As we head toward mid-June we look to sunnier skies ahead, and more entertainment to keep our summer picks filled with fun. Doors: Continuing until June 12th, the 14thDoors Open Richmond, presented by The Richmond Museum, is a virtual event, featuring online tours of more than 30 sites representing Richmond’s cultural diversity and heritage. Dance: The Dance Centre’s…
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Picks of the Week – June 2, 2021
The year is moving swiftly on to the midway point as we start June cautiously optimistic that our summer may find more easing of pandemic restrictions, allowing even more entertaining picks to add to our calendar. Concert: Tonight, after 18 virtual concerts, Early Music Vancouver (EMV) brings its Digital Concert Hall to a close with Concerti Virtuosi…
EMV Debuts the Final Concert of its Digital 51st Season
After 18 virtual concerts, Early Music Vancouver (EMV) brings its Digital Concert Hall to a close with Concerti Virtuosi featuring Pacific Baroque Orchestra & Vincent Lauzer on June 2nd. For its 51st season EMV has kept audiences entertained with a spectacular line-up of beautiful music, with all of the concerts remaining online for the rest…
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…
Vancouver Bach Festival Wraps In Tribute to Saint Cecilia
After 11 days of beautiful music, the Vancouver Bach Festival came to a close last week with a celebration of the patron saint of musicians. Early Music Vancouver (EMV) presented Purcell Hail! Bright Cecilia at Chan Centre for Performing Arts at UBC. Composed by English Composer Henry Purcell in 1692 to a text by Nicholas…
Vancouver Bach Festival Brings Back Bach
The Vancouver Bach Festival, presented by Early Music Vancouver (EMV) returns to Christ Church Cathedral and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, July 30 – August 9, 2019. J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) is regarded as one of the greatest composers in Western musical history. His legacy includes some of the most beautiful and well-crafted music ever written. Almost…