summer festival 2014

2014–2015 season dear friends

What a great pleasure and privilege it has been to curate the festival and season outlined in this calendar! Early Music Vancouver plays a unique and increasingly large role in our region’s cultural life and I am thrilled to be a part in defining its continued success and evolution. We remain committed to casting works from musical history into fresh light and creating unique moments in time.

This calendar unveils a new logo and design for EMV — one that carries forward the tradition of visual richness that our audiences have come to expect from our materials. Our new logo demonstrates an ongoing commitment to great music of the past while acknowledging that whatever we present must transcend time and touch people today. The partial representation of a circular canon from the 16th century evokes the idea of layered voices from our past still resonating in harmony today.

Why flowers? Flowers, and roses in particular, are associated with passion, perfection, life, love, ephemera, fragility and the passage of time. A flower, like a live musical performance, exists most vividly for only a brief moment and then fades; its beauty is momentary yet eternal. We would like to thank Vancouver photographer Alex Waterhouse-Hayward, whose exquisite scans of roses from his garden inspired this calendar, and David Carlin for his invaluable help in choosing botanical images.

Warmest thanks to you, our audiences, and closest supporters, for your generosity and continued interest in EMV. I look forward to seeing you at a concert soon.

Matthew White, artistic director BAROQUE MASTERWORKS CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

G.F. HANDEL’S J.S. BACH’S “ Il Trionfo del Tempo” (1707) “Christmas ” AUGUST 7, 2014 AT 7:30 PM DECEMBER 21, 2014 AT 3:00PM Chan Centre for the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC Performing Arts at UBC

ALEXANDER WEIMANN MUSIC DIRECTOR STEPHEN STUBBS MUSIC DIRECTOR AMANDA FORSYTHE SOPRANO TERESA WAKIM SOPRANO KRISZTINA SZABÓ SOPRANO KRISZTINA SZABÓ MEZZO-SOPRANO REGINALD L. MOBLEY ALTO ZACHARY FINKELSTEIN TENOR COLIN BALZER TENOR SUMNER THOMPSON BARITONE PACIFIC BAROQUE ORCHESTRA THE EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

G.F. HANDEL’S ’S “ Theodora” “ The Four Seasons” FEBRUARY 14, 2015 AT 7:30 PM with Monica Huggett Chan Centre for the MAY 1, 2015 AT 8:00 PM Performing Arts at UBC Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC ALEXANDER WEIMANN MUSIC DIRECTOR NATHALIE PAULIN SOPRANO MONICA HUGGETT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND VIOLIN SOLOIST KRISZTINA SZABÓ MEZZO-SOPRANO LAWRENCE ZAZZO COUNTERTENOR PORTLAND BAROQUE ORCHESTRA ZACHARY WILDER TENOR MATTHEW BROOK BASS-BARITONE PACIFIC BAROQUE ORCHESTRA VANCOUVER CANTATA SINGERS VANCOUVER EARLY MUSIC SUMMER FESTIVAL 2014 “THE HAND OF TIME” Our festival this year celebrates key dates and anniversaries, explores musical representations of the times of day, plays with how we measure and keep time in music, and presents some of the most compelling musical arguments ever written for the value of ephemeral beauty in our lives.

COLIN TILNEY CELEBRATES LXXX FRIDAY JULY 25, 2014 AT 8:00 PM ROUNDHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE (181 ROUNDHOUSE MEWS AT PACIFIC BOULEVARD) Colin Tilney HARPSICHORD

RAMEAU CANTATAS AND “PIÈCES DE CLAVECIN” SUNDAY JULY 27, 2014 AT 8:00 PM ROY BARNETT RECITAL HALL (UBC SCHOOL OF MUSIC, 6361 MEMORIAL ROAD) Ellen Hargis SOPRANO Sylvia Szadovszki MEZZO-SOPRANO Marc Destrubé VIOLIN Natalie Mackie VIOLA DA GAMBA Christopher Bagan HARPSICHORD

A MOMENT IN TIME: WEISS MEETS BACH TUESDAY JULY 29, 2014 AT 8:00 PM ROY BARNETT RECITAL HALL Lucas Harris BAROQUE LUTE Alexander Weimann HARPSICHORD

SEQUENTIA: FRAGMENTS FOR THE END OF TIME FRIDAY AUGUST 1, 2014 AT 8:00 PM ROY BARNETT RECITAL HALL Sequentia ensemble for mediæval music: Benjamin Bagby VOICE & HARP Norbert Rodenkirchen FLUTE

“Vanitas.” Phillipe de Champaigne, 1671 “ MATIN, MIDI, SOIR”: EARLY HAYDN SYMPHONIES SUNDAY AUGUST 3, 2014 AT 8:00 PM ROY BARNETT RECITAL HALL Early Music Vancouver Mentorship Orchestra

G.F. HANDEL’S: “IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO” (1707) THURSDAY AUGUST 7, 2014 AT 7:30 PM CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT UBC (6265 CRESCENT ROAD, UBC CAMPUS) Alexander Weimann MUSIC DIRECTOR Amanda Forsythe SOPRANO BELLEZZA Krisztina Szabó SOPRANO PIACERE Reginald L. Mobley ALTO DISINGANNO Colin Balzer TENOR TEMPO Pacific Baroque Orchestra

“ VANITAS VANITATUM” SATURDAY AUGUST 9, 2014 AT 8:00 PM ROY BARNETT RECITAL HALL Les Voix Baroques: Hank Knox GUEST MUSIC DIRECTOR Jacqueline Woodley SOPRANO Krisztina Szabó MEZZO-SOPRANO Colin Balzer & Jacques-Olivier Chartier TENORS Sumner Thompson BARITONE

K. SZABÓ MAIN SERIES

MONTEVERDI’S “SONGS OFLOVE ANDWAR”MONTEVERDI’S “SONGS DOWLAND INDUBLIN SONGS OF ANENGLISHCAVALIERSONGS KRISTIAN BEZUIDENHOUT –MOZART SONATAS HAYDN’S “THESEVENLAST WORDS OFCHRIST” Catherine Webster &DanielleReutter-Harrah Ross Hauck&AaronSheehan Sylvain Bergeron Sylvain Bergeron Dagher Sean JayGregoire Alex Kehler La Nef: Benjamin PerrotBenjamin Florence Bolton Ensemble LaRêveuse: Bertrand Cuiller Bertrand Douglas Williams Amanda Keesmaat Michael Slattery (823SEYMOURSTREET)ORPHEUM ANNEX FRIDAY OCTOBER 3, 2014 AT 8:00PM Jeffrey Thompson ORPHEUM ANNEX FRIDAY 27, MARCH 2015 AT 8:00PM Kristian Bezuidenhout TELUS STUDIOTHEATRE attheCHANCENTREFOR THEPERFORMING ARTS SUNDAY 8, MARCH 2015 AT 3:00PM Robert Bringhurst &Jan Zwicky Tanya Tomkins Steve Creswell Marc Destrubé &LindaMelsted ORPHEUM ANNEX SATURDAY JANUARY 24, 2015 AT 8:00PM Stephen Stubbs Pacific MusicWorks ORPHEUM ANNEX SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2014 AT 3:00PM Reginald L.Mobley VIOLIN CITTERN FLUTE VIOLA CELLO MUSIC DIRECTOR TREBLE & BASS VIOLS TREBLE &BASS TENOR HARPSICHORD LUTE &THEORBO LUTE BASS TENOR CELLO COUNTERTENOR FORTEPIANO

TENORS

VIOLINS POETS

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EMSEMBLE LARÊ D. REUTTER-HARRAH VEUSE In the tradition of our successful series of chamber music concerts at the Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club, EMV and Music on Main are thrilled to continue our partnership with three concerts featuring top-flight artists in the relaxed and engaging atmosphere of the newly-opened Fox Cabaret on Main Street. Performances begin at 8pm and doors open at 7pm. Enjoy a drink before the performance and stay behind afterwards to meet the artists! Full Bar service available. All Fox Cabaret Series concerts are presented in cooperation with Music on Main.

THE ENGLISH ORPHEUS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2015 AT 8:00PM FOX CABARET (2321 MAIN STREET) Charles Daniels TENOR C. DANIELS Alexander Weimann HARPSICHORD

AN AMERICAN TUNE TUESDAY APRIL 14, 2015 AT 8:00PM FOX CABARET John Reischman MANDOLIN Stephen Stubbs GUITAR Tom Berghan BANJO FOX CABARET SERIES CABARET FOX Brandon Vance FIDDLE Catherine Webster VOCALS

J.S. BACHWARDS: EARLY MUSIC FROM THE FUTURE FOR SOLO VIOLIN TUESDAY MAY 5, 2015 AT 8:00PM FOX CABARET Jaron Freeman-Fox & Marc Destrubé VIOLINS J. FREEMAN-FOX

QUATUOR MOSAÏQUES SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2014 AT 3:00PM VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE (600 HAMILTON STREET) Quatuor Mosaïques: Erich Höbarth & Andrea Bischof VIOLINS Anita Mitterer VIOLA Christophe Coin CELLO A collaboration with Friends of Chamber Music.

BEETHOVEN: THE COMPLETE WORKS FOR CELLO AND KEYBOARD FRIDAY MARCH 13, 2015 AT 7:30; SATURDAY MARCH 14, 2015 AT 3:00 (LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION) SUNDAY MARCH 15, 2015 AT 3:00 VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE Steven Isserlis CELLO S. ISSERLIS Robert Levin FORTEPIANO SPECIAL COLLABORATIONS SPECIAL A collaboration with the Vancouver Recital Society. 2014 vancouver early music festival “the hand of time” july 25 — august 9, 2014

Rosa ‘Paul Ricault.’ Scanograph by Alex Waterhouse-Hayward JULY 2014

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NEW MOON 27 28 29 30 31 EARLY MUSIC IN CONTEXT rameau cantatas a moment in time: and “pièces weiss meets bach de clavecin” An early-evening summer series of free lectures, demonstrations and presentations, on a wide variety of topics, 5:30–6:30pm, UBC Music Building. For details: earlymusic.bc.ca

COLIN TILNEY CELEBRATES LXXX FRIDAY JULY 25, 2014 AT 8:00 PM Roundhouse Community Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews at Pacific Boulevard) Colin Tilney harpsichord Turning 80 this year, Colin Tilney is a giant in early music: one of the first musicians to bring historically-informed performance to the general concert-goer’s awareness, and one of the few still actively performing today. He’ll perform “Quinque” by the South African composer Priaulx Rainier, Bach’s 6th English Suite, and elegant works by 18th-century French clavecinistes. Presented in collaboration with the Queer Arts Festival.

RAMEAU CANTATAS AND “PIÈCES DE CLAVECIN” SUNDAY JULY 27, 2014 AT 8:00 PM Roy Barnett Recital Hall (UBC School of Music, 6361 Memorial Road) Ellen Hargis soprano; Sylvia Szadovszki mezzo-soprano; Natalie Mackie viola da gamba; Marc Destrubé violin; Christopher Bagan harpsichord Hot on the heels of a performance by a grand master of early music, we bring you a concert featuring a rising star. Renowned soprano Ellen Hargis curates this recital of Rameau cantatas and instrumental works, performing the famous “Orphée” cantata and lending her guidance and expertise in this elegant music to young mezzo-soprano Sylvia Szadovszki in her first appearance with Early Music Vancouver.

A MOMENT IN TIME: WEISS MEETS BACH TUESDAY JULY 29, 2014 AT 8:00 PM Roy Barnett Recital Hall Lucas Harris baroque lute; Alexander Weimann harpsichord Two venerated composers, two eminent soloists, and two distinguished instruments. This shared recital explores the blurring of the lines between lute and harpsichord repertoire in the eighteenth century, when lutenists imitated harpsichord music — and vice versa. Our exploration begins in Italy, continues to France, and finishes in Germany with a tête-à-tête between two compositional masters: Sylvius Leopold Weiss and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Mahony and Sons is proud to sponsor Early Music Vancouver. Join us before or after your concert and make your experience a great one. For reservations visit mahonyandsons.com. We validate parking at our UBC location. g.f. handel’s “il trionfo del tempo” (1707) august 7, 2014, 7:30pm

“LEAVE THE THORN. GATHER THE ROSE.”

Rosa sericea ssp. omeiensis f. pteracantha. Scanograph by Alex Waterhouse-Hayward AUGUST 2014

SUN MON TUES WED THU FRI SAT 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 sequentia: fragments for the end of time

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 “ matin, midi, g.f. handel’s “ vanitas soir”: early haydn “ il trionfo del vanitatum” symphonies tempo” (1707)

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NEW MOON 31 SEQUENTIA: FRAGMENTS FOR THE END OF TIME G.F. HANDEL’S FRIDAY AUGUST 1, 2014 AT 8:00 PM “IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO” (1707) Roy Barnett Recital Hall (UBC School of Music, THURSDAY AUGUST 7, 2014 AT 7:30 PM 6361 Memorial Road) Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC Sequentia ensemble for mediæval music: Benjamin (6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus) Bagby voice & harp; Norbert Rodenkirchen flute Alexander Weimann music director; Amanda Forsythe From the time of Christianity’s introduction into Europe soprano; Krisztina Szabó soprano; Reginald L. Mobley until the end of the first millennium, apocalyptic images alto; Colin Balzer tenor; Pacific Baroque Orchestra of the End of Days and the Last Judgement were After last summer’s groundbreaking performance of widespread. In this programme, Sequentia explores the “Israel in Egypt” and the critical acclaim lavished on musical world of these surprising, powerful texts, some 2012’s “”, we’ve selected another extraordinary of which survive only as fragments, including German work from Handel’s oeuvre for our 2014 Festival BENJAMIN verses describing the terrible final day and a harrowing BAGBY centrepiece. Touring to the Ottawa Chamber Music portrayal of the pagan Ragnarök, when ‘Muspell’s People’ Festival before coming to Vancouver — a first for EMV August 1 at and the armies of Surt and Loki launch their final, — this production will reach greater heights of artistic Roy Barnett deadly assault on the northern European gods. expression than ever before. Beauty and Pleasure abound Recital Hall Generously sponsored by Elaine Adair. in Handel’s first oratorio, the source of his ongoing genius.

“MATIN, MIDI, SOIR”: EARLY HAYDN SYMPHONIES “VANITAS VANITATUM” SUNDAY AUGUST 3, 2014 AT 8:00 PM SATURDAY AUGUST 9, 2014 AT 8:00 PM Roy Barnett Recital Hall Roy Barnett Recital Hall Early Music Vancouver Mentorship Orchestra Les Voix Baroques: Hank Knox guest music director; Early Music Vancouver’s brand-new Mentorship Jacqueline Woodley soprano; Krisztina Szabó mezzo- Orchestra Project offers students of exceptional ability soprano; Colin Balzer & Jacques-Olivier Chartier tenors; one-on-one coaching from some of the most prominent Sumner Thompson baritone instrumentalists in their field. After five days of intensive “Farewell laughter, farewell singing, farewell delights of work on Haydn’s early symphonies — “Le Matin,” the world!” wrote Luigi Rossi. In the 17th century, Roman AMANDA “Le Midi,” and “Le Soir” — these up-and-coming artists composers were surrounded by the remains of one of the FORSYTHE will perform with the faculty and other renowned greatest civilizations the world has ever known, so it’s no August 7 at professional artists in this extraordinary concert. surprise that their texts and music explore the passing the Chan Centre Generously sponsored by José Verstappen. of time and the ephemeral nature of physical beauty and pleasure. Music by Carissimi, Rossi, Marazzoli, and more. culture days the path to performance september 26, 2014, 4:30pm

Passiflora lauriflora — Passion Flower. Collage by Mary Delany, (1700-1788) SEPTEMBER 2014

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3RD QUARTER 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 culture days: the path to performance

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CULTURE DAYS: THE PATH TO PERFORMANCE Founded in 2009, Culture Days is FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 a non-profit organization dedicated Open rehearsal 4:30 – 5:30 pm to building a national network of cultural Discussion 5:30 – 6:30 pm connections devoted to providing Canadians Hodson Manor (1254 West 7th Ave) with opportunities to participate in, and appreciate, all forms of arts and culture. Through an annual Join EMV’s Artistic Director Matthew White and PBO’s three-day national celebration each September, Artistic Director Alexander Weimann for an open hundreds of thousands of artists and cultural rehearsal by PBO’s musicians, followed by an interactive ALEXANDER organizations in hundreds of cities and towns come WEIMANN discussion of plans for future regional collaborations. together and invite Canadians to participate in Admission to this Culture Days event is free. 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” and for two of our Baroque Masterworks at the Chan Centre concerts. See PBO in G.F. Handel’s “Il Trionfo del Tempo” and “Theodora”, and keep an eye on pacificbaroque.com for more details about their 2014–2015 season.

earlymusic.bc.ca la nef and michael slattery dowland in dublin october 3, 2014, 8:00pm

Rosa ‘James Mason’ and Rosa ‘Charles de Mills.’ Scanograph by Alex Waterhouse-Hayward OCTOBER 2014

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DOWLAND IN DUBLIN THE ALVIN S. NEMETZ FRIDAY OCTOBER 3, 2014 AT 8:00PM MEMORIAL CONCERT Orpheum Annex (823 Seymour Street) Michael Slattery, tenor; La Nef: Alex Kehler, violin; Amanda Keesmaat, cello; Sylvain Bergeron, lute; Sean Dagher, cittern; Gregoire Jay, flute “Elemental emotional force.” — The Financial Times MICHAEL SLATTERY Working closely with internationally renowned American tenor Michael Slattery, Montreal’s La Nef lend some October 3 at the of John Dowland’s music a simple Celtic flavor and breathe life into the possibility that one of the greatest Orpheum Annex English composers was actually an Irishman.

Since graduating from Juilliard, Michael Slattery has enjoyed an exciting international career. He has worked with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the , Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, the French National Orchestra in Paris, the Akademie für Alte Musik in Berlin, and with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Career highlights include Peter Sellars’ Tristan Project at Lincoln Center, the title role in Bernstein’s Candide at Royal Festival Hall in London, and Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo at the Châtelet Theater in Paris, the Staatsoper in Berlin, and at Glimmerglass. His solo discs “The Irish Heart”, and “Secret and Divine Signs” received critical acclaim from Gramophone Magazine and Five Star ratings from BBC Music Magazine and Classic FM. Outside his musical activities, Michael Slattery devotes much of his spare time to painting and writing.

Generously sponsored by Tony & Margie Knox.

earlymusic.bc.ca monteverdi’s “songs of love and war” november 9, 2014, 3:00pm

Papaver rhoeas, 1445. Painting by Andrea Amadio (From Codicio Rinio, Biblioteca Marciano-Venice) NOVEMBER 2014

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 quatuor mosaïques

FULL MOON 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 monteverdi’s “ songs of love and war”

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QUATUOR MOSAÏQUES MONTEVERDI’S “SONGS OF LOVE AND WAR” SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2014 SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2014 AT 3:00PM AT 3:00PM Orpheum Annex (823 Seymour Street) Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton Street) Pacific MusicWorks: Stephen Stubbs, music director; Quatuor Mosaïques: Erich Höbarth & Catherine Webster & Danielle Reutter-Harrah, Andrea Bischof, violins; Anita Mitterer, viola; sopranos; Reginald L. Mobley, countertenor; Ross Hauck Christophe Coin, cello & Aaron Sheehan, tenors; Douglas Williams, bass “In a mosaic, every detail is seen to have been brilliantly “The man is a genius. Oh, I meant Stubbs. But Monteverdi, thought out, yet the eye is also capable of apprehending too, was no slouch.” — The Seattle Times DOUGLAS the picture as a whole. It is the same with music: you WILLIAMS have to work on the details, then you have to create the ’s eighth and last book of madrigals November 9 at best possible listening conditions, and get the distance includes his most revolutionary and stirring music. the Orpheum just right so that the listener can see how the elements In these works, Love and War become indivisible Annex metaphors that Monteverdi evokes with the most have been put together, and at the same time get exciting musical devices of the period. Book 8 represents a complete view of the work of art.” — Christophe Coin the pinnacle of 17th-century musical expression and The four extraordinary players of the Quatuor Mosaïques still has the power to move listeners today. return to Vancouver with a thrilling recital of music by Haydn, Mozart, and Schumann. Join us and experience Generously sponsored by Early Music Vancouver’s the richness and vitality of this splendid repertoire. Board of Directors.

A collaboration with Friends of Chamber Music. j.s. bach’s “christmas oratorio” december 21, 2014, 3:00pm

Helleborus Niger — ‘The Christmas Rose’, 1750. Hortus Nitidissimis by George Dionysus Ehret. DECEMBER 2014

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J.S. BACH’S “CHRISTMAS ORATORIO” Bach’s great “Christmas Oratorio” begins and ends with SUNDAY DECEMBER 21, 2014 AT 3:00PM a clamour of trumpets and a great clatter of kettledrums. Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC Celebrate the holiday season with a collection of North (6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus) America’s most celebrated period instrumentalists and Stephen Stubbs, music director; Teresa Wakim, soloists in this festive performance of three of Bach’s six soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano; “Christmas Oratorio” Cantatas.

Zachary Finkelstein, tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone; A collaboration with Victoria’s Early Music Society The Early Music Vancouver Baroque Orchestra of the Islands, Seattle’s Pacific MusicWorks and the Portland Baroque Orchestra. “That Early Music Vancouver has presented a selection of these remarkable works annually for a decade, and to STEPHEN STUBBS & enthusiastic full houses at the Chan Centre, is one of TERESA the joys of the Vancouver holiday season…remarkable WAKIM singing and fine ensemble work in music of utterly December 21 at exceptional quality.” — The Vancouver Sun PORTLAND BAROQUE the Chan Centre ORCHESTRA

earlymusic.bc.ca haydn’s “the seven last words of christ” january 24, 2015, 8:00pm

Rosa ‘Albertine.’ Scanograph by Alex Waterhouse-Hayward JANUARY 2015

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3RD QUARTER 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 haydn’s “the seven last words of christ”

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HAYDN’S “THE SEVEN LAST WORDS OF CHRIST” In 1785 Josef Haydn wrote a chamber work based on the with poetry by Robert Bringhurst & Biblical seven last words spoken by Christ on the cross. Jan Zwicky – “The Crucifixion of the Earth” Traditionally, the words or phrases are spoken, followed SATURDAY JANUARY 24, 2015 AT 8:00PM by a meditation on those words, then by the music. Orpheum Annex (823 Seymour Street) EMV, in association with Green College at UBC, Marc Destrubé & Linda Melsted, violins; have invited renowned BC poets Robert Bringhurst Steve Creswell, viola; Tanya Tomkins, cello; and Jan Zwicky to prepare poetry for each of the seven Robert Bringhurst & Jan Zwicky, poets movements that stimulates a dialogue based on the universal human qualities in the text and also in Haydn’s “Robert Bringhurst’s sinewy language and acute deeply affecting music. formal intelligence now reveal poetry of vivacity and stature, which can be enjoyed as a cultural Generously sponsored by Mark Vessey & Maya Yazigi treasure.” — Griffin Poetry Prize judges and Sherrill & John Grace.

“Marc Destrubé bared his soul without reserve, yet displaying gentlemanliness and humility”. — Neville Oliffe, Early Music News, Australia

JAN ZWICKY, ROBERT BRINGHURST & MARC DESTRUBÉ January 24 at the Orpheum Annex

earlymusic.bc.ca g.f. handel’s “theodora” february 14, 7:30pm

Rosa ‘L.D. Braithwaite.’ Scanograph by Alex Waterhouse-Hayward FEBRUARY 2015

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G.F. HANDEL’S “THEODORA” SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2015 AT 7:30PM Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC (6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus) Alexander Weimann, music director; Nathalie Paulin, soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo- soprano; Lawrence Zazzo, countertenor; Zachary Wilder, tenor; Matthew Brook, bass-baritone; Pacific Baroque Orchestra; Vancouver Cantata Singers “Handel doesn’t miss a trick in creating spectacular choral effects; neither did music director Alexander Weimann in bringing them to life with theatrical cunning and an all-embracing sense of joy.” — The Vancouver Sun, review of G.F. Handel’s Israel in Egypt

“Alexander Weimann’s pacing of the action, choice of tempi and shaping of orchestral ritornellos are marvellous...One of the most consistently charming Handel recordings I’ve reviewed in ages.” — Gramophone Magazine, review of Handel’s Orlando

“Theodora” is of one of Handel’s largest-scale for soloists, choir and orchestra and was his personal favourite. Featuring some of the composer’s most glorious music, this tragic work depicts the self-sacrificial love between a Christian virgin and a Roman imperial bodyguard. It serves as a timeless parable of spiritual resistance to tyranny and an indictment of persecution, topics that still resonate with audiences today. This production features 28 members of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, 40 members of the Vancouver Cantata Singers and five international soloists, all under the direction of Alexander Weimann.

THE ENGLISH ORPHEUS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2015 AT 8:00PM Fox Cabaret (2321 Main Street) Charles Daniels, tenor; Alexander Weimann, harpsichord

“Weimann, by all accounts a musician of wide and varied interests and experiences,… plays with the utmost passion, vigour and virtuosity.” — Early Music America “Charles Daniels…a transcendent vocal virtuosity.” — The Guardian

Charles Daniels is one of the most respected tenors of his generation. He has made over 100 recordings as a soloist including Handel’s with the Gabrieli Consort for Deutsche Grammophon and more than twenty discs of Purcell’s music, mostly with The King’s Consort. In this intimate recital of English song he is joined by renowned harpsichordist and conductor Alexander Weimann. Presented in cooperation with Music on Main. Generously sponsored by Sharon E. Kahn. kristian bezuidenhout mozart sonatas march 8, 2015, 3:00pm

A Parrot Tulip, Auriculas, and Red Currants, with a Magpie Moth, its Caterpillar and Pupa, 1680s. Painting by Maria Sibylla Merian MARCH 2015

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8 9 10 11 12 13 beethoven: 14 lecture & demo kristian the complete beethoven: bezuidenhout works for the complete mozart sonatas cello and keyboard works for cello and keyboard 3RD QUARTER

15 beethoven: 16 17 18 19 20 21 the complete works for cello and keyboard

NEW MOON 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 songs of an english cavalier

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KRISTIAN BEZUIDENHOUT Steven Isserlis has described playing the Beethoven MOZART SONATAS Sonatas as “a journey through a life.” In this endlessly SUNDAY MARCH 8, 2015 AT 3:00PM moving and thought-provoking series, the duo traverses Telus Studio Theatre at the Chan Centre through the early, middle, and late periods of the for the Performing Arts (6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus) monumental composer’s life. Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano A collaboration with the Vancouver Recital Society. “Bezuidenhout still shapes and shades this music with almost romantic finesse, and releases the historic SONGS OF AN ENGLISH CAVALIER instrument’s full expressive potential. In every register FRIDAY MARCH 27, 2015 AT 8:00PM the sound changes: proudly growling down in the Orpheum Annex (823 Seymour Street) bass, bird-bright in the treble reaches, round and Jeffrey Thompson, tenor; Ensemble La Rêveuse: Florence KRISTIAN velvety in the middle.” — The Times, London Bolton, treble & bass viols; Bertrand Cuiller, harpsichord; BEZUIDENHOUT Benjamin Perrot, lute & theorbo South African-born, London-based Kristian Bezuidenhout is March 8 at the “Thompson and the group did not miss an opportunity Chan Centre ranked among the leading keyboard players of his generation. Although he’s best known for his fortepiano interpretations to indulge in ravishing improvisations…though oh so of music by Mozart, his repertory also includes works by English, the music paid more than a passing nod to Schubert, Schumann and Mendelssohn. EMV is thrilled to the extremes of passion, clashing harmonies and florid collaborate with the Vancouver Recital Society in bringing style of Monteverdi.” — The Washington Post this inspiring and captivating young artist to Vancouver. After being selected to participate in the first BEETHOVEN: THE COMPLETE WORKS Le Jardin des Voix with William Christie’s Les Arts FOR CELLO AND KEYBOARD Florissants, tenor Jeffrey Thompson has appeared FRIDAY MARCH 13, 2015 AT 7:30PM; with virtually all of the biggest names in early music. SATURDAY MARCH 14, 2015 AT 3:00PM For his Vancouver debut he will perform a program (LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION); of music by Henry Lawes accompanied by the SUNDAY MARCH 15, 2015 AT 3:00PM Paris-based instrumentalists, La Rêveuse. Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton Street) Steven Isserlis, cello; Robert Levin, fortepiano an american tune april 14, 2015, 8:00pm

Lilium superbum – American Turk’s Cap Lily. Painting by George Dionysus Ehret APRIL 2015

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AN AMERICAN TUNE They’ve come together now to create TUESDAY APRIL 14, 2015 AT 8:00PM a gorgeous program of Foster songs, Fox Cabaret (2321 Main Street) 19th-century hymns and reels, and John Reischman, mandolin; Stephen Stubbs, guitar; exquisite arrangements of Appalachian Tom Berghan, banjo; Brandon Vance, fiddle; early folk tunes and ballads. Catherine Webster, vocals Presented in cooperation with Music on Main. This boundary-crossing programme features early and Generously sponsored by Chris Guzy & Mari Csemi. traditional musicians exploring some of the roots of the United States’ folk and popular music. “Old-time” songs are some of America’s own early music. In the mid-to- late 1800s, America witnessed a surge in publications of “popular” music: Civil War songs, slave songs, cowboy songs, minstrel plays and parlour songs, along with hymns and revival tunes. “An American Tune” spans this half-century, tracing particularly the path of old world British Isles folk music to the isolated rural areas CATHERINE of the United States. Catherine Webster (soprano) and WEBSTER Stephen Stubbs (lute, guitar and conductor) have spent & JOHN careers based on the exploration of 17th and 18th century REISCHMAN European music traditions and are now turning their April 14 at interest to some of the first popular music of their own the Fox Cabaret country.

earlymusic.bc.ca antonio vivaldi’s “the four seasons” with monica huggett may 1, 2015, 8:00pm

Rhododendron racemosum. Scanograph by Alex Waterhouse-Hayward MAY 2015

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ANTONIO VIVALDI’S J.S. BACHWARDS: EARLY MUSIC “THE FOUR SEASONS” FROM THE FUTURE FOR SOLO VIOLIN WITH MONICA HUGGETT TUESDAY MAY 5, 2015 AT 8:00PM FRIDAY MAY 1, 2015 AT 8:00PM Fox Cabaret (2321 Main Street) Chan Centre for the Performing Jaron Freeman-Fox & Marc Destrubé, violins Arts at UBC (6265 Crescent Road, UBC campus) Renowned baroque violinist Marc Destrubé and Monica Huggett, artistic director & violin soloist; his former student, genre-breaking fiddler MONICA Portland Baroque Orchestra Jaron Freeman-Fox, share the stage, exploring HUGGETT “This is a disc that merits the attention of anybody beautiful variation-based compositions for solo May 1 at the who appreciates the highest flights of violin playing, violin by Bach, Biber and Baltzar, along with Jaron’s Chan Centre from whatever period.” — The Daily Telegraph, review variations and improvisations and electro-acoustic of Monica Huggett’s recording of music by Biber re-imaginings of these.

Monica Huggett celebrates her 20th season with the Presented in cooperation with Music on Main. Portland Baroque Orchestra with a Northwest tour Generously sponsored by Ingrid Söchting. of Vivaldi’s inimitable Four Seasons (plus additional works by Vivaldi and Matthew Locke). Experience sounds and scenes of nature and country life with the virtuosity and theatricality that Monica and the wonderful Portland Baroque Orchestra deliver.

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Vancouver Summer Early Music Programme & Festival 2015: Music for Queens

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