An interview with Trevor Eliot Bowes, who will be singing the role of Polifemo in the upcoming dinner and opera presentation of Aci, Galatea e Polifemo as part of the […] The post Interview with Trevor Eliot Bowes appeared first on Early Music Society of the Islands ..read more

Three years ago, EMSI and Ensemble Caprice agreed to a series of three concerts. The first was to feature the music of Bach, the second of Vivaldi and the third of Handel. We have been treated to two extraordinary and exciting concerts and this concert will be a fitting finale to the series. There has been a tangible connection between the ensemble and our audience. Last year, several members of the group, including Artistic Director Matthias Maute, enthused that the concert was the highlight of their year, as they could feel the engagement and rapt attention of the audience during the perfor ..read more

Portrait, oil on canvas of Gottfried Reiche (1667–1734) by Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695–1774), 1727 Bach specified an instrument he called the “tromba o corno da tirarsi” for the elaborate brass line in three of his cantatas: the only known mention of this horn. No instrument, picture, or any other documentation is know to have survived. However, research by Olivier Picorn has uncovered some clues, which led to the reinvention of the corno da tirarsi, as documented in his thesis for the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.     Horn player Anneke Scott describes the corno da tirarsi in her ..read more

Shoutout to artist Nathan Nun, for his beautiful cats & lutes artwork! Read an interview here. The post Cats & Lutes appeared first on Early Music Society of the Islands ..read more

A ‘new’ innovation for electric guitars, the fanned fret concept actually dates back to the 1590s! Read more about the wire-strung bandora and orpharion from the Lute Society of America and Early Music Muse (with videos). And for a electric guitar players, the Multi-scale Mystery Unraveled! The post Fanned frets, circa 1590 appeared first on Early Music Society of the Islands ..read more

Read about us in The Bastion! EMSI features in Victoria’s new arts & culture magazine. Read the article and enter to win a pair of tickets to the April 22nd Concert of the Birds! Read the article The post EMSI in The Bastion appeared first on Early Music Society of the Islands ..read more

Introducing the Baroque Theorbo Elizabeth Kenney of the Orhcestra of the Age of Enlightenment explains how and why the theorbo was developed in the 17th century, what it was used for, and what it’s like to carry it around on the train! Come see and hear a theorbo for yourself, on April 22nd in Concert of the Birds by France’s award-winning ensemble La Rêveuse! Buy Tickets ..read more

A musical journey from colonial Haïti to the present Baroque ensemble Les Délices hosts tenor Jean Bernard Cerin and guests in a new episode of Salon Era. Watch the weaving together of music and conversation to explore the origins of Haïtian Creole song Lisette quitté la plaine and it’s relevance today. Video & podcast The post SalonEra: Finding Lisette appeared first on Early Music Society of the Islands ..read more