance. \nMusic by Lassus\, Guererra\, Lobo\, Negri\, Praetorius and many more . . . . \nNote that the time of the concert on July 1 has been changed from 3pm to 2:30pm. \nMusicians: \nMartin Bonham – treble viol\nRobert Fraser – tenor sackbut\nBill Jamieson – recorders\nKatrina Russell – bass dulcian \n  \nMake your Canada Day weekend a special one with this sweet music from the Renaissance served up in an incomparable setting. \nAdmission by donation. All proceeds will go the musicians.
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/garden-concert-magdalena-consort-1/
LOCATION:Location to be announced
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230424T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230424T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20221214T051709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T002719Z
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SUMMARY:Crossing the Andes - cancelled
DESCRIPTION:** CANCELLED **\nWe regret that we have had to cancel this event\, due to an unresolvable scheduling conflict on the part of the artists. We hope to reschedule the event some time in the future.\nSPECIAL EVENT\nConstantinople (MONTREAL)\nJonatan Alvarado (ARGENTINA)\nFederico Tarazone (PERU)\n\n \nThis concert explores the juxtaposition of indigenous South American musical traditions with the ‘new’ repertoire introduced by the European colonizers in the 16th\, 17th\, and 18th centuries. The two main sources used to explore this repertoire are The Trujillo Codex from Peru and the Codice Luz y Norte published in Madrid but written in Mexico. The charango and pan flutes featured in this concert are played by virtuoso Federico Tarazone from Peru. The charango is a small guitar with five double strings that looks like a Spanish bandurria and is one of the most popular Andean musical instruments. Its resonator\, which is rounded\, is made from the shell of an armadillo. It has many names and is also known as tatú\, atatou\, quirquincho\, querú\, cabasu\, piche\, mulita\, toche\, mataca. The Argentinian singer Jonatan Alvarado\, specialist of South American repertoire whose passion is to revive the tradition of self-accompanied singing\, will join the ensemble to recreate this colourful journey. \nA co-presentation with Early Music Vancouver. \n \nTickets $40 for adults   $10 for students and youth \nNOTE: This special event is not eligible for Flex Pass \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/crossing-the-andes/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230422T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230422T213000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20220704T175139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T224215Z
UID:6771-1682191800-1682199000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca
SUMMARY:Concert of the Birds
DESCRIPTION:La Rêveuse (FRANCE)   \n\n“Concert of Birds” Frans Snijders\, 1579 – 1657 \nComposers have long been inspired by the beauties of birdsong\, among them Caix d’Hervlois\, Couperin\, Rameau\nand Purcell. Performing on recorders\, flageolets\, flutes with viola da gamba and theorbo one of France’s leading early music ensembles brings to life this charming music. \nAn absolutely gorgeous recording. – American Record Guide \nDoors open at 6:45pm; pre-concert talk at 7:00pm \nTickets $31; 10% discount for seniors & members; youth and students FREE at the door. \nClick here to buy tickets! \nProgram: \nWilliam Williams (1675-1701) / Robert Orme (?-1711)\nSonata In Imitation Of Several Birds\n     Adagio\nGrave\nAllegro \nJakob Van Eyck (1590-1657)\nEngels Nachtegaeltje (Little English Bird)\nHenry Purcell (1659-1695)\nThe Birds (excerpt from The Fairy Queen) \nTheodor Schwarzkopf (1659-1732)\nSonata all’imitazione del Rossignolo e del Cucco\n     Allegro\nGigue \nFrançois Couperin (1668-1733)\nLe Rossignol en amour [transcribed for recorder and theorbo]\nLes Fauvettes plaintives [transcribed for recorder\, pardessus de viole & harpsichord] \nLouis de Caix d’Hervelois (1677-1759)\nLa Sauterelle\nLe Papillon \nFrançois Couperin\nLes Sylvains [transcribed for theorbo by Robert de Visée (c.1650-before 1732)]\nJean-Baptiste de Bousset (1662-1725)\nPourquoi doux rossignol [instrumental version by Michel Blavet (1700-1768)] \nMichel Corrette (1707-1795)\nLe Coucou\nCamille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)\nLe Coucou au fond des bois (excerpt from the Carnival of the Animals)\narr. Vincent Bouchot (1966- )\nBenjamin Britten (1913-1976)\nCuckoo (excerpt from Friday Afternoons) \nJean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)\nLa Poule\nCamille Saint-Saëns / arr. Vincent Bouchot\nPoules et coqs (excerpt from the Carnival of the Animals)\narr. Vincent Bouchot \nMaurice Ravel (1875-1937) / arr. Vincent Bouchot\nLaideronnette impératrice des pagodes (excerpt from Ma Mère L’Oye) \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/concert-of-the-birds/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230318T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230318T213000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20220705T192949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230303T210751Z
UID:6769-1679167800-1679175000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca
SUMMARY:Vivaldi: Gloria!
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL EVENT\nEnsemble Caprice (MONTREAL) \nEnsemble ArtChoral (MONTREAL)\n \nThe music making by Ensemble Caprice was first rate. – New York Times \n \nVivaldi and His Angels \nIn the early years of the eighteenth century\, music lovers from all over Europe traveled to Venice to hear performances by orphan girls in the Ospedale della Pietà. Among the greatest of the works performed in the Ospedale were Vivaldi’s Magnificat and Gloria\, performed on this occasion by female voices alone\, as it was likely first performed.\n \nThis program has been created in posthumous homage to the incredible music that Vivaldi composed for the orphans of the Ospedale. One can picture the scene when concerts were presented at the Church of  La Pietà. These performances attracted a large audience\, whose attendance was for a number of reasons\, the first being the wonderful effect that the playing and singing produced. The female choir members must have sounded like angels in paradise while\, at the same time\, it seemed almost inconceivable that such young girls could master the excessively difficult concertos that their teacher Vivaldi had composed for them. It must have caused a sensation! Furthermore\, the effect was intensified because the young women were hidden behind a barrier so that no one could see them. \nThe program is rounded out with two recorder concerti\, demonstrating the instrumental virtuosity that was achieved by these angels. \nWe will be presenting a choral and a recorder workshop on the day of the concert. Follow the link for more information:  Workshops   \nProgram: \n \nTickets $41; 10% discount for seniors & members; youth and students FREE at the door.
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/vivaldi-gloria/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230318T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230318T133000
DTSTAMP:20260501T082959
CREATED:20230130T175717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230225T071458Z
UID:7102-1679133600-1679146200@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca
SUMMARY:Voice and Recorder Workshops
DESCRIPTION:We are offering a Choral Workshop on the day of our Vivaldi: Gloria! concert with Ensemble Caprice and Ensemble ArtChoral from Montreal. Choristers who attend the workshop will invited to participate in three of the movements of the Vivaldi Gloria in the concert that evening. The workshop has been expanded this year to a longer format and will cover more repertoire\, and will again be led by Ensemble Caprice’s dynamic Artistic Director\, Matthias Maute. \nIn addition to the choral workshop\, this year we are also offering a Recorder Workshop\, led by recorder virtuoso\, Sophie Larivière. \nCost: Adults: $30 Youth and Students free \nAll participants will get a complementary ticket to attend the concert in the evening. \nTo register\, follow the link:  Workshop \nFor more information on the concert\, visit the concert event page
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/voice-and-recorder-workshops/
LOCATION:School of Music\, MacLaurin Bldg\, University of Victoria\, MacLaurin Building\, University of Victoria\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada
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