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SUMMARY:ARTEK Early Music
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL EVENT \nArtemisia – Light and Shadow \nTwo nights: Friday\, April 17\, 2026 and Saturday\, April 18\, 2026 \nBuy tickets \nWith the success of our opera and dinner production last September\, we will once again be presenting a staged production with dinner at the Leonardo da Vinci Centre. \nARTEK presents an account\, in drama and music\, of the life of 17th-century painter and feminist heroine Artemisia Gentileschi. \nA life more dramatic than an Italian opera: trained in art by her father\, sexually assaulted as a teenager\, Artemisia survived a sensational trial to become an internationally renowned painter\, and the secret lover of a Florentine nobleman. \nSarah Chalfy Frei as Artemisia Gentileschi \nHarpsichord: Gwendolyn Toth \nSarah Chalfy Frei  portrays Artemisia\, applying her impressive talents and experience in music and theatre to the role. Ms. Frei did her MM studies at Manhattan School of Music and her BM at the Peabody Conservatory. She was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center\, the Universität Mozarteum Sommerakademie\, and the Académie internationale d’été de Nice. She studied acting/Meisner technique at the T. Schreiber Studio\, and musical theater with Paul Gemignani and Carolyn Marlow. She is recipient of numerous awards\, including top prizes in the Lotte Lenya\, Rosa Ponselle\, Canticum Dominum\, and Bach Society of Baltimore competitions\, and study grants to the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg and the Académie internationale d’été de Nice.  \nMs. Frei is a keen collaborator with living artists in developing new works. Recent premieres include Bruce Odland and Sam Auinger’s Requiem for Fossil Fuels in a rare live performance at the Galerius Rotunda in Thessaloniki\, Greece; the title role in ADA\, Kim D. Sherman’s opera about Ada Lovelace Byron; Nellie Bly in David Friedman/Peter Kellogg’s musical Stunt Girl; and many others. With ARTEK\, she created the role of Artemisia in Artemisia: Light and Shadow\, and Ariadne in Let Me Die. She performs solo cabaret shows across the Eastern seaboard\, and has released a solo album\, Love.Sex.Death: A Cabaret. Most recently\, she performed at BAM as Madeleine X in Richard Foreman’s acclaimed avant-garde show What to Wear\, reprising the role she performed for the Los Angeles world premiere in 2006. \n Recognized as one of America’s leading early music performers\, Gwendolyn Toth is a conductor and early keyboard artist based in New York City. “Her interpretive skills are sensitive and intelligent\, and she clearly has a gift for program conceptualization.” (The New York Times). She has conducted at Sadler’s Wells Theater in London\, BAM in New York City\, Skylight Theater in Milwaukee\, Astoria Music Festival in Oregon\, Carmel Bach Festival in California\, Washington Bach Consort in Washington DC\, and for the German Radio network in Cologne\, Germany. Opera News has honored Ms. Toth as an “Outstanding Young Conductor” and she was the recipient of the Newell Jenkins Prize for excellence in early music performance. Ms. Toth is the Artistic Director of ARTEK Early Music\, which\, like EMSI is in its 41st season of producing and presenting early music. \n  \n\nLearn more about Artemisia and her art\nOn April 11\, we will be hosting a talk on the impact and significance of Artemisia’s art and how her life story informed her paintings. The talk is being presented by Vithória Konzen Dill\, a PhD researcher in Art History at the University of Victoria\, whose research focuses on Baroque Italian art – with a particular focus on women artists\, including Artemisia Gentileschi.  \nThe talk will be held at 2pm on April 11 at the University of Victoria MacLauren Building\, Room D288 \nTickets for this talk
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/artek-early-music-2/
LOCATION:Leonardo Da Vinci Centre\, 195 Bay Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V9A 3K4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260417T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260417T213000
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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SUMMARY:ARTEK Early Music
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL EVENT \nArtemisia – Light and Shadow \nTwo nights: Friday\, April 17\, 2026 and Saturday\, April 18\, 2026 \nBuy tickets \nWith the success of our opera and dinner production last September\, we will once again be presenting a staged production with dinner at the Leonardo da Vinci Centre. \nARTEK presents an account\, in drama and music\, of the life of 17th-century painter and feminist heroine Artemisia Gentileschi. \nA life more dramatic than an Italian opera: trained in art by her father\, sexually assaulted as a teenager\, Artemisia survived a sensational trial to become an internationally renowned painter\, and the secret lover of a Florentine nobleman. \nSarah Chalfy Frei as Artemisia Gentileschi \nHarpsichord: Gwendolyn Toth \nSarah Chalfy Frei  portrays Artemisia\, applying her impressive talents and experience in music and theatre to the role. Ms. Frei did her MM studies at Manhattan School of Music and her BM at the Peabody Conservatory. She was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center\, the Universität Mozarteum Sommerakademie\, and the Académie internationale d’été de Nice. She studied acting/Meisner technique at the T. Schreiber Studio\, and musical theater with Paul Gemignani and Carolyn Marlow. She is recipient of numerous awards\, including top prizes in the Lotte Lenya\, Rosa Ponselle\, Canticum Dominum\, and Bach Society of Baltimore competitions\, and study grants to the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg and the Académie internationale d’été de Nice.  \nMs. Frei is a keen collaborator with living artists in developing new works. Recent premieres include Bruce Odland and Sam Auinger’s Requiem for Fossil Fuels in a rare live performance at the Galerius Rotunda in Thessaloniki\, Greece; the title role in ADA\, Kim D. Sherman’s opera about Ada Lovelace Byron; Nellie Bly in David Friedman/Peter Kellogg’s musical Stunt Girl; and many others. With ARTEK\, she created the role of Artemisia in Artemisia: Light and Shadow\, and Ariadne in Let Me Die. She performs solo cabaret shows across the Eastern seaboard\, and has released a solo album\, Love.Sex.Death: A Cabaret. Most recently\, she performed at BAM as Madeleine X in Richard Foreman’s acclaimed avant-garde show What to Wear\, reprising the role she performed for the Los Angeles world premiere in 2006. \n Recognized as one of America’s leading early music performers\, Gwendolyn Toth is a conductor and early keyboard artist based in New York City. “Her interpretive skills are sensitive and intelligent\, and she clearly has a gift for program conceptualization.” (The New York Times). She has conducted at Sadler’s Wells Theater in London\, BAM in New York City\, Skylight Theater in Milwaukee\, Astoria Music Festival in Oregon\, Carmel Bach Festival in California\, Washington Bach Consort in Washington DC\, and for the German Radio network in Cologne\, Germany. Opera News has honored Ms. Toth as an “Outstanding Young Conductor” and she was the recipient of the Newell Jenkins Prize for excellence in early music performance. Ms. Toth is the Artistic Director of ARTEK Early Music\, which\, like EMSI is in its 41st season of producing and presenting early music. \n  \n\nLearn more about Artemisia and her art\nOn April 11\, we will be hosting a talk on the impact and significance of Artemisia’s art and how her life story informed her paintings. The talk is being presented by Vithória Konzen Dill\, a PhD researcher in Art History at the University of Victoria\, whose research focuses on Baroque Italian art – with a particular focus on women artists\, including Artemisia Gentileschi.  \nThe talk will be held at 2pm on April 11 at the University of Victoria MacLauren Building\, Room D288 \nTickets for this talk
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/artek-early-music/
LOCATION:Leonardo Da Vinci Centre\, 195 Bay Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V9A 3K4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260314T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260314T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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SUMMARY:Ensemble Caprice (CANADA)
DESCRIPTION:Vivaldi on Fire \nBack by popular demand\, Ensemble Caprice\, under the direction of dynamic Artistic Director Matthias Maute\, returns to Victoria. \nA whirlwind of fiery passion and dazzling virtuosity\, Vivaldi on Fire sets the stage ablaze with music by Antonio Vivaldi and vibrant\, anonymous works from the Eastern European Uhrovska zbierka collection (1730). \nEnsemble Caprice’s signature energy brings to life Vivaldi’s double recorder concerto RV 535 and the dramatic motet In furore iustissimae irae\, showcasing both instrumental brilliance and vocal intensity. The beloved La Follia sonata radiates wild invention\, while rarely heard cantatas offer moments of intimacy and elegance. Interwoven throughout the program\, spirited dances and preludes from the Uhrovska zbierka evoke a nomadic soundscape—raw\, rhythmic\, and irresistible. This unique dialogue between Baroque Italy and the folk traditions of Eastern Europe invites listeners into a musical journey of contrasts and connections\, where refinement meets rustic fire. \nBuy Tickets \nRedeem your Membership Voucher(s) for This Concert \nListen to an interview with Matthias Maute\, Musical Director of Ensemble Caprice: \n\nListen to Ensemble Caprice: \n\n  \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/ensemble-caprice/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260228T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260228T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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SUMMARY:Ruckus (USA)
DESCRIPTION:Strawberry Fields \nThis dynamic Baroque ensemble is indeed creating a ruckus\, with their visceral and playful approach to early music. \nFeaturing two brilliant soloists\, flutist Emi Ferguson and violinist Rachell Ellen Wong\, Ruckus will bring us a rousing concert featuring instrumental music of Handel and his contemporary\, the English former slave Ignatius Sancho\, a remarkable figure in late 18th Century London and prolific composer of dance music. \nThe program includes the country dance music of Sancho and Handel’s Opus 5 trio sonatas\, which are more like dance sets than sonatas (think musettes\, gavottes\, minuets\, and the like).  \nExpect a rousing\, toe-tapping\, tuneful evening to brighten up your February. \n“. . . achingly delicate one moment\, incisive and punchy the next . . . a fizzing\, daring display of personality and imagination.” – New York Times \n“. . . not simply a new level\, but a revelatory new dimension of dynamism altogether. “ – the Boston Musical Intelligencer \nBuy Tickets \nRedeem your Membership Voucher(s) for This Concert \n  \nPROGRAMME \nCharles Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729 – 1780) \nLady Mary Montagu’s Reel – Culford Heath Camp -Ruffs and Rhees \nfrom The 12 Country Dances for the Year 1779 \nG. F. Handel (1685-1759) \nTrio in G\, op. 5 # 4 \nTempo Ordinario – Allegro – Passacaille – Gigue – Minuett \nCharles Ignatius Sancho \nBushy Park – Lord Dalkeith’s Reel \nG. F. Handel \nTrio in E Minor\, op. 5 #3 \nAndante – Allegro – Sarabande – Allemande – Rondeau – Gavotte \nCharles Ignatius Sancho \nRoyal Bishop – Lindrindod Lasses – Strawberries and Cream \nG. F. Handel \nTrio in D major\, op. 5 #2 \nLargo (B minor trio) – Adagio – Allegro – Musette – Allegro – Musette – Marche – Gavotte \nCharles Ignatius Sancho \nDuchess of Devonshire’s Reel – Trip to Dillington \nAll of One Mind – Mungo’s Delight – Lady Mary Montagu’s Reel \n\n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/ruckus/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260131T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260131T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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SUMMARY:Constantinople (CANADA)
DESCRIPTION:Bach and Khayyam \nThe ever-popular\, ground-breaking ensemble Constantinople examines two of the greatest geniuses of the past millennium\, presenting arrangements of some of the most beautiful spiritual songs and arias of JS Bach in dialogue with poems of Omar Khayyam sung in Persian. \nSeparated by time and space\, Johann Sebastian Bach and Persian mathematician-poet Omar Khayyam were nonetheless among similar heights of greatness. Ensemble Constantinople and soprano Hana Blažiková bring these two visionaries together in dialogue\, intertwining arias by Bach with the contemplative and expressive poetry of Khayyam. \nInspired by the ancient city illuminating the East and West\, Constantinople was founded in 2001 in Montreal by its artistic director\, Kiya Tabassian. \nThe ensemble has 23 albums to its credit on labels Analekta\, Atma\, World Village\, Buda Musique\, Ma Case\, Dreyer Gaido and Glossa. Over the course of the decade\, Constantinople has created 60 works and travelled to more than 290 cities in 57 countries. \n“. . . thoughtful\, shimmering with a thousand colours\, sensual and passionate.” – Dr. Matthias Lang\, from Magazin.klassik.com \nBuy Tickets \nRedeem your Membership Voucher(s) for This Concert \nWatch an interview with Kiya Tabassian\, Artistic Director of Constantinople: \n\nGet a preview of the concert: \n\n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/constantinople/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251207T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251207T173000
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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SUMMARY:Trio Mediæval (NORWAY)
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Åsa Maria Mikkelsen \nYule \nThe celebration of Yule in Northern Europe harks back to a transition from ancient Pagan Germanic culture to the more formal spirituality of the newer Christian rite. Christmas\, as we mostly now call it\, gave us hymns\, processions and chants\, and in between\, silence in church. Yule meant a vibrant pre-Christian secularity\, with feasting and dancing\, the noise of instruments and decorating the house with holly\, ivy and mistletoe as a tribute to the gods of earth and air. The music in this concert dates from a time when in a throwback to Yule churches were decorated with Christmas greenery\, and at home there would be carols sung round a burning Yule log\, the two traditions side by side. \nJoin us for a program of Scandinavian traditional Christmas folk songs and hymns\, English medieval Carols and two contemporary works written for Trio Mediæval. \nThe crystalline voices of Trio Mediæval have captivated audiences since the group was founded in Oslo in 1997. The Grammy-nominated trio’s core repertoire features sacred monophonic and polyphonic medieval music from England\, Italy and France; contemporary works written for the ensemble; and traditional Norwegian\, Swedish and Icelandic ballads and songs. The group’s fruitful relationship with the legendary ECM Records\, collaborative spirit\, and busy touring schedule has earned them worldwide renown. \n“Singing doesn’t get more unnervingly beautiful. To hear the group’s note-perfect counterpoint – as pristine and inviting as clean\, white linens – is to be astonished at what the human voice is capable of.” – Joshua Kosman\, the San Francisco Chronicle \nBuy Tickets \nRedeem your Membership Voucher(s) for This Concert \nProgram: \nNowell: Owt of your slepe aryse and wake\nEcce\, quod natura\nAlleluia: A newë werk\n15th century English carol \nVeni\, redemptor gentium  / Världens frälsare kom här\nAnonymous chant. Text Ambrosius d. 397 / Swedish traditional hymn. Melody as sung by Johan Viksten\, Nuckö\, Estonia. Arrangement by Trio Mediæval \n Josefines julesalme\nTraditional hymn from Vestfold\, Norway\, as sung by Josefine Gåsholt.\nArrangement by Tone Krohn \nCoventry Carol\n15th century English carol. Arrangement by Linn Andrea Fuglseth \nLussinatti lange\nTraditional melody from Hordaland\, Norway. Arrangement by Linn Andrea Fuglseth \nBereden väg för Herran\nSwedish adaption of German folk song from 1673 / Traditional hymn melody from Boda\, Dalarna\, Sweden. Text by M. Franzén. Arrangement by Anna Maria Friman \nSol lucet (2022)\nMarianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen (b. 1971) \nIntermission \nIoseph fili David (2003)\nAndrew Smith (b. 1970) \nHodie Christus natus est / There is no rose\nAnonymous chant. Liber Usualis. / 15th century English carol. Arrangement Trio Mediæval \nEn jungfru födde ett barn idag\nSwedish traditional hymn. Melody as sung by Katarina Utas\, Gammalsvenskby\, Ukraine\nArrangement by Anna Maria Friman \nLullay lullay\n15th century English carol \nEn stjärna gick på himlen fram\nSwedish traditional hymn. Melody as sung by Eva Sandsten\, Nuckö\, Estonia\nArrangement by Anna Maria Friman \nFrå Betlehem eit gjetord gjeng\nTraditional melody from Valdres\, Norway. Text by M. B. Landstad\, 19th century.\nArrangement by Linn Andrea Fuglseth \nDet hev ei rosa sprunge\nMelody from Köln\, Germany 15th century after Michael Praetorius\, 1609\nTranslation from German by Peter Hognestad 1919.\nArrangement by Linn Andrea Fuglseth \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/trio-mediaeval/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251114T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251114T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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SUMMARY:Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Rachel Podger (CANADA/UK)
DESCRIPTION:Brilliant Baroque \nAfter a hiatus of far too long\, we are welcoming back the ever-popular Tafelmusik to Victoria. \nIn 1730s Leipzig\, J.S. Bach gathered with friends at Zimmerman’s coffeehouse for weekly concerts of brilliant music\, carrying on a tradition of weekly meetings by the Collegium Musicum originally founded by his friend\, Georg Philip Telemann. Today\, great musical friends Tafelmusik and Principal Guest Director Rachel Podger explore the rich and varied repertoire of the 18th century coffeehouse culture\, featuring invigorating music by Bach\, Telemann\, Handel\, and Vivaldi. \nFor over four decades\, Tafelmusik has been synonymous worldwide with dynamic\, engaging\, and soulful performances informed by scholarship\, passion and artistic excellence. The Toronto ensemble has performed in more than 350 cities in 32 countries. Its extensive discography on the Sony\, CBC Records\, Analekta and Tafelmedia labels have garnered ten JUNOs and numerous international recording prizes. \n“The kind of committed\, passionate musicmaking that guarantees a concert that people remember for a long time\, regardless of genre.”– Toronto Star \nRachel Podger has established herself as a leading interpreter of baroque and classical music. Fresh from being announced as the winner of two 2023 BBC Music Magazine Awards for Instrumental Recording and Recording of the Year\, as 23/24 Artist in Focus for Kings Place\, and with two new albums released this month\, Rachel was the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Royal Academy of Music/Kohn Foundation Bach Prize in October 2015\, Gramophone Artist of the Year 2018\, and the Ambassador for REMA’s Early Music Day 2020. A creative programmer\, she is the founder and Artistic Director of Brecon Baroque Festival and her ensemble Brecon Baroque. \n“Rachel Podger\, the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin” – The Times \n“The rapport between Tafelmusik and Podger…is palpable\, infectious.”  – barczablog \nNote: this program will be performed on a Friday evening. The venue is St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Blanshard Street. \nBuy Tickets \nRedeem your Membership Voucher(s) for This Concert \nProgram: \n \n(Photo credits: Broadway Studios/Dahlia Katz) \nCLICK HERE FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH TAFELMUSIK ARTISTIC CO-DIRECTOR\, BRANDON CHUI \nEnjoy the following video of Rachel Podger with Tafelmusik: \n\n \n  \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/tafelmusik-baroque-orchestra/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Cathedral\, 740 View St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1J8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251025T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251025T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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SUMMARY:Bourdons (CANADA)
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: J Abram Photography \nTreasure Trove: the Cantigas de Santa Maria \nJust as archaeologists attempt to reconstruct entire communities from a few sherds of pottery\, the odd ancient coin and the faint residue of post holes in the earth\, musicologists and early music performers must contend with the rarity of original manuscripts and the primitive nature of early musical notation in their efforts to understand how music was performed in the Middle Ages. \nBut then there are finds like King Tut’s tomb\, or Sutton Hoo\, where the detail and quantity of artifacts give a wonderfully complete picture of a culture. \nIn the case of music\, one such golden hoard is the collection of songs known as the Cantigas de Santa Maria. They consist of over 400 songs in Galician Portuguese from the 13th Century that narrate entertaining\, often earthy and humorous\, stories of miracles both large and small rendered by the Virgin Mary. They tell us much about the beliefs\, culture and art of that time and place. Particularly important for modern performers\, they contain musical notation for the songs and detailed illustrations depicting musicians going about their craft. With these ancient manuscripts\, a stunning treasure trove of beautiful music is unearthed for us to enjoy today. \n\nImages from the Cantigas de Santa Maria \nThe tunes\, simple but beautiful\, present opportunities for a variety of settings and interpretations. That is what Victoria’s local medieval ensemble\, Bourdons\, will bring to the EMSI stage\, employing voice and the exotic sounds of medieval period instruments\, from vielles\, lute\, oud\, harp and gittern\, to recorders\, hurdy gurdy\, shawm\, medieval bagpipes and frame drums. \n(Translations of the stories depicted in the Cantigas will be projected during the concert.) \nMembers of Bourdons: \nArian Aminalroaya\, percussion\nLinda Donn – voice\, vielle\, recorders\nDouglas Hensley – lute\, oud\, gittern\, percussion\nGwendolyn Jamieson – voice\, harp\, hurdy gurdy\nWilliam Jamieson – recorders\, historical bagpipes\, shawm \nLearn more about the Cantigas and this performance by reading our Blog Entry. \nBuy Tickets \nRedeem your Membership Voucher(s) for This Concert \nHere are a couple of samples of Bourdons: \n\nHere is an earlier video\, which did not include percussionist\, Arian Aminalroaya\, who was unavailable for the session: \n\n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/bourdons/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250926T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250926T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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SUMMARY:Amanda Forsythe with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra (USA/CANADA)
DESCRIPTION:SPECIAL CONCERT \nIn collaboration with Early Music Vancouver \nAmanda Forsythe Sings Handel \nBuy Tickets \nAmanda Forsythe returns to Victoria in this program of arias by Handel originally written for Élisabeth Duparc (‘La Francesina’). We have heard this renowned singer as a soloist in large choral works\, but here is a chance to experience her artistry close up. \nForsythe will be accompanied by the Pacific Baroque Orchestra from Vancouver\, directed by Alexander Weimann. \nIn addition to the Handel works\, the program will also include the world premiere of Métis composer Patrick Carrabré’s “The Mother Tree” based on Suzanne Simard’s book “Finding the mother tree”. \n“Forsythe possesses a jaw-dropping facility . . . [and] sang with a shimmering tone and a fine ear to the emotional content of the Handel arias that she presented.”\n– Boston Classical Review/ Aaron Keebaugh \nPROGRAMME \nGeorge Frideric Handel (1685-1759)\nCombattuta da due venti – Clotilde (Faramondo)\nMai resa infelice – Deidamia (Deidamia) \nG. P. Telemann (1681-1767) \nConcerto in A major for Flute\, Violin and Cello TWV 53:A2\nLargo\nAllegro\nGratioso\nAllegro \nGeorge Frideric Handel\nO sleep – Semele (Semele)\nProphetic raptures – Asenath (Joseph) \nInterval \nPatrick Carrabré      (born 1958)\nThe Mother Tree \nGeorge Frideric Handel\nSweet Bird – Pensieroso (L’Allegro)\nLargo affettuoso\, op 3\, no. 6/I\nHow blest the maid – Iole (Hercules) \n  \nThis concert is for single tickets only. As a joint production with Early Music Vancouver\, EMSI membership package vouchers will not apply. \nPlease note that this concert is taking place on a Friday evening. \nHere is a sample of Amanda Forsythe singing Handel’s “Sweet Bird” aria with flautist Emi Ferguson (who\, incidentally\, will be featured in our February concert with Ruckus). \nBuy Tickets \n\n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/amanda-forsythe-with-the-pacific-baroque-orchestra-usa-canada/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250823T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250823T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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SUMMARY:Banquo Folk Ensemble - Summer Concert
DESCRIPTION:This date is sold out.  \nWe have added a second performance on Sunday\, August 24 at 2:30. \nFor tickets\, please follow this link  \nBanquo Folk Ensemble returns for a summer concert full of light and melody; a treat for all of the senses. \nThe concert will take place in the grand ballroom of a gorgeous Arts and Crafts home\, surrounded by paths that meander through a showcase garden that you are encouraged to enjoy after the concert. \nThe program\, titled “Things That Do Sound So Fair”  (Banquo in MacBeth\, Act 1\, Scene 3)\, features music ranging from the 13th to 18th centuries: medieval songs\, traditional folk tunes\, Elizabethan songs and lively dance music. With vocalists and a vast array of instruments including harp\, guitar\, medieval vielle\, hurdy gurdy\, recorders\, percussion and historical bagpipes\, Banquo’s intoxicating arrangements are as varied as their repertoire. \nJoin us\, rain or shine\, for a delightful summer afternoon.  \nNote that this concert will be at a different location from our past concerts. Location details will be provided upon purchasing your ticket(s). \n“This guest of summer\, the temple-haunting martlet\, does approve\, by his loved mansionry\, that the heaven’s breath smells wooingly here” – Banquo in MacBeth\, Act 1\, Scene 6 \n\n \nEnjoy a wander through this beautiful garden after the concert
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/banquo-folk-ensemble-summer-concert/
LOCATION:Private residence: location will be provided on purchase of ticket
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250411T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250411T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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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:20260425T023200
CREATED:20240524T042818Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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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:20260425T023200
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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
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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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
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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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
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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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
DTSTAMP:20260425T023200
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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
DTSTAMP:20260425T023201
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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:20260425T023201
CREATED:20240506T205130Z
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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:20260425T023201
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:20260425T023201
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:20260425T023201
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:20260425T023201
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:20260425T023201
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:20260425T023201
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:20260425T023201
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:20260425T023201
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
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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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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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