Amanda Forsythe Headlines Early Music Vancouver Announces 2025-26 Season

(Photo credit: TatianaDaubek) Early Music Vancouver (emv) announces its 2025-26 and 55th season. This article only features vocal concerts. Soprano Amanda Forsythe performances a concert of works by Handel. Alexander Weimann conducts the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. Performance Date: September 27, 2025 Soprano Myriam Leblanc, alto Cecilia Duarte, tenor Jacob Perry, and bass Sumner Thompson perform with the Vancouver Chamber Choir {…}

Jun 30, 2025

Magali Simard-Galdès, Daniel Moddy, Jacob Perry, Drew Santini Headline Early Music Vancouver’s 2025 Summer Season

(Photo-by-Mark-Mushet) Early Music Vancouver has unveiled its 2025 festival lineup. Here is a look at the vocal performances on offer. First up is “Forgotten Harmonies: Schubert and Friends.” The showcase features soprano Magali Simard-Galdès alongside natural horn player Simon Poirier and pianist Olivier Godin. The performance will take place at Christ Church Cathedral. Performance Date: August 1, 2025 Simard-Galdès returns {…}

Jul 1, 2024

Early Music Vancouver Announces 2024 Festival ‘Bach Untamed’

Early Music Vancouver (EMV) has unveiled its 2024 summer festival “Bach Untamed.” “We are thrilled to offer audiences an adventurous program of some of Bach’s seminal works, but with a twist,” said EMV’s Artistic & Executive Director Suzie LeBlanc. “From traditional compositions reworked for unique instruments, such as mandolin and oud, to the introduction of vocal improvisation, inspired by Bach’s {…}

Nov 13, 2023

‘The Queen of Carthage Reimagined’ Film Makes its Premiere

(Photo credit: Early Music Vancouver) Early Music Vancouver and re:Naissance Opera have reimagined the story of Dido for the modern audience in “The Queen of Carthage.” The film version is set to premiere online. Cecilia Duarte stars in the multidisciplinary filmed performance of “The Queen of Carthage.” The piece was filmed on location in Vancouver by Collide Entertainment in the {…}

Dec 6, 2021

Early Music Vancouver Announces 2022 Winter and Spring Season

Early Music Vancouver (EMV) has announced its 2022 winter and spring season. The program promises to transport audiences on a musical journey, comprising music from some of the great cities of the world at key points in music history. Live performances and digital offerings are on tap. “Since March of 2020, many of us have been hungering to resume our {…}

Dec 8, 2020

Early Music Vancouver Announces New Artistic & Executive Director

Early Music Vancouver has announced the appointment of Suzie LeBlanc C.M. as Artistic and Executive Director. LeBlanc will become the first female to take the helm at EMV since its founding in May 1970 and will assume the role on Jan. 4, 2021. LeBlanc is an internationally acclaimed Canadian soprano who is a specialist in early music and is an {…}