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VANCOUVER BACH FESTIVAL 2019 the artists friday august 9 at 7:30 pm | chan centre Pacific Baroque Orchestra purcell: Alexander Weimann hail, bright cecilia music director soloists: Matthew Locke (1621-1677) Suzie LeBlanc Excerpts from “The Tempest” & Dorothee Mields Introduction sopranos Galliard, Gavot, Sarabande, Lilk Alex Potter Curtain Tune alto Samuel Boden tenor John Blow (1649-1708) Sumner Thompson Welcome, Every Guest baritone Matthew Brook bass-baritone Matthew Locke ripienists: Excerpts from “The Tempest” Nicholas Burns alto Rustick Air, A Martial Jigge Jonathan Quick Conclusion tenor PACIFIC BAROQUE ORCHESTRA INTERVAL IS SUPPORTED BY THE Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Hail, Bright Cecilia Generously supported by Symphony The Drance Family, Hail! Bright Cecilia Bryan & Gail Atkins, Hark, each Tree its silence breaks and ‘Tis Nature’s Voice Adèle Lafleur Soul of the World Pre-concert chat with Thou tun’st this World below host Matthew White at 6:45: With that sublime Celestial Lay Alexander Weimann Wondrous machine! in association with The Airy Violin In vain the Am’rous flute THE UNAUTHORISED USE OF The Fife and all the Harmony of War ANY VIDEO OR AUDIO RECORDING Let these amongst themselves contest Chan Endowment Fund DEVICE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED at the University of Hall! Bright Cecilia British Columbia earlymusic.bc.ca Purcell: Hail, Bright Cecilia Vancouver Bach Festival 2019 1 PARTNERS board of directors Early Music Vancouver gratefully acknowledges the assistance and support of: Chris Guzy president government support Fran Watters vice president Ron Kruschen We acknowledge the support of treasurer the Province of British Columbia Tony Knox past president Ilia Korkh secretary foundations Kathleen Bourchier THE BRENNAN SPANO Spencer Corrigal cpa,ca FAMILY FOUNDATION Sherrill Grace THE DRANCE FAMILY Melody Mason EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER FUND Tim Rendell cpa,ca Johanna Shapira 2019-20 production partners Ingrid Söchting EMV’s performances at the Chan Centre are presented in partnership with the Chan Centre for the Per- Vincent Tan forming Arts, with the support of the Chan Endowment Fund at the University of British Columbia. ÷ pacific José Verstappen cm baroque orchestra artistic director emeritus alexander weimann ÷ MUSIC director staff Matthew White executive & artistic director Nathan Lorch business manager Michelle Herrewynen development manager Jonathan Evans production manager production partners in victoria bc Laina Tanahara marketing & volunteer coordinator Mei Chi Chin corporate support summer production assistant Jan Gates Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel event photographer VANCOUVER, BC Tony Knox Barrister & Solicitor, Arbitrator Tel: 604 263 5766 Cell: 604 374 7916 Fax: 604 261 1868 Email: [email protected] Murray Paterson 1291 West 40th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. 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A range of sponsorship advantages is available, including logo recognition, complimentary tickets for tel: 604.732.1610 your clients, employee discounts, and many other benefits tailored to your specific needs. fax: 604.732.1602 Call Nathan Lorch to discuss how our audience profile [email protected] may fit with your company’s objectives: 604 732 1610. earlymusic.bc.ca Early Music Vancouver acknowledges that we are gathered on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples – Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam) Nations. 2 Vancouver Bach Festival 2019 Purcell: Hail, Bright Cecilia [email protected] PACIFIC BAROQUE ORCHESTRA Pacific Baroque Orchestra The Pacific Baroque Orchestra (PBO) is recognized as one of Canada’s most exciting and innovative ensembles performing “early music for modern ears”. PBO brings the music of the Alexander Weimann past up to date by performing with cutting-edge style and enthusiasm. Formed in 1990, the music director orchestra quickly established itself as a force in Vancouver’s burgeoning music scene with the ongoing support of Early Music Vancouver. violins In 2009, PBO welcomed Alexander Weimann as Artistic Director. His imaginative Chloe Meyers programming and expert leadership have drawn in many new concertgoers, and his creativity concertmaster and engaging musicianship have carved out a unique and vital place in the cultural landscape Christi Meyers of Vancouver. Olivier Brault PBO regularly joins forces with internationally celebrated Canadian guest artists, providing Christine Wilkinson Beckman performance opportunities for Canadian musicians while exposing West Coast audiences to Linda Melsted a spectacular variety of talent. The Orchestra has also toured BC, the northern United States principal 2nd violin and across Canada as far as the East Coast. The musicians of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra Elyssa Lefurgey-Smith have been at the core of many large-scale productions by Early Music Vancouver in recent Tanya LaPerriere years, including many summer festival performances led by Alexander Weimann. violas Mieka Michaux Alexander Weimann music director Joanna Hood Alexander Weimann is one of the most violoncello sought-after ensemble directors, soloists, and Nathan Whittaker chamber music partners of his generation. After traveling the world with ensembles like violone Tragicomedia, and as frequent guest with Natalie Mackie Cantus Cölln, the Freiburger Barockorchester, Gesualdo Consort and Tafelmusik, he now double bass focuses on his activities as conductor of the Curtis Daily Pacific Baroque Orchestra in Vancouver, music organ & harpsichord director of the Seattle Baroque Orchestra Christina Hutten and regular guest conductor of ensembles including the Victoria Symphony, Symphony lute Nova Scotia, Arion Baroque Orchestra in John Lenti Montreal and the Portland Baroque Orchestra. oboe Weimann was born in 1965 in Munich, where he studied the organ, church music, musicology Curtis Foster (with a summa con laude thesis on Bach’s secco recitatives), theatre, mediæval Latin, and MaryAnn Shore jazz piano, supported by a variety of federal scholarships. From 1990 to 1995, Weimann taught music theory, improvisation, and Jazz at the Munich Musikhochschule. Since 1998, bassoon he has been giving master classes in harpsichord and historical performance practice at Nate Helgeson institutions such as Lunds University in Malmö and the Bremen Musikhochschule, and at North American universities such as The University of California in Berkeley, Dartmouth trumpets College in New Hampshire, McGill University, Université de Montréal, and Mount Allison Alexis Basque in New Brunswick. Since 2007, he has conducted several acclaimed opera productions at Christopher Price the Amherst Early Music Festival. He now teaches at the University of British Columbia and timpani directs the Baroque Orchestra Mentorship Programme there. Bill Linwood A multiple Juno and Grammy nominee, Weimann can be heard on some 100 CDs. Recent highlights include an Opus and Juno award winning CD of Handel oratorio arias with soprano Karina Gauvin, a recording of Bach’s St. John’s Passion with Les Voix Baroques/Arion Baroque Orchestra, and a Juno nominated recording of Handel’s Orlando with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra that was also awarded a Gramophone Editor’s Choice award. n earlymusic.bc.ca Purcell: Hail, Bright Cecilia Vancouver Bach Festival 2019 3 SEP 28 Rosanne Cash OCT 5 Mari Boine OCT 19 DakhaBrakha NOV 2 Flamenco Legends: The Paco de Lucía Project NOV 16 Orquesta Akokán FEB 29 We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. MAR 8 Dianne Reeves: Beleza Brazil APR 4 La Santa Cecilia APR 18 Kalabanté: Afrique en Cirque ROSANNE CASH WE SHALL DAKHABRAKHA MARI BOINE OVERCOME chancentre.com 4 Vancouver Bach Festival 2019 Purcell: Hail, Bright Cecilia [email protected] VOCAL SOLOISTS She is a devoted chamber musician and offers a range of highly interesting projects such as “Lord Nelson at the river Nile” (music by Haydn and contemporaries dealing with the battles of Lord Suzie LeBlanc soprano Nelson), “White as Lillies was her Face” with songs by John Born in Acadia, Suzie LeBlanc fell in love with the Baroque early in life. Dowland combined with texts by Heinrich Heine, “Mort exquise, Now an international star, the charismatic soprano is well-known for mort parfumée” with French impressionistic compositions, “Duft her passionate performances of Early Music, art song, contemporary und Wahnsinn” (fragrance and lunacy) together with Hille Perl, viola music and Acadian traditional repertoire. da gamba, and Lee Santana, lute, as well as “Birds” with flutist Stefan Temmingh. She has sung with many of the world’s leading early music ensembles in concert and opera performances as well as on film and on disc. A steadily growing discography with several award-winning Concerts have
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    ARBEIT STINKT ACCATTONE Nach dem gleichnamigen Film von Pier Paolo Pasolini in einer Fassung von Koen Tachelet Musikalische Leitung: Philippe Herreweghe (14., 15., 19., 20. 08.), Christoph Siebert (22., 23. 08.) Regie: Johan Simons Bühne: Muriel Gerstner Kostüm: Anja Rabes Licht: Wolfgang Göbbel Soundscapes: Steven Prengels Sounddesign: Will-Jan Pielage Dramaturgie: Koen Tachelet, Tobias Staab Musikdramaturgie: Jan Vandenhouwe Mitarbeit Musikdramaturgie: Jens Van Durme Aufnahmeleitung: Marc Swaenen Regieassistenz: Katelijne Laevens Bühnenbildassistenz: Luc Goedertier Sprachcoach: Roswitha Dierck Kostümassistenz: Christina Hillinger Regiepraktikum: Julie Peters, Clara-Lilian Risa Berger Inspizienz: Stefan Jansen Übertitelinspizienz: Erik Borgmann, Dirk Dehooghe Beratung Klangkonzept: Barak Koren Kinderbetreuung: Chris Nietvelt Künstlerische Produktionsleitung: Marieke Cardinaels, Caitlin van der Maas Technische Projektleitung: Andreas Dietmann Produktionsleitung Kostüm: Monika Frenz Garderobe: Sandra Gabrovec, Stefanie Klein Maske: Sabine Heuser, Laura Nahberger ACCATTONE Darsteller: Accattone: Steven Scharf Maddalena: Sandra Hüller Amore: Elsie de Brauw Das Gesetz: Benny Claessens Stella: Anna Drexler Pio: Mandela Wee Wee Balilla: Steven van Watermeulen Cartagine: Jeff Wilbusch Renato: Lukas von der Lühe Nannina / Ascensa: Laura Mentink Io: Pien Westendorp Solisten: Dorothee Mields (Sopran) Alex Potter (Alt) Thomas Hobbs (Tenor) Peter Kooij (Bass) Christine Busch (Solo Violine) Chor Collegium Vocale Gent Sopran: Dorothee Mields, Griet