Join us in an exquisite garden for a tour of medieval Europe, from 13th Century Scotland, to the trouvères of France, the dance music of Italy and the pilgrim songs of Spain. Banquo Folk Ensemble has been performing in Victoria for over 20 years. Vocalists and multi-instrumentalists, they take early music from the written and […]
Baroque music for two violins, recorder, bassoon, recorder and cello, performed in a beautiful garden. Music by Boismortier, Marais, Corette, Handel and more. Performers: Carolyn Hatch, violin Elyssa Lefurgey-Smith, violin Kerry Graham, bassoon and recorder Martin Bonham, cello and viola da gamba The program will draw from: Sonata Sesta, Sonata in Imitation of […]
Baroque music for two violins, recorder, bassoon, recorder and cello, performed in a beautiful garden. Music by Boismortier, Marais, Corette, Handel and more. Performers: Carolyn Hatch, violin Elyssa Lefurgey-Smith, violin Kerry Graham, bassoon and recorder Martin Bonham, cello and viola da gamba The program will draw from: Sonata Sesta, Sonata in Imitation of […]
Hélène Brunet soprano Rodolfo Richter violin and direction Ensemble Castor (AUSTRIA) BUY TICKETS NOW A light-hearted alternative to the familiar Four Seasons, this programme includes concerti and cantatas by Vivaldi related to nature, its sounds and its powerful events: bird song, tempests, rural life and the hunt. One of Italy’s leading exponents of the baroque […]
Diabolus in Musica (FRANCE) In the twelfth century, in the famous words of George Duby, “a new world blossomed on the old Latin stump.” This new world witnessed the composition by troubadours of the first secular songs on themes of courtly love. Musicians were joyfully reinventing beauty for a new age. Diabolus in Musica present […]
700 quality gently used Early Music CDs for sale A fun, lively event to chase away the winter doldrums Live music while you shop Come in your best periwig, doublet-and-hose or wimple Get great bargains on top-notch CDs Progressive sale – as the afternoon wears on, the prices come down! Saturday, November 12, 2:30pm, St. […]
Thomas Dunford lute (FRANCE) Thomas Dunford has quickly established himself as the most exciting and acclaimed member of the new generation of lutenists. In his Victoria debut, he will bring his unrivaled virtuosity to masterpieces of the Renaissance and to the unparalleled masterpieces of J.S. Bach, including an arrangement for lute of the famous Chaconne […]
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 exciting sopranos joins Victoria Baroque for a festive programme of seasonal music from around Europe, including familiar carols and seldom-heard masterpieces. Lively, sensitive, and stylish. […]
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, the two instruments coexisted happily for decades. Throughout the eighteenth century, instrument makers explored novel ways of producing sound through experimentation with keyboard technologies. As […]
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 KV156, Haydn’s “Joke” Quartet, Fanny Mendelssohn’s Quartet in E♭ Major and the String Quartet Op. 1, No. 3 by the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The first […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 on recorders, flageolets, flutes with viola da gamba and theorbo one of France’s leading early music ensembles brings to life this charming music. An absolutely […]
** 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 event some time in the future. SPECIAL EVENT Constantinople (MONTREAL) Jonatan Alvarado (ARGENTINA) Federico Tarazone (PERU) This concert explores the juxtaposition of indigenous South American […]
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 concert of broken (mixed) consort music from the Renaissance. Music by Lassus, Guererra, Lobo, Negri, Praetorius and many more . . . . Note that […]
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 concert of broken (mixed) consort music from the Renaissance. Music by Lassus, Guererra, Lobo, Negri, Praetorius and many more . . . . Musicians: […]
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 be joined by the wonderful Canadian soprano, Erin Bardua, for a program of lively Baroque music. Featured composers include Purcell, Biber, Strozzi and Jacquet de […]
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 be joined by the wonderful Canadian soprano, Erin Bardua, for a program of lively Baroque music. Featured composers include Purcell, Biber, Strozzi and Jacquet de […]
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 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 […]
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 traditional Saturday evening to Friday evening, September 29. Return of the international award-winning ensemble, Duo Corvi, to the EMSI stage, with Occitan and Galician music […]
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 Monde, Marie-Aude Roux "Early-music group Le Poème Harmonique doesn’t spend nearly enough time in New York. We are defining nearly enough time as about every […]
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 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 […]
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 and Baroque Practice - From the Written Page to the Performance Stage The morning session is FREE and all are welcome to attend. Afternoon sessions […]
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 approach to performance of vocal music of the Middle Ages. A gathering of music-lovers during the Christmas season today will often result in a hearty […]