Early Music Vancouver Events

August 1 Our City of Ladies

Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.Christ Church Cathedral

NOTE: Tickets go on sale Monday, April 3 at noon.

Artists: Servir Antico, directed by 2023 Artist-in-Residence Catalina Vicens

Founded and directed by Catalina Vicens, Servir Antico breathes new life into European vocal and instrumental music from the age of Renaissance humanism. With Our City of Ladies, the ensemble continues to explore The City of Ladies, an allegorical city conceived by Christine de Pizan  (1364-1430) to defend and protect women and their right to education. Servir Antico’s journey is to expand the walls of the City started five centuries ago and to invite everyone to take part in its existence.

August 2 The Bach Parodies

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 | 1:00 p.m.Christ Church Cathedral

NOTE: Tickets go on sale Monday, April 3 at noon.

Artists: Jessica Korotkin, cello and director; Majka Demcak, violin; Elana Cooper, viola, & Diederik van Dijk, cello

While the concept of ‘parody’ is today associated with humor and satire, in the context of music composition, it refers to the creative process of recycling musical material. This program pays homage to Bach, showcasing an eclectic variety of Bach-inspired musical parodies. The concert includes works by J S Bach, Mozart, Gounod, and Korotkin.

You can read more about Jessica Korotkin and Bach Parodies in this article from Early Music America Magazine.

August 2 The Ladies Vespers 

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 | 7 p.m.Christ Church Cathedral

NOTE: Tickets go on sale Monday, April 3 at noon.

Artists: Nadine Balbiesi, Myriam Leblanc, Jane Long, Ellen Torrie, Liselot de Wilde, sopranos Liz Hamel, Emma Parkinson, Vicki St-Pierre, Krisztina Szabo, altos with members of Elektra Women’s Choir and the EMV Festival Players, directed. by Alexander Weimann

Festival Players: Chloe Meyers, violin 1; Christi Meyers, violin 2; Margaret Little, viola da gamba; Erin Headley, lirone and viola da gamba; Natalie Mackie, violone; Matthew Jennejohn, cornetto; Ellen Marple, sackbutt; Alex Fisher, sackbutt; Jeremy Berkman, sackbutt; Lucas Harris, theorbo; Antoine Malette-Chénier, triple harp; & Alexander Weimann, music director, keyboard

During the 17th century, women composers were most often either nuns educated in convents or the daughters of musical families such as Florence’s Caccini clan. The works presented in this concert come from both the secular and sacred worlds of 17th-century Italy, written for celebration in the cloister and private devotion in the home. This music abounds with all the inventiveness, refinement, and energy of the age of Monteverdi. 

A Woman’s Voice in Bach’s World: Christiane Mariane von Ziegler

Saturday, August 5, 2023 | 7.30 p.m.Christ Church Cathedral

NOTE: Tickets go on sale Monday, April 3 at noon.

Artists: Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano; Philippe Gagné, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone, with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra directed by Alexander Weimann

Christiane Mariane von Ziegler, Leipzig’s Poet Laureate (1733), vigorously defended women’s rights to improved education and literary enterprise. She was one of J.S. Bach’s esteemed librettists ( setting texts to nine cantatas) and a rare woman’s voice in the Lutheran liturgy. This programme celebrates the two Leipzig artists’ short but fruitful creative partnership.

This concert is generously supported by The Graham and Gayle Cooke Foundation, Elaine Adair, & Elaine Stevens