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2 Artistic Director Matthew White speaking at EMV s CultureDays event, September 2015 (photo credit Jan Gates) Notes from the Artistic Director Though the music we present at Early Music Vancouver comes from many different historical periods and cultures, the common thread of human expression and creativity can make music written from even our most distant past seem like it was written yesterday. All of the music on our season is designed to disarm and inspire you; if you open your ears, intellect, and spirit, it can be as powerful now as when it was first written. While I am fascinated by facts and history, I believe that live performance is the best tool we have for demonstrating that, though modes of artistic expression change, human nature remains the same. This season sees a number of exciting collaborations, including our first exploration of contemporary music for period instruments as part of the Vancouver Symphony s New Music Festival, two collaborations with Coastal Jazz, and the continuation of our close relationship with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and Alexander Weimann for a number of large-scale Baroque Masterworks programmes featuring many of our region s best artists. We are thrilled to be returning to Christ Church Cathedral for our first summer Festival centred downtown, as well as for much of our Main Series. The warm acoustics and stunning architectural beauty of the space are a perfect fit for much of the repertoire we present. Seeing our attendance grow so dramatically over the last year has been extremely encouraging. It suggests that there will always be an audience for great music of any era performed by gifted and committed artists. Thanks to José Verstappen for his help in gathering the charming images included in this calendar, and warmest thanks to you, our audience, volunteers, and closest supporters, for transforming EMV into one of the jewels of our region s performing arts scene. I look forward to seeing you at a concert soon, Matthew White Executive and Artistic Director Calendar cover image: Melchior de Hondecoeter ( ), The Concert of Birds

3 Frans Snijders ( ): Concert of the Birds, c. 1629/ MASTERWORKS SERIES AT THE CHAN CENTRE J.S. Bach - Mass in B Minor Friday August 5, 2016 at 7: pm Supported by the Drance Family Early Music Vancouver Fund and by Adèle Lafleur Alexander Weimann music director Arion Baroque Orchestra and Les Voix Baroques Yulia Van Doren, Shannon Mercer sopranos, Laura Pudwell, Krisztina Szabó mezzo-sopranos, Charles Daniels, Philippe Gagné tenors, Christian Immler, Sumner Thompson baritones Festive Cantatas - J.S. Bach Magnificat Sunday December 18, 2016 at 3:00 pm Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra Molly Quinn soprano, Danielle Sampson mezzo soprano, Meg Bragle alto, Aaron Sheehan tenor, Jesse Blumberg bass-baritone The Choir of King s College Cambridge Stephen Cleobury Director of Music Sunday March 26, 2017 at 2:00 pm Supported by Vic and Joan Baker a northwest baroque masterworks project pacific baroque orchestra Supported by the Alvin S. Nemetz Foundation and by Birgit Westergaard and Norman Gladstone A CONCERT SERIES 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.

4 Frans Snijders ( ): Concert of the Birds, c VANCOUVER BACH FESTIVAL 2016 Goldberg Variations / Variations Tuesday August 2 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Dan Tepfer piano Schübler Chorales Wednesday August 3 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Christina Hutten organ The Art of the Fugue Wednesday August 3 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Davitt Moroney harpsichord A collaboration with Solo Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord Thursday August 4 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Byron Schenkman harpsichord & Ingrid Matthews violin J.S. Bach - Mass in B Minor Friday August 5 at 7: pm Chan Centre at UBC Arion Baroque Orchestra and Les Voix Baroques Alexander Weimann music director Yulia Van Doren, Shannon Mercer, Krisztina Szabó, Laura Pudwell, Charles Daniels, Philippe Gagné, Christian Immler & Sumner Thompson, vocal soloists Christ Church Cathedral: 690 Burrard Street at Georgia; Chan Centre at UBC: 6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus. Tickets: earlymusic.bc.ca or Anna Magdalena Songbook with Ellen Hargis Saturday August 6 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Ellen Hargis soprano Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière baroque dance Christopher Bagan & Michael Jarvis harpsichord Lucas Harris lute The Musical Offering Tuesday August 9 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Claire Guimond flute, Chloe Meyers violin, Beiliang Zhu cello, and Alexander Weimann harpsichord Sonatas and Partitas Wednesday August 10 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Tekla Cunningham violin, Soile Stratkauskas flute, and Christina Hutten harpsichord Cello Suites Thursday August 11 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Beiliang Zhu cello FESTIVAL SPONSOR: Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince Friday August 12 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Pacific Baroque Orchestra Monica Huggett guest music director Gonzalo Ruiz oboe soloist

5 Frans Snijders ( ): Concert of the Birds, c SPECIAL COLLABORATIONS Common Grounds Thursday June, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Pacific Baroque Ensemble led by Alexander Weimann and Alan Matheson Septet pacific baroque orchestra A collaboration with VIM House and Coastal Jazz Supported by the Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation, the BC Arts Council, and the City of Vancouver New Music for Old Instruments I + II Wednesday January 25, 2017 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral & Saturday January, 2017 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Curated by Rodney Sharman and Alexander Weimann A collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony s New Music Festival pacific baroque orchestra Early Music Vancouver offers two programmes of new music for early instruments. The first features the original version of Peter Hannan s Trinkets of Little Value (1986), a setting of native words found in Jacques Cartier s account of his second voyage to Canada in 1535, alongside virtuoso works by György Ligeti and Louis Andriessen. Highlight of the second concert is Jocelyn Morlock s aptly named Golden a Pacific Baroque Orchestra commission that radiates musical warmth and mystery. Jocelyn Morlock Rodney Sharman

6 Frans Snijders ( ), in collaboration with Theodoor van Thulden ( ): Orpheus and the Animals (detail) 2016/17 MAIN SERIES Handel and his Rivals Opera Arias from 18th-Century London Friday September 16, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Amanda Forsythe soprano Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra Fretwork: The Cries of London Friday October 21, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Breathtaking Friday November 4, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Hana Blažíková soprano and Bruce Dickey cornetto. Monica Huggett and Tekla Cunningham violins, Joanna Blendulf viola da gamba, Stephen Stubbs theorbo, Michael Sponseller organ and harpsichord Supported by Bruce Wright a northwest baroque masterworks project A collaboration with the Vancouver Children s Choir Rupert Lang, Artistic Director pacific baroque orchestra Supported by the Board of Directors of Early Music Vancouver Supported by the American Musicological Society A co-production with

7 Tibia ex Tempore Medieval Flute Meditations Wednesday November 16, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Norbert Rodenkirchen medieval transverse flute Fuoco e Cenere: Toque of the Town A Theatrical Celebration of French Gastronomy Friday November 25, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Jay Bernfeld viola da gamba and musical direction Véronique Samakh staging Locura & Tormenti Spanish and Italian Music from Around the Time of Cervantes Friday January 20, 2017 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Raquel Andueza soprano Ensemble La Galanía New Music for Old Instruments I Wednesday January 25, 2017 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Curated by Rodney Sharman and Alexander Weimann Works by Peter Hannan, György Ligeti and Louis Andriessen A collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony s New Music Festival Supported by Ingrid Söchting and by Elaine Adair Supported by Mark Vessey and Maya Yazigi Supported by and by Supported by Stephen and Betty Drance and José Verstappen New Music for Old Instruments II Saturday January, 2017 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral pacific baroque orchestra A collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony s New Music Festival Curated by Rodney Sharman and Alexander Weimann Pacific Baroque Orchestra, playing a commission by VSO composer in residence Jocelyn Morlock Le Mozart Noir Symphonies by Chevalier St. Georges, Mozart and Haydn Saturday February 4, 2017 at 8:00 pm Vancouver Playhouse (note later start time and venue) (6: documentary screening on the life of Chevalier St. Georges featuring Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra) Pacific Baroque Orchestra Alexander Weimann music director Monica Huggett violin soloist Supported by David McMurtry and by Glen Patterson a northwest baroque masterworks project pacific baroque orchestra Stile Antico: In a Strange Land Elizabethan Composers in Exile Sunday March 5, 2017 at 2:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Soprano Karina Gauvin with Les Boréades Works of Henry Purcell Friday April 21, 2017 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral A collaboration with Supported by Supported by Elaine Adair

8 Frans Snijders ( ): Concert of the Birds PACIFIC BAROQUE ORCHESTR A 2016/17 alexander weimann, music director Common Grounds Thursday June, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Pacific Baroque Ensemble led by Alexander Weimann and Alan Matheson Septet Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince Friday August 12, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Pacific Baroque Orchestra Monica Huggett guest music director Gonzalo Ruiz oboe soloist Handel and his Rivals Opera Arias from 18th-Century London Friday September 16, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Amanda Forsythe soprano Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra A collaboration with VIM House and Coastal Jazz Gonzalo Ruiz Supported by Bruce Wright a northwest baroque masterworks project Amanda Forsythe

9 Festive Cantatas J.S. Bach Magnificat Sunday December 18, 2016 at 3:00 pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus) Pacific Baroque Orchestra Alexander Weimann music director Molly Quinn, Danielle Sampson, Meg Bragle, Aaron Sheehan, Jesse Blumberg vocal soloists Alexander Weimann a northwest baroque masterworks project New Music for Old Instruments Saturday January, 2017 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Curated by Rodney Sharman and Alexander Weimann Pacific Baroque Orchestra Alexander Weimann music director Highlight of this concert is Jocelyn Morlock s aptly named Golden, a Pacific Baroque Orchestra commission that radiates musical warmth and mystery. Le Mozart Noir Symphonies by Chevalier St. Georges, Mozart and Haydn A collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony s New Music Festival Supported by David McMurtry and by Glen Patterson Saturday February 4, 2017 at 8:00 pm (6: documentary screening on the life of Chevalier St. Georges featuring Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra) Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton Street at Dunsmuir) Pacific Baroque Orchestra Monica Huggett violin soloist Alexander Weimann music director Monica Huggett a northwest baroque masterworks project pacific baroque orchestra Alexander Weimann Photo credit Jan Gates Artistic Director

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11 july 2016 Marc Chagall ( ): The Sources of Music (1967, detail) earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat Common Grounds canada day b.c. day THE VANCOUVER BACH FESTIVAL 2016 RUNS FROM AUGUST 2-12 Common Grounds Thursday June, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Pacific Baroque Ensemble led by Alexander Weimann and Alan Matheson Septet A collaboration with VIM House and Coastal Jazz pacific baroque orchestra Two ensembles. Two starkly different genres. In this remarkable project, a baroque ensemble led by JUNO Award-winning harpsichordist/organist Alexander Weimann and a brilliant jazz septet led by trumpeter/composer Alan Matheson explore threads running from the 1600s through today s creative jazz scene. Bringing together disparate musical communities, the two groups will perform works from their respective fields as well as pieces written for the common ground of both. In this timeless Alan Matheson Alexander Weimann meeting place, the long melodic lines of Ellington and Strayhorn echo Handel and Bach, while the endlessly creative practice of theme and variation is a keystone of jazz improvisation, of the Baroque and, one could argue, of life. (Tickets for this concert only at coastaljazz.ticketfly.com or ) Supported by the Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation, the BC Arts Council, and the City of Vancouver

12 Vancouver Bach Festival 2016 August 2-12

13 august David Teniers the Younger ( ): The Cats Concert earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat b.c. day 2 Goldberg Variations / Variations 9 16 The Musical Offering Schübler Chorales The Art of the Fugue Sonatas and Partitas 4 Solo Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord Cello Suites J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor at the Chan Centre Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince Anna Magdalena Songbook Goldberg Variations / Variations Tuesday August 2 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Dan Tepfer piano A collaboration with Schübler Chorales Wednesday August 3 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Christina Hutten organ The Art of the Fugue Wednesday August 3 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Davitt Moroney harpsichord Solo Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord Thursday August 4 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Byron Schenkman harpsichord & Ingrid Matthews violin J.S. Bach - Mass in B Minor Friday August 5 at 7: pm Chan Centre at UBC Arion Baroque Orchestra and Les Voix Baroques Alexander Weimann music director Yulia Van Doren, Shannon Mercer, Krisztina Szabó, Laura Pudwell, Charles Daniels, Philippe Gagné, Christian Immler & Sumner Thompson soloists FESTIVAL SPONSOR: Vancouver Bach Festival 2016 Anna Magdalena Songbook with Ellen Hargis Saturday August 6 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Ellen Hargis soprano Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière baroque dance Christopher Bagan & Michael Jarvis harpsichord Lucas Harris lute The Musical Offering Tuesday August 9 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Claire Guimond flute, Chloe Meyers violin, Beiliang Zhu cello, and Alexander Weimann harpsichord Sonatas and Partitas Wednesday August 10 at 1:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral Tekla Cunningham violin, Soile Stratkauskas flute, and Christina Hutten harpsichord Cello Suites Thursday August 11 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Beiliang Zhu cello Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince Friday August 12 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral Pacific Baroque Orchestra Monica Huggett guest music director Gonzalo Ruiz oboe soloist Supported by The Drance Family Early Music Vancouver Fund (Mass in B Minor), Sharon E. Kahn (Goldberg Variations / Variations), Tony and Margie Knox (The Art of the Fugue), Zelie & Vincent Tan (Anna Magdalena Bach Songbook with Ellen Hargis), and Adèle Lafleur (Mass in B Minor, and Sonatas and Partitas). Christ Church Cathedral: 690 Burrard Street at Georgia Chan Centre at UBC: 6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus

14 Handel and his Rivals Friday, September 16

15 Gabriel Metsu ( ): Portrait of a lady september 2016 earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat labour day Handel and his Rivals CultureDays Handel and his Rivals Opera Arias from 18th-Century London Friday September 16, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Amanda Forsythe soprano Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra Supported by Bruce Wright a northwest baroque masterworks project pacific baroque orchestra Wildly virtuosic works by Handel and the rival composers from 18th century London s Opera of the Nobility who briefly put him out of business: Porpora, Hasse, Veracini and others. Possessed of astounding technique, deep musicality and undeniable charm, the young American lyric soprano Amanda Forsythe has taken the world of early music by storm. Opera News Amanda Forsythe CultureDays The Path to Performance Friday September, 2016 from 5:-6: pm Hodson Manor (1254 West 7th Avenue) A collaboration with Artistic Director Matthew White explains the basis for EMV s year-long collaboration with the Early Modern Conversions Project planned for the season and how it relates to Claudio Monteverdi, Buxtehude, Martin Luther and other important historical figures. EMV s involvement will be closely connected to Green College at UBC as well as to a much larger-scale international initiative organized by the McGill Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas (IPLAI) and funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation.

16 Fretwork The Cries of London Friday, October 21

17 october 2016 earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat Anthony van Dyck ( ): Five children of King Charles I (1637, detail) thanksgiving day Fretwork: The Cries of London hallowe en Fretwork The Cries of London Friday October 21, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Asako Morikawa, Richard Boothby, Reiko Ichise, Emily Ashton & Sam Stadlen viols London s famed viol consort are heard in a selection of the Cries of London, in which music for viol consort is overlaid sometimes comically, sometimes poignantly with the raucous voices of 16th-century London s street-vendors, mendicants, tradesmen and river-taxis. A fascinating, beautifully played programme Fretwork addressed all this music with an easygoing virtuosity. In variation sets, the principal lines moved smoothly and easily from one instrument to the next, and in chordal music, the players produced a well-tuned, fully balanced sound with a delightfully tangy character. The New York Times Supported by the Board of Directors of Early Music Vancouver A collaboration with the Vancouver Children s Choir Rupert Lang, Artistic Director

18 Toque of the Town A Theatrical Celebration of French Gastronomy Friday, November 25

19 Adriaen van Utrecht ( ): Banquet Still Life (1644, detail) november 2016 earlymusic.bc.ca 6 13 sun mon tue wed thu fri sat Tibia ex Tempore Breathtaking 11 remembrance day Toque of the Town Breathtaking A Voice and a Cornetto Entwined Supported by the American Musicological Society A co-production with Friday November 4, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Hana Blažíková soprano, Bruce Dickey cornetto, Monica Huggett & Tekla Cunningham violins, Joanna Blendulf viola da gamba, Stephen Stubbs theorbo, and Michael Sponseller organ & harpsichord The young Czech soprano Hana Blažíková, described as one of the most exciting voices in the baroque scene today joins celebrated cornetto virtuoso Bruce Dickey and an all-star cast of instrumentalists. Tibia ex Tempore Medieval Flute Meditations Wednesday November 16, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Supported by Ingrid Söchting and by Elaine Adair Norbert Rodenkirchen medieval transverse flute Ensemble Fuoco e Cenere: Toque of the Town A Theatrical Celebration of French Gastronomy A collaboration with Supported by Mark Vessey and Maya Yazigi and by Friday November 25, 2016 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Jay Bernfeld viola da gamba and direction Véronique Samakh stage direction Toque of the Town is a theatrical celebration and tantalizing tribute to the history of French gastronomy. Boasting an on-stage chef, two singers, an instrumental ensemble, and a wonderfully convivial tasting menu at the end of the performance served up by the performers, this is a unique event to suit all lovers of food, wine, theatre and music.

20 Festive Cantatas - J.S. Bach Magnificat Sunday December 18

21 december 2016 earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat Gerard David (c ): The rest on the flight into Egypt (c.1510) Festive Cantatas - J.S. Bach Magnificat christmas day boxing day Festive Cantatas J.S. Bach Magnificat Sunday December 18, 2016 at 3:00 pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus) Alexander Weimann music director Molly Quinn, Danielle Sampson, Meg Bragle, Aaron Sheehan, Jesse Blumberg soloists Pacific Baroque Orchestra a northwest baroque masterworks project Supported by Vic and Joan Baker pacific baroque orchestra Alexander Weimann leads five internationally-renowned soloists, a full baroque orchestra, 3 trumpets, and timpani in a performance of the original version of J.S. Bach s Magnificat in E flat major. Written for Christmas Vespers in 1723, this version includes four rarely-heard and delightful inserts that illuminate the Nativity story. Join us for a fascinating new slant on a familiar masterpiece. The programme also includes Telemann s Concerto for Three Trumpets in D major (twv 54) and Bach s beloved Cantata Wachet auf (bwv 140). an engaging blend of scholarship with honest sentiment plus all the bells and whistles that the early Baroque could muster in service of religious music. The result was nothing less than splendid, one of the best musical treats of the holiday season. December 23, 2015, The Vancouver Sun Molly Quinn Danielle Sampson Meg Bragle Aaron Sheehan Jesse Blumberg

22 New Music for Old Instruments Wednesday, January 25 & Saturday, January

23 january earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat new year s day Marc Chagall ( ): Le violoniste bleu (1947) Locura & Tormenti New Music for Old Instruments - I New Music for Old Instruments - II 4 Locura & Tormenti Spanish and Italian Music from Around the Time of Cervantes Friday January 20, 2017 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Raquel Andueza soprano Ensemble La Galanía Locura & Tormenti (madness and torments) features intimate 17th century Spanish and Italian songs about love and heartbreak by composers including Monteverdi, Quevedo, Strozzi and Sanz. Spanish soprano Raquel Andueza is one of Spain s most respected early music vocalists, and works regularly with L Arpeggiata, Al Ayre Español, Gli Incogniti, Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla. She is also a regular guest of conductors including William Christie, Fabio Biondi, Monica Huggett, Eduardo López-Banzo, Christina Pluhar, Richard Egarr, Ottavio Dantone and Sir Colin Davis. New Music for Old Instruments I & II Curated by composer Rodney Sharman and by Alexander Weimann Wednesday January 25, 2017 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Saturday January, 2017 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Supported by Stephen and Betty Drance and José Verstappen A collaboration with the Vancouver Symphony s New Music Festival Raquel Andueza pacific baroque orchestra EMV partners with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and the Vancouver Symphony s New Music Festival for two innovative concerts of contemporary music written for period instruments. The first features the original version of Peter Hannan s Trinkets of Little Value (1986), a setting of native words found in Jacques Cartier s account of his second voyage to Canada in 1535, alongside virtuoso works by György Ligeti and Louis Andriessen. Highlight of the second concert is Jocelyn Morlock s aptly named Golden a Pacific Baroque Orchestra commission that radiates musical warmth and mystery.

24 Le Mozart Noir Saturday, February 4

25 february 2017 earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat Lion playing vieille, illumination from the Breviary of Renaud Marguerite de Bar (Metz, c ) Le Mozart Noir b.c. family day Le Mozart Noir Symphonies by Chevalier St. Georges, Mozart and Haydn Saturday February 4, 2017 at 8:00 pm (6: documentary screening on the life of Chevalier St. Georges featuring Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra) Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton Street at Dunsmuir) Pacific Baroque Orchestra Alexander Weimann music director Monica Huggett violin soloist Supported by David McMurtry and by Glen Patterson a northwest baroque masterworks project pacific baroque orchestra One of the greatest composers of the early classical period was Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Known as Le Mozart Noir, he was one of the earliest musicians of the European classical tradition to have African ancestry. Incredibly, this son of a slave overcame adversities of class, race and prejudice to become a major musical star all over Europe and inspired both Mozart and Haydn. Today, he is almost entirely forgotten. This programme includes several of his violin concertos, orchestral works by Mozart and one of Haydn s Paris Symphonies.This concert will be preceded with a screening of a Canadian-made documentary on St. George s life featuring Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Alexander Weimann Monica Huggett

26 The Choir of King s College Cambridge Sunday, March 26

27 march 2017 earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat Hieronymous Bosch (c ): The Concert in the Egg (1480, detail) Stile Antico: In a Strange Land The Choir of King s College Cambridge Stile Antico: In a Strange Land Elizabethan Composers in Exile Sunday March 5, 2017 at 2:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Supported by Elaine Adair Queen Elizabeth I may not have wanted to make windows into men s souls, but faced with threats at home and abroad, her regime dealt increasingly harshly with supporters of the old Catholic religion. Torn between obedience and conscience, several of England s most talented musicians (Philips, Dering and Dowland) chose a life of exile abroad. Those Catholic composers who remained in England chief amongst them William Byrd and Robert White expressed their spiritual exile in music of astonishing intensity and emotional impact. Anything but antique their sound has the urgency and freshness you get from young voices, and an amazing rhythmic vitality. - The Daily Telegraph The Choir of King s College Cambridge Stephen Cleobury Director of Music Supported by the Alvin S. Nemetz Foundation and by Birgit Westergaard and Norman Gladstone Sunday March 26, 2017 at 2:00 pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus) The Choir of King s College, Cambridge is undoubtedly one of the world s best known choral groups; every Christmas Eve millions of people worldwide tune into A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, a service that has been broadcast by the BBC since 19. While the Choir exists primarily to sing the daily services in King s College Chapel, its international fame and reputation, enhanced by an extensive recording catalogue, has led to invitations to perform around the world. Moments of iridescence creating vividness in restraint through the unadorned splendour of this superbly polished vocal sound. Sydney Morning Herald

28 Karina Gauvin with Les Boréades Friday, April 21

29 april 2017 Illumination from a Book of Hours (France, 15th century) earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat easter sunday easter monday good friday Karina Gauvin with Les Boréades Karina Gauvin with Les Boréades Works of Henry Purcell Friday April 21, 2017 at 7: pm Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard Street) Canada s very own superstar soprano Karina Gauvin has impressed audiences and critics the world over with her luscious timbre, profound musicality and wide vocal range. The Globe and Mail calls her one of the dream sopranos of our time. A Karina Gauvin regular collaborator with conductors as diverse as Dutoit, Nagano, Nézet-Séguin, Bichkov, Norrington, Hogwood, Rilling, Labadie, Rousset, Curtis and Haim, Karina is one of the most respected sopranos of her generation and a national treasure. At the very heart of Alcina, Karina Gauvin opens an abyss, transcending a hallucinating vibration and signs with this interpretation of the title role, the most deeply moving without any doubt, since Arleen Auger... Diapason Vancouver Summer Early Music Programme & Festival 2017 The Summer Courses and Concert Series of the Vancouver Early Music Programme and Festival 2017 start in the month of July and continue in August. CONVERSIONS TRANSFORMATIONS METAMORPHOSIS The summer of 2017 will see the beginning of a one-year association between EMV and the Early Modern Conversions Project. This theme of conversions transformations metamorphosis will inform all of the programming choices on our Season. Our involvement will be closely connected to Green College at UBC as well as to a much larger-scale international initiative organized by the McGill Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas (IPLAI), and funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. Visit earlymusic.bc.ca for more information or contact us at / workshops@earlymusic.bc.ca

30 Jacopo Amigoni ( ): The Singer Farinelli and Friends, c may 2017 earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat mother s day victoria day

31 A Glaring of Cats Making Music and Singing, Flemish School, c june 2017 earlymusic.bc.ca sun mon tue wed thu fri sat father s day

32 VANCOUVER, BC Early Music Vancouver board of directors Tony Knox president Stuart Bowyer vice-president Spencer Corrigal cpa,ca treasurer Sharon Kahn past president PARTNERS Early Music Vancouver gratefully acknowledges the assistance and support of: GOVERNMENT SUPPORT We acknowledge the support of the Province of British Columbia Chris Guzy Melody Mason Tim Rendell cpa,ca Ingrid Söchting Vincent Tan Mark Vessey Fran Watters FOUNDATIONS THE DRANCE FAMILY EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER FUND José Verstappen cm artistic director emeritus PRODUCTION PARTNERS staff Matthew White executive & artistic director Nathan Lorch business manager Alicia Hansen production & programme coordinator Diana Magallon marketing & fundraising coordinator pacific baroque orchestra CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL Vancouver, BC. Open Doors, Open Hearts, Open Minds CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL Vancouver, BC. Open Doors, Open Hearts, Open Minds Ron Costanzo volunteer coordinator Jan Gates event photographer Laura Murray Public Relations marketing & media relations Trevor Mangion and the Chan Centre Box Office Staff emv ticket office: CORPORATE SUPPORT Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel We also gratefully acknowledge the generosity of our many donors and volunteers. THANK YOU!

33 EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY Conductor Nicholas McGegan directs a joint workshop session with students of New York s Juilliard415 period-instrument orchestra and of the Early Music Vancouver / UBC Baroque Orchestra Mentorship Programme (November 18, 2015 photo credit: Jan Gates) The opportunities EMV provides through our various education and outreach activities are at the heart of what we value as an organization. It is vital work for guaranteeing the continued presence of high quality music in our lives and for contextualizing and informing the music and artists we promote. For more details go to Education and Community on our website. Baroque Orchestra Mentorship Programme A partnership between the UBC School of Music, the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and EMV is open to UBC students as well as to selected members of the professional and amateur community wishing to learn about historical performance practice Summer Programmes Every summer, EMV continues to offer advanced students and young professionals unique opportunities to study and perform with some of the world s most respected international artists in early music. Held during the summer at the UBC School of Music, these courses have become internationally renowned and acceptance is now highly competitive. Baroque Vocal Programme led by soprano Ellen Hargis Historical Dance Workshop led by Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière Harpsichord Maintenance & Regulation Workshop led by Vancouver builder Craig Tomlinson Public (Free) Programmes in Green College Series: Four free concerts at Green College at UBC Douglas College Series: Three free concerts at Douglas College in New Westminster Pre-concert discussions before all concerts mediated by Artistic Director Matthew White Early Music in Context Lectures Culture Days The Path to Performance Our 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 in our region that produce concerts of repertoire requiring specialized instruments. For more information, go to Education and Community at earlymusic.bc.ca

34 SINGLE TICKET PRICING Jacob Savery II ( ): Orpheus among the Animals Single tickets for the Festival and Main Season regular: $ / $ / $ and under: $ / $ / $ Exceptions: Wednesday 1 pm concerts during the Festival (August 3 & August 10): $ 20 00, general admission seating. Common Grounds concert (June ): Single Tickets for this event can only be purchased through the Coastal Jazz website (coastaljazz.ticketfly.com or ). 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 Neptune, illumination from the Livre des échecs amoureux by Evrart de Conty, ca 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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