Artistic Director Matthew White

Early Music Vancouver

Calendar cover image: Pierre-Yves Russo: “Young Woman with a Lute”.

Photos from past EMV concerts, rehearsals and summer courses by Jan Gates.

Notes from the Artistic Director

As I contemplate the many things that we do at EMV, it strikes me that we are a difficult organization to put in a box. We have grown into a creative hybrid that resists definition – we are in almost equal parts presenter, regional producer, collaborative nexus, and music educator. Charting the future for such a multi-faceted organization is both exhilarating and mystifying. With so many options, how do you make choices without feeling that you are somehow neglecting a vital part of who you are? The simple answer I have found is to follow my instinct. I am consistently drawn to artists, programmes and repertoire that inspire my passion and that build community. The 2015-16 Season is filled with music and artists that I hope will inspire you while also nurturing and providing a forum for gifted artists from all over our region and beyond.

The cover of this year’s calendar is a portrait by contemporary French artist Pierre-Yves Russo. It is a beguiling rendering of a woman playing the lute inspired by countless historical paintings on this same theme. Like EMV, it is at once connected with the past and unmistakeably modern. This gorgeous piece, along with the 2015 Summer Festival, “Music for Queens”, informed the concept for this calendar – historical images of women playing instruments balanced with contemporary portraits of prominent female musicians appearing on our series this year. Women have been woefully underrepresented in music history and this calendar is a very small gesture towards addressing this imbalance. I’d like to thank José Verstappen and Christina Hutten for their help in sourcing these images.

Warmest thanks to you, our audience and supporters, for building Early Music Vancouver into a unique, evolving and vital part of our region’s performing arts scene. I look forward to seeing you at a concert soon.

Matthew White, Artistic Director

Purcell’s Opera in Concert Dido and AeneasThursday, July 30, 2015 at 7:30 pm Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre

Monica Whicher soprano (Dido), Sumner Thompson baritone (Aeneas) Alexander Weimann music director EMV Festival Baroque Orchestra and Chorus

Dialogos Ensemble for Medieval Music Swithun - A Medieval Miracle PlayFriday, November 13, 2015 at 7:30 pm Telus Studio Theatre at the Chan Centre

Katarina Livljanić director and vocalist

Death and Devotion Music of the North German BaroqueWednesday, February 3, 2016 at 7:30 pm Telus Studio Theatre at the Chan Centre

Dorothee Mields soprano, Sumner Thompson baritonePacific Baroque Orchestra led by guest director Marc Destrubé

Handel - Music for the Royal FireworksSunday, April 3, 2016 at 3:00 pm Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre

Alexander Weimann music directorPacific Baroque Orchestra & UBC Baroque Mentorship Orchestra

Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale GentLagrime di San PietroFriday, April 15, 2016 at 7:30 pm Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre

Dialogos Ensemble

Joanna Blendulf

Kiri Tollaksen

Monica Whicher

Lena Console

Hana Blažíková

Festive CantatasPraetorius Christmas VespersSunday, December 20, 2015 at 3:00 pm Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre

David Fallis music director, EMV Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble, La Rose des Vents cornetto & sackbutt ensemble, Laudate Chamber Singers

Monteverdi Vespers of 1610Friday, October 23, 2015 at 7:30 pm Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre

Stephen Stubbs music directorVocal Soloists, Pacific MusicWorks and the Vancouver Chamber Choir

Catherine Motuz

MA

STER

WO

RKS

SERI

ES A

T T

HE

CH

AN

Vancouver Early Music Festival 2015

music forqueens

Agnolo di Cosimo, called Bronzino (1503-1572): “Eleonora di Toledo” - detail

Christina of Sweden – The Girl Kingwith soprano Ellen HargisSunday, July 26, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music

Ellen Hargis soprano, Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière baroque dance, Christopher Bagan harpsichord, Paul Luchkow violin, Lucas Harris lute

Solo repertoire for Lute by Bach and Weisswith Paul Beier and Robert BartoTuesday, July 28, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music

Lutenist Ronn MacFarlane in RecitalThursday, July 30, 2015 at 12:o0 noon | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music

Purcell’s Opera in Concert – Dido and AeneasThursday, July 30, 2015 at 7:30 pm Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, UBC campus

Alexander Weimann music director Monica Whicher soprano (Dido), Sumner Thompson baritone (Aeneas)Other soloists include: Charles Daniels, Reginald L. Mobley, Pascale Beaudin, Jacqueline WoodleyEMV Festival Baroque Orchestra and Chorus

Ellen Hargis

The Queen’s DelightLes Voix Humaines Gamba ConsortFriday, July 31, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music

Michael Taylor countertenor with Les Voix Humaines: Susie Napper viol, Margaret Little viol, Mélisande Corriveau viols & recorders, Grégoire Jeay recorders, renaissance flute and percussion, Nigel North lutes, Sylvain Bergeron lutes

Brahms - Die Schöne Magelonewith Tyler Duncan and Erika Switzer Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music

Tyler Duncan baritone, Erika Switzer 19th-century piano, Alessandro Juliani narrator

Pergolesi - Stabat MaterWednesday, August 5, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music

Pascale Beaudin soprano, Danielle Reutter-Harrah mezzo-soprano, Marc Destrubé violin, Tekla Cunningham violin, Paul Luchkow viola, Beiliang Zhu cello, Natalie Mackie violone, Michael Jarvis organ, Stephen Stubbs lute

A Queen’s MusicReginald L. Mobley in recitalThursday, August 6, 2015 at 7:30pm | PLEASE NOTE: Yaletown Roundhouse

Reginald L. Mobley countertenor, Alexander Weimann harpsichord and piano

Sequentia The Queen and the TroubadourFriday, August 7, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music

Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music:Benjamin Bagby director, voice and harp, Norbert Rodenkirchen flutes, Wolodymyr Smishkewych voice and organistrum, with students from the Vancouver Early Music Summer Programme

Pascale Beaudin Jacqueline Woodley Erika Switzer Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière Beiliang Zhu

BAROQUE PLAYHOUSE SERIESJacob Ochtervelt (1634-1682): “Two Women and Man Making Music”

Brandenburg ConcertosFriday, September 18, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Vancouver PlayhouseAlexander Weimann, music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra

Salsa Baroque - Ensemble CapriceThursday, October 15, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Vancouver PlayhouseMatthias Maute recorder & traverso. Sophie Larivière recorder & traverso, Susie Napper cello, David Jacques guitar, Ziya Tabassian, percussion

Byron Schenkman and FriendsMusic from the Court of VersaillesFriday, November 6, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Vancouver PlayhouseJoshua Romatowski flute, Ingrid Matthews violin, Elisabeth Reed viol, Byron Schenkman harpsichord

Watermusic – From Princes to Frogs Orchestral Suites with Four Horns Friday, January 15, 2016 at 7:30 pm | Vancouver PlayhouseSteven Devine music director and harpsichordVictoria Baroque Players

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra House of DreamsFriday, March 4, 2016 at 7:30 pm | Vancouver PlayhouseTafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

George Frideric Handel Apollo e DafneFriday, March 18, 2016 at 7:30 pm | Vancouver PlayhouseYulia Van Doren soprano, Douglas Williams baritoneAlexander Weimann music directorPacific Baroque Orchestra

Each concert will be preceded by an introductory talk, hosted by Matthew White, 45 minutes before the start of the performance.

Elisabeth Reed

Jeanne Lamon

Yulia Van Doren

Tekla Cunningham

Henry Oliver Walker (1843-1929): “Lyric Poetry” - detail

Vancouver Early Music Festival 2015

Music for QueensJuly 26 - August 7

july 2015 earlymusic.bc.casun mon tue wed thu fri sat

Christina of Sweden – The Girl King, with soprano Ellen HargisSunday, July 26, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music, 6361 Memorial RoadEllen Hargis soprano, Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière baroque dance, Christopher Bagan harpsichord, Paul Luchkow violin, Lucas Harris lute

A musical account of the life of Queen Christina of Sweden, one of Europe’s most eccentric monarchs and personalities. Featuring music and dance by Luigi Rossi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Arcangelo Corelli, and others.

Solo repertoire for Lute by Bach and Weiss with Paul Beier and Robert BartoTuesday, July 28, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music

Solo works for lute by Leopold Weiss and Johann Sebastian Bach, including two Bach suites for harpsichord transcribed for lute by Paul Beier

Lutenist Ronn MacFarlane in RecitalThursday, July 30, 2015 at 12:o0 noon | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music, 6361 Memorial Road

“His intense concentration, technical prowess and rapport with the audience showed that, in time, he could become the Segovia of the lute.” – Chicago Tribune

Purcell’s Opera in Concert – Dido and AeneasThursday, July 30, 2015 at 7:30 pm Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Road, UBC campusAlexander Weimann music director Monica Whicher soprano (Dido), Sumner Thompson baritone (Aeneas) Soloists also include Charles Daniels, Reginald L. Mobley, Pascale Beaudin, Jacqueline Woodley, and Danielle Reuter-HarrahEMV Festival Baroque Orchestra and Chorus

One of the best-loved and well-known of all English operas, Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas tells the tragic tale of Queen Dido’s love and subsequent abandonment by the Trojan hero, Aeneas. Full of expressive arias, memorable choruses, and humorous moments, it is an acknowledged masterpiece. The finale, “Dido’s Lament”, is one of the most recognizable and moving scenes in the history of opera. This performance will be paired with Come Ye Sons of Art, written by Purcell in 1694 to celebrate the birthday of Queen Mary II of England.

The Queen’s Delight - Les Voix Humaines Gamba ConsortFriday, July 31, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of MusicMichael Taylor countertenor with Les Voix Humaines: Susie Napper viol, Margaret Little viol, Mélisande Corriveau viols & recorders, Grégoire Jeay recorders, renaissance flute and percussion, Nigel North lutes, Sylvain Bergeron lutes

A musical drama written by the brilliant, eccentric fop, gamba player, composer, mercenary soldier, and model for William Shakespeare’s Sir Andrew Aiguecheak in Twelfth night, the inimitable Tobias Hume!

28

5

12

19

26

29

6

13

20

27

30

7

14

21

28

1canada day

8

15

22

29

2

9

16

23

30

3

10

17

24

31

4

11

18

25

1Christina of Sweden

- The Girl KingPaul Beier &

Robert Barto in RecitalThe Queen’s Delight

- Music for Elizabeth I

EARLY MUSIC IN CONTEXT LECTURESJuly 27 - August 6, from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm | UBC Music Building

An early-evening summer series of free lectures, demonstrations, and presentations. Details at earlymusic.bc.ca

Ronn McFarlane in RecitalPurcell’s

Dido and Aeneas

A collaboration with the

Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938): “Lady with a Lute”

Each concert will be preceded by an introductory talk, hosted by Matthew White, 45 minutes before the start of the performance.

Supported by Vic and Joan Baker

Vancouver Early Music Festival 2015

Music for QueensJuly 26 - August 7

A Queen’s Music– Reginald L. Mobley

Sequentia - The Queen and the Troubadour

Christina of Sweden - The Girl King

Paul Beier & Robert Barto in Recital

Ronn McFarlane in Recital

Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas

The Queen’s Delight - Music for Elizabeth I

Pergolesi Stabat Mater

Brahms - Die Schöne Magelone

august 2015 earlymusic.bc.casun mon tue wed thu fri sat

26

2

9

16

23

30

27

3b.c. day

10

17

24

31

28

4

11

18

25

29

5

12

19

26

30

6

13

20

27

31

7

14

21

28

1

8

15

22

29

Brahms - Die Schöne Magelone with Tyler Duncan and Erika Switzer Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music, 6361 Memorial Road

Tyler Duncan baritone, Erika Switzer 19th-century piano, Alessandro Juliani narratorDie Schöne Magelone tells Ludwig Tieck’s medieval love story about Peter, a young knight from Provence, and the beautiful princess Magelone. Set by Johannes Brahms for baritone and piano, the fifteen songs are interwoven with unifying descriptive prose.

Érard 1890s piano donated to the EMV Instrument Collection by Howard and Margaret Evans.

Pergolesi - Stabat MaterWednesday, August 5, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music

Pascale Beaudin soprano, Danielle Reutter-Harrah mezzo-soprano, Marc Destrubé violin, Tekla Cunningham violin, Paul Luchkow viola, Beiliang Zhu cello, Natalie Mackie violone Michael Jarvis organ, Stephen Stubbs lute

A Queen’s Music – Reginald L. Mobley in recitalThursday, August 6, 2015 at 7:30pm | PLEASE NOTE: Yaletown Roundhouse, Davie & Pacific

Reginald L. Mobley countertenor, Alexander Weimann harpsichord and pianoAs it has been for people of colour, the work and sexual identity of gay musicians throughout history has in many cases been cruelly ridiculed, often hidden, and sometimes quietly tolerated or ignored. This recital, in celebration of the contributions made by gay composers throughout musical history, offers a broad selection of song from the 18th century to the present.

Sequentia - The Queen and the TroubadourFriday, August 7, 2015 at 7:30 pm | Roy Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music

Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music:Benjamin Bagby director, voice and harp, Norbert Rodenkirchen flutes, Wolodymyr Smishkewych voice and organistrum,with students from the Vancouver Early Music Summer Programme

A collaboration with the Vancouver International Song Institute

John Melhuish Strudwick (1849-1937): “In the Golden Days”

Supported by

Elaine Adair

A collaboration with the Queer Arts Festival

Each concert will be preceded by an introductory talk, hosted by Matthew White, 45 minutes before the start of the performance.

Danielle Reutter-Harrah

Supported by

Tony Knox Barrister & Solicitor, Arbitrator

1291 West 40th Avenue,Vancouver, B.C. V6M 1V3 Canadawww.knoxlex.com

Knox & Co. denotes D.A.Knox Law Corporation

Tel: 604 263 5766Cell: 604 374 7916Fax: 604 261 1868Email: tknox@knoxlex.com

Brandenburg ConcertosFriday, September 18

Culture Days - Path to Performance

Brandenburg Concertos

september 2015 earlymusic.bc.casun mon tue wed thu fri sat

30

6

13

20

27

31

7

14

21

28

1labour day

8

15

22

29

2

9

16

23

30

3

10

17

24

1

4

11

18

25

2

5

12

19

26

3

Brandenburg ConcertosFriday, September 18, 2015 at 7:30 pm | pre-concert talk hosted by Matthew White at 6:45 pm Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street

Alexander Weimann, music director Pacific Baroque Orchestra

To start our 2015-16 Baroque Playhouse Series, EMV partners with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra for a performance featuring Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 as well as concertos for solo recorder and solo trumpet by Georg Philipp Telemann.

Culture Days - The Path to PerformanceFriday, September 25, 2015 | Hodson Manor, 1254 West 7th Avenue Open rehearsal: 4:30-5:30 pm | Discussion: 5:30-6:30 pm

Founded in 2009, Culture Days is a non-profit organisation dedicated to building a national network of cultural connections devoted to providing Canadians with opportunities to participate in and appreciate all forms of arts and culture. Through an annual three-day national celebration each September, hundreds of thousands of artists and cultural organisations in cities and towns across Canada invite Canadians to participate in free, interactive, and “behind the scenes” activities to discover their cultural spirit and passion.

EMV is pleased to partner with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra for “The Path to Performance”, the Baroque Mentorship Orchestra Programme at UBC, and two concerts on our Baroque Playhouse Series.

Philippe Mercier (1689-1760): “The Sense of Hearing” - detail

A co-production with

Supported by

Ingrid Söchting

pacific baroque

orchestra

pacific baroque

orchestra

Mieka Michaux Kris KwapisJoanna HoodChristine Wilkinson Beckman

Monteverdi Vespers of 1610

Friday, October 23

MonteverdiVespers of 1610

Salsa Baroque

october 2015 earlymusic.bc.casun mon tue wed thu fri sat

27

4

11

18

25

28

5

12thanksgiving

day

19

26

29

6

13

20

27

30

7

14

21

28

1

8

15

22

29

2

9

16

23

30

3

10

17

24

31

Salsa Baroque - Ensemble CapriceThursday, October 15, 2015 at 7:30 pm | pre-concert talk hosted by Matthew White at 6:45 pm Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street

Matthias Maute recorder & traverso, Sophie Larivière recorder & traverso, Susie Napper cello, David Jacques guitar, Ziya Tabassian, percussion

Salsa is the Spanish word for sauce, designating at the same time a dance as well as a family of musical genres in Latin-American music.It is this latter meaning and its ancient roots that inspire the title Salsa Baroque. Despite the human and political tragedies surrounding the colonization of the South-American continent, the multipolar musical culture that resulted is distinguished by its fiery spirit and passion: here is music with a unique character that enriches the repertoire of the 17th century with refreshing novelties.

“The ensemble has established itself as an immensely thoughtful and progressive force on the musical scene.” – New York Times

Monteverdi Vespers of 1610Friday, October 23, 2015 at 7:30 pm | pre-concert talk hosted by Matthew White at 6:45 pm Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus

Stephen Stubbs music directorSoloists: Jolle Greenleaf, Catherine Webster, Laura Pudwell, Charles Daniels, Zachary Wilder, Ross Hauck, Douglas Williams, Charles Robert StephensPacific MusicWorks and the Vancouver Chamber Choir

The Monteverdi Vespers is a monumental masterpiece. Conductor and lutenist Stephen Stubbs leads nine soloists, the Vancouver Chamber Choir, and a collection of North America’s best seventeenth-century instrumentalists including the peerless Bruce Dickey on cornetto.

“… this was an utterly thrilling Vespers, of a quality you are unlikely ever to encounter anywhere else in the world.” – The Seattle Times

A co-production between Early Music Vancouver,

Pacific MusicWorks, and the Vancouver Chamber Choir

Sophie LarivièreSusie Napper Jolle Greenleaf

Benedetto Bonfigli (c.1420-1496): “Madonna with Child and Angels” - detail

Supported by

Tony and Margie Knox

Maxine EilanderCatherine Webster

Dialogos Ensemble

SwithunA Medieval Miracle Play

Friday, November 13

Ensemble Dialogos:Swithun

Juilliard415 Nicholas McGegan

Juilliard415 Nicholas McGegan

Juilliard415 Nicholas McGegan

Music from the Court of Versailles

november 2015 earlymusic.bc.casun mon tue wed thu fri sat

1

8

15

22

29

2

9

16

23

30

3

10

17

24

1

4

11remembrance

day

18

25

2

5

12

19

26

3

6

13

20

27

4

7

14

21

28

5

Byron Schenkman and FriendsMusic from the Court of VersaillesFriday, November 6, 2015 at 7:30 pm | pre-concert talk hosted by Matthew White at 6:45 pm Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street

Joshua Romatowski flute, Ingrid Matthews violin, Elisabeth Reed viol, Byron Schenkman harpsichordAn evening of delights from the trend-setting courts of Louis XIV and Louis XV, from the refined elegance of Couperin and Marais to the irresistible flamboyance of Duphly and Rameau.

“Byron Schenkman & Friends display dashing musicianship.” – The Seattle Times

Dialogos Ensemble for Medieval Music Swithun - A Medieval Miracle PlayFriday, November 13, 2015 at 7:30 pm | pre-concert talk hosted by Matthew White at 6:45 pm Telus Studio Theatre at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus

Dialogos Ensemble for Medieval Music Katarina Livljanić director and vocalist | Clara Coutouly, Marine Dautrey & Caroline Gesret vocalistsOne of Dialogos’ favourite repertoires, early medieval polyphony from Winchester, is at the origin of this programme. Through the voice of Wulfstan the Cantor, it follows the path of a penitent man haunted by his visionary or terrifying dreams, trying to escape from three raging Furies, wild like wolves, and finally finding salvation from Swithun, saint of all miracles.

“Ms. Livljanić enacted the ancient drama with splendidly pure singing, urgent narration, a penetrating gaze and expressive hands. (…) almost startlingly modern and metaphysical at times.” – The New York Times

Juilliard415 with conductor Nicholas McGeganWednesday, Thursday and Friday, November 18-20, 2015 at 10:30 am | Vancouver Academy of Music, 1270 Chestnut Street

EMV partners with Music in the Morning to bring Juilliard415, the principal period-instrument ensemble of the Juilliard school, along with four vocalists and star guest conductor Nicholas McGegan, to the stage of the Vancouver Academy of Music. The programme includes Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 6 and Georg Philipp Telemann’s Die Tageszeiten, a collection of secular cantatas.

“At last there is fabulous, energetic, thrilling old style music happening in NY. Juilliard415 is so charged up that it sounds like they are playing something just written.” - Mark Morris, choreographer

Illumination from the Picture Bible of Cunradus Schlapperitzi of 1445

Supported by

Elaine Adair

Katarina Livljanić

A co-presentation with Music in the Morning

Ingrid Matthews

Supported by

Mark Vessey and Maya Yazigi

Festive CantatasPraetorius Christmas Vespers

Sunday, December 20 at 3:00 pm

Praetorius Christmas Vespers

december 2015 earlymusic.bc.casun mon tue wed thu fri sat

30

6

13

20

27

31

7

14

21

28

1

8

15

22

29

2

9

16

23

30

3

10

17

24

31

4

11

18

25christmas day

1

5

12

19

26boxing day

2

Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898): “An angel playing a flageolet” - detail

Festive CantatasPraetorius Christmas VespersSunday, December 20, 2015 at 3:00 pm | pre-concert talk hosted by Matthew White at 2:15 pm Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus

David Fallis music directorEMV Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble, La Rose des Vents cornetto and sackbutt ensemble, Laudate Chamber Singers

Thirteen vocal soloists specializing in seventeenth-century music from all over North America, string band, cornetto and sackbut players, three theorbo players, and multiple keyboardists join together to recreate the joyful celebration of Christmas Vespers as it might have been heard under the direction of Michael Praetorius in seventeenth-century Germany. In the festive spirit, the audience will join the assembled mass musical forces in singing favorite early Christmas carols.

“The music was balanced and period-perfect. The whole effort felt authentic in a natural, unforced way...David Fallis is a magician.” – The Toronto Star

A NORTHWEST BAROQUE MASTERWORKS PROJECT

A collaboration produced by Early Music Vancouver in partnership with the Portland Baroque Orchestra, the Early Music Guild of Seattle, and Victoria’s Early Music Society of the Islands.

PORTLANDBAROQUEORCHESTRA

Linda Melsted Natalie MackieLaura PudwellEmma HannanJane LongDanielle Reuter-Harrah

Victoria Baroque Players

WatermusicFrom Princes to FrogsFriday, January 15

Death and Devotion: Music of the

North German Baroque

Water Music - Orchestral Suites

january 2016 earlymusic.bc.casun mon tue wed thu fri sat

27

3

10

17

24

31

28

4

11

18

25

1

29

5

12

19

26

2

30

6

13

20

27

3

31

7

14

21

28

4

1new year’s day

8

15

22

29

5

2

9

16

23

30

6

Women Musicians (Renaissance) - source unknown

Watermusic – From Princes to Frogs – Orchestral Suites with Four Horns Friday, January 15, 2016 at 7:30 pm | pre-concert talk hosted by Matthew White at 6:45 pm Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street

Steven Devine music director and harpsichordVictoria Baroque Players

From Princes to Frogs: What happens when the best musical minds like Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frideric Handel, and Jean-Philippe Rameau are given free rein to depict royalty as well as the life of villagers and mariners? Find out in this grand Baroque orchestral programme in which the splendour of four hunting horns provide the platform for music of royal grandeur as well as well as the humorous characterization of animals and raucous village life.

A concert of kings and princes, nymphs, merry sailors, frogs, and crows, all directed by the British harpsichord virtuoso Steven Devine from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

Musicians from the Victoria Baroque Players: Christi Meyers, Soile Stratkauskas, and Katrina Russell

Death and DevotionMusic of the North German Baroque

Wednesday, February 3

Tafelmusik -

House of Dreams

Death and Devotion: Music of the

North German Baroque

february 2016 earlymusic.bc.casun mon tue wed thu fri sat

31

7

14

21

28

1

8b.c. family day

15

22

29

2

9

16

23

1

3

10

17

24

2

4

11

18

25

3

5

12

19

26

4

6

13

20

27

5

Death and Devotion Music of the North German BaroqueWednesday, February 3, 2016 at 7:30 pm | pre-concert talk hosted by Matthew White at 6:45 pm Telus Studio Theatre at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus

Dorothee Mields soprano, Sumner Thompson baritonePacific Baroque Orchestra, led by guest director Marc Destrubé

German early music star soprano Dorothee Mields returns to Vancouver for a shared recital of seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century North German sacred music with American baritone, Sumner Thompson. Marc Destrubé leads the ensemble of solo strings, gambas and a full continuo section.

“No present-day singer understands German sacred music of the seventeenth century better than the soprano Dorothee Mields and, unsurprisingly therefore, no one sings it better.” – International Record Review

A collaboration with the

Dorothee Mields

pacific baroque

orchestra

Supported by

Early Music Vancouver’s Board of Directors

Pierre-Yves Russo: “Girl with Harpsichord”

Tafelmusik

House of DreamsFriday, March 4

Handel -

Apollo e Dafne

Tafelmusik -

House of Dreams

march 2016 earlymusic.bc.casun mon tue wed thu fri sat

30

6

13

20

27easter sunday

31

7

14

21

28easter monday

1

8

15

22

29

2

9

16

23

30

3

10

17

24

31

4

11

18

25good friday

1

5

12

19

26

2

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675): “Lady at the Virginal with a Gentleman”, or “The Music Lesson” - detail

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra House of DreamsFriday, March 4, 2016 at 7:30 pm pre-concert talk hosted by Matthew White at 6:45 pm Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

An imaginative multi-media concert designed by Alison Mackay for Canada’s revered and treasured Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. A magical journey to the meeting places of baroque art and music – five European homes where exquisite works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Marais are played against a backdrop of paintings by Vermeer, Canaletto, and Watteau.

A co-production with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra in partnership with White Rock Concerts

Yulia Van Doren

Tafelmusik musicians Charlotte Nediger, Julie Wedman, Christina Mahler and Alison Mackay

pacific baroque

orchestra

Supported by

George Frideric Handel - Apollo e DafneFriday, March 18, 2016 at 7:30 pm | pre-concert talk hosted by Matthew White at 6:45 pm Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street

Yulia Van Doren soprano, Douglas Williams baritoneAlexander Weimann music directorPacific Baroque Orchestra When public performances of opera were banned in Rome by papal edicts in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, opera audiences and composers turned to the dramatic cantata for their fix of lust, madness and death. Under the cover of portraying mythological or historical figures, cantatas could treat the same subjects that the Pope found so objectionable without fear of legal action. George Frideric Handel’s Apolle e Dafne is perhaps the greatest example of one of these mini operas masquerading under the convenient pseudonym of ‘cantata’. Full of exquisite music and the vitality that characterizes Handel’s early years.

“…like a documentary film brought to life: high quality eye-candy and a guided trip through Europe rolled into one, for the price of a concert ticket.” – The Globe and Mail

Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale GentLagrime di San Pietro

Friday, April 15

Handel - Music for the

Royal Fireworks

Collegium Vocale Gent:

Lagrime di San Pietro

april 2016 earlymusic.bc.casun mon tue wed thu fri sat

27

3

10

17

24

28

4

11

18

25

29

5

12

19

26

30

6

13

20

27

31

7

14

21

28

1

8

15

22

29

2

9

16

23

30

Raphael: “The Ecstasy of St. Cecilia” - with Saints Paul, John Evangelists, Augustine, and Mary Magdalene (c. 1514) - detail

Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale GentLagrime di San PietroFriday, April 15, 2016 at 7:30 pm | pre-concert talk hosted by Matthew White at 6:45 pm Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus

A refined sound and perfect vocal blend are among the many qualities that define Philippe Herreweghe’s Collegium Vocale Gent as one of the world’s most accomplished vocal ensembles. Exploiting the warm, resonant acoustics of The Chan Centre, they will perform “The Tears of Saint Peter” by Renaissance composer Orlande de Lassus, a cycle of twenty exquisite sacred madrigals that powerfully express grief, regret and forgiveness in music of moving simplicity and consoling contemplation.

Handel - Music for the Royal FireworksSunday, April 3, 2016 at 3:00 pm | pre-concert talk hosted by Matthew White at 2:15 pm Chan Shun Concert Hall at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus

Alexander Weimann music directorPacific Baroque OrchestraUBC Baroque Mentorship Orchestra

The members of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra join forces with the UBC Baroque Mentorship Orchestra and representatives from the Baroque string programme at the University of Washington to perform Handel’s suite for wind band written for the fireworks celebration commemorating the end of the War of Austrian Succession in April of 1749. Fittingly, the festively-sized orchestra of students and professional players will perform a re-scoring of this famous suite for full orchestra that Handel composed to benefit the student residents of the Foundling Hospital in London.

Supported by

Vic and Joan Baker

Supported by

Sharon E. Kahn and by

Chris Guzy and Mari Csémi

PBO artistic director Alexander Weimann and concertmaster Chloe Meyers in coaching sessions with the UBC Baroque Mentorship Orchestra

pacific baroque

orchestra

may 2016 earlymusic.bc.casun mon tue wed thu fri sat

1

8

15

22

29

2

9

16

23victoria day

31

3

10

17

24

1

4

11

18

25

2

5

12

19

26

3

6

13

20

27

4

7

14

21

28

5

Master Of Female Half Length (1530-40): “Concert of Women”

Mary Pudlat: “The Entertainers” (Cape Dorset, 1995)

june 2016 earlymusic.bc.casun mon tue wed thu fri sat

30

6

13

20

27

31

7

14

21

28

1

8

15

22

29

2

9

16

23

30

3

10

17

24

31

4

11

18

25

1

5

12

19

26

2

Jan Steen: “A Young Woman playing a Harpsichord to a Young Man” (1659)

VANCOUVER EARLY MUSIC PROGRAMME AND FESTIVAL

BACH  FESTIVAL  2016

Visit earlymusic.bc.ca for more information, or contact us at 604.732.1610 / workshops@earlymusic.bc.ca

Jan Steen: “A Young Woman playing a Harpsichord to a Young Man” (1659) - detail

EMV’s Summer Courses and Festival concert series will start in

July and run through the beginning of August.

The Festival concerts will focus on the works of the great J.S. Bach.

Highlights include the B Minor Mass, The Musical Offering, Art of the Fugue,

Actus Tragicus and Cantata 150, The Goldberg Variations,

Solo Sonatas and more.

Early Music Vancouver gratefully acknowledges the assistance and support of:

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

FOUNDATIONS

2015-16 PRODUCTION PARTNERS

CORPORATE SUPPORT

Early Music Vancouver

board of directorsTony Knox

president

Spencer Corrigal catreasurer

Jodi Norrisonsecretary

Sharon Kahnpast president

Stuart BowyerChris GuzyLisa Power

Ingrid SöchtingMark VesseyFran Watters

÷

José Verstappen cmartistic director emeritus

÷

staffMatthew Whiteartistic director

Tim Rendell cpa, camanaging director

Alicia Hansenproduction manager

Christina Hutten production coordinator

Nathan Lorch bookkeeper

÷

Chan Centre Ticket Office at UBCticketing and box office

Laura Murray Public Relationsmarketing + media relations

Jan Gatesevent photography

Ron Costanzovolunteer coordinator

PARTNERS

We also gratefully acknowledge the generosity of our many donors and volunteers.

THANK YOU!

We acknowledge the support of the Province of British Columbia

THE DRANCE FAMILY EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER FUND

pacific baroque

orchestra

LAUDATE SINGERS

Rosedale on RobsonSuite Hotel

VANCOUVER, BC

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY 2015-16

Baroque Orchestra Mentorship Programme session

The opportunities EMV provides through our various education and outreach activities are at the heart of what we value as an organization. It is vital work for guaranteeing the continued presence of high quality music in our lives and for contextualizing and informing the music and artists we promote. For more details go to “Education and Community” on our website.

Baroque Orchestra Mentorship ProgrammeA partnership between the UBC School of Music, the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and EMV that is open to UBC students as well as to selected members of the professional and amateur community wishing to learn about historical performance practice. This year the programme will lead up to an end of season performance of Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks at the Chan Centre on April 3, 2016.

2015 Summer Programmes Every summer, EMV continues to offer advanced students and young professionals unique opportunities to study and perform with some of the world’s most respected international artists in early music. Held during the summer at the UBC School of Music, these courses have become internationally renowned and acceptance is now highly competitive.

Medieval Programme with Sequentia EnsembleBaroque Vocal Programme led by soprano Ellen HargisLute Workshop West featuring an international facultyHistorical Dance Workshop led by Marie-Nathalie LacoursièreHarpsichord Maintenance & Regulation Workshop led by Vancouver builder Craig Tomlinson

Public (Free) Programmes in 2015-16Green College Series: Four free concerts at Green College at UBCDouglas College Series: Three free concerts at Douglas College in New WestminsterPre-concert discussions before all concerts hosted by Artistic Director Matthew WhiteEarly Music in Context Lectures Culture Days – The Path to Performance

Our Instrument CollectionOver the years, EMV has acquired a valuable collection of unique historical instruments. This collection is available to the community, and benefits many musicians and established cultural institutions in our region that produce concerts of repertoire requiring specialized instruments.

For more information, go to Education and Community at earlymusic.bc.ca

 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2015

July 26 Queen Cristina - The Girl King with soprano Ellen Hargis $40 $20 July 28 Solo Repertoire for Lute by Bach and Weiss with Paul Beier & Robert Barto $40 $20 July 30 Lutenist Ronn McFarlane in recital $40 $20 July 30 Purcell’s Opera in Concert - Dido & Aeneas $66/50/35 $33/25/1750 July 31 The Queen’s Delight with Les Voix Humaines Gamba Consort $40 $20 August 4 Brahms - Die Schöne Magelone with Tyler Duncan & Erika Switzer $40 $20 August 5 Pergolesi - Stabat Mater $40 $20 August 6 A Queen’s Music - Reginald L. Mobely in recital - co-pro with QAF $40 $20 August 7 Sequentia - The Queen and the Troubadour $40 $20

 MASTERWORKS MASTERWORKS SERIES AT THE CHAN

CHAN SHUN CONCERT HALL: July 30 Purcell’s Opera in Concert - Dido & Aeneas $66/50/35 $33/25/1750 October 23 Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 $66/50/35 $33/25/1750 December 20 Festive Cantatas - Praetorius Christmas Vespers $66/50/35 $33/25/1750 April 3 Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks $50/38/25 $25/19/1250 April 15 Philippe Herreweghe & Collegium Vocale Gent - Lagrime di San Pietro $66/50/35 $33/25/1750

TELUS STUDIO THEATRE: November 13 Swithun - A Medieval Play with Dialogos Ensemble for Medieval Music $50 $25 February 3 Death and Devotion - Music of the North German Baroque $50 $25

 BAROQUE PLAYHOUSE SERIES

September 18 Brandenburg Concertos $66/50/35 $33/25/1750 October 15 Salsa Baroque - Ensemble Caprice $50/38/25 $25/19/1250 November 6 Music from the Court of Versailles - Byron Schenkman and Friends $50/38/25 $25/19/1250 January 15 Watermusic - From Princes to Frogs - Victoria Baroque Players $66/50/35 $33/25/1750 March 4 House of Dreams - Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra $66/50/35 $33/25/1750 March 18 Handel - Apollo e Dafne $66/50/35 $33/25/1750

 SPECIAL COLLABORATIONS

November 18, 19, 20 Juilliard415 with Nicholas McGegan - co-pro with Music in the Morning $35 $1750 August 6 A Queen’s Music - Reginald Mobely in recital - co-pro with QAF $40 $20

We encourage our buyers to purchase online. Single ticket purchases by phone include a surcharge of $250 per order.

regular 35 & younger

SINGLE TICKET PRICING

Purchase online: earlymusic.bc.ca

Purchase by phone: 604.822.2697

WHEELCHAIR ACCESSAll venues are wheelchair accessible. Please contact us before the event for details about parking, entrances, elevators, etc.

604.732.1610 or staff@earlymusic.bc.ca

SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES

Create your personalized Subscription Series and enjoy any four concerts on our Summer Festival or during our regular Season for the price of three.

Purchases of more than four concert packages also enjoy a 25% discount.

EMV Subscriber Benefits ÷ Guaranteed lowest prices for any concert; subscription prices reflect a 25% savings. ÷ First choice on available reserved seat selection. ÷ Easy ticket exchange, if you can’t make a concert in your subscription series. * ÷ A 10% discount on any additional single ticket purchases.

* Subscription tickets may be exchanged for tickets of the same or lower price, subject to availability.

How to SubscribeTo place your order, you can download and print a subscription order form from our website at earlymusic.bc.ca/tickets/subscriptions

PHONE: Phone our ticket office at the Chan Centre: 604.822.2697

MAIL: Complete this order form and mail it to:  EMV Ticket Office  Chan Centre for the Performing Arts  6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z1

Any Questions?Call our Subscription Ticket Office at 604.822.2697

DISCOUNT PROGRAMMES

Half price on single tickets for those 35 and younger!Tickets at this special rate may be ordered in advance, and will also be available at the door on the day of the concert. Some restrictions apply.

Rush Seating for StudentsRush tickets for students for only $10 to all our concerts! These tickets are available only at the venue box office, from one hour before the start of each performance, with valid student ID. Subject to availability.

Bring a Youth for FreeFree admission to all our concerts for youth aged 7 to 17 who bring a paying adult. Book these tickets in advance online at earlymusic.bc.ca or call our Box Office at 604.822.2697. These tickets are also available at the door. Some restrictions apply.

Group DiscountsCall for special group rates for groups of 10 or more! 604.822.2697.

Gabriel Metsu: “Man and Woman sitting at the Virginals” (1658-1660)

1254 West 7th AvenueVancouver BCCanada V6H 1B6