EMSI instrument collection
Instruments are available for loan to student and professional musicians in the southern Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands region. Please direct inquiries to the Artistic & Executive Director.
Dulcken harpsichord
Double manual harpsichord by Yves Beaupré, modelled after a 1745 instrument of Johannes Daniel Dulcken of Anwerp.
Baroque oboe
Boxwood oboe by H.A. vas Dias, based on a Denner instrument at the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Renaissance flute consort
Alto, three tenor, and bass pearwood flutes made for EMSI by Kobliczek in 2021.
Romantic flute
Cocus-wood 8-key flute made by Noblet in Paris in the late 1800s, beautifully restored by Patrick Olwell.
