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2 Notes from the Executive & Artistic Director Almost all music lovers can describe a Road to Damascus moment when a performance they heard irrevocably changed the way that they looked upon the world a sudden moment of conversion or transformation to a new way of thinking. In this 500th anniversary year of Luther s Protestant Reformation, it seems fitting to reflect upon the idea that more than cold reason, music has always been a powerful tool of persuasion. It provides us with an expressive outlet for processing how we feel about the world as well as Matthew White during a pre-concert talk with Stephen Stubbs (Jan Gates photo) the ability to influence others. Truly great music often appeals to our intellect and our emotion in equal measures and can both motivate and reflect change within us. I will never forget the first time I heard the first chorus of the St. John Passion its effect on me was beyond words and altered the course of my life. It was a moment of profound consolation that helped me understand that expressions of such complex beauty are, at the very least, evidence of our capacity to create incredible and noble things when we are so inclined. When we combine our capacity for reason with our great well of passion we can accomplish almost anything. In a political and cultural landscape that increasingly seems to sway people by appealing solely to pure emotions like fear, however, it seemed fitting to focus on the character of Orpheus for the calendar. Though this story is largely about the power of music to persuade and transform, it is also a tale of caution that warns us to keep our passion and reason in balance. Without this self-control and awareness of how easily our emotions can be swayed, we risk losing the things we value the most and often take for granted. If you are not yet a convert to the belief that well-constructed and inspired music can bring about positive change in many forms, then I invite you to explore EMV s 2017 Vancouver Bach Festival and Main Season. I promise there is music here that will appeal to both your hearts and your minds. Matthew White Executive and Artistic Director Calendar cover image: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot ( ): Orpheus leading Eurydice from the Underworld (1861) - detail Performance photos in this Calendar are by EMV events photographer Jan Gates. Nicolas Poussin ( ): Landscape with Orpheus and Euridice (1648) - detail

3 EMV, Green College at UBC, and the Early Modern Conversions Project present : a special series of free concerts, pre-concert talks, public lectures and podcasts TRANSFORMING SOUNDS / CONVERTED SELVES How Music Changes in Time, Changes Us, and Changes Our Worlds Free Events at Green College Thursday, September 28 at 5 pm Thomas Forrest Kelly Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music at Harvard University Wednesday, October 11 at 5 pm Paula Pryce PhD in Anthropology from Boston University Tuesday, October 31 at 5 pm Ian Fenlon Professor of Historical Musicology, King s College Cambridge Thursday, January 11 at 5 pm Diderot Quartet Tuesday, February 27 at 5 pm Suzie LeBlanc soprano, and Alexander Weimann harpsichord perform Songs of Shakespeare Tuesday, March 6 at 5 pm Bill Thompson Department of Psychology Macquarie University Australia Tuesday, April 10 at 5 pm Tanya Tomkins cello, and Eric Zivian fortepiano All cultures have stories of the miraculous transformations of individuals, groups, and even physical landscapes that can be wrought by instrumental music and song. In recent decades, the early music movement has been at the center of a revolution in the practice of western classical music that values the rediscovery of little known repertoires as well as the exploration of period instruments and historical performance techniques. Artists and listeners alike have been forced to question deeply rooted assumptions about how music from the past was constructed and the types of interpretive choices that make music from any period speak most eloquently. Meanwhile, multidisciplinary work in cognitive studies has shown how human consciousness is routinely shaped and extended by external symbol-systems, media and instruments of all kinds, including those used in making music. This series of concerts, pre-concert talks, public lectures and podcasts will explore the modalities of such mind/body-converting and world-changing musical experience in the persons of players and listeners across time, and in the wider history of societies and cultures, using live performances of classical music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance / Reformation and Baroque periods as a laboratory. The project is a joint production of Early Music Vancouver, Green College at the University of British Columbia, and the Early Modern Conversions Project based at McGill University (and funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada). For a full listing of events go to

4 Jacopo del Sellaio (c ): Orpheus vancouver bach festival 2017 CONVERSIONS CONVERSIONS The riches of music are so excellent and so precious that words fail me whenever I attempt to discuss and describe them the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world. It controls our thoughts, minds, hearts, and spirits Martin Luther Overtures to Bach Tuesday August 1 at 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Matt Haimovitz cello Supported by Dorothy Jantzen Schumann s Dichterliebe & Brahms Four Serious Songs Wednesday August 2 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Tyler Duncan baritone, Erika Switzer 19th-century piano Supported by David McMurtry Songs of Religious Upheaval Byrd, Tallis, Tye - Music from Reformation England Wednesday August 2 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Supported by Adèle LaFleur Cinquecento (Austria): Terry Wey countertenor, Achim Schulz tenor, Tore Tom Denys tenor, Tim Scott Whiteley baritone, Ulfried Staber bass A Lutheran Vespers Music for Troubled Times Thursday August 3 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral An EMV Emerging Artists Event Bach s Italian Concerto Thursday August 3 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Alexander Weimann harpsichord Stephan MacLeod bass Mendelssohn, Moscheles and Bach - Conversions Friday August 4 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Byron Schenkman fortepiano and Michael Unterman cello Matt Haimovitz Tyler Duncan and Erika Switzer Cinquecento Stephan MacLeod

5 Handel in Italy Virtuosic Cantatas Friday August 4 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Supported by Chris Guzy and Mari Csemi Jenny Högström soprano, Terry Wey countertenor, Alexander Weimann harpsichord, Beiliang Zhu cello, Lucas Harris lute Playing with B-A-C-H Sonatas for solo violin by Telemann, Pisendel & J.S.Bach Tuesday August 8 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Tekla Cunningham violin Before Bach The Fountains of Israel by Johann Schein (1623) Tuesday August 8 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Gli Angeli Genève - Stephan Macleod Aleksandra Lewandowska & Jenny Högström sopranos, Robert Getchell & Thomas Hobbs tenors, Stephan MacLeod bass and musical direction, with Christina Hutten organ, Beiliang Zhu cello, and John Lenti lute Bach for Two Flutes Wednesday August 9 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Supported by Agnes Hohn Janet See & Soile Stratkauskas flutes, Christopher Bagan harpsichord Sacred Arias for Countertenor Heavenly Love Wednesday August 9 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Alex Potter countertenor Natalie Mackie continuo gamba, Beiliang Zhu solo gamba, Christina Hutten organ, John Lenti lute Supported by Birgit Westergaard & Norman Gladstone Bach Transcriptions Victoria Baroque Players Thursday August 10 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Soile Stratkauskas flute, Christi Meyers violin, Katrina Russell bassoon, Michael Jarvis harpsichord Music of Missions and Mysteries Latin American Baroque Thursday August 10 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Pacific MusicWorks Stephen Stubbs music director J.S. Bach St. John Passion Friday August 11 at 7: pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts With the support of Supported by the EMV Board of Directors Supported by the Drance Family Alexander Weimann music director Thomas Hobbs evangelist Pacific Baroque Orchestra Vancouver Cantata Singers prepared byvcs Artistic Director Paula Kremer In collaboration with Gli Angeli Genève: Jenny Högström & Aleksandra Lewandowska, sopranos, Alex Potter countertenor, Robert Getchell tenor, Sumner Thompson baritone, Stephan Macleod bass Tekla Cunningham Terry Wey Jenny Högström Alex Potter Stephen Stubbs Christina Hutten Thomas Hobbs Christ Church Cathedral: 690 Burrard Street at Georgia Chan Centre at UBC: 6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus

6 Peter Paul Rubens : Orpheus and Eurydice masterworks series J.S. Bach St. John Passion Friday August 11 at 7: pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Supported by the Drance Family Alexander Weimann music director Thomas Hobbs evangelist Pacific Baroque Orchestra Vancouver Cantata Singers prepared by VCS Artistic Director Paula Kremer In collaboration with Gli Angeli Genève: Jenny Högström & Aleksandra Lewandowska sopranos, Alex Potter countertenor, Robert Getchell tenor, Sumner Thompson baritone, and Stephan MacLeod bass Pacific Baroque Orchestra Vancouver Cantata Singers

7 Monteverdi s Orfeo Sunday October 29 at 3:00 pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Stephen Stubbs music director Pacific MusicWorks The Dark Horse Consort Colin Balzer tenor as Orfeo Handel s Messiah Thursday November at 7: pm White Rock Baptist Church Friday December 1 at 7: pm Vancouver Playhouse Saturday December 2 at 7: pm Vancouver Playhouse Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra Vancouver Cantata Singers prepared by VCS Artistic Director Paula Kremer Yulia Van Doren soprano, Krisztina Szabó mezzo-soprano, Charles Daniels tenor, Tyler Duncan baritone Festive Cantatas Vivaldi: Gloria and Magnificat Saturday December 23 at 7: pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Monica Huggett music director Angela Hewitt Goldberg Variations Wednesday March 7 at 7: pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts The Tallis Scholars War and Peace Saturday April 21 at 7: pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Peter Phillips music director Russian White Nights: Opera Arias from 18th-century St. Petersburg Sunday May 6 at 3:00 pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Karina Gauvin soprano Pacific Baroque Orchestra Alexander Weimann music director Supported by the Drance Family in honour of Stephen & Betty Drance and José Verstappen Supported by David McMurtry and by Bruce Wright Supported by Gail & Bryan Atkins, and by Anona Thorne & Takao Tanabe a northwest baroque masterworks project Supported by Ingrid Söchting & Douglas Todd, and by Dr. Katherine E. Paton Supported by Helen & Frank Elfert Colin Balzer Pacific MusicWorks The Dark Horse Consort Concertmaster Chloe Meyers & PBO musicians Angela Hewitt The Tallis Scholars Karina Gauvin Chan Centre at UBC: 6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus For Ticket Orders: earlymusic.bc.ca or

8 cathedral series Baroque Duets of Love and Passion: Music by Agostino Stefani and G.F. Handel Friday September 29 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Supported by Tony & Margie Knox Boston Early Music Festival Ensemble (Paul O Dette & Stephen Stubbs musical co-directors) Amanda Forsythe soprano, Emöke Baráth soprano Colin Balzer tenor, Christian Immler bass Stephen Stubbs musical direction, theorbo & baroque guitar Maxine Eilander baroque harp Michael Sponseller harpsichord Erin Headley viola da gamba Diabolus in Musica: Cantores - 14th century Music from the Pope s Chapel in Avignon Friday October 13 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Diabolus in Musica (France) Raphaël Boulay tenor, Branislav Rakic tenor Jérémie Arcache & Romain Bockler baritone Emmanuel Vistorcky bass, Philippe Roche bass Marc Chagall ( ): Orpheus - detail Supported by the Brennan/Spano Family Foundation Stylus Fantasticus: Virtuoso Flights of Fancy from the 17th Century Friday November 3 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Paul Luchkow violin, Michael Jarvis harpsichord, Sam Stadlen viola da gamba Amanda Forsythe Emöke Baráth Erin Headley Diabolus in Musica

9 Bach to the Future: The Legacy of the Fugue The Diderot String Quartet Friday January 12 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral A collaboration with the Private to Public Journey of the String Quartet A collaboration with the The Eybler Quartet Saturday January 13 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral New Music for Old Instruments Friday January 19 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra A collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony s New Music Festival Supported by Sharon E. Kahn The Diderot String Quartet The Eybler Quartet Janusz Olejniczak Plays Chopin Friday February 2 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Saturday February 3 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral A collaboration with the Supported by Chris Guzy and Mari Csemi Janusz Olejniczak Metamorfosi Ensemble Constantinople with Suzie LeBlanc Friday February 23 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Supported by Birgit Westergaard and Norman Gladstone A Telemann Celebration Ensemble La Rêveuse Friday March 23 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Monica Huggett The Little Orchestra: The Genius of the Classical Piano Trio Saturday April 7 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Monica Huggett violin Tanya Tomkins cello Eric Zivian fortepiano Ovid: Myth and Music Tenor Charles Daniels in Recital Saturday April 28 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Charles Daniels tenor Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra Chamber Players Supported by Mary Christopher Supported by Vincent & Zelie Tan Suzie LeBlanc Benjamin Perrot & Florence Bolton (La Rêveuse) Monica Huggett Charles Daniels Christ Church Cathedral: 690 Burrard Street at Georgia For Ticket Orders: earlymusic.bc.ca or

10 Jacob Savery II ( ): Orpheus among the Animals pacific baroque orchestra series alexander weimann, music director J.S. Bach - St. John Passion Friday August 11 at 7: pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Alexander Weimann music director Thomas Hobbs evangelist Pacific Baroque Orchestra Vancouver Cantata Singers prepared by VCS Artistic Director Paula Kremer In cooperation with Gli Angeli Genève: Jenny Högström & Aleksandra Lewandowska, sopranos, Alex Potter countertenor, Robert Getchell tenor, Sumner Thompson, baritone, and Stephan Macleod bass Handel s Messiah Thursday November at 7: pm White Rock Baptist Church Friday December 1 at 7: pm Vancouver Playhouse Saturday December 2 at 7: pm Vancouver Playhouse Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra Vancouver Cantata Singers prepared by VCS Artistic Director Paula Kremer Yulia Van Doren soprano, Krisztina Szabó mezzo-soprano, Charles Daniels tenor, Tyler Duncan baritone New Music for Old Instruments Friday January 19 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra Ovid: Myth and Music Tenor Charles Daniels in Recital Saturday April 28 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra Chamber Ensemble Russian White Nights Opera Arias from 18th-century St. Petersburg Sunday May 6 at 3:00 pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Karina Gauvin soprano Pacific Baroque Orchestra Alexander Weimann music director Supported by the Drance Family Supported by David McMurtry and by Bruce Wright Supported by Vincent & Zelie Tan Supported by Helen & Frank Elfert Alexander Weimann Yulia Van Doren Krisztina Szabó Sumner Thompson Karina Gauvin

11 july 2017 Paulus Potter ( ): Orpheus and the animals - detail earlymusic.bc.ca 25 sun mon tue wed thu fri sat canada day b.c. day THE VANCOUVER BACH FESTIVAL 2017 RUNS FROM AUGUST 1-11

12 august 2017 Charles Joseph Natoire ( ): Orpheus charming the animals and the nymphs earlymusic.bc.ca 6 13 sun mon tue wed thu fri sat b.c. day concert at 6:00 pm concert at 9:00 pm concert at 1:00 pm concert at 7: pm concert at 1:00 pm concert at 7: pm concert at 1:00 pm concert at 7: pm concert at 1:00 pm concert at 7: pm concert at 1:00 pm concert at 7: pm concert at 1:00 pm concert at 7: pm concert at 7: pm j.s.bach st. john passion at the chan centre

13 vancouver bach festival 2017 WEEK 1 CONVERSIONS WEEK 2 Overtures to Bach Tuesday August 1 at 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Matt Haimovitz cello Schumann s Dichterliebe & Brahms Four Serious Songs Wednesday August 2 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Tyler Duncan baritone, Erika Switzer 19th-century piano Songs of Religious Upheaval Byrd, Tallis, Tye - Music from Reformation England Wednesday August 2 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Cinquecento (Austria): Terry Wey countertenor, Achim Schulz tenor, Tore Tom Denys tenor, Tim Scott Whiteley baritone, Ulfried Staber bass A Lutheran Vespers Music for Troubled Times Thursday August 3 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral An EMV Emerging Artists Event Bach s Italian Concerto Thursday August 3 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Alexander Weimann harpsichord, Stephan MacLeod bass Mendelssohn, Moscheles and Bach - Conversions Friday August 4 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Byron Schenkman fortepiano, and Michael Unterman cello Handel in Italy Virtuosic Cantatas Friday August 4 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Jenny Högström soprano, Terry Wey countertenor, Alexander Weimann harpsichord, Beiliang Zhu cello, Lucas Harris lute Martin Luther (etching after Lucas Cranach the Younger) The riches of music are so excellent and so precious that words fail me whenever I attempt to discuss and describe them the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world. It controls our thoughts, minds, hearts, and spirits Martin Luther Playing with B-A-C-H Sonatas for solo violin by Telemann, Pisendel & J.S.Bach Tuesday August 8 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Tekla Cunningham violin Before Bach The Fountains of Israel by Johann Schein (1623) Tuesday August 8 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Gli Angeli Genève - Stephan Macleod Aleksandra Lewandowska & Jenny Högström sopranos, Robert Getchell & Thomas Hobbs tenors, Stephan MacLeod bass and musical direction, with Christina Hutten organ, Beiliang Zhu cello, and John Lenti lute Bach for Two Flutes Wednesday August 9 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Janet See & Soile Stratkauskas flutes, Christopher Bagan harpsichord Heavenly Love - Sacred Arias for Countertenor Wednesday August 9 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Alex Potter countertenor Natalie Mackie continuo gamba, Beiliang Zhu solo gamba, Christina Hutten organ, John Lenti lute Bach Transcriptions Victoria Baroque Players Thursday August 10 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Soile Stratkauskas flute, Christi Meyers violin, Katrina Russell bassoon, Michael Jarvis harpsichord Music of Missions and Mysteries Latin American Baroque Thursday August 10 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Pacific MusicWorks Stephen Stubbs music director With the support of J.S. Bach St. John Passion Friday August 11 at 7: pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Alexander Weimann music director Thomas Hobbs evangelist Pacific Baroque Orchestra Vancouver Cantata Singers prepared by VCS Artistic Director Paula Kremer In collaboration with Gli Angeli Genève: Jenny Högström & Aleksandra Lewandowska, sopranos, Alex Potter countertenor, Robert Getchell tenor, Sumner Thompson baritone, Stephan Macleod bass CONVERSIONS Christ Church Cathedral: 690 Burrard Street at Georgia Chan Centre at UBC: 6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus

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15 Alexandre-Auguste Hirsch (( ): Calliope teaches music to the young Orpheus (1862 ) september 2017 earlymusic.bc.ca 27 sun mon tue wed thu fri sat labour day Culture Days Baroque Duets of Love and Passion Culture Days - The Path to Performance Friday September 29 from 4:00-5:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street at Georgia) As part of Culture Days, and in anticipation of EMV s October performance of Monteverdi s opera Orfeo at the Chan Centre, EMV will host an open rehearsal followed by a discussion with music director Stephen Stubbs on his experience with performing this pivotal work over the last years. Baroque Duets of Love and Passion Friday September 29 at 7: pm (pre-concert talk at 6:45, by Thomas Forrest Kelly and Stephen Stubbs) Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street at Georgia) The Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble Paul O Dette & Stephen Stubbs artistic co-directors with vocal soloists Amanda Forsythe & Emőke Baráth sopranos Colin Balzer tenor, Christian Immler bass The Boston Early Music Festival Ensemble in concert Under the direction of the Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF) musical co-directors Paul O Dette and Stephen Stubbs, four stunning vocalists sopranos Amanda Forsythe and Emőke Baráth, tenor Colin Balzer, and baritone Christian Immler and a continuo team of six brilliant instrumentalists will present a selection of Steffani s gorgeous chamber duets, as well as instrumental gems from the Baroque. This concert coincides with the North American release of the first volume of BEMF s Steffani Chamber Duets CD series on the CPO label, which features the same BEMF vocalists and instrumentalists. Five of the nine duets performed on this programme have never been commercially recorded, so even connoisseurs in the audience will likely be hearing most of them for the first time. Supported by Tony & Margie Knox

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17 october 2017 Hugues Jean François Paul Duqueylard ( ): Orpheus earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat thanksgiving day Diabolus in Musica Monteverdi s Orfeo hallowe en Diabolus in Musica: Cantores - 14th century Music from the Pope s Chapel in Avignon Friday October 13 at 7: pm (pre-concert talk at 6:45) Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street at Georgia) Diabolus in Musica (France) Raphaël Boulay & Branislav Rakic tenors, Jérémie Arcache & Romain Bockler baritones Emmanuel Vistorcky bass, Philippe Roche bass Supported by the Brennan/Spano Family Foundation For a little less than a century, the Christian world had its eyes set on Avignon. The wealth, splendour and power of the French popes attracted kings, princes and the greatest artists of the century. Diabolus in Musica s programme is a journey among the great manuscripts born in the Avignon sphere and includes many works that have not been sung since the 14th Century. Monteverdi s Orfeo Sunday October 29 at 3:00 pm (pre-concert talk at 2:15, by Ian Fenlon and Stephen Stubbs) Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC Stephen Stubbs, music director Pacific MusicWorks & Dark Horse Consort Colin Balzer tenor as Orfeo Colin Balzer Monteverdi s Orfeo is the first unqualified masterpiece in operatic history. Full of dramatic word painting, narrative urgency, rich orchestration of exotic instruments as well as exquisite writing for vocal ensemble, it feels as fresh and full of relevance as it must have in the early 17th Century. Monteverdi specialist and grammy tm winner Stephen Stubbs leads his own ensemble, Pacific MusicWorks, in a concert version featuring Vancouver s Colin Balzer in the title role. Supported by the Drance Family in honour of Stephen & Betty Drance and José Verstappen

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19 november earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat Alessandro Varotari called Il Padovanino ( ): Orpheus enchanting the animals Stylus Fantasticus 4 11 remembrance day Handel s Messiah (White Rock) 1 Handel s Messiah (Vancouver Playhouse) 2 Handel s Messiah (Vancouver Playhouse) Stylus Fantasticus: Virtuoso Flights of Fancy from the 17th Century Friday November 3 at 7: pm (pre-concert talk at 6:45) Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street at Georgia) Paul Luchkow violin, Michael Jarvis harpsichord, Sam Stadlen viola da gamba The fantastic style is the most free and unrestrained method of composing bound to nothing, neither to words nor melodic subject. It was to display genius and to teach the hidden design of harmony (Athanasius Kircher, 1650). Paul Luchkow and Michael Jarvis join internationally-acclaimed bass viol player Sam Stadlen of Fretwork (London, UK) in a programme exploring this astonishingly inventive repertoire: the place where musical experimentation and unfettered imagination intersect. Music by Buxtehude, Biber, Louis Couperin, Marais, Telemann, and Rameau. Handel s Messiah Thursday November at 7: pm White Rock Baptist Church Friday December 1 at 7: pm Vancouver Playhouse Saturday December 2 at 7: pm Vancouver Playhouse Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra Vancouver Cantata Singers prepared by VCS Artistic Director Paula Kremer Yulia Van Doren soprano, Krisztina Szabó mezzo-soprano, Charles Daniels tenor, Tyler Duncan baritone Supported by David McMurtry and by Bruce Wright EMV s very first presentation of Handel s greatest and best-known work. Charles Daniels

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21 december 2017 earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat Charles François Jalabert ( ): Nymphs Listening to the Songs of Orpheus 1 2 Handel s Messiah Handel s Messiah Vivaldi s Gloria and Magnificat 31 1 christmas day 2 boxing day new year s day Handel s Messiah Friday December 1 at 7: pm Vancouver Playhouse Saturday December 2 at 7: pm Vancouver Playhouse Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra Vancouver Cantata Singers prepared by VCS Artistic Director Paula Kremer Yulia Van Doren soprano, Krisztina Szabó mezzo-soprano, Charles Daniels tenor, Tyler Duncan baritone EMV s very first presentation of Handel s greatest and bestknown work, in the intimate atmosphere of the Vancouver Playhouse. Hear how the use of period instruments in a mid-sized hall can transform this iconic work from merely powerful to transcendent. Festive Cantatas Vivaldi: Gloria and Magnificat Saturday December 23 at 7: pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Monica Huggett music director Supported by David McMurtry and by Bruce Wright Supported by Gail & Bryan Atkins, and by Anona Thorne & Takao Tanabe a northwest baroque masterworks project The Ospedale della Pietà was the orphanage for girls in Venice where Vivaldi was hired in 1703 as a violin teacher and then later as maestro de concerti. Beloved violinist Monica Huggett leads readings of these festive, joyful works written by Vivaldi as they were originally heard performed entirely by women.

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23 january earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat 1 new year s day Marc Chagall ( ): Orphée, mosaic (1969) - detail 5 12 Diderot String Quartet 19 New Music for Old Instruments The Eybler Quartet Bach to the Future: The Legacy of the Fugue The Diderot String Quartet Friday January 12 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral The Diderot String Quartet: Adriane Post & Johanna Novom violins, Kyle Miller viola, Paul Dwyer cello In this programme, the Diderot String Quartet performs excerpts from The Art of the Fugue with Mendelssohn s rarely heard Fugue for String Quartet, op. 81/4, a beautiful nod to Bach, and his beloved String Quartet No. 2, op. 13. Private to Public Journey of the String Quartet The Eybler Quartet Saturday January 13 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral The Eybler Quartet: Aisslinn Nosky & Julia Wedman violins, Patrick Jordan viola, Margaret Gay cello Toronto s Eybler Quartet brings to life the relatively obscure music of Vanhal and Asplmayr, early apostles of this genre, and traces a line to the treasured works of Haydn and Beethoven that became the backbone of the string quartet repertoire for generations to come. New Music for Old Instruments Friday January 19 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral A collaboration with the A collaboration with the A collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony s New Music Festival Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra EMV partners again with the PBO and the VSO s New Music Festival for a concert of contemporary music written for western period instruments. Composers Linda Catlin Smith and Rodney Sharman at the January 2017 Vancouver New Music Festival Supported by Sharon E. Kahn

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25 february earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat Friedrich Heinrich Füger ( ): Orpheus guides Eurydike out of the Underworld - detail Janusz Olejniczak plays Chopin - I 3 10 Janusz Olejniczak plays Chopin - II b.c. family day valentine s day Metamorfosi: Ensemble Consantinople & soprano Suzie LeBlanc Janusz Olejniczak Plays Chopin Friday February 2 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Saturday February 3 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Janusz Olejniczak 19th-century piano & modern Steinway Supported by Chris Guzy and Mari Csemi The keyboard music of the early Romantics such as Chopin and Schumann and even of still later composers was written for pianos substantially different from the ubiquitous modern Steinway. This two-concert collaboration with the Vancouver Chopin Society is an exploration of how the use of period instruments can have a dramatic effect on an artist s interpretive choices. Award-winning Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak will play two recitals with different programmes. In each concert, he will play the first half on a 19th-century fortepiano and the second half on a modern Steinway. Metamorfosi Ensemble Constantinople with Suzie LeBlanc Friday February 23 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Suzie LeBlanc soprano Kiya Tabassian setar & shourangiz, leader Michel Angers baroque guitar & theorbo, Pierre-Yves Martel viola da gamba David Greenberg baroque violin, Patrick Graham percussion Two recitals in collaboration with Supported by Birgit Westergaard and Norman Gladstone For this programme, Ensemble Constantinople has invited Canadian treasure, soprano Suzie LeBlanc, to revisit and explore new avenues and Italian composers often unknown to the general public, yet among the finest in the second half of the 16th and early 17th century: Claudio Monteverdi ( ), Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger ( ), and Marco Uccellini ( ). The programme also includes works by renaissance madrigal composer Barbara Strozzi, a worthy heiress of Monteverdi, who created a secular vocal repertoire that intoxicates the senses.

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27 march 2018 earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat Maurice Denis ( ): Orpheus and Eurydice - detail Angela Hewitt Goldberg Variations A Telemann Celebration 31 good friday Angela Hewitt Goldberg Variations Wednesday March 7 at 7: pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts One of the world s leading pianists, Angela Hewitt, regularly appears in recital and with major orchestras throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia. Her performances and recordings of Bach have drawn particular praise, marking her out as one of the composer s foremost interpreters of our time. Join EMV for a continuation of our Goldberg Experience and for another perspective on Bach s iconic work played by a national treasure. Supported by Ingrid Söchting & Douglas Todd, and by Dr. Katherine E. Paton A Telemann Celebration Ensemble La Rêveuse Friday March 23 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Serge Saitta traverso, Stéphan Dudermel violin, Florence Bolton viola da gamba, Benjamin Perrot theorbo, Carsten Lohff harpsichord A major figure of 18th century musical Europe, Telemann enjoyed in his time more fame and renown than even the great J.S. Bach. This great master of instrumental music, open to French and Italian influences as well as the new gallant style that flourished in Germany, succeeded, especially in his chamber music, in creating a charming synthesis of European styles at the crossroads between Baroque and Classicism.

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29 april Roelant Savery: Orpheus in the Underworld ( ) - detail earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat easter sunday 8 2 easter monday Monica Huggett: The Little Orchestra The Tallis Scholars: War and Peace Ovid: Myth and Music Charles Daniels in recital Monica Huggett The Little Orchestra: The Genius of the Classical Piano Trio Saturday April 7 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Monica Huggett violin, Tanya Tomkins cello, Eric Zivian fortepiano The Little Orchestra is a snapshot of an early moment in the history of the evolution of the fortepiano on its way to becoming the modern grand piano. Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. The Tallis Scholars War and Peace Saturday April 21 at 7: pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Peter Phillips music director Designed by Peter Phillips to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War in 1918, a complete Mass provides the framework, put together from war-like sources. These come either from the tradition of the Armed Man (L homme armé), or are based on a chanson actually describing a battle (La batalla). Ovid: Myth and Music Tenor Charles Daniels in Recital Saturday April 28 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Supported by Vincent & Zelie Tan Supported by Mary Christopher Charles Daniels tenor Alexander Weimann music director with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra Chamber Players The great English tenor Charles Daniels joins forces with members of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and conductor Alexander Weimann for a programme of music inspired by myths from Ovid s Metamorphosis.

30 may 2018 Charles Joseph Natoire ( ): Orpheus charming the animals and the nymphs earlymusic.bc.ca 29 sun mon tue wed thu fri sat Karina Gauvin: Russian White Nights mother s day victoria day Russian White Nights: Opera Arias from 18th-century St. Petersburg Sunday May 6 at 3:00 pm Centre for the Performing Arts Karina Gauvin soprano Pacific Baroque Orchestra Alexander Weimann music director In collaboration with Supported by Helen & Frank Elfert

31 june 2018 Anon (Dutch, 1623): The poet Orpheus, at the celebration by the animals, crowned by two monkeys earlymusic.bc.ca 17 sun mon tue wed thu fri sat father s day

32 VANCOUVER, BC Early Music Vancouver board of directors Tony Knox president Chris Guzy vice president Spencer Corrigal cpa,ca treasurer Sharon Kahn past president Fran Watters secretary Stuart Bowyer Sherill Grace Ilia Korkh Melody Mason Tim Rendell cpa,ca Ingrid Söchting Vincent Tan José Verstappen cm artistic director emeritus staff Matthew White executive & artistic director Nathan Lorch business manager Alicia Hansen production manager Jocelyn Peirce development coordinator Laina Tanahara marketing & volunteer coordinator Daniel Bortoni summer festival production intern Jan Gates event photographer Murray Patterson Marketing Group marketing & media relations Trevor Mangion and The Chan Centre Box Office Staff emv ticket office: Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel PARTNERS Early Music Vancouver gratefully acknowledges the assistance and support of: GOVERNMENT SUPPORT We acknowledge the support of the Province of British Columbia FOUNDATIONS PRODUCTION PARTNERS CORPORATE SUPPORT THE DRANCE FAMILY EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER FUND EMV s performances at the Chan Centre are presented in partnership with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, with the support of the Chan Endowment Fund at the University of British Columbia. CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL Vancouver, BC. Open Doors, Open Hearts, Open Minds CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL Vancouver, BC. Open Doors, Open Hearts, Open Minds We also gratefully acknowledge the generosity of our many donors and volunteers. THANK YOU!

33 EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY emv s educational mandate: To sponsor musical performances and educational opportunities informed by an in-depth knowledge of original performing conditions, period-specific instruments, and broad historical context. Baroque Orchestra Mentorship Programme (BOMP) Developing the next generation of period performers, students rehearse weekly over each academic term at UBC with a core group of five professional mentors led by the PBO s Music Director Alexander Weimann. A select group of students are recruited to participate in the programme, and instruments have been made available for loan to all participants through the UBC School of Music and EMV s Instrument Collections. This programme is generously supported by Vic and Joan Baker. Baroque Vocal Performance course - The Compleat Singer Internationally acclaimed soprano Ellen Hargis leads an annual two-week course on singing music of the Renaissance and Baroque. As part of this course we also offer a Historical Dance Workshop led by Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière and a Harpsichord Maintenance and Regulation Workshop led by Vancouver builder Craig Tomlinson. Green College Performances EMV presents three free and open-to-the-public performances at UBC s Green College, which are connected to the rehearsals and preparation of concerts in our regular concert series. Douglas College Performance/Lectures Inviting music-lovers to enhance their understanding of the art, EMV presents a series of three free, open-to-thepublic performance/lectures as part of the Arts at One Series at Douglas College in New Westminster. EMV Instrument Collection Over the years, EMV has assembled a valuable collection of unique historical instruments. This collection is available to the community and benefits many musicians and established cultural institutions that produce concerts and educational programmes of repertoire requiring specialized instruments. Other Education & Outreach Activities In addition to our formal education & outreach programmes, EMV also hosts open dress rehearsals, pre-concert discussions before all concerts, documentary screenings, and public talks relating to our repertoire. These presentations are all free and open to the public. For a full schedule of events go to Education and Community at earlymusic.bc.ca

34 SINGLE TICKET PRICING Nicolaes de Bruyn (1594): Orpheus enchanting the animals Single tickets for the Vancouver Bach Festival, Masterworks Series, Cathedral Series and Pacific Baroque Orchestra Series: regular: $ / $ / $ and under: $ / $ / $ exceptions: 1 pm concerts during the Festival: $ 20 00, general admission seating. If our tickets are too expensive, even with our existing discount programmes, please contact the EMV office at We will do our best to find you a seat depending on availability. We encourage our buyers to purchase online. Single ticket purchases by phone include a surcharge of $ 2 50 per order. WHEELCHAIR ACCESS All venues are wheelchair accessible. Please contact us before the event for details about parking, entrances, elevators, etc or staff@earlymusic.bc.ca

35 SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES Create your personalized subscription series and enjoy any four concerts on our summer festival or during our regular season for the price of three. EMV Subscriber Benefits Purchases of more than four concert packages also enjoy a 25% discount. Guaranteed lowest prices for any concert; subscription prices reflect a 25% savings. First choice on available reserved seat selection. Easy ticket exchange, if you can t make a concert in your subscription series. * A 10% discount on any additional single ticket purchases. * Subscription tickets may be exchanged for tickets for another concert of the same or lower price, subject to availability. How to Subscribe To place your order, you can download and print a subscription order form from our website at earlymusic.bc.ca/tickets/subscriptions MAIL: Complete the order form and mail it to: EMV Ticket Office Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z1 PHONE: Phone our ticket office at the Chan Centre: Any Questions? Call our Subscription Ticket Office at Marc Chagall ( ): Orpheus DISCOUNT PROGRAMMES Are you 35 or younger? Get your tickets at half price! Early Music Vancouver offers half-price tickets and series tickets for those 35 & younger! Tickets at this special rate may be ordered in advance, and will also be available at the door on the day of the concert. Some restrictions apply. Rush Seating for Students We offer rush tickets for students for only $ 10 to all our concerts! These tickets are available only at the venue box office, from one hour before the start of each performance, with valid student ID. Subject to availability. Bring a Youth for Free Early Music Vancouver offers free admission to all our concerts for youth aged 7 to 17 who bring a paying adult. Book these tickets in advance online at earlymusic.bc.ca or call our Box Office at These tickets are also available at the door. Some restrictions apply.

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