Last week, Early Music Vancouver welcomed the season with a pair of performances of Festive Cantatas: J.S. Bach Magnificat & Cantata BWV 110 (Let Our Mouth Be Full of Laughter). Audiences at Kay Meek Arts Centre in West Vancouver and Chan Centre for Performing Arts at UBC got into the festive spirit, with the pair…
Tag: Baroque
Early Music Vancouver (EMV) launches its 50th Season
This Saturday, Early Music Vancouver (EMV) launches its 50th Anniversary Season with Le Concert Spirituel: Baroque Orchestral Suites. Inspired by the 18th-century French Le Concert Spiritual concert series, 16 members of Victoria Baroque present a lavish pairing of French Overture Suites and Italian Concerti Grossi. Canadian icon, baroque violinist, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Musical Director Emerita Jeanne Lamon, who recently…
Early Music Vancouver 3rd Bach Festival opens July 30
Early Music Vancouver is tuning up for the 3rd annual Vancouver Bach Festival, July 30 – August 10, 2018 at Christ Church Cathedral and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Since its inaugural year in 2016, the festival has grown to include a selections of concerts ranging from intimate chamber music to those with full orchestra, soloists, and a choir….
Handel’s Messiah from Early Music Vancouver
This weekend, Early Music Vancouver (EMV) presented Handel’s Messiah for the first time in their repertoire. EMV welcomes music lovers to four performances over the weekend, at the White Rock Baptist Church, Vancouver Playhouse and Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver. Virtually sold out for the whole run, there was definitely an appetite for the…