Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI)

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The Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI) is a Victoria-based society dedicated to the promotion, performance, and appreciation of music composed before 1800. The society presents an annual concert series featuring top regional and visiting early music performers, and supports the development of young early music performers through an annual bursary, workshops, and masterclasses. EMSI also co-presents major productions with partners such as the Boston Early Music Festival and Pacific Opera Victoria.

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Upcoming Concerts

Sat

Jul 25

2:30pm

Bird on a Briar

Singer and multi-instrumentalist Gwen Jamieson presents a revival of the 1950s–70s folk and early music movements, performing traditional ba...

Tudor House

Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI)

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Sat

Aug 29

2:30pm

Sonatas for the Summer

Ensemble Il Postiglione (Italy) presents a program of baroque sonatas by Bach, Telemann, Scarlatti and others. Featuring Enrique Gómez-Cabre...

Tudor House

Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI)

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Thu

Oct 1

7:30pm

Concerto di Margherita

Il Gioco della cieca (Blind Man's Bluff). Concerto di Margherita (Italy) presents vocal and instrumental works of late 16th and early 17th c...

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI)

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Sat

Oct 24

7:30pm

Island Temperament

Cornucopia: An Autumnal Musical Feast. EMSI's resident ensemble Island Temperament, directed by Paul Luchkow, presents an autumnal feast of ...

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI)

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Fri

Nov 27

7:30pm

Jupiter Ensemble with Lea Desandre

Amazone. Lutenist Thomas Dunford leads Jupiter Ensemble (France) with soprano Lea Desandre — "one of today's most exciting voices in early-m...

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI)

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Sun

Dec 20

3:00pm

laReverdie

Stella Nova – The New Star. laReverdie (Italy) presents a rich medieval Advent and Christmas repertoire spanning English, French and Italian...

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI)

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Sat

Jan 23

7:30pm

Opera Prima with Amanda Forsythe

Tormento Seicento. Soprano Amanda Forsythe returns with viola da gamba virtuoso Cristiano Contadin and his ensemble Opera Prima (Italy) expl...

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI)

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Sun

Feb 21

3:00pm

Les Délices

Moonlit Mozart. Les Délices (USA), led by oboist Debra Nagy, performs Mozart's wind octets on period instruments — oboes, clarinets, bassoon...

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI)

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Sat

Mar 13

7:30pm

Ensemble Clausulae

Notre Dame – Laying the Cornerstone of Western Music. A theatrical premiere by Ensemble Clausulae (Canada) telling the story of a young novi...

Christ Church Cathedral

Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI)

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Sat

Apr 24

7:30pm

Ensemble Caprice

The King's Music & Tavern Songs. Ensemble Caprice (Canada), led by Matthias Maute with soprano Janelle Lucyk, performs music from Purcell to...

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Early Music Society of the Islands (EMSI)

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