EMV 2023-2024 Season: LUMINESCENCE
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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 & 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
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 signaled the transition from the…
Christ Church Cathedral
Early Music Vancouver & Kay Meek Arts Centre
Members of Constantinople – The Golden Road
Please note: The Golden Road is excluded from our subscription ticket offer. Artists: Homayoun Sakhi, rubab; Shashank Subramanyam, flute; Kiya Tabassian, setar; Hamin Honari, tombak The Golden Road takes us…
Kay Meek Arts Centre
Early Music Vancouver
Dhrupad Fantasia – CANCELLED
CONCERT CANCELLATION This concert is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Artists: Uday Bhawalkar, dhrupad-vocal, Pratap Awad – pakhawaj & THE HATHOR CONSORT: Anne Freitag, renaissance-traverso flute; Liam Fennelly & Thomas…
The Sanctuary, Vancouver Unitarian Church
Early Music Vancouver & Vancouver Chamber Choir
Handel’s Messiah
This production is a collaboration with the Vancouver Chamber Choir Please note: Handel’s Messiah is excluded from our subscription ticket offer. Artists: The Vancouver Chamber Choir & The Pacific Baroque…
The Orpheum
Early Music Vancouver
‘The Luminous Hour’ with Reginald Mobley and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra
Aritsts: Reginald Mobley, Alexander Weimann & The Pacific Baroque Orchestra Countertenor Reginald Mobley and his ‘shimmering voice’ (BachTrack) return to Vancouver to open the 2024 LUMEN Festival with a dazzling…
The Vancouver Playhouse
Early Music Vancouver
Alexander Weimann – A Prayer for Peace
Artist: Alexander Weimann, organ Improvisation no longer plays a big role in the classical music world, although it’s still a central part of the education, idiom and professional practice for…
West Vancouver United Church
Early Music Vancouver
Bach Cello Suites with Elinor Frey
Artist: Elinor Frey, cello At the heart of the repertoire of nearly all cellists, Bach’s cello suites are among the most appreciated works of music lovers around the world. The…
The Sanctuary, Vancouver Unitarian Church
Early Music Vancouver
Ensemble Mirabilia: L’Eterno Ritorno
Artists: Myriam Leblanc, soprano, Grégoire Jeay, flute, Chloe Meyers, violin; Mélisande Corriveau, bass viol, Antoine Malette-Chénier, baroque harp and Alexander Weimann, keyboard Chaconnes and passacaglias have their roots in popular…
Christ Church Cathedral
Early Music Vancouver
Le Consort: Hidden Gems of the Baroque
Artists: Augusta McKay Lodge & Sophie de Bardonneche, violins; Hanna Salzenstein, cello; Justin Taylor, harpsichord Le Consort, a leading baroque chamber ensemble co-directed by harpsichordist Justin Taylor and violinist Théotime…
Christ Church Cathedral
Early Music Vancouver
Handel’s Eternal Source of Light Divine
Artists: Ensemble Caprice conducted by Matthias Maute Eternal Source of Light Divine was George Frideric Handel’s first and only court ode and one of his earliest attempts to win the…
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
Early Music Vancouver
Tallis Scholars: Darkness to Light
Artists: The Tallis Scholars, directed by Peter Phillips The two halves of this Easter program are linked by the idea of the earthquake, which traditionally occurred in the story of…
