EMV 2023-2024 Season: LUMINESCENCE
EMV’s star-studded 54th season, LUMINESCENCE, brings extraordinary artists from around the globe in a celebration of light.
The season opens on Friday, September 15, 2023 with Handel’s dramatic cantata Apollo e Dafne. a well-known story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and closes with a journey from the darkness associated with Lent to the hope and joy of Easter in the Christian calendar. The 2023-24 season also includes a mini winter festival – LUMEN, that presents three concerts in three days from January 12 to 14, 2024. EMV created this weekend festival to bring light to the darker January days. The 2024 “Lumen Festival” explores the intersections between early music, contemporary works, jazz and improvisation and includes artists Reginald Mobley, Elinor Frey, and Alexander Weimann.
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Early Music Vancouver
Apollo e Dafne – G.F. Handel
Jacqueline Woodley, soprano; Tyler Duncan, baritone; Pacific Baroque Orchestra directed by Alexander Weimann In Apollo e Dafne, Handel retells the ancient story of a boastful god’s frustrated love and a determined nymph’s unbending resistance….
Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver
Early Music Vancouver & Vancouver Chopin Society
Silver Apples of the Moon – Mélisande McNabney
A collaboration with the Chopin Society Mélisande McNabney, fortepiano The concept of fantasy has a long history in music, and keyboard instruments are its main conduits. In the 18th century,…
Christ Church Cathedral
Early Music Vancouver
Golden Apples of the Sun – Le Poème Harmonique
Artists: Le poème harmonique, directed by Vincent Dumestre with Anaïs Bertrand, mezzo-soprano Let us imagine the Louvre, which now attracts visitors from across the globe, during the illustrious reign of…
Christ Church Cathedral
Early Music Vancouver
Stars of the Italian Renaissance: Monteverdi & Rossi
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE Artists: Profeti della Quinta, directed by Elam Rotem At the dawn of the 17th century, two composers employed by the House of Gonzaga in Mantua…
Christ Church Cathedral
Early Music Vancouver & Vancouver Chamber Choir
Handel’s Messiah
This production is a collaboration with the Vancouver Chamber Choir Doors open: 6:30 p.m.Box Office on Dec. 8: Opens 5:30 p.m.Run time: 130 minutes plus 20 minutes intermission Please note:…
The Orpheum
Early Music Vancouver
Bach Cello Suites no.’s 1, 2, & 6 with Elinor Frey
Bach Cello Suites no.’s 1, 2, & 6 with Elinor Frey REPLACEMENT SHOW FOR THE LUMINOUS HOUR – REGINALD MOBLEY If you hold tickets to The Luminous Hour, you DO…
The Vancouver Playhouse
Early Music Vancouver
Alexander Weimann – A Fully Improvised Organ Concert
Artist: Alexander Weimann, organ Run time: 60 minutes “A PRAYER FOR PEACE” is the title of Alexander Weimann’s solo improvised organ recital. The concert re-imagines the so-called Organ Mass, a tradition of…
West Vancouver United Church
Early Music Vancouver
Bach Cello Suites with Elinor Frey
Artist: Elinor Frey, cello THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT For the January 12 performance of Bach’s Cello Suites no.’s 1, 2, and 6, please click here. Run time: 70 minutes…
The Sanctuary, Vancouver Unitarian Church
Early Music Vancouver
Ensemble Mirabilia: L’Eterno Ritorno
General Admission Seats Still Available!To purchase, click on the green box titled “General Admission Pews” at seat select. Artists: Myriam Leblanc, soprano, Grégoire Jeay, flute, Chloe Meyers, violin; Mélisande Corriveau,…
Christ Church Cathedral
Early Music Vancouver
Le Consort: Treasures of the Baroque
Artists: Augusta McKay Lodge & Sophie de Bardonnèche, violins; Hanna Salzenstein, cello; Justin Taylor, harpsichord THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. “Ravishing, exhilarating and uniquely beautiful.” – BBC Music Magazine The young…
Christ Church Cathedral
Early Music Vancouver
Handel: Hallelujah & Trumpets!
Artists: Ensemble Caprice and Ensemble ArtChoral directed by Matthias Maute Experience the splendour of Handel’s music! “Expertly framed by Maute’s intuitive conducting… Ensemble Caprice delivered fully on its reputation as a…
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Early Music Vancouver
Tallis Scholars: Darkness to Light
CHORAL LOFT SEATS AVAILABLEThe Choral Loft is located behind and above the stage on the Dress Level.To book, click ‘Dress Level,’ then ‘Choral Loft’ for General Admission tickets.ASSIGNED SEATS SOLD…