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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241221T150000
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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:20250118T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250118T210000
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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:20250215T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250215T210000
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SUMMARY:Perrine Devillers and Ariel Abramovitch (FRANCE/ARGENTINA)
DESCRIPTION:El Parnasso – Music for voice and vihuela from 16th Century Spain\n \nNote: Due to a delay in obtaining and entry visa\, the concert originally planned for February 15\, Huehuetenango\, is unfortunately no longer available. We are pleased\, however\, to be offering in its place another fine programme featuring vihuelist Ariel Abramovich and soprano Perrine Devillers.   \nBuy Tickets (Youth and students admitted free at the door) \nRedeem your Flex Pass Voucher(s) for This Concert \nArgentinian vihuelist Ariel Abramovich and French soprano Perrine Devillers\, perform works by the Spanish composer and vihuela player Estevan Daça (1537 – 1591/1596). \nIn sixteenth-century Spain\, the vihuela was one of the principal instruments used for the domestic performance of highly cultivated art music. Estevan Daça was one of a number of talented vihuelists of the time who composed and arranged music for this instrument. His important collection\, titled “El Parnasso” is divided into three books\, and includes both Daça’s compositions and his intabulated arrangements of French and Spanish secular songs. This programme presents works from the first and third book. \nProgram: \nEstevan Daça\n(1537 – 1591/1596) \nPrado verde y florido\, a quatro\, de Guerrero (Francisco Guerrero 1528-1599)\nPues ya las claras fuentes\, a quatro\, de Zaballos (Rodrigo de Çeballos 1525-1581)\nFantasía a tres\, por el octavo tono \nDame acogida en tu hato\nQuando las desdichas mías \nFantasía de passos largos\nA tierras agenas \nVotre rigueur (Thomas Crecquillon ca 1505-1557).\n|Je pense en gré (Jacob Clemens non Papa) (c.1510/1515-1555 /1556) \nEscripto esta en mi alma\, a quatro\nQuan bien aventurado\, a quatro\nDuro mal\, a quatro\, de Zaballos (Rodrigo Çeballos) \nFantasía por el tercer tono\nAy fortuna cruel\, a quatro\nAy\, mudo soy\, hablar no puedo\, a quatro \nQuien te hizo Iuan pastor\nGritos dava la morenica\nNunca mas veran mis oxos \n  \n\n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/jonatan-alverado-and-ariel-abramovitch-argentina/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250322T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250322T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
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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:20250411T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250411T210000
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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:20250823T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250823T160000
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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:20250926T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250926T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
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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:20251025T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251025T210000
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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:20251114T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251114T210000
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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:20251207T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251207T173000
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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:20260131T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260131T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
CREATED:20250603T192201Z
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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:20260228T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260228T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
CREATED:20250603T210103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260214T022804Z
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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:20260314T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260314T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
CREATED:20250603T192255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T034456Z
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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:20260417T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260417T213000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
CREATED:20250603T210824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T183127Z
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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:20260418T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260418T213000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
CREATED:20250606T175849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T183011Z
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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:20261001T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261001T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
CREATED:20260603T195425Z
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SUMMARY:Concerto di Margherita (ITALY)
DESCRIPTION:Il Gioco della cieca (Blind Man’s Bluff) \nBuy tickets \n“Blind love I do not trust to thee\, that makes desires full of obscurity”. Thus comments the chorus in Guarini’s play\, “The Faithful Shepherd” (Il pastor fido) on two lovers’ passionate but beleaguered love tale. In the third act of the play\, set in the idyllic pastoral world of Arcadia\, two lovers play a game of “Blind Man’s Bluff” (or Gioco della Cieca\, as it is known in Italian). One\, Amaryllis\, is blindfolded and accidentally ends up in the arms of the other\, Mirtillo\, who desires her\, unbeknownst to her and the community. While the two characters wander sightless—Amaryllis because of the blindfold\, Mirtillo because of his tormented love—Guarini’s chorus bemoans the treacherous and false nature of blind love. \nTaking as an inspiration the vocal and instrumental works of late 16th and early 17th century Italian composers such as deWert\, Caccini\, Kapsberger and d’India\, the ensemble Concerto di Margherita presents a fable of an archetypal Lover\, caught\, like Amaryllis in Guarini’s play\, in a cruel game of Blind Man’s Bluff. Playing with sight and visibility throughout the concert\, the musicians\, who all sing and accompany themselves on their instrument\, take the audience with them on the Lover’s path: born in Arcadian innocence\, blinded and deluded by love\, lost and disoriented in darkness and finding solace in obscurity. \nMusic by deWert\, Caccini\, Kapsberger\, d’India\, Andrea Gabrieli\, Monteverdi and more. \nPROGRAMME \nImprovisation on “La Gazzella” \nGiovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (1580 – 1651) \nVeri diletti\, Libro secondo d’arie \nFrancesca Caccini (1587 – 1641) \nAure Volanti (Coro di Damigelle)\, La Liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola di Alcina \nSigismondo d’India (1582 – 1692) \nOcchi belli\, occhi sereni\, Primo libro di Villanelle a 3\, 4 e 5 voci \nClaudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643) \nLumi miei\, cari lumi\, Il terzo libro dei madrigali\, \nGiaches de Wert (1535 – 1596) \nO primavera gioventù dell’anno\, O dolcezze amarissi-me\, Ma se le mie speranze\, L’undecimo libro di madrigali a cinque voci \nGiulio Caccini  \nAmarilli\, mia bella\, Le nuove musiche \nGiovanni Girolamo Kapsberger \nChe fai tu\, Villanelle\, Libro secondo \nSigismondo d’India \nOcchi de’ miei desiri\, Secondo libro di villanelle a 3\, 4 e 5 voci \nSu\, su prendi la cetra o pastore\, Le musiche per due voci \nGirolamo Frescobaldi (1583 – 1643) \nDonna siam’ rei di morte\, Primo libro d’arie musicali \nSigismondo d’India \nAmorosi miei sol\, Primo libro di Villanelle a 3\, 4 e 5 voci \nGiovanni Girolamo Kapsberger  \nSinfonia à 4\, Libro Primo di Sinfonie a 4 voci \nSigismondo d’India \nCara mia cetra\, Le Musiche da cantar \nGiaches de Wert \nE s’altri non m’inganna\, O lungamente sospirato\, L’undecimo libro di madrigali a cinque voci \nGiovanni Girolamo Kapsberger  \nPassacaglia\, Libro quarto d’intavolatura di chitarrone \nGiulio Caccini \nQueste lagrime amare\, Le nuove musiche \nGiaches de Wert  \nChi mi fura il ben mio\, Primo libro di madrigali a quattro voci \nGiovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (1554 – 1609) \nCieco Amor Quarto libro de’ Madrigali \nHere is a preview video for the concert:
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/concerto-di-margherita-italy/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261024T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261024T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
CREATED:20260603T195358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T195358Z
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SUMMARY:Island Temperament (CANADA)
DESCRIPTION:Cornucopia: An Autumnal Musical Feast \nBuy tickets \nAn opportunity to hear bassoon and horn\, in the rarely heard roles as solo instruments and featuring internationally renowned local musicians Katrina Russell and Andrew Clark. \nAs befits the season\, we have organized the concert around the theme of an autumnal feast\, reflecting the plenty of the harvest season in a tumbling profusion of wonderful music from the 17th and 18th centuries. \nEMSI’s resident ensemble\, Island Temperament\, under the keen direction of violinist Paul Luchkow\, will provide the table setting for serving up the musical banquet. \nMusic by Vivaldi\, Charpentier\, Valentini\, Sachini\, Gluck\, Telemann and others.
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/island-temperament-canada/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261127T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261127T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
CREATED:20260603T195314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T195314Z
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SUMMARY:Jupiter Ensemble (FRANCE)
DESCRIPTION:Amazone \nBuy tickets \nLutenist Thomas Dunford returns to EMSI’s stage\, leading Jupiter Ensemble\, acclaimed as one of the finest in a new generation of early music ensembles. Soprano Lea Desandres\, “one of today’s most exciting voices in early-music performance” – New York Times\, is featured in a program on the theme of the Amazons\, a myth that is very present in Baroque music. “Amazone” is a hymn to nature\, a story of the heart and the poetic\, universal and timeless message of a sentimental and emotional journey. \nThomas Dunford describes the inception of Jupiter: \n“With Jupiter\, I wanted to bring together a collective of exceptional musicians from the new generation\, whom I have met through collaborations with numerous ensembles. Each artist invited to join this project is brilliant in the mastery of his or her instrument\, and some are already renowned as soloists. The great freedom that each of them has been able to acquire over the course of their projects\, and the choice of research and a shared understanding of the music\, will enable them to render the different repertoires tackled with passion\, strength and emotion. \n​Early music has undergone a great period of rediscovery\, thanks to pioneers such as William Christie\, Philippe Herreweghe and Jordi Savall\, with whom I have had the good fortune to work. It is now our responsibility\, as a generation that has grown up with this music\, to continue to bring it to life while at the same time making it more modern\, showing just how accessible it can be and how much it can touch people’s hearts. \n​Listening\, improvisation\, energy and a shared global vision will be the key. All our past experiences\, as well as our collective work within Jupiter\, will enable us to acquire this great freedom that will make the music extremely lively and\, I hope\, touching.” \nAmazone will include music by Vivaldi\, Marais\, Couperin\, Cavalli\, Philidor\, Destouches and more. \n“Thomas Dunford gathered together a team of some of the finest musicians of his generation… Brace yourselves for some exquisitely dizzy spells\, at the hand of Jupiter.”\n– Erik Orsenna\, author \nWatch a spine-tingling performance of Vivaldi’s Juditha Triumphans:
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/jupiter-ensemble/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261220T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261220T163000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
CREATED:20260603T195225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T195225Z
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SUMMARY:laReverdie (ITALY)
DESCRIPTION:Stella Nova – The New Star \nBuy tickets \nStella Nova offers a view into the unusually rich repertoire for Advent and Christmas that developed in Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Extending far beyond the strictly liturgical tradition\, this music reflects festively embellished medieval Christmastime celebrations. \nThe concert opens with an English devotional sequence and motet reflecting on the picturesque miracles of St. Nicholas\, a holy bishop from 4th-century Asia Minor whose feast day surrounds the winter solstice. Worshiped throughout the Middle Ages from Iceland to Italy\, St. Nick\, not yet suspected of domestic trespassing by sliding down the chimney once a year\, originally shared attributes with other Norse deities such as Wotan or For. \nThen\, in a panoply of French motets and English cantilenas\, the program recounts the birth of Christ. Demonstrating the widespread Marian devotion in the 13th and 14th centuries\, these works reflect a dual celebration of Christ’s birth alongside the Mother of God as the medium of salvation. For instance\, in polyphonic motets\, various texts focusing on this duality are layered on top of each other to amplify the solemnity of the occasion. \nThe program concludes with a selection of French motets and Italian laude\, which tell the story of the comet (Stella nova)\, venerated in the Jewish Book of Numbers\, and whose bright light led the Three Wise Men to honor the holy child with precious gifts. \n  \n\nOver the past 40  years\, in order to bring alive the rich and varied medieval repertory\, the members of laReverdie considered it to be crucial to both sing and play several instruments. For this purpose\, they have developed a common language and sound that rend them unmistakable both in the mixture of their voices as well as of their instruments. \nAlong the over 40 years of research\, laReverdie has ranged from liturgical chant to the first examples of polyphony\, from the Italian and French Ars nova to the complex Franco-Flemish polyphony of Quattrocento\, utilizing also the practice of improvisation\, and dialog with instruments of other cultures. \nThe group is regularly invited to perform in Festivals and Concert Seasons in Italy\, Switzerland\, Austria\, Germany\, France\, England\, Spain\, Portugal\, Belgium\, Netherlands\, Poland\, Slovenia\, Sweden\, Hungary and Mexico. \nConcerts of laReverdie has been recorded and broadcasted on Radio3 (Italy)\, Süddeutscher Rundfunk\, Bayerischer Rundfunk\, Südwest Rundfunk e Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Germany)\, BRT3\, Radio Klara (Belgium)\, France Musique (France)\, ORF 1 (Austria)\, Antenna 2 (Portugal)\, Rne e RTVE (Spain)\, Radio2 (Poland)\, Radio Televizija Slovenja (Slovenia)\, Espace2 (Switzerland)\, KRO Radio4 (Netherlands). \n\n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/lareverdie-italy/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 924 Douglas St\, Victoria\, British Columbia\, V8W 1C1\, Canada
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270123T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
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SUMMARY:Opera Prima (ITALY)
DESCRIPTION:Tormento Seicento \nBuy tickets \nThe magnificent soprano Amanda Forsythe returns with viola da gamba virtuoso Cristiano Contadin and his renowned ensemble Opera Prima in a program of music exploring the Galant style that was in vogue during the middle of the 18th century. The complexity and formal structure of the Baroque gives way to a charismatic beauty and captivating elegance that was still grounded by a virtuosic basso continuo. \nAmerican soprano Amanda Forsythe\, celebrated for her performances on both sides of the Atlantic\, is a regular soloist with the highly acclaimed baroque ensembles Les Talens Lyriques\, the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra\, the Boston Early Music Festival\, the Handel and Haydn Society\, Boston Baroque\, Tafelmusik\, Apollo’s Fire\, Opera Prima\, Pacific Musicworks\, Early Music Vancouver\, and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. She sang Euridice on the recording of Charpentier’s La descente d’Orphée aux enfers with the Boston Early Music Festival which won the GRAMMY AWARD for Best Opera Recording. Her début solo album of Handel arias “The Power of Love” with Apollo’s Fire was recently followed with the highly praised “Heavenly Bach”. She toured with the outstanding French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky\, performing works based on the Orfeo myth\, and subsequently recorded the role of Euridice in a new edition of Gluck’s Orfeo for the ERATO label. Her discography includes more than 25 albums and DVDs\, many of them premiere recordings. Forthcoming discs include Handel’s Roman Cantatas with Opera Prima\, and Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona and a solo Telemann album\, both with the Boston Early Music Festival. \nOpera Prima\, a newly established ensemble directed by Cristiano Contadin\, was created to bring historically informed concerts and recordings of the Renaissance and Baroque period to life. The heart of the project lies in exploring the repertoire of the viola da gamba in its various styles\, and approaching all music with pleasure and enthusiasm\, as if each work for this instrument was newly-composed. If\, through passionate communication\, we can touch the hearts of the public\, then the language of early music will be easy to understand. \n\nThe first recording by Opera Prima\, “The Complete Telemann Trio Sonatas and Concertos”\, for the Brilliant Classics label\, received critical acclaim at the national and international level\, and was proclaimed by Classic Voice Magazine as CD of the month in February 2015. Opera Prima has performed concerts at festivals in Italy\, Greece\, Suisse\, Slovenia\, Estonia and United States. Recent Opera Prima recordings include Dowland’s Lacrimae (awarded “Disc of the Month” by Musica magazine and praised by Fanfare as “a fabulous performance”)\,Torna Vincitor\, an all-Graun disc of cantatas and viol concerto with Amanda Forsythe (chosen by Opera News as the Critic’s Choice in March 2021)\, a 2023 recording of Tartini (Klassik Heute claims Opera Prima “deliver[s] a buoyant orchestral sound with sensitively executed solos and decisive ensemble direction by Contadin\, who also captivates as a soloist with temperament\, empathy and sensitivity”). \n\nPROGRAMME: \nClaudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643) \nSinfonia per strumenti dall’ VIII libro di madrigali \nLuigi Rossi (1697 – 1653) \nMio ben Aria  for soprano and continuo \nTarquinio Merula (1595 – 1665) \nBallo detto Eccardo for soprano and continuo \nDomenico Mazzocchi (1592 -1665) \nSdegno campion audace aria for soprano and continuo \nCipriano de Rore/ Girolamo Dalla Casa ( ? – 1601) \nAnchor che col partire madrigale diminuito per la viola bastarda and continuo \nBarbara Strozzi (1551 – 1618) \nChe si può fare aria for soprano and continuo \nGasparo Sartorio (1630 – 1680) \nPerché quando apersi a l’aure vitali aria for soprano and continuo \nFrancesco Cavalli (1602 – 1676) \nDammi morte aria for soprano and continuo from “Artemisia” \nGiovanni Kapsberger (1580 – 1651) \nCanario for solo theorbo \nBenedetto Ferrari (1603 – 1681) \nCantata spirituale for soprano and continuo \nMonteverdi \nVoglio di vita uscire for soprano and continuo \nMerula  \nBallo detto Pollicio for 2 voices\, basso and continuo \nKapsberger  \nArpeggiata for solo harp \nGiulio Caccini (1551 – 1618) \nAmarilli\, mia bella Amarilli \nAnonimo (XVII sec.) \ninglese Amarilli\, mia bella Amarilli \nMaurizio Cazzati (1616 – 1678) \nCiaccona a 3 and il balletto della ciaccona for violin\, cornetto and continuo \nRossi  \nLa bella più bella aria for soprano and continuo \nAndrea Falconieri (1585 – 1656) \nPassacalle a 3 for 2 voices\, basso and continuo \nFerrari  \nAmanti io vi so dire aria for voice\, 2 violins and continuo \nWatch Amanda Forsythe and Opera Prima perform Strozzi’s Che si può fare: \n 
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/opera-prima/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270221T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270221T163000
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SUMMARY:Les Délices (USA)
DESCRIPTION:Moonlit Mozart \nBuy tickets \nLes Délices\, from New York\, performs some of the most beautiful music ever written for wind instruments\, in this program of Mozart’s wind octets. The voluptuous sound of oboes\, clarinets\, bassoons and horns becomes even richer when played on period instruments with flawless ensemble playing. \nIn late-18th century Vienna\, wind bands known as “Harmoniemusik” offered an effective – and colorful – means of presenting music in virtually any setting. Whether performing nocturnes or serenades\, dance music\, or even operatic or symphonic reductions\, an ensemble of eight woodwinds could cover most – if not all – bases. Soaring melodies were often split between first oboe and first clarinet\, inner parts were covered by other woodwinds and horns\, bassoons would alternate between tenor solos and bustling bass lines\, and a double bass often provided reinforcement on the low end. For Moonlit Mozart\, acclaimed oboist and Les Délices Artistic Director\, Debra Nagy\, brings together today’s finest period-instrument wind players for an “undeniably uplifting” all-Mozart program that includes original 18th-century arrangements of selections from The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni\, plus Mozart’s monumental Serenade in C minor (K388). \nPROGRAMME: \nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) \nSelections from The Magic Flute \n1. Overture arr. Joseph Heidenreich \n3. Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja [Andante] \n7. Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön [Larghetto] \n5. Du feines Täubchen nur herein [Allegro] \n\nSerenade in Eb\, KV375  \nI. Allegro Maestoso \n\nSelections from The Marriage of Figaro \nCinque…dieci arr. Debra Nagy \nNon più andrai farfallone amoroso \nDove sono i bei momenti \nEcco la marcia \n\nInterval \n\nSelections from Don Giovanni \n1. Ouvertura arr. Josef Triebensee \n2. Notte e giorno a faticar \n5. Là ci darem la mano \n19. Gia la mensa è preparata \n\nSerenade in C minor “Nachtmusik\,” KV388 \nI. Allegro \nII. Andante \nIII. Menuetto in canone \nIV. Allegro [Tema con variazione] \nWatch and listen to Les Délices with an arrangement by Mozart’s contemporary\, Josef Triebensee\, of la ci darem la mano from Don Giovanni
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/les-delices-usa/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270313T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270313T210000
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SUMMARY:Ensemble Clausulae (CANADA)
DESCRIPTION:Notre Dame – Laying the Cornerstone of Western Music \nBuy tickets \nA young novice monk travels from Canterbury to Paris to study at its famous school\, the Maîtrise Notre Dame de Paris\, witnessing the building of the great cathedral and the birth of polyphonic music. \nLet us take you back in time to the beginnings of the great Notre Dame de Paris. As it rises to dominate the skyline of Paris\, something profound is happening with music that will resound through the centuries. \nThis Special Event celebrates the building of Notre Dame and a seminal moment in the development of Western Music with the premiere of an original\, theatrical production: an imagined tale of a young novice monk who travels from Canterbury to Paris to study music. Over his lifetime\, he witnesses the building of the great cathedral and participates in some of the most consequential events in the early history of Western music. Two narrators and a group of vocal and instrumental ensembles making up Ensemble Clausulae will take the audience on an entertaining and illuminating journey through these formative years\, with Victoria’s gothic cathedral\, Christ Church Cathedral\, standing in for Notre Dame. Special guest\, Benjamin Bagby\, one of the foremost interpreters of medieval music over the past 40 years\, will travel here from Paris\, to contribute as a musical consultant and coach and fill the role of one of the narrators. \nMusic from the late 12th and early 13th centuries by Léonin\, Pérotin\, and Philippe Le Chancelier\, along with secular music of the time. \nNOTE: This Special Event is not eligible for Membership Package vouchers.
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/ensemble-clausulae-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:20270424T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20270424T210000
DTSTAMP:20260605T095733
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SUMMARY:Ensemble Caprice (CANADA)
DESCRIPTION:The King’s Music & Tavern Songs  \nBuy tickets \nAn EMSI favourite Ensemble Caprice\, led by the indefatigable Matthias Maute\, returns with music from Purcell to Handel\, interwoven with traditional music from the British Isles. \nFrom Purcell to Handel\, this program enters the vibrant musical world of the British Isles\, where the elegance of the court\, the brilliance of the theatre\, and the vitality of popular tradition were never far apart. Refined arias of longing and lament stand beside sparkling recorder concertos\, ground-bass variations\, and dances whose roots reach into taverns\, streets\, and country gatherings. \nThe recorder becomes both virtuoso voice and storyteller\, moving freely between grace and mischief\, courtly poise and rustic swing. Purcell’s theatrical imagination\, Handel’s Italianate brilliance\, and the earthy energy of anonymous tunes from the 18th century meet in a single\, beguiling musical language. \nThroughout the program\, high and low constantly trade places: a noble lament can sound disarmingly intimate\, while a popular tune may suddenly reveal the refinement of chamber music. With Ensemble Caprice\, Matthias Maute\, and soprano Janelle Lucyk\, this concert celebrates music that is sophisticated\, playful\, deeply expressive\, and irresistibly alive. Let the dance begin — and raise your glass! \nTentative programme: \nJacob van Eyck (c. 1590–1657) – Engels Nachtegaeltje \nHenry Purcell (1659–1695) – Three in One upon a Ground \nGeorge Frideric Handel (1685–1759) – Lascia ch’io pianga — from the opera Rinaldo \nFra tempeste — from the opera Giulio Cesare \nGeorge Frideric Handel (1685–1759) – Concerto per flautino\, two violins and basso continuo \nAllegro – Adagio – Allegro \nAnonymous (18th century) – Johnny Cock thy Beaver \nBudro \nThe Duke of Norfolk \nFrancesco Geminiani / Arcangelo Corelli (1687–1762 / 1653–1713) – La Follia \nHenry Purcell (1659–1695) – O let me weep — from the opera The Fairy Queen \nRemember me — from the opera Dido and Aeneas \nArcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) – Concerto per flauto (Tempo di Gavotta) \nHenry Purcell (1659–1695) – Dance Suite \nA New Scotch Tune – If Music Be the Food of Love – Fairest Isle – Chaconne from The Fairy Queen
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/ensemble-caprice-canada/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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