Events

SPECIAL EVENT Sinéad White soprano (TORONTO) Victoria Baroque Marco Vitale harpsichord and direction EMSI’s Christmas concert is always the musical highlight of the season. This year, one of Canada’s most […]

Raritan Players (USA) Rebecca Cypess & Yi-heng Yang keyboards It is commonly thought that musicians abandoned their harpsichords and took up the fortepiano quickly and suddenly around 1780. In fact, […]

Consone Quartet (UK) EMSI is thrilled to host this exciting young British string quartet that is taking the world of early music by storm. The featured works are Mozart’s Quartet […]

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 […]

SPECIAL EVENT Ensemble Caprice (MONTREAL) Ensemble ArtChoral (MONTREAL) The music making by Ensemble Caprice was first rate. – New York Times Vivaldi and His Angels In the early years of […]

La Rêveuse (FRANCE)  "Concert of Birds" Frans Snijders, 1579 - 1657 Composers have long been inspired by the beauties of birdsong, among them Caix d’Hervlois, Couperin, Rameau and Purcell. Performing […]

** CANCELLED ** We 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 […]

Join us in a spectacular private garden in Oak Bay for a relaxing hour of music. Click HERE to register to attend. The local ensemble, Magdalena Consort, will present a […]

Join us in a spectacular private garden in Oak Bay for a relaxing hour of music. Click HERE to register to attend. The local ensemble, Magdalena Consort, will present a […]

Join us once again in a spectacular private garden in Oak Bay for a relaxing hour of music. Click HERE to register to attend. An ensemble of local musicians will […]

Join us once again in a spectacular private garden in Oak Bay for a relaxing hour of music. Click HERE to register to attend. An ensemble of local musicians will […]

Ben Grossman, hurdy gurdy Meet and listen to an informal talk with Ben Grossman, special guest artist with Duo Corvi and Friends. Mr. Grossman is one of the leading proponents […]

Bel Ami, Alamanda Tickets on sale now. Note: Out of respect for National Truth and Reconciliation day, which falls on Saturday, September 30, we have moved our concert from our […]

Music for a Young King "Le coup de Majesté" "Daring, inventiveness and high standards are three cardinal virtues that Vincent Dumestre and his musicians have under their skin" - Le […]

LA GRAZIA DELLE DONNE -  Music of the Italian Baroque by women and the men who encouraged them Tickets on sale now. “Who does not know that without women we […]

EMSI presents a full-day workshop with Montreal's La Cigale. The workshop will be divided into two sections: Morning session (10:30 - 12:00): A panel discussion: Women Composers of the Baroque […]

Nowell Synge We Bothe Al and Som View Pricing Options Get Tickets Now A medieval Christmas celebration by the ensemble that, probably more than any other, has defined the modern […]

In Angel's Wede: Music For Mary Queen of Scots Tickets on sale now. A brand-new program by a perennially favourite ensemble of EMSI audiences. Music from Scotland, France, England and […]

EMSI presents a full-day workshop with the renowned Baltimore Consort! The workshop will take place on Sunday, January 28, 2024, and will be divided into two sections: Two morning sessions […]

L'Eterno Ritorno Get Tickets > Brilliant Canadian soprano, Myriam Leblanc is featured in a program devoted to that most captivating and tuneful Baroque musical form: the chaconne. Built on ostinato […]

We are offering Choral and Recorder Workshops on the morning of our Hallelujah and Trumpets! concert with Ensemble Caprice and Ensemble ArtChoral from Montreal. The choral workshop will be led […]

Hallelujah and trumpets! The splendor of Handel’s music Tickets on sale now. The third in our series of concerts with this exciting ensemble, led by the irrepressible Matthias Maute. This […]

Darkness to Light A very special joint presentation with Christ Church Cathedral, featuring the pre-eminent interpreters of Renaissance polyphony on their triumphant 50th Anniversary Tour. Tickets for this event are […]

Flourishing The Art of the Cornetto Tickets on sale now A special concert featuring renowned German cornettist Friederike Otto on this rare and fascinating instrument and Vancouver-based Christina Hutten on […]