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Annual Report ANNUAL REPORT emv board of directors: emv staff & consultants: Fran Watters President Matthew White Executive & Artistic Director Johanna Shapira Vice President Nathan Lorch Business Manager Ron Kruschen Treasurer Jonathan Evans Production Manager Ilia Korkh Secretary Michelle Herrewynen Resource Development Manager Chris Guzy Past President Laina Tanahara Marketing & Volunteer Manager Murray Paterson Marketing Group (MPMG) Board Members: Trevor Mangion & The Chan Centre Box Office Ticketing Colleen Dixon, Sherrill E. Grace, Delma Hemming, Debi Wong Project Coordinator – Innovative Collaborations Tony Knox, Melody Mason, Andrew Szeri, Vincent Tan Jan Gates Event Photographer José Verstappen Artistic Director Emeritus A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR The first half of EMV’s 50th anniversary season was a fitting tribute to just how far this organization has come in building the trust of our audience over the years. That we were able to attract big crowds to Henry Purcell’s awe inspiring, but not widely known, "Hail Bright Cecilia", Benjamin Bagby’s epic telling of "Beowulf", and our Festive Cantatas program of music for early winds and voices by Giovanni Gabrieli is testament to what an ongoing commitment to excellence can achieve. When the news came in March 2020 that EMV would have to cancel the rest of our season, as well as put off the announcement of what was to be a hugely ambitious 51st season, our whole team went into overdrive. In a matter of weeks, we had several exciting, innovative, and financially viable artistic projects including A Musical Offering, EMV’s Summer School, Music for the Pause (in collaboration with Early Music Society of the Islands, Victoria Baroque, and Christ Church Cathedral Victoria), and a digital concert hall season featuring over twenty, hour-long programs featuring some of Canada’s finest performers. Hosted by Bill Richardson, this series is already receiving international attention and has become a national benchmark for what is possible with the new digital tools available to us. The speed and competence with which the EMV Staff and Board were able to pivot so that we could continue working at our mission to engage, enrich, and educate was yet another demonstration of just how special an organization this has become. Despite the negative impact of the pandemic to earned revenue, with the help of our generous supporters, as well as of the Canadian government, EMV has been able to balance the books and keep the organization financially stable while also providing more work to BC artists than ever before. It was hugely comforting to know that despite not having access to many of the international artists with whom we work regularly, that we were still able to create a world class season featuring the gifted artists we have living right here on the West Coast. Though we are not sure what comes next, I can say with total confidence that thanks to our flexible organizational model, excellent financial management, and our ongoing commitment to superlative musical standards, EMV will be, as usual, first out of the gate when we are given the green light to get back to live performances in front of “in person” audiences. I have left EMV for the Victoria Symphony as of September 2020, but EMV will always be special for me. Being a part of the evolution and growth of this organization over the last eight years has been a huge privilege. I am going to miss the imminent sense of possibility and openness to change and experimentation that I feel pervades the culture of the organization and hope that it stays this way forever! EMV’s staff, board, volunteers and audience have all become like family to me and I promise to stay in touch with everyone. All the very best to you all. Matthew White Executive & Artistic Director 2 2019/20 MAIN SEASON LE CONCERT SPIRITUEL: BAROQUE ORCHESTRAL SUITES September 28, 2019 Jeanne Lamon guest music director, Victoria Baroque Supported by Bruce Wright and the Nemetz Foundation PURCELL & NYMAN: MUSIC AFTER AWHILE October 29, 2019 Iestyn Davies counter-tenor, Fretwork Supported by Tony & Margie Knox and Ron Kruschen & Louise Akuzawa Presented in collaboration with Music on Main’s Modulus Festival DOWLAND LACHRIMAE November 1, 2019 Nigel North lute, Les Voix Humaines, Stacey Brown composer Supported by Johanna Shapira & John Geddes and Marianne Gibson Presented in collaboration with Music on Main’s Modulus Festival TON KOOPMAN IN RECITAL MUSIC BY J.S. BACH, D. BUXTEHUDE, AND MORE November 12, 2019 Ton Koopman harpsichord Supported by Zelie & Vincent Tan HANDEL MESSIAH November 30, 2019 at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts November 29, 2019 at the Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver December 1, 2019 at the ACT Centre in Maple Ridge Joanne Lunn soprano, Krisztina Szabó mezzo soprano, Thomas Hobbs tenor, Peter Harvey baritone, Ivars Taurins guest music director, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Vancouver Cantata Singers Supported by J. Evan & Janice Kreider and the Mary and Gordon Christopher Foundation FESTIVE CANTATAS: CHRISTMAS IN GABRIELI’S VENICE December 22, 2019 Bruce Dickey director and cornetto, Arwen Myers soprano, Danielle Sampson soprano, Vicki St. Pierre alto, Nicholas Burns alto, Ross Hauck tenor, Colin Balzer tenor, Sumner Thompson baritone, Martin Auclair bass Supported by the Drance Family in honour of José Verstappen and Betty Drance, Dr. Katherine E. Paton, and an Anonymous Donor CHARMS, RIDDLES & ELEGIES January 10, 2020 Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music Supported by Elaine Adair BEOWULF: THE EPIC IN PERFORMANCE January 11, 2020 Benjamin Bagby voice and harp Supported by Elaine Adair 3 FILM IN CONCERT: THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC January 31, 2020 Orlando Consort, Matthew Venner, Mark Dobell, Donald Greig, Angus Smith, Robert Macdonald Supported by the Brennan Spano Family Foundation and Janette McMillan & Douglas Graves SEA SONGS & SHANTIES February 22, 2020 Chor Leoni, Erick Lichte artistic director, La Nef, Sean Dagher artistic director Supported by Sharon E. Kahn TELEMANN & C.P.E. BACH CHAMBER WORKS March 4, 2020 Marc Destrubé baroque violin, Jacques Ogg harpsichord, Jaap ter Linden cello, Wilbert Hazelzet baroque flute Supported by José Verstappen A CHOPIN ONLINE RECITAL Tomasz Ritter fortepiano Supported by Dr. Katherine E. Paton Presented in collaboration with Vancouver Chopin Society "'Medieval' music used to be viewed as a starting point in the “evolution” of western music. No longer. Thanks in part to scholar/performers like Bagby, who enthusiastically explore materials once thought peripheral to the mainstream of musical development, we are far more aware that the musical traditions of the medieval era were pluralistic and bewilderingly diverse." David Gordon Duke, Vancouver Sun cancelled main season performances: MARCH – JUNE 2020 EMV 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA CONCERT April 5, 2020 Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Vancouver Bach Choir SCHUBERT ROMANTIC LIED April 17, 2020 Amarcord Ensemble RENAISSANCE MASTERS ON THE BATTLEFIELD May 3, 2020 The Tallis Scholars THE 2020 VANCOUVER BACH FESTIVAL 15 performances, including Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 Photo by Vincent Witteveen 4 PURCELL & NYMAN: MUSIC AFTER AWHILE October 30, 2019 Iestyn Davies counter-tenor, Fretwork A collaboration with Pacific Opera Victoria FRETWORK & BACH: THE ART OF FUGUE October 31, 2019 Fretwork Photo by ORGANIST TON KOOPMAN IN RECITAL Vincent Witteveen MUSIC BY J.S. BACH, D. BUXTEHUDE, AND MORE November 16, 2019 Ton Koopman organ FESTIVE CANTATAS: CHRISTMAS IN GABRIELI’S VENICE December 19, 2019 Bruce Dickey director and cornetto, Arwen Myers soprano, Danielle Sampson soprano, Vicki St. Pierre alto, Nicholas Burns alto, Ross Hauck tenor, Colin Balzer tenor, Sumner Thompson baritone, Martin Auclair bass with the participation of the Cathedral Choristers led by Donald Hunt Supported by Pat & Meredith Cashion PACIFIC BAROQUE FESTIVAL March 5 - March 8, 2020 The 2019/20 Pacific Baroque Series culminated in the 16th annual Pacific Baroque Festival. Led by long-time Artistic Director, Marc Destrubé, the festival featured five lively events held at the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Alix Goolden Hall and at Christ Church Cathedral Victoria. This season, the Pacific Baroque Series was generously supported by Creative BC’s Live Music Program. "Koopman is a virtuoso whose keyboard playing is full of energy, colour, imagination and improvisatory spirit. He somehow manages to maintain very high performance standards throughout an immense repertoire." Kevin Bazzana, Times Colonist 5 PACIFIC BAROQUE ORCHESTRA ALEXANDER WEIMANN, MUSIC DIRECTOR Founded in 1990, the PBO officially became a division of EMV in 2016. It is the only orchestra playing baroque and classical orchestral repertoire on period instruments in the Lower Mainland. With a Juno nomination, seasonal tours around the Pacific Northwest, recent tours to Manitoba and the East Coast as well as a recording for the ATMA Classique label with star soprano Karina Gauvin, the PBO is quickly becoming one of the most active period orchestras in Canada. THE PBO’S 2019-2020 SEASON EAST COAST TOUR October 25 to November 2, 2019 HANDEL’S MESSIAH November 30 to December 1, 2019 SONIC BOOM FESTIVAL March 22, 2020 Cancelled 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION April 5, 2020 Cancelled 2019 EAST COAST TOUR & RECORDING SESSION WITH SOPRANO, KARINA GAUVIN OTTAWA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL October 25, 2019 Dominion Chalmers United Church BOSTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL October 27, 2019 Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory ATMA RECORDING October 28-30, 2019 in Montreal TORONTO, ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC SERIES November 1, 2019 Koerner Hall MONTREAL, ARTE MUSICA SERIES November 2, 2019 Salle Bourgie at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts The PBO completed a four-concert, East Coast North American tour and recording for ATMA Classique of never-before recorded 18th century Russian Baroque repertoire from St. Petersburg. For this project, 24 musicians of the PBO partnered with one of Canada’s most celebrated vocal soloists: Juno and Grammy award-winning soprano Karina Gauvin.
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