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The 2014 Vancouver Early Music Festival, "The Hand of Time," 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 essential value of ephemeral beauty in our lives. Subscribe to any three Festival concerts (excluding "Il Trionfo del Tempo") and save! You'll be able to choose your concerts before finalizing your order.
Colin Tilney Celebrates LXXX
Friday, July 25, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Roundhouse Community Centre
Our opening concert this year is a rare recital by world-renowned keyboardist Colin Tilney. Turning 80 this year, Colin is a giant in early music: one of the first musicians to bring historically-informed performance to the general concertgoer's awareness, and one of the few still actively performing today. He'll perform Quinque by the South African composer Priaulx Rainier, composed in 1973, Bach's 6th English Suite, and elegant works by 18th-century French clavecinistes.
A special presentation 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
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 and performs in 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. Recently seen as Nancy in Vancouver Opera's Albert Herring, Sylvia joins Ellen and a team of seasoned performers of early music 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
Two venerated composers, two eminent soloists, and two distinguished instruments. Alexander Weimann and Lucas Harris explore 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.
Sequentia: Fragments for the End of Time
Friday, August 1, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
In this programme, Sequentia explores mediaeval works with apocalyptic texts, some of which survive only as fragments: German verses describing the terrible final day, the Old English 'Lay of the Last Survivor', which depicts the bleak and lonely end of an unnamed tribe, and a harrowing portrayal of the pagan Ragnarök, when 'Muspell's People' and the armies of Surt and Loki launch their final, deadly assault on the northern European gods.
Matin, Midi, Soir: Early Haydn Symphonies
Sunday, August 3, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Join us for the first instance of an exciting new initiative. We've created a Mentorship Orchestra Project, in which students of exceptional ability receive full scholarships, and coaching from some of the most prominent instrumentalists in their field. After five days of intensive work on Haydn's early symphonies - "Le Matin," "Le Midi," and "Le Soir" - these up-and-coming artists will perform with the faculty and other professional artists in this extraordinary Festival concert.
"Vanitas Vanitatum"
Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
"Farewell laughter, farewell singing, farewell delights of the world!" wrote Luigi Rossi. In the 17th century, Roman composers were surrounded by the remains of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known, so it's no surprise that their texts explore the passing of Time and the ephemeral nature of physical beauty and pleasure. These rich and intense musical settings are passionate, dramatic arguments for the value of enjoying life's fleeting pleasures. Music by Carissimi, Rossi, Marazzoli, and more.
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