Early Music Vancouver
1254 West 7th Avenue V6H 1B6 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Our latest concert, Music for Old Instruments, is premiering tonight at 7:30PM! Watch the Pacific Baroque Orchestra as they premiere five new compositions written exclusively for them by composers that all hail from BC. Access is free (donations gratefully accepted) so join us online and celebrate the talents of BC's musical community! Produced in collaboration with Van Pro Musica.

"There are the lush harmonies in Kamran Shahrokhi’s Ocean Rush, creating a cinematic and meditative atmosphere. Henry From’s Dance at the End of Time, with its rigour and precision, is more reminiscent of the baroque era." There is so much to look forward to in our next concert, New Music for Old Instruments featuring the Pacific Baroque Orchestra! A big thank you to The Tyee for this fantastic preview of our annual tradition in which New compositions are written for the ...period instruments of the PBO. Concert debuts Wednesday, March 24 at 7:30PM which includes five world premieres! Produced in collaboration with Van Pro Musica as part of their Sonic Boom Festival.

Happy Early Music Day! We are celebrating by honouring the past and embracing the present with our concert, Musical Offering: Transcending Time. This concert includes Bach's Musical Offering and Vancouver composer Jocelyn Morlock's Revenant. The latter takes inspiration from the same royal theme from the Musical Offering but reverses it, giving it an ethereal, otherworldly atmosphere. Watch the full concert, completely free to access!

Qiu Xia He leads Vancouver's Silk Road Ensemble in "Origins - Music of the Tang Dynasty" on Wednesday, November 25 at 7:30PM. Watch her stunning performance from our Musical Offering series ahead of Wednesday's concert. Full details for the concert can be found at www.earlymusic.bc.ca

Musical Offering: Transcending Time premieres tonight at 7:30PM! Click the link below to watch it with us. Streaming by donation. With members of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, performing JS Bach's Musical Offering and Jocelyn Morlock's Revenant.

"The Musical Offering is a staggering display of virtuoso contrapuntal technique, based on a theme given to Bach by the music-loving monarch Frederick the Great of Prussia. More than 250 years later, Morlock took up the theme as the core material for her composition." Read the Vancouver Sun's preview on Wednesday's concert and the rest of our 2020 season! We have a lot more planned until June 2021 so stay tuned.

Merci pour le partage! Pour plus de détails, rendez-vous sur www.earlymusic.bc.ca

"One of Vancouver's longest-running classical music organizations hasn't pulled the plug on its season because of the pandemic. On the contrary, Early Music Vancouver has gone big this year with a free virtual season featuring more than 20 biweekly concerts." Read our season preview in the Georgia Straight! Our most diverse and innovative season yet.

TONIGHT at 7:30PM, Alex Weimann's organ recital will be streamed online at the link below. Watch him perform music by Mozart, Muffat, and more on Christ Church Cathedral Victoria's awe-inspiring Wolff instrument.

Watch the full trailer here: https://youtu.be/sPzFhUQoEVY Full details at www.earlymusic.bc.ca

This one is for all those who miss the sublime magic of singing together. Enjoy this clip from last year's Vancouver Bach Festival.

"After a lifetime spent attending rehearsals and concerts, my heading to the Chan Centre at the end of July shouldn’t have been a big deal. But it was." We invited journalist David Gordon Duke to preview our new online season. Read the article to get a sneak peak and understand why he got "admittedly a little emotional" about the experience.

In honour of the 270th anniversary of Bach's death, here's the opening chorus of the St. John Passion, performed by the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and lead by Alex Weimann. From the 2017 Vancouver Bach Festival finale at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

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The long lost Bach...

Join us on Thursday, June 25 at 7PM for our very first online concert, in collaboration with the Vancouver Chopin Society! Tomasz Ritter won the inaugural Chopin Competition for Period Instruments and was to make his Vancouver debut in March. Unfortunately, we had to cancel that concert but we're thrilled to present this exclusive online Chopin recital that you can enjoy from the comfort and safety of your home. For tickets & info, go to www.earlymusic.bc.ca

Deep dive on our Executive/Artistic Director Matthew White! Thanks so much Vancouver Opera for having him on your podcast.

Details: http://www.earlymusic.bc.ca//tomasz-ritter-a-chopin-onlin/

It might not be Christmas but consider this clip a little gift! Led by the inimitable cornetto virtuoso Bruce Dickey, this concert was a wonderful blend of scholarship, expertly played rare instruments, and festive cheer. We can't wait to produce these special concerts for you again soon.

When this pandemic hit, EMV had been enjoying the busiest and most successful year in our 50-year history. I want to pick up where we left off as soon as possible. The good news is that based on our particular organizational model, I believe that we are uniquely positioned to do so. Read up on what we're up to and what we've got coming! Thank you to all of our incredible supporters for helping us through this challenging time. Your kind words, donations and engagement with our content has been truly inspiring and motivating for us.