Stile Antico is a British ensemble now established as one of the most original and exciting new voices in its field and has an extensive and award-winning discography on the Harmonia Mundi label.
One of the greatest composers of the early classical period was Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier 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 inspired both Mozart and Haydn. Today, he is almost entirely forgotten.
Pacific Baroque Orchestra playing a commission by VSO composer in residence, Jocelyn Morlock.
Featured soloist Camille Hesketh. Works by Peter Hannan, Györgi Ligeti and Louis Andriessen
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.
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.
The transverse flute was a highly-treasured instrument in the Middle Ages. Of all medieval instruments the flute, a cylindrical wooden tube with six finger holes, is the most similar to the human voice. Through its intensive tone and sensitivity to slight modulations in breath pressure, it plays the role of mediator between man and nature, and in late antiquity it represents communication with the hereafter.
Join Early Music Vancouver, Medieval flautist Norbert Rodenkirchen, and Beverly Akhurst of Ocean Breath Yoga on Tuesday, November 15th for an afternoon of mindfulness and music.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the cornetto was fabled for its astonishing ability to imitate the human voice. This imitation encompassed not only its clear and bright sound, but also its agility, and expressive range, which could make it sound almost as though the player were speaking through his instrument.
The In Nomine forms a rich repertory of late Renaissance English instrumental music. This fascinating program explores a treasure trove of In Nomine settings, all stemming from John Taverner’s 16th-century setting…
Artistic Director Matthew White explains the basis for EMV’s year-long collaboration with the Early Modern Conversions Project planned for the 2017-18 season and how it relates to Claudio Monteverdi, Buxtehude, Martin Luther and other important historical figures.
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 – Music by Porpora, Hasse, Veracini and others.
