Early Music Society of the Islands
Sequentia Ensemble “Gregorius, the Holy Sinner” Concert
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Victoria, 924 Douglas Street 1205 Pandora Ave, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaThe incomparable Benjamin Bagby, well-known for his virtuosic rendering of Beowulf, returns to the EMSI stage to lead the ensemble Sequentia in an astonishing 12th Century tale of one man’s victory over despair (sung in medieval German verse with video titles projected in English). This ancient tale by Hartmann von Aue (d. ca. 1210), tells […]
Huehuetenango: Music from 16th Century Guatemala
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 924 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC, CanadaTenor Jonatan Alverado and Ariel Abramovich on vihuela explore a 16th Century Guatamalan manuscript, reflecting early colonial musical influences in South America. Music played an important role in the early missionizing of local populations in South America. As was the case in other colonial settings, European music, particularly, but not exclusively sacred music, was adopted […]
The Early Moderns – Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble
First Church of Christ, Scientist (1205 Pandora Ave) 1205 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, BC, CanadaThe Early Moderns – Vienna’s Rise The brilliant American ensemble Quicksilver — “Revered like rock stars within the early music scene” (New York Times) — performs music reflecting the music in Austria in the early Baroque period, the first great period of Viennese music. The program features the instrumental sonatas of composers including Schmeltzer, Kerll, […]
Eh bien, dansez maintenant ! – Doulce Mémoire
Denford Hall, Glenlyon Norfolk School 781 Richmond Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaImagine yourself in the elegant royal court of the French Renaissance, attending a ball with the elite of courtly society. That colourful world will be captured by the French ensemble Doulce Mémoire and dancer Hubert Hazebroucq. Very far from the image we have of ancient dance – hierarchical, starched, solemn – dance in the 15th […]
