Note from the Executive and Artistic Director

Note from the Executive and Artistic Director

Almost every musician I know has at least one compelling story about a music teacher who has had a profound effect on his or her personal development. Study after study demonstrates that a strong musical training has an overwhelmingly positive effect on children’s ability to form lasting friendships, to work well as part of a team, to develop personal discipline and confidence, and last but not least, to value the creation of beauty as a core human value. It also has the side effect of making children better at the type of things that people can express in numbers, like performance on standardized tests and achievement in non-musical subjects like math and science. It is no surprise to me, but studying music is apparently verifiably good for both our hearts and our brains.

The richness and variety of talent in EMV’s 49th season would not have been possible without the sustained efforts of hundreds of musical educators from all over the world over many, many years. The 2018-19 EMV Season Calendar is a visual tribute to these music teachers, the unsung heroes who have spent countless and often painstaking hours correcting and managing things as diverse as wayward tuning, imprecise rhythm, ridiculously awkward stage deportment, and even the odd psychological disorder, all for the greater cause of music. As audience members who are often unaware of the sustained and painstaking work involved with bringing a great performance to the stage, we have a lot for which to be thankful. Great music lessons and teachers lead to great performances.

I am proud to say that, since the beginning, EMV has made music education a key aspect of our operations. Our summer programmes in historical performance practice were for many years considered to be some of the best in the world and they have created a lasting legacy worldwide. In our 49th season, EMV continues this legacy through our highly successful Baroque Orchestra Mentorship Programme and our recently expanded Early Music Scholarship Programme.

After another record-breaking year in 2017-18, EMV is excited to announce that this season, in addition to presenting the Vancouver Bach Festival and our Vancouver-based Main Series concerts, we will be expanding our operations to Victoria with the inauguration of the Pacific Baroque Series – a new collaboration with Christ Church Cathedral Victoria and the Pacific Baroque Festival. This is a first for the organization, and we are excited to connect with new audiences and new supporters. There is so much to look forward to and so much left to learn – see you at an EMV event soon!

Matthew WhiteExecutive and Artistic Director

Performance photos in this Calendar are by EMV events photographer Jan Gates.

Calendar cover image: Giovanni Boldini (1842–1931): “Peaceful Days” (The Music Lesson), 1875 - detail

Pre-concert introduction – with Monica Huggett and Christina Hutten

MASTERWORKS SERIESWell-Tempered Clavier Book 1 – Angela HewittTuesday July 31 at 7:30 pm | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Angela Hewitt piano

Bach Trauer Ode bwv 198Friday August 10 at 7:30 pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Alexander Weimann music directorPacific Baroque Orchestra Soloists of Gli Angeli Genève: Aleksandra Lewandowska soprano, Alex Potter alto,

Thomas Hobbs tenor, Stephan MacLeod bass-baritone

Bach Collegium Japan – Masaaki SuzukiBach, Vivaldi, Handel Sunday December 9 at 3:00 pm | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Masaaki Suzuki music director Joanne Lunn soprano

Festive Cantatas A Monteverdi Christmas VespersSunday December 23 at 3:00 pm | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

David Fallis music director Cappella Borealis

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra J.S. Bach: The Circle of CreationFriday January 25 at 7:30 pm | Vancouver Playhouse

Elisa Citterio music director Programmed, conceived and scripted by Alison Mackay

The King’s SingersRoyal Blood: Music for Henry VIIISaturday February 9 at 7:30 pm | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Schubert Death and the Maiden and works by MozartSunday March 10 at 3:00 pm | Vancouver Playhouse

Chiaroscuro Quartet with Kristian Bezuidenhout fortepiano

Handel Coronation AnthemsSunday April 14 at 3:00 pm | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque OrchestraVancouver Cantata Singers prepared by VCS Artistic Director Paula Kremer

Supported by Jeannette McMillan and Douglas Graves

and Birgit Westergaard and Norman Gladstone

Masaaki Suzuki

Joanne Lunn

The King’s Singers

Kristian Bezuidenhout

Chiaroscuro Quartet

Elisa Citterio

A collaboration with

Supported by Katherine E. Paton

Supported by Zelie and Vincent Tan

and Adèle Lafleur

Supported by The Drance Family

and Sharon E. Kahn

Supported by

Supported by Helen and Frank Elfert and the Mary and Gordon Christopher Foundation

Supported by

The Drance Family in honour of José Verstappen and Betty Drance,

and by | Visiting Foreign Artists Program

VANCOUVER BACH FESTIVALGoldberg VariationsMonday July 30 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Benjamin Alard harpsichord

Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 – Angela HewittTuesday July 31 at 7:30 pm | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC

Angela Hewitt piano

Mozart Sonatas for Fortepiano and ViolinWednesday August 1 at 1:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Eric Zivian fortepiano, and Marc Destrubé violin

Zimmerman’s Coffeehouse and GardenWednesday August 1 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Alexander Weimann harpsichord, Chloe Meyers violin, Soile Stratkauskas flute, and Beiliang Zhu cello

Schubert Lieder for Voice and GuitarThursday August 2 at 1:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Colin Balzer tenor Lucas Harris 19th-century guitar

Musica Transalpina: Vivaldi to BachAlto Reginald L. Mobley and Pacific MusicWorksThursday August 2 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Stephen Stubbs music director

Songs without Words: Renaissance Madrigals Reimagined Friday August 3 at 1:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Chloe Meyers violin, Christina Hutten harpsichord & organ, and Lucas Harris lute & theorbo

Bach Cantatas: Actus Tragicus Friday August 3 at 7:30 pm Christ Church Cathedral

Gli Angeli Genève Aleksandra Lewandowska soprano, Alex Potter alto,

Thomas Hobbs tenor, Stephan MacLeod bass-baritone

Benjamin Alard

Marc Destrubé

Colin Balzer

Reginald L. Mobley

Soile Stratkauskas

Eric Zivian


Supported by Sharon E. Kahn

Supported by The Mary & Gordon

Christopher Foundation

Supported by the Brennan Spano

Family Foundation

Supported by

Visiting Foreign Artists Program

Supported by David McMurtry

Supported by

Bach Solo Sonatas and Suites for Gamba Tuesday August 7 at 1:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Romina Lischka gamba Francis Jacob organ and harpsichord

De Profundis: 17th-Century Sacred Music for Solo Bass Tuesday August 7 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Cappella Borealis sackbut & cornetto ensemble Gli Angeli Genève, Stephan MacLeod bass baritone

Britten Abraham and Isaac Wednesday August 8 at 1:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Alex Potter alto, Thomas Hobbs tenor Alexander Weimann piano

Bach, Beethoven and Brahms with Monica Huggett and Byron Schenkman Wednesday August 8 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Monica Huggett violin Byron Schenkman 19th-century fortepiano

Pergolesi Stabat Mater – EMV Emerging Artists Recital

Thursday August 9 at 1:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

A great opportunity to hear the next generation of early musicians! Members of the Baroque Orchestra Mentorship Programme and EMV’s Scholarship programme recipients perform chamber music beside their mentors. – ADMISSION BY DONATION.

Couperin Leçons de TénèbresThursday August 9 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Aleksandra Lewandowska & Emma Hannan sopranos, with La Modestine: Marc Destrubé & Linda Melsted violins, Natalie Mackie gamba, and Michael Jarvis harpsichord


Alexander Weimann music directorPacific Baroque Orchestra Soloists of Gli Angeli Genève: Aleksandra Lewandowska soprano, Alex Potter alto, Thomas Hobbs tenor, Stephan MacLeod bass-baritone

Gli Angeli GenèveAleksandra Lewandowska, Alex Potter, Thomas Hobbs and Stephan MacLeod

Romina Lischka

Thomas Hobbs

Cappella Borealis

Stephan MacLeod

Alex Potter

Supported by



Supported by

and by Bryan and Gail Atkins

Supported by Mark de Silva

Supported by Vic and Joan Baker

and Bryan and Gail Atkins

Supported by Jo Anne Tharalson

CATHEDRAL SERIESMedieval EchoesTuesday June 12 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Norbert Rodenkirchen medieval transverse flutes

Pacific Baroque OrchestraVivaldi: L’Estro ArmonicoSaturday September 29 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Pacific Baroque OrchestraEnrico Onofri guest director and violin soloist

Vox LuminisPurcell: Funeral Music for a Prince and a QueenSaturday October 13 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Vox LuminisLionel Meunier music director

Schubert Winterreise Friday November 2 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Philippe Sly bass-baritoneMichael McMahon 19th-century fortepiano

Chopin – The Last ConcertFriday February 22 at 7;30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Tobias Koch 19th-century fortepiano

The Polish RomanticsSaturday February 23 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral


Guillaume de Machaut – Remede de FortuneSaturday March 23 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Blue Heron | Scott Metcalfe director in collaboration with Les Délices | Debra Nagy directorMartin Near, Owen McIntosh & Jason McStoots voiceDebra Nagy recorders, douçaine, harp & voiceCharles Weaver lute, Scott Metcalfe fiddle and harp

Venice in the East: Music from Renaissance Crete Friday May 10 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Cappella RomanaAlexander Lingas music director

Supported by Agnes Hohn

Norbert Rodenkirchen

Vox Luminis

Philippe Sly

Cappella Romana

Scott Metcalfe

Lionel Meunier

In collaboration with

Supported by Bruce Wright

Supported by EMV’s Board of Directors

Supported by Tony and Margie Knox

Supported by Chris Guzy and Mari Csemi

In collaboration with


Supported by Elaine Adair

Supported by Dorothy Jantzen

Alexander Weimann

Chloe Meyers

PACIFIC BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

ALEXANDER WEIMANN MUSIC DIRECTOR

Zimmerman’s Coffeehouse and GardenWednesday August 1 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral Sunday September 23 at 2:30 pm | Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt



Alexander Weimann music directorSoloists of Gli Angeli Genève: Aleksandra Lewandowska soprano, Alex Potter alto, Thomas Hobbs tenor, Stephan MacLeod bass-baritone

Vivaldi: L’Estro ArmonicoFriday September 28 at 7:30 pm | Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, AbbotsfordSaturday September 29 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral Sunday September 30 at 3:00 pm | Kay Meek Centre, West Vancouver

Enrico Onofri guest director and violin soloist

J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio – Manitoba TourThursday December 6 | Steinbeck MB Friday December 7 | Gretna MBSaturday December 8 | Winnipeg MB Sunday December 9 | Brandon MB


Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra Vancouver Cantata Singers prepared by VCS Artistic Director Paula Kremer


Enrico Onofri

Performance photo PBO + choir here (if possible with Gli Angeli Geneve)

Supported by




The PBO series is supported by

and by

EMV PRESENTS THEPACIFIC BAROQUE SERIES IN VICTORIA

Benjamin Alard

Beiliang Zhu

David Fallis

Angela Hewitt

Goldberg VariationsFriday July 27 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria (930 Burdett Ave)

Benjamin Alard organ

Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 – Angela HewittThursday August 2 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria

Angela Hewitt piano

The Complete Cello Suites – J.S. Bach Thursday September 20 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria (Cello Suites Nos. 1, 3 & 5) Friday September 21 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria (Cello Suites Nos. 2, 4 & 6)

Beiliang Zhu baroque cello

Festive Cantatas – A Monteverdi Christmas VespersThursday December 20 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria

David Fallis music director Cappella Borealis With voices, violins, cornetti, sackbuts, theorbos and keyboards, EMV’s Christmas presentation this season recreates the lavish Christmas Vespers celebration from the Church of San Marco in 17th-century Venice – with music by the incomparable Claudio Monteverdi, featuring works from his 1641 collection of sacred music.

For information on the Victoria concerts of thePacific Baroque Series and the Pacific Baroque Festival:

pacbaroque.com

in cooperation with

Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral

15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONPACIFIC BAROQUE FESTIVAL IN VICTORIA

Marc Destrubé artistic director

Music that Deserves to be Heard: The Düben Collection— Chamber works by Buxtehude, Becker and ReinickenThursday February 7 at 11:00 am | Alix Goolden Performance Hall

La Modestine$25 adult, $20 seniors & students – incl a complimentary pre-concert coffee from 10 am

Harmonie Universelle: Buxtehude Te DeumThursday February 7 at 8:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

John Walthausen organ$25 adult, $20 seniors & students

Bach Transformed: Concertos and SinfoniasFriday February 8 at 8:00 pm | Alix Goolden Performance Hall

Pacific Baroque Festival Ensemble – Marc Destrubé director$30 adult, $25 seniors & students

Venetian Glory: Vivaldi’s GloriaSaturday February 9 at 8:00 pm | Alix Goolden Performance Hall

Victoria Children’s Choir – Madeleine Humer directorPacific Baroque Festival Ensemble – Marc Destrubé director

$30 adult, $25 seniors & students

The Eternal Harmony of Choral Evensong – with Service Music by Henry PurcellSunday February 10 at 4:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

St Christopher Singers – Donald Hunt, Madeleine Humer directorsPacific Baroque Festival Ensemble – Marc Destrubé director

Voluntary offerings gratefully received For more details on the concerts at the15th Anniversary Season of the

Pacific Baroque Festival:pacbaroque.com

Marc Destrubé, artistic director

in partnership with

Festival Pass: $100 adults; $80 seniors & students

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Illumination featuring the seven liberal arts of the medieval university curriculum, from the workshop of Pesellino (Francesco di Stefano), c. 1460

Medieval EchoesTuesday June 12 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Norbert Rodenkirchen medieval transverse flutes

Norbert Rodenkirchen is best known to Vancouver audiences for his long-term association with Sequentia ensemble for medieval music. In this contemplative mixed recital of music for flute, he will lead the audience through a series of improvisations on material that includes the sequences of the 10th-century musician, author, poet and Benedictine monk Notker Balbulus, as well as early minstrel tunes and instrumental music by Guillaume de Machaut.

The monk Notker Balbulus (illumination from a Sequentiary from Minden, Germany, ca. 1025).

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Dirck Hals (1591-1656): “The Music Lesson” (146 – detail)

Supported by Agnes Hohn

EMV’s NEW Pacific Baroque Series in Victoria

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THE VANCOUVER BACH FESTIVAL 2018 CONTINUES THROUGH AUGUST 10

Goldberg VariationsMonday July 30 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Benjamin Alard harpsichord

EMV continues its multi-year exploration of the Goldberg Variations with the elegance and insight offered by harpsichordist and organist Benjamin Alard who, at age 19, was awarded first prize and the public’s prize at the prestigious 2004 Musica Antiqua Harpsichord Competition in Bruges. He recently embarked on a project to record all of Bach’s keyboard works for Harmonia Mundi.

VANCOUVER BACH FESTIVAL 2018

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Goldberg VariationsFriday July 27 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave, Victoria

Benjamin Alard organ

A unique performance by Benjamin Alard of Bach’s Goldberg Variations on organ,featuring the 2005 instrument by Helmuth Wolff at Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral.

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 – Angela HewittTuesday July 31 at 7:30 pm | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Angela Hewitt piano

Pianist Angela Hewitt has made Bach’s music the cornerstone of her brilliant, exuberant artistry. Join us as she continues the second season of her remarkable four-year journey through Bach’s keyboard works. In this concert she plays Bach’s 24 preludes and fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I.

Louis Moritz (1773-1850): “The Music Lesson” (1808 – detail)

Supported by


EMV’s new Pacific Baroque Series in Victoria

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 – Angela HewittThursday August 2 at 7:30 pm Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave, Victoria

Angela Hewitt piano

Antoine Coypel (1661–1722): “Allegory of Music” (1681-84 – detail)

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Mozart Sonatas for Fortepiano and ViolinWednesday August 1 at 1:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Eric Zivian fortepiano Marc Destrubé violin

Schubert Lieder for Voice and GuitarThursday August 2 at 1:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Colin Balzer tenor Lucas Harris 19th-century guitar

Songs without Words: Renaissance Madrigals Reimagined Friday August 3 at 1:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Chloe Meyers violin, Christina Hutten harpsichord & organ, and Lucas Harris lute & theorbo

Bach Solo Sonatas and Suites for Gamba Tuesday August 7 at 1:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Romina Lischka gamba Francis Jacob organ and harpsichord

Britten Abraham and Isaac Wednesday August 8 at 1:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Alex Potter alto, Thomas Hobbs tenor Alexander Weimann piano

Pergolesi Stabat Mater – EMV Emerging Artists Recital

Thursday August 9 at 1:00 pm | Christ Church Cathedral A great opportunity to hear the next generation of early musicians! Members of the Baroque Orchestra Mentorship Programme and EMV’s Scholarship programme recipients perform chamber music beside their mentors. – ADMISSION BY DONATION.

Zimmerman’s Coffeehouse and GardenWednesday August 1 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral


Musica Transalpina: Vivaldi to Bach Alto Reginald L. Mobley and Pacific MusicWorksThursday August 2 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Stephen Stubbs music director

Bach Cantatas: Actus Tragicus Friday August 3 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Gli Angeli GenèveStephan MacLeod bass-baritone & music directorAleksandra Lewandowska soprano,Alex Potter alto, and Thomas Hobbs tenor

De Profundis: 17th-Century Sacred Music for Solo Bass Tuesday August 7 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Cappella Borealis sackbut & cornetto ensemble, Gli Angeli Genève, Stephan MacLeod bass-baritone

Bach, Beethoven and Brahms with Monica Huggett and Byron Schenkman Wednesday August 8 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Monica Huggett violin Byron Schenkman 19th-century fortepiano

Couperin Leçons de TénèbresThursday August 9 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Aleksandra Lewandowska & Emma Hannan sopranos, with La Modestine: Marc Destrubé & Linda Melsted violins, Natalie Mackie gamba, Michael Jarvis harpsichord

VANCOUVER BACH FESTIVAL 2018

Bach Trauer Ode bwv 198 – at the Chan CentreFriday August 10 at 7:30 pm | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Alexander Weimann music directorPacific Baroque Orchestra Soloists of Gli Angeli Genève:

Aleksandra Lewandowska soprano, Alex Potter alto, Thomas Hobbs tenor, Stephan MacLeod bass-baritone

J.S. Bach’s great Trauer Ode is a large-scale secular cantata for orchestra and soloists, is unusually richly scored, and includes not only pairs of flutes and oboes d’amore, but also of violas da gamba and lutes in addition to a full string orchestra.

DAYTIME CONCERTS AT 1:00 PM EVENING CONCERTS AT 7:30 PM

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Mary Cassatt (1844-1926): “The Banjo Lesson” (1893/4)

Pacific Baroque OrchestraVivaldi: L’Estro ArmonicoSaturday September 29 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Pacific Baroque OrchestraEnrico Onofri guest director and violin soloist

Antonio Vivaldi, master and model of invention, inspired over a half century of European music with his first published set of concertos for one, two, and four violins: L’Estro Armonico. The Pacific Baroque Orchestra offers selections from this seminal work, and from Vivaldi’s La Stravaganza – led by the imaginative and wildy virtuosic Italian violinist Enrico Onofri.

J.S. Bach: The Complete Cello Suites Thursday September 20, 2018 at 7:30 pm Friday September 21, 2018 at 7:30 pmChrist Church Cathedral, Victoria Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria Cello Suites Nos. 1, 3 & 5 Cello Suites Nos. 2, 3 & 6

Beiliang Zhu baroque celloBeiliang Zhu, principal cellist with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, is a past winner of the Leipzig International Bach Competition. She views playing these richly chorded Suites with six movements each – a prelude, allemande, courante, sarabande, gigue, and other dances – as an “extraordinary journey”.


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Albert von Keller (1844-1920): “Music Lesson in the Artist’s Drawing Room” (c.1890 – detail)

Vox LuminisPurcell: Funeral Music for a Prince and a QueenSaturday October 13 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Vox LuminisLionel Meunier music director

Vox Luminis, the award-winning Belgian early music vocal ensemble created in 2004 by artistic director Lionel Meunier, performs over 60 concerts a year – appearing on stages in Belgium, across Europe, and around the world. This concert features Heinrich Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien and Thomas Morley’s Music for the Funeral of Queen Elizabeth I – leading up to Purcell’s exquisite Funeral Sentences and his poignant Elegy upon the Death of Queen Mary.

17th-Century image of musicians at the funeral of Queen Mary II

Supported by EMV’s Board of Directors

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George Goodwin Kilburne (1839-1924): “The Piano Lesson” (1871)

Schubert WinterreiseFriday November 2 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Philippe Sly bass-baritoneMichael McMahon 19th-century fortepiano

One of Canada’s most successful young baritones teams up with one of Canada’s most respected pianists for a performance of Franz Schubert’s deeply moving 1827 song cycle “Die Winterreise” (Winter’s Journey), accompanied on an 19th-century fortepiano.

Casper David Friedrch (1774-1840): “Winter Landscape” (1811, detail)

Philippe Sly

Supported by Tony and Margie Knox

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Antoine Wiertz (1806-1865): ”Singing Lesson”

Bach Collegium Japan – Masaaki SuzukiBach, Vivaldi, Handel Sunday December 9 at 3:00 pm | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Masaaki Suzuki music director Joanne Lunn soprano

Bach Collegium Japan was founded in 1990 by its inspirational music director Masaaki Suzuki to introduce the Japanese audience to period instrument performances of great works from the baroque period. For this concert the ensemble has invited acclaimed British soprano Joanne Lunn for a programme that includes Bach’s Orchestral Suite no 2, Concertos by Vivaldi and Marcello, and Handel’s virtuoso soprano cantata Silete Venti.

Festive Cantatas

A Monteverdi Christmas VespersSunday December 23 at 3:00 pm | Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

David Fallis music director Cappella Borealis

With voices, violins, cornetti, sackbuts, theorbos and keyboards, EMV’s Christmas presentation this season recreates the lavish Christmas Vespers celebration from the Church of San Marco in 17th-century Venice – with music by the incomparable Claudio Monteverdi, featuring works from his 1641 collection of sacred music.

Pacific Baroque Orchestra | Bach’s Christmas Oratorio | Manitoba TourSteinbeck, Manitoba

Thursday December 6Gretna, ManitobaFriday December 7

Winnipeg, ManitobaSaturday December 8

Brandon, ManitobaSunday December 9

Danielle SampsonArwen Myers Colin BalzerVicki St. Pierre

Supported by Zelie and Vincent Tan

and Adèle Lafleur

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Auguste Renoir (1841–1919): “The Daughters of Catulle Mendès: Huguette, Claudine, and Helyonne” (1888)

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra J.S. Bach: The Circle of CreationFriday January 25 at 7:30 pm | Vancouver Playhouse

EMV presents Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra in J.S. Bach: The Circle of Creation – a celebration of the genius of Bach, and the latest multi-media creation by Alison Mackay, the creator of phenomenally successful Tafelmusik productions seen around the world including The Galileo Project and House of Dreams.

Conceived, programmed

and scripted by Alison Mackay

NarratorBlair Williams

Directed by Elisa Citterio

Stage DirectorMarshall Pynkoski

Production DesignerGlenn Davidson

Projections DesignerRaha Javanfar

Film Editor Jane MacRae

Supported by

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George Goodwin Kilburne (1839-1924): “Piano Practice” (1924 – detail)

The King’s SingersRoyal Blood: Music for Henry VIIISaturday February 9 at 7:30 pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Exploring music on themes of death, health and love, The King’s Singers unravel the drama that characterised life at the mercy of some of England’s most intriguing and unpredictable monarchs.

Chopin – The Last ConcertFriday February 22 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral


The Polish RomanticsSaturday February 23 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral


PACIFIC BAROQUE FESTIVAL IN VICTORIA

Pacific Baroque Festival ends

Two recitals in collaboration with

Pacific Baroque FestivalMarc Destrubé artistic director

A annual event taking place in Victoria at Christ Church Cathedral,and at the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Alix Goolden Performance Hall.

VICTORIA BC

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For information on the Pacific Baroque Festival: pacbaroque.com

February 7-10 For details see the panel in the front of this calendar

Supported by Jeannette McMillan and Douglas Graves and

Birgit Westergaard and Norman Gladstone


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Christoph Weigel (1654–1725): “The Cantor” – original copperplate engraving with later colouring

Guillaume de Machaut – Remede de FortuneSaturday March 23 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Blue Heron | Scott Metcalfe director in collaboration with Les Délices | Debra Nagy directorMartin Near, Owen McIntosh & Jason McStoots voiceDebra Nagy recorders, douçaine, harp & voiceCharles Weaver lute, Scott Metcalfe fiddle and harp

Guillaume de Machaut’s narrative poem Remede de Fortune tells the tale of a woebegone lover who is counseled by Lady Hope on how to be happy and persevere in the face of the ups and downs dished out by Fortune and her wheel. Boston-based Blue Heron present a pocket version of the Remede de Fortune, including narration, projected images from manuscripts curated by Machaut, and more.

Schubert Death and the Maiden and works by MozartSunday March 10 at 3:00 pm | Vancouver Playhouse

Chiaroscuro Quartet Alina Ibragimova & Pablo Hernán Benedí violins Emilie Hörnlund viola, Claire Thirion cellowith Kristian Bezuidenhout fortepiano

A collaboration with

Buxtehude: Membra Jesu NostriFriday March 8 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Alexander Weimann music directorADMISSION BY DONATION

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Kristian BezuidenhoutPhoto credit: Marco Borggreve

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One of the greatest masterworks of 17th-century music, Dieterich Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri, an intense and expressive cycle of cantatas on the wounds of Christ. The programme will also explore selected masterworks of 17th-century Germany for choir, soloists & instruments. The Keio University Ensemble from Tokyo, directed by Nozomi Sato, joins local soloists, members of EMV and UBC’s Baroque Mentorship Orchestra, and Cappella Borealis, for a rich and varied programme from the early German Baroque.

Supported by Elaine Adair

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Alexander Weimann music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra Vancouver Cantata Singers prepared by VCS Artistic Director Paula Kremer

Handel’s monumental Coronation Anthems, composed in 1727 for the coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline of England, bring an exciting, regal note to end the PBO’s season with a performance at the Chan Centre. This programme will be complemented by Handel’s festive Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (upon which she granted Handel a “pension” of two hundred pounds a year, for life). King George II and Queen Caroline

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Venice in the East: Music from Renaissance Crete Cappella RomanaFriday May 10 at 7:30 pm | Christ Church Cathedral

Cappella Romana Alexander Lingas director

Byzantine musicologist and performer Alexander Lingas directs his 13-voice ensemble Cappella Romana, renowned for their presentations of music that span the full breadth of the Roman tradition, from the Greek East to the Latin West. Here Lingas conducts Venice in the East, a programme of medieval Byzantine chant and related Latin works influenced by Byzantine tradition from Crete and the Ionian Islands, which were ruled by the Venetians after the Latin conquest of Constantinople in 1204, and from Cyprus, a Venetian outpost from 1489 to 1571. This programme was commissioned by the Utrecht Early Music Festival (The Netherlands), the largest early music festival in the world, where Cappella Romana presented the debut performance in 2016.

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Jacob Toorenvliet (1640–1719): “The Music Lesson”

Detail from a 16th-century Icon by Michael Damaskenos (Cretan School): “Holy Liturgy”

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THIS AUGUST: VANCOUVER BACH FESTIVAL 2019Visit earlymusic.bc.ca for more information, or contact us at 604.732.1610

Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937): “The Banjo Lesson” (1893 – detail)

coming up: Early Music Vancouver’s 50th Anniversary Season!

Early Music Vancouver PARTNERS

We also gratefully acknowledge the generosity of our many donors and volunteers.

THANK YOU!

We acknowledge the support of the Province of British Columbia

THE DRANCE FAMILY EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER FUND

board of directors

Chris Guzy president

Fran Watters vice president

Spencer Corrigal cpa,catreasurer

Tony Knoxpast president

Ilia Korkhsecretary

Sherrill GraceMelody Mason

Jesse ReadTim Rendell cpa,ca

Ingrid SöchtingVincent Tan

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José Verstappen cmartistic director emeritus

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staff

Matthew Whiteexecutive & artistic director

Nathan Lorchbusiness manager

Jocelyn Peircedevelopment coordinator

Laina Tanaharamarketing & volunteer coordinator

Jonathan Evansproduction coordinator

Jan Gatesevent photographer

Murray Patterson Marketing Group

marketing & media relations

Trevor Mangionand

The Chan Centre Box Office Staffemv ticket office: 604.822.2697

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.

pacificbaroque

orchestraalexander weimann

MUSIC director

THE BRENNAN SPANO FAMILY FOUNDATION

Early Music Vancouver gratefully acknowledges the assistance and support of:

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

FOUNDATIONS

2018-19 PRODUCTION PARTNERS

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CORPORATE SUPPORT

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EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY 2018-19

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.

EMV Scholarship Programme for BC ResidentsIn the Fall of 2017, EMV began a new scholarship programme awarding up to 10 annual scholarships to BC residents. Qualified candidates are professional-track music students or active professional musicians seeking to develop skills in early music performance. This initiative, like EMV’s Baroque Orchestra Mentorship Programme is aimed at increasing the long-term sustainability of the regional period instrument scene in BC by providing instruction on early music performance through private lessons with primarily regionally based professional artists.

This programme is supported by Bryan and Gail Atkins.

Green College PerformancesOver the last ten years EMV has offered an annual series of free lecture-demonstrations at Green College at UBC, related to our season programming and designed to inform and grow our audience base.

St. Anselm’s performancesIn 2017-18, with the help of the Drance Family, EMV began a partnership with St. Anselm’s Church on the UBC campus to present an annual series of events related to programmes from EMV’s Main Series that serve to enrich the community’s awareness of early music in the broader community.

EMV Instrument CollectionOver 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 ActivitiesIn 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

A Baroque Orchestra Mentorsip Programme session coached by PBO concertmaster Chloe Meyers

Marc Destrubé leads a large instrumental ensemble in rehearsal for one of our performances in the Coach House at Green College, UBC.

SINGLE TICKET PRICING

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSAll venues are wheelchair accessible. Please contact us before the event for details about parking, entrances, elevators, etc.

604.732.1610 or [email protected]

Single tickets for EMV events in Vancouver can be purchased:

online:www.earlymusic.bc.ca

by phone:604.822.2697

in person: EMV Ticket Office - Chan Centre6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver BC

Regular: $6800 / $5200 / $3600

35 and under: $3350 / $2550 / $17 00

exceptions:1 pm concerts during the Vancouver Bach Festival:

$2500, general admission seating.

Single Tickets for the Pacific Baroque Series in Victoria can be purchased:

(Subscription packages not available for the Pacific Baroque Series in Victoria)

online:www.pacbaroque.com

by phone:250.386.5311

in person: Victoria Conservatory of Music

& Alix Goolden Performance Hall Box Office900 Johnson Street, Victoria BC

(box office charges apply)

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.

Purchases of more than four concert packages also enjoy a 25% discount.

EMV Subscriber Benefits ÷ 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 SubscribeTo 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: 604.822.2697

Any Questions?Call our Subscription Ticket Office at 604.822.2697

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 StudentsWe 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 FreeEarly 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 604.822.2697. These tickets are also available at the door. Some restrictions apply.

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Documents

Note from the Executive and Artistic Director