BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Early Music Society of the Islands - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Early Music Society of the Islands X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Early Music Society of the Islands REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200710T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200710T210000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200623T191413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200722T190155Z UID:4355-1594409400-1594414800@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Virtuoses de Paris DESCRIPTION:Music for the Pause Program No. 2 – July 10\, 7:30PM – Virtuoses de Paris \nSoile Stratkauskas\, Jeanne Lamon\, Christina Mahler\, Christina Hutten \n\nMarin Marais Pieces en Trio Suite No.1\nTelemann Paris Quartet Sonata No.2\nHotteterre Brunette ‘Vous qui faite votre modelle’ for solo flute\nLeclair Deuxième Récréation de Musique\n\nPlus an interview with baroque violinist Kati Debretzeni. \n  \nWatch the performance on FaceBook Live! \n  URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/virtuoses-de-paris/ LOCATION:Online\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Facebook-Banner-820-x-360.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200703T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200703T210000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200623T191413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200722T190030Z UID:4129-1593804600-1593810000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Violin Virtuosi DESCRIPTION:Music for the Pause Program No. 1 – July 3 7:30PM – Violin Virtuosi \nChloe Kim\, Christi Meyers\, Elyssa Lefurgey-Smith\, Kathryn Wiebe \n\nTelemann Concertos No 1 & 3 for four violins\nGuillemain Sonata for two violins in A minor\nLeclair Sonata for two violins in C major\nGuignon Les Sauvages\n\nPlus an interview with Portland Baroque Orchestra’s director\, violinist Monica Huggett. \n  \nWatch the performance on FaceBook Live! URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/violin-virtuosi/ LOCATION:Online\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Facebook-Banner-820-x-360.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200418T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200418T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T014717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T015448Z UID:3760-1587240000-1587247200@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Victoria Baroque: Plaisirs de la Chambre DESCRIPTION:Emma Hannan soprano \nVictoria Baroque (PACIFIC NORTHWEST) \nSoile Stratkauskas flute and direction \nA sensual selection of music from the salons of Versailles including music by Boismortier\, Hotteterre\, and Marais. Victoria Baroque is joined by Emma Hanna\, one of the brightest young Canadian Early Music sopranos\, and two recent and stellar additions to the West Coast Early Music scene: Caroline Nicolas (viol) and Kevin Payne (lute). \nAs the B.C. Government has placed a ban on all gatherings of 50 or more\, EMSI cancelled the Saturday March 14 concert\, Vivaldi in Paris. \nA decision on the final concert of the season on April 18\, Plaisirs de la Chambre\, will be made at a later date.\nHolders of pre-sold tickets will be contacted regarding a refund\, offer of a replacement concert\, or if they wish to donate their ticket back to the EMSI. \nThe Society thanks you for your support and understanding. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/victoria-baroque-plaisirs-de-la-chambre/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Headshot-5-e1558981737660.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200314T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200314T200000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T014716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T015630Z UID:3759-1584216000-1584216000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Bernstein/Marsh/Schenkman: Vivaldi in Paris DESCRIPTION:As the B.C. Government has placed a ban on all gatherings of 250 or more\, EMSI will be cancelling the Saturday March 14 concert\, Vivaldi in Paris. \nA decision on the final concert of the season on April 18\, Plaisirs de la Chambre\, will be made at a later date. \nHolders of pre-sold tickets will be contacted regarding a refund\, offer of a replacement concert\, or if they wish to donate their ticket back to the EMSI. \nThe Society thanks you for your support and understanding. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/bernstein-marsh-schenkman-vivaldi-in-paris/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Martin-photo-e1558981654948-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200222T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200222T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T015927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T015941Z UID:3775-1582401600-1582408800@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Concerto Köln: The Four Seasons DESCRIPTION:Concerto Köln (GERMANY) \nShunske Sato violin \nOne of the great Baroque orchestras of Europe presents the first ever Victoria performance on period instruments of all the movements of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. This is a rare chance to hear a world class orchestra perform one of the pinnacles of the Baroque repertoire. Added gems are rarely heard works by Locatelli and Valentini. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/concerto-koln-the-four-seasons/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/concerto-koln-e1558981594817.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200111T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200111T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T020351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T020411Z UID:3778-1578772800-1578780000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:The Baltimore Consort: If Music be the Food of Love DESCRIPTION:The Baltimore Consort (USA) \nOne of EMSI’s favourite ensembles performs a brand-new programme of music based on Shakespeare’s plays. Danielle Svonavec sings some of the greatest hits from the Bard’s songbook including It Was a Lover and His Lass\, Where the Bee Sucks\, and Full Fathom Five. Dances and consort music round out the programme. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/the-baltimore-consort-if-music-be-the-food-of-love/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Baltimore-Consort-Windows-e1558981536373.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200104T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200104T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T014716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T020559Z UID:3758-1578168000-1578175200@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Bach and Buxtehude DESCRIPTION:Chloe Kim\, baroque violin\nMartin Bonham viola da gamba\nMichael Jarvis harpsichord \nA star is born! Victoria native Chloe Kim\, a student at the Juilliard School of Music in New York\, is already an emerging star in the firmament of early music. She returns home with a programme of masterpieces by J.S. Bach and his mentor Dietrerich Buxtehude. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/bach-and-buxtehude/ LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20191116_152902-e1574799359593.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191221T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191221T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T020843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T021221Z UID:3781-1576958400-1576965600@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:El Mundo: Christmas in Colonial Latin America DESCRIPTION:El Mundo (CALIFORNIA) \nRichard Savino guitar and direction \nJoyous\, celebratory\, with a distinctive Latin twist. The music abounds with infectious rhythms\, sweet melodies\, and the lively spirit of the Christmas season in Latin America. In the spotlight are 18thC pieces from the Cathedral of Guatemala City. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/el-mundo-christmas-in-colonial-latin-america/ LOCATION:St Andrews Cathedral\, 740 View St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1J8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/El-Mundo-new-photo-church-e1558980357344.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191123T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191123T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T021705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T021705Z UID:3784-1574539200-1574546400@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Accademia Hermans: Corelli and the Roman School DESCRIPTION:Accademia Hermans (ITALY) \nFabio Ciofini harpsichord and direction \nIn Arcangelo Corelli\, the Baroque style reached its apotheosis. Although his music was revered throughout Europe long after its composition\, it was was rooted in a time and place: Rome at the outset of 18thC. Corelli’s original music and several anonymous arrangements of it are combined with works by Geminiani and Locatelli. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/accademia-hermans-corelli-and-the-roman-school/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Guanajuato-e1558980274186.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191026T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191026T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T021937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T021937Z UID:3787-1572120000-1572127200@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:London Haydn Quartet: Haydn\, Beethoven\, von Weber DESCRIPTION:Haydn\, Beethoven\, von Weber \nEric Hoeprich classical clarinet \nLondon Haydn Quartet (UK) \nThe programme features Franz Joseph Haydn’s beloved “Lark” Quartet\, Beethoven’s early Quartet in F Major\, Op. 18\, No. 1\, and Carl Maria von Weber’s Clarinet Quintet in B♭ Major\, Op. 34. A rare opportunity to hear the world’s authority on classical clarinet together with one of the renowned period instrument string quartets. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/london-haydn-quartet-haydn-beethoven-von-weber/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/London-Haydn-Quartet-e1558980164782.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191005T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191005T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T022235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T022436Z UID:3789-1570305600-1570312800@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Armonía Concertada: Imaginario: de un libro de música de vihuela DESCRIPTION:The Oct 5 Imaginario concert has unfortunately been cancelled due to last minute illness of artist.\nEMSI apologizes for any inconvenience this has caused to our patrons.\nPlease contact: info@EarlyMusicSocietyoftheIslands.ca for further information\n  \nArmonía Concertada (SPAIN) \nMaría Cristina Kiehr soprano \nAriel Abramovich vihuela de mano \nTwo of Europe’s leading performers of Early Music showcase the work of Juan Vasquez (c. 1500-c. 1560) in songs of aching beauty and sadness. This is Spanish music at its most compelling and moving. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/armonia-concertada-imaginario-de-un-libro-de-musica-de-vihuela/ LOCATION:Oak Bay United Church\, 1355 Mitchell Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8S 4P9\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ariel_masterclass-e1558979499734.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190406T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190406T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T022832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T022858Z UID:3791-1554580800-1554588000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Constantinople: Gate to the East DESCRIPTION:Constantinople (MONTREAL) \nMarco Beasley tenor (ITALY) \nKiya Tabassian setar and direction \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nItalian\, Ottoman\, and Persian songs are interwoven in Majmua\, an early-17th century manuscript from Constantinople compiled by the Polish musician and orientalist Albert Bobowski (Ali Ufki). Bobowski revels in shifting among languages and styles. Constantinople recreates a bridge between European and Asian cultures. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/constantinople-gate-to-the-east/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ph_COPL_DallaPortadOriente_1-web-e1527870693257.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190323T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190323T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T023159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T023159Z UID:3794-1553371200-1553378400@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Choir of Clare College Cambridge: Victoria’s Requiem and Penitential Motets DESCRIPTION:Choir of Clare College Cambridge (UK) \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nThirty-two voices-strong\, the fresh young vocalists of the Choir of Clare College give a complete performance of Tomas Luis de Victoria’s 1605 Requiem – widely considered one of the last great masterworks of the Renaissance – interwoven with English and Spanish Passiontide motets by Tallis\, Byrd\, Victoria\, and others. \n  Co-produced by Christ Church Cathedral URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/choir-of-clare-college-cambridge-victorias-requiem-and-penitential-motets/ LOCATION:Chapel of the New Jerusalem\, Christ Church Cathedral\, 911 Quadra Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Clare-CREDIT-Nick-Rutter-e1527870638968.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190309T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190309T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T023540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T023540Z UID:3796-1552161600-1552168800@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Chiaroscuro String Quartet: Quartets of Haydn\, Beethoven\, and Schubert DESCRIPTION:Chiaroscuro String Quartet (EUROPE) \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nChiaroscuro Quartet brings together some of the finest period string players from across Europe: France\, Spain\, Sweden\, and Russia. Savour some of the most revered of all string quartets as you have never heard them before: Haydn’s Op. 33 No. 2\, Beethoven’s Op. 18 No. 6\, and Schubert’s beloved ‘Death and the Maiden.’ URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/chiaroscuro-string-quartet-quartets-of-haydn-beethoven-and-schubert/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chiaroscuro_conservatory-Eva-Vermandel-e1527870159644.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190224T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190224T170000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T014721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T043230Z UID:3771-1551020400-1551027600@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Corina Marti: Tabulatura Ioannis De Lyublyn 1540 DESCRIPTION:Corina Marti harpsichord (SWITZERLAND) \nDoors open at 2:30 pm.  \nHarpsichord virtuoso Corina Marti performs preludes\, fantasias\, and dances from the manuscripts of Johannes of Lublin and Johannes Fischer Morungensis: fresh\, lively music that is still danceable half a millennium after its composition. Don’t miss the once in a lifetime opportunity to hear this repertoire. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/corina-marti-tabulatura-ioannis-de-lyublyn-1540/ LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Cathedral\, 740 View St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1J8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Corina_Cover_077-Bearbeitet-2_pp-Bearbeitet-e1527870574528.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190126T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190126T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T014721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T035718Z UID:3770-1548532800-1548540000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Tafelmusik: J.S. Bach\, The Circle of Creation DESCRIPTION:Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (TORONTO) \nElisa Citterio violin and direction \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nThis all-Bach multimedia creation combines text\, music\, and stunning projected video and images to explore the world of the artisans—papermakers\, violin carvers\, string spinners\, and performers—who helped J.S. Bach realise his musical genius. In the tradition of the Galileo Project and House of Dreams. Not to be missed! URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/tafelmusik-j-s-bach-the-circle-of-creation/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/1718-Tafelmusik-Baroque-Orchestra-by-SianRichards-web-e1527870522292.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181222T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181222T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T014720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T035457Z UID:3769-1545508800-1545516000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Victoria Baroque: A Festive Baroque Christmas DESCRIPTION:Victoria Baroque \nJeanne Lamon violin and direction (TORONTO) \nRebecca Genge soprano (TORONTO) \nKris Kwapis trumpet (SEATTLE) \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nVictoria’s own Baroque orchestra\, one of Canada’s most brilliant early music sopranos\, and trumpet virtuoso Kris Kwapis are led by the legendary Jeanne Lamon in a performance of festive arias and instrumental works by Baroque masters including Manfredini\, Scarlatti\, Torelli and Vivaldi. Featuring Bach’s effulgent cantata: Jauchzet Gott allen Landen. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/victoria-baroque-a-festive-baroque-christmas/ LOCATION:St Andrews Cathedral\, 740 View St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1J8\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VBP-Jan2016-by-Jan-Gates-web-e1527870454828.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181117T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181117T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065603 CREATED:20200426T014720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T035218Z UID:3768-1542484800-1542492000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Schenkman and Mobley: “My heart trembles” Cantatas by Handel DESCRIPTION:Byron Schenkman and Friends (SEATTLE) \nReginald Mobley countertenor (MIAMI) \nByron Schenkman harpsichord and direction \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nByron Schenkman\, one of EMSI’s favourite musicians\, is joined by flautist Joshua Romatowski\, cellist Nathan Whittaker\, and countertenor Reginald Mobley in a performance of some of Handel’s most moving cantatas\, including Mia Palpita il Cor\, and works by Anna Bon\, Caldara\, and Scarlatti. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/schenkman-and-mobley-my-heart-trembles-cantatas-by-handel/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/55875daa-a5cf-11e5-9c4b-70aea859ce73-780x519-e1527870391481.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181027T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20181027T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065604 CREATED:20200426T014719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T034928Z UID:3767-1540670400-1540677600@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:London Handel Players: A Celebration of Baroque Dance DESCRIPTION:London Handel Players (UK) \nMary Collins and Steve Players dancers (UK) \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nExplore the origins of ballet in the dances of Baroque opera. Two of the world’s leading authorities on Baroque dance\, accompanied by one of Britain’s most distinguished Baroque ensembles\, brings to life the elegance\, humour\, and passion of the early form. Works include those by Bach\, Couperin\, Handel\, Lully\, Rameau. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/london-handel-players-a-celebration-of-baroque-dance/ LOCATION:Oak Bay United Church\, 1355 Mitchell Street\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8S 4P9\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/handel-13-of-97-web-e1527870338843.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180929T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180929T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065604 CREATED:20200426T014719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T035943Z UID:3766-1538251200-1538258400@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Psallentes: Angels of the Ghent Altarpiece DESCRIPTION:Psallentes (BELGIUM) \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nThe angels of the Ghent Altarpiece\, one of the apexes of European art\, are the inspiration for this concert where the women of Psallentes impersonate these angels and perform the Flemish polyphony that their earlier counterparts would have witnessed. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/psallentes-angels-of-the-ghent-altarpiece/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Psallentes-e1527870260428.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180422T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180422T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065604 CREATED:20200426T014719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T034704Z UID:3765-1524427200-1524434400@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:The Tallis Scholars: War and Peace DESCRIPTION:The Tallis Scholars UK\nPeter Phillips\, music director\n \nDoors open at 1:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 2:10 pm. \nTo commemorate the centenary of the end of World War I\, Peter Phillips has put together a stirring program with masses on the theme of the Armed Man (L’homme armé)\, chansons describing a battle (La Batalla)\, movements from Victoria’s Requiem Mass\, and deeply moving funeral motets: Tavener from the funeral of Princess Diana\, Mouton from the funeral of Anne of Brittany\, and Lobo from the funeral of Philip II of Spain. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/the-tallis-scholars-war-and-peace/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-04-06-at-11.34.24-AM-e1497293897446.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180324T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180324T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065604 CREATED:20200426T014718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T034153Z UID:3764-1521921600-1521928800@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:La Rêveuse: A Telemann Celebration DESCRIPTION:La Rêveuse FRANCE\n \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nA master of instrumental music\, Telemann enjoyed more fame and adoration in his time than even the lauded J.S. Bach. Open to French and Italian influences as well as the new galant style that flourished in Germany\, he excelled in chamber music\, creating a charming synthesis of European styles at the crossroads between Baroque and Classicism. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/la-reveuse-a-telemann-celebration/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/LaReveuse-Telemann-056-web-e1497293593107.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180210T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180210T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065604 CREATED:20200426T014718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T040407Z UID:3763-1518292800-1518300000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Elinor Frey & Luc Beauséjour: Bach and Sons DESCRIPTION:Elinor Frey\, cello\nLuc Beauséjour\, harpsichord MONTREAL\n \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nTwo of Canada’s leading exponents of historically-informed performance bring to life masterpieces of high Baroque chamber music by Johann Sebastian Bach and his sons Johann Christoph Friedrich and Carl Philipp Emanuel. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/elinor-frey-luc-beausejour-bach-and-sons/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mtangelabbeyluc-elinor-e1497293188144.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180113T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180113T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065604 CREATED:20200426T014718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T033258Z UID:3762-1515873600-1515880800@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Diderot String Quartet: Bach to the Future: Legacy of the Fugue DESCRIPTION:Diderot String Quartet NEW YORK\nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nWhen Leipzig composer Felix Mendelssohn revived Bach’s music\, it finally received universal admiration. The Diderot String Quartet performs excerpts from The Art of Fugue alongside Mendelssohn’s No.4 Fugue for String Quartet\, Op. 81 and his much-loved String Quartet No. 2\, Op. 13\, in a beautiful nod to Bach\, the Baroque master. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/diderot-string-quartet-bach-to-the-future-legacy-of-the-fugue/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/static1.squarespace-1-e1497292942661.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171222T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171222T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065604 CREATED:20200426T014717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T040805Z UID:3761-1513972800-1513980000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Monica Huggett: Vivaldi Gloria and Magnificat DESCRIPTION:Monica Huggett\, violin and music direction UK\nPacific Baroque Orchestra\n \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nCelebrate the holidays with a fresh take on some old favourites. Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat were originally composed for an all-female ensemble. Join beloved violinist Monica Huggett as she leads these joyful works the way they were originally heard – performed entirely by women. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/monica-huggett-vivaldi-gloria-and-magnificat/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EMV-Festive-Cantatas-and-JS-Bach-Magnificat-Photos-by-Jan-Gates-201-e1497292578770.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171118T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171118T200000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065604 CREATED:20200426T014716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T050300Z UID:3756-1511035200-1511035200@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Asteria: "My Heart Remains With You" DESCRIPTION:Asteria NEW YORK\nSylvia Rhyne\, soprano\nEric Redlinger\, tenor and lute\n \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nThrough the tale of Sir Yvain\, one of the most beloved of Arthurian stories\, Asteria explores how the ideal of courtly love was very much alive and well in the art songs of the 15th century. Compositions include those by Binchois\, Busnoys\, and Dufay. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/asteria-my-heart-remains-with-you/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Asteria-2005-e1497292160732.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171014T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171014T200000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065604 CREATED:20200426T014715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T050140Z UID:3755-1508011200-1508011200@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Cantores: 14th C Music from the Papal Chapel in Avignon DESCRIPTION:Diabolus in Musica FRANCE\n \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nThere was a time when the Christian world bowed to Avignon. The wealth\, splendour\, and power of the French popes attracted kings\, princes\, and the greatest Medieval artists. This pilgrimage through beautiful music born in Papal opulence includes many works sung for the first time since the 14th century. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/cantores-14th-c-music-from-the-papal-chapel-in-avignon/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Diabolus-in-Musica-1-web-e1497289863416.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170930T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170930T200000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065604 CREATED:20200426T014714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T050010Z UID:3754-1506801600-1506801600@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Boston Early Music Festival Ensemble: Duets of Love and Passion DESCRIPTION:Boston Early Music Festival Ensemble BOSTON\nAmanda Forsythe\, soprano  \nColin Balzer\, tenor  \nChristian Immler\, baritone  \nEmőke Baráth\, soprano\n \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nHandel openly praised his mentor Stefani and modeled virtuosic Italian chamber duets on the composer’s exquisite work. Stephen Stubbs leads an all-star ensemble of singers and instrumentalists featuring Forsythe and Balzer in a programme of sensual Baroque duets of love and passion. \n\n\n\nWatch a Feb 2017 performance of the concert in Germany\n[youtube id=”oplFdH69Stk” width=”600″ height=”350″] URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/boston-early-music-festival-ensemble-duets-of-love-and-passion/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/BEMF_steffani_immler_barath-e1497289596973.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170812T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170812T200000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065604 CREATED:20200426T014714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T045835Z UID:3753-1502568000-1502568000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:Gli Angeli Genève: Johann Schein's "Fountains of Israel" DESCRIPTION:Gli Angeli Genève SWITZERLAND\n \nDoors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nA century before Bach\, northern Germany succumbed to the lush charms of a bold\, new music from Italy: the Baroque. \nJohann Schein\, in his position at the Thomas Kirche that would be Bach’s a hundred years later\, was one of the great composers who would successfully adapt this powerful style to the German tradition. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/gli-angeli-geneve-johann-scheins-fountains-of-israel/ LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/gli-angeli-geneve-stephan-macleod.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170429T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170429T200000 DTSTAMP:20260503T065604 CREATED:20200426T014714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200426T045648Z UID:3752-1493496000-1493496000@earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca SUMMARY:The Purcell Project DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 6:45 pm. Pre-concert talk at 7:10 pm. \nKarina Gauvin\, soprano\nFrancis Colpron\, recorder and direction\nMONTREAL\nLes Boréades de Montréal\nCanada’s own superstar soprano joins forces with the exciting musicians of Les Boréades baroque orchestra to perform Henry Purcell’s sacred and secular songs\, some of the very finest in the English language. \nGauvin sings with passion\, ingratiating charm\, sincerity and utter conviction INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW \nVisit the website of Karina Gauvin\nVisit the website of Les Boréades de Montréal \nListen to Les Boréades de Montréal \n \nPROGRAMME\nChaconne (King Arthur\, Z.628\, 1691) \nHither\, This Way (King Arthur) \nHow Blest Are The Shepherds (King Arthur) \nMusic For A While (Oedipus\, Z.583\, 1692) \nShepherds\, Shepherds (King Arthur) \nThird Act Hornpipe (King Arthur) \nSee\, Even Night Herself Is Here (The Fairy Queen\, Z.629\, 1692) \nOne Charming Night (The Fairy Queen) \nPrelude (Aux Flûtes) (The Fairy Queen) \nIf Love’s A Sweet Passion (The Fairy Queen) \nPrelude (Aux Cordes) (The Fairy Queen) \nFrom Rosy Bowers (Don Quixote\, 1695 \nIntermission \nWhile The Swans Come Forward (The Fairy Queen) \nFairest Isle (King Arthur) \nAn Evening Hymn (Recueil Harmonia Sacra\, Z.193\,1688) \nNow The Night Is Chas’d Away (The Fairy Queen) \nPrelude (The Fairy Queen) \nO Let Me Ever\, Ever Weep (The Fairy Queen) \nStrike The Viol (Ode Come Ye Sons Of Art\, Away\, Z.323\, 1694) \nTrumpet Tune (King Arthur) \nHark! The Echoing Air (The Fairy Queen) \nAir (King Arthur) \nWhen I Am Laid In Earth (Dido And Æneas\, Z.626\, 1689) \nPROGRAMME NOTES\nThe Author’s extraordinary Tallent in all sorts of Music\, is sufficiently known; but he was particularly admir’d for his Vocal\, having a peculiar Genius to express the Energy of English Words\, whereby he mov’d the Passions as well as caus’d Admiration in all his Auditors. \nHenry Playford\, Orpheus Britannicus\, 1698. \nHenry Purcell was only thirty-six years old when he died and the posts he occupied were relatively modest: organist at both Westminster Abbey and the Chapel Royal and harpsichordist for the king’s private music. Yet\, he composed in all the genres of his period – vocal and instrumental\, sacred and profane. \nA considerable part of his generous output was written for the stage. Plays\, including comedies and tragedies that were sometimes mediocre\, served as vehicles for many pieces of music: overtures\, dances\, airs\, and act or curtain tunes. These were all more or less integrated into the dramatic framework of the plays. Opera was an Italian invention that had not taken hold in England. Despite many attempts\, it had not unseated the musical theatre of which the English were so fond. For several decades\, the favoured genre was the masque\, a mixture of vocal music and dance. Masques were written on allegorical or exotic subjects and were presented with sumptuous sets and costumes. They were\, in a sense\, the equivalent of the ballets de cour that had been so popular in France since the sixteenth century. The masque was a princely diversion\, much in favour during the reign of Charles I. However\, the enchantment and the fantasy it provided were characteristic of most forms of entertainment in England during this period. \nPurcell wrote only one real opera – Dido and Aeneas. It was a modest production commissioned in 1689 by a boarding school for girls in Chelsea whose director was Josias Priest. The opera was inspired by John Blow’s Venus and Adonis. Some believe that the work had been previously presented at court with Mary Davies in the role of the Queen of Carthage. This masterpiece of brevity and depth of expression ends with the air When I Am Laid in Earth. Abandoned by Aeneas\, the heroine sings the celebrated lament before ending her life. As Nanie Bridgman explained\, “this lament of Dido\, while so short\, reaches the heights of emotion and is one of the most beautiful moments in the entire history of music.” An Evening Hymn\, which appeared in 1688 in a collection of airs entitled Harmonica Sacra written for use in domestic worship\, is a celebrated piece based on a ground\, as the basso ostinato was known in England. Similarly\, Music For a While was inserted into the Oedipus of John Dryden. Purcell used the very constraints imposed by this form to find new ways to evoke sadness and suffering; he offered audacious harmonies\, often recurring to chromaticism\, and played with the ambiguity between modality and tonality. And throughout\, as Jack A. Westrup explained\, “the vocal line is adjusted to disguise the repetition of the bass.” \nDuring his final years\, Purcell composed five particularly elaborate theatrical scores called “semi-operas” by Roger North. These pieces were not planned as a series of optional interpolations. Completely integrated into the dramas\, they participated in the unfolding of the plays through scenes showing ceremonies\, supernatural tableaux\, or pastoral episodes\, which were most often performed by secondary characters. These masques of various magnitudes alternated\, as divertissements or interludes\, with the dialogue. Thus\, in the words of William Christie\, “Purcell created a series of mirrors that reflect the action\, but that also subtly reveal ambiguities\, underline the tensions at work in the piece\, or throw an ironic light on certain themes\, considerably enriching the initial frame-work of the piece.” In his semi-operas\, Purcell had recourse to an imposing orchestra\, adding woodwinds and brass to the strings. In the overtures\, the dances\, the instrumentation\, and the accompaniment to the voices\, he showed himself to be the disciple of Lully. Yet he even surpassed the French master in his range of inspiration\, his elaboration of the inner parts\, and his harmonic invention\, while his vocal lines blend Italian fluidity with the sonorities and colors of the English language. \nPresented in June 1691 at the Dorset Gardens Theatre\, King Arthur or The British Worthy was the fruit of the close collaboration between Dryden and Purcell. It tells the story of the victory of King Arthur’s Britons over King Oswald’s Saxons. If\, in the view of Roland de Candé\, the work\, “makes you laugh with its excessive chauvinism\,” it nevertheless contains elements of remarkable ingenuity\, liveliness\, and expression. In the second act\, the elf Philidel leads the armed Britons through the night (Hither This Way) while shepherds and shepherdesses entertain the lovely Emmeline\, Arthur’s beloved (How Blest are Shepherds and Shepherd\, Shepherd\, Leave Decoying). In the fifth-act air Fairest Isle\, Venus evokes the miraculous birth of Britannia\, the island where the united Britons and Saxons will live forever in love and harmony. \nThe Fairy Queen premiered in May of 1692 at Dorset Gardens in an expensive and extravagant production – conceived as a revision of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Many people consider the poetic imagination and incomparable humour that Purcell employed in his magnificent score respect more closely the spirit of the original work than Alkanah Settle’s adaptation of the text which lacked a single\, authentic line. Here\, according to Christie\, “English Baroque musical theatre\, a complete and protean show\, highly diverting and rich in emotions and in contrasts\, attains its summit.” The masques of each act show the to-ing and fro-ing and magical powers of Titania and Oberon\, the lovelorn Queen and the King of the fairies. In the second act\, Night (See\, Even Night Herself is Here)\, Mystery\, Secresie (One Charming Night)\, and Sleep put Titania to sleep. In the third act\, the air If Love’s a Sweet Passion accompanies the love of Titania for the ass Bottom\, the result of a magic potion. Now the Night is Chac’d Away is sung in the fourth act to announce the arrival of Phoebus in his chariot. In the fifth and final act\, the air Hark! The Echoing Air announces the triumph of love and the reconciliation of the couples. In this score – the longest that Purcell wrote for the stage – “the melodic\, rhythmic\, and instrumental invention of Purcell is inexhaustible\,” according to Roland de Candé\, “and his rich and refined writing makes use of all styles and all techniques.” \nIn the 1698 edition of the collected airs of Purcell entitled Orpheus Britannicus\, Henry Playford stated that From Rosy Bowers was\, “the last song the author sett\, it being in his sickness.” Inserted into The Comical History of Don Quixote\, a comedy by Thomas D’Urfey performed in 1695\, the air develops into a veritable scena presented in five contrasting sections. It is sung by Altisidore\, a role played at the time by the very young Letitia Cross\, who wants to seduce Don Quixote away from Dulcinea. According to William Christie\, it is an air of madness\, “wrung with emotions heightened by abrupt changes in tempo and by unexpected modulations and dissonances.” To illustrate the connections between excitement\, disappointment in love\, and madness\, D’Urfey planned the following sequence which Purcell respected perfectly: Sullenly Mad – Mirthfully Mad (a swift Movement) – Melancholy Madness – Fantastically Mad – Stark Mad. \nThe theatrical music of Purcell stands alone in making use of the vitality and suppleness of the English language\, while demonstrating an exceptional diversity of tones and atmospheres. Nothing\, in effect\, was beyond his inspiration — the joys and torments of love\, the pain of abandonment\, the mysteries of the night\, the raving of madness — each is given the most perfect tone imaginable. John Dryden\, who cared about the compatibility of poetry and music\, declared that he was delighted with his collaboration with the musician\, admiring the perfection of English music\, “through the Artful hands of Mr. Purcell.” He added that\, “with so great a Genius… he has nothing to fear but an ignorant\, ill-judging Audience.” \nIt is difficult to learn much about the personalities of musicians who lived in the distant past; often we have only anecdotes or evidence that is questionable and second-hand. Some rare writings describe Purcell as an affable man\, spontaneous\, generous towards musicians\, loyal to friends\, and able to laugh. He was happy in his marriage although his children died young\, as often happened in that period. That is about all one can say about the man himself\, despite the very personal accents that we can sometimes detect in his music. Romantic ideology would have us relate the composition of certain works to ups and downs in the life of their creator; we would search in vain for such a connection with Purcell and his contemporaries. It is tempting\, at times\, to examine the sensitivity\, the melancholy poetry\, and the feverish vigour given off by the art of the British Orpheus\, as well as the strained harmonies and the “angular qualities” of his melodies\, in the words of Manfred Bukofzer\, and try to read therein a portrait of the personality and feelings of the composer. Nothing could be less certain. The vein of nostalgia that he manifested was everywhere in the England of his time. All we can agree upon is that he expressed it more exquisitely than his contemporaries! \nFrom text by François Filiatrault \n(translated by Sally Campbell) \nTHE ARTISTS\nKarina Gauvin \nLauded for her work in the Baroque repertoire\, Canadian soprano Karina Gauvin sings Bach\, Mahler\, Britten\, and music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries with equal mastery. She was awarded “Soloist of the Year” by the Communauté Internationale des Radios Publiques de Langue Française\, first prize in the CBC Radio Competition for Young Performers\, the Virginia Parker Prize\, and the Maggie Teyte Memorial Prize in London. Karina Gauvin’s extensive discography – over thirty titles – has won numerous awards\, including several Opus Prizes as well as the Chamber Music America Award for her Fête Galante disc with pianist Marc-André Hamelin. \nShe has sung with elite symphony orchestras\, including the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal\, the San Francisco Symphony\, the Chicago Symphony\, the New York Philharmonic\, the Rotterdam Philharmonic\, as well as baroque orchestras such as Les Talens Lyriques\, the Venice Baroque Orchestra\, Accademia Bizantina\, Il Complesso Barocco\, the Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin\, Tafelmusik\, and Les Violons du Roy. \nGauvin has portrayed a wide range of Baroque heroines from Alcina (Handel) with Les Talens Lyriques to Ariadne in Georg Conradi’s Die Schöne Und Getreue Ariadne for the Boston Early Music Festival. She sang Seleuce in Handel’s Tolomeo with Alan Curtis with whom she has also recorded Handel operas on the ARCHIV/Deutsche Grammophon\, Virgin\, and Naïve labels. She performed in Tito Manlio (Vivaldi) in Brussels and at the Barbican in London\, in Ezio (Handel) in Paris and Vienna\, in Giulio Cesare (Handel) in Paris and Vienna\, as well as in Juditha Triumphans (Vivaldi) with Andrea Marcon at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Her performances with the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra earned her nominations at the Grammy Awards in 2007 and 2009. \nKarina Gauvin recently performed the role of the Princess in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges with the Rotterdam Philharmonic and Yannick Nézet-Séguin\, and she sang in Bach’s Johannes Passion on tour in Canada and at Carnegie Hall in New York with Les Violons du Roy and Bernard Labadie. Future seasons promise to be exciting: she will sing Armida in Handel’s Rinaldo at the Glyndebourne Festival\, Giunone in Cavalli’s Callisto at the Bayerische Staatsoper\, Vitellia in Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris\, and Gluck’s Armide with the Netherlands Opera. \nLes Boréades \nLes Boréades de Montréal with its focus on early music\, was founded by Francis Colpron in 1991. The ensemble’s interpretive approach honours the spirit of the Baroque era in performing on period instruments\, respectful of historically-informed practices. Critics and audiences have unanimously hailed the group’s energy and spontaneity as well as its theatrical\, expressive\, and elegant playing – all indicative of a flair for Baroque aesthetics. \nEach year\, Les Boréades\, with an array of international guest artists (many of whom  have been broadcast by the CBC) gives a series of concerts at Montréal’s historic Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel. It has toured extensively in Canada and abroad and is the recipient of funding from the governments of Canada and Québec. It has also performed at the Frick Collection in New York\, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam\, Salle Gaveau in Paris\, Vancouver Festival\, Musikfest Bremen\, Alter Musik Regensburg\, and at numerous other festivals. The ensemble won the Prix Opus for Best Performance (Conseil Québécois De La Musique) not only in December 1999 but also a year later for Best Recording in Early and Classical Music. \nLes Boréades boasts fifteen recordings on the Atma Classique label featuring renowned artists\nsuch as Hervé Niquet\, Skip Sempé\, Manfredo Kraemer\, Alex Weimann\, and Eric Milnes. In 2006\, Hyver\, with Karina Gauvin\, was nominated for The Juno Best Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance and has also been nominated for an award at the ADISQ Gala. Purcell\, again featuring Karina Gauvin\, was also nominated for the Juno for Best Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance. \nWhere does the name “Les Boréades” come from? \nThe Boreads (Les Boréades in French) were Zetes and Calais\, the winged sons of the god of the north wind\, Boreas. Their father was the son of Eos (goddess of the dawn) and of Astraeus. The brothers were Titans\, beings from Greek mythology who personify the elemental forces of nature. Zetes\, the more spirited of the two\, was associated with quests. Calais\, the temperamental one\, personified the turquoise sea. URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/the-purcell-project/ LOCATION:Alix Goolden Hall\, Victoria Conservatory of Music\, 907 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3P4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Concert9_Purcell-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR