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With Lachrimae, lute virtuoso Lucas Harris explores the uplifting powers of musical melancholy

The eclectic program mixes masterpieces by Renaissance composer John Dowland and Joni MItchell at Early Music Vancouver’s Summer Festival

MUSICJanet SmithJuly 27, 2026Early Music Vancouver, Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival, Renaissance music

Early Music Vancouver artist in residence Marc Mauillon loves the challenge of 17th-century opera

Tackling the title role in Monteverdi’s Orfeo as part of EMV’s Summer Festival requires a different approach, the French singer says—and a willingness to push beyond beautiful singing

FESTS, MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithJuly 22, 2026Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival, Early Music Vancouver, Summer 2026, Homepage feature

Early Music Vancouver concludes its 2026 Summer Festival with Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, August 7

Violinist and guest director Rachel Podger performs alongside the Pacific Baroque Orchestra

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJune 24, 2026Partner Content, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, Early music summer festival, Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, EMV, Summer 2026

Early Music Vancouver's 2026 Summer Festival opens with Orfeo, July 31 and August 2

Bold production of Monteverdi’s influential opera features director Guillaume Bernardi, conductor Alexander Weimann, and singer Marc Mauillon

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJune 16, 2026Partner Content, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival, Summer 2026

Summer Arts Guide 2026: Must-see Vancouver festivals this soccer-mad season

From world-renowned folk, jazz, and classical musicians to up-and-coming local dance performers and visual artists, make it your goal this summer to catch them all

FESTSJanet SmithJune 11, 2026Bard on the Beach, Queer Arts Festival, 5X Fest, Dancing on the Edge, Pinoy Festival, Strathcona Blocks Party, Gastown Sunday Set, Kitsilano Showboat, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, North Shore Jazz, Alliance Française Vancouver, Polygon Gallery, The Polygon, theatre under the stars, TUTS, Steveston, Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival, Vancouver Greek Summerfest, Indian Summer Festival, Khatsahlano Street Party, West Coast Modern WEek, Vancouver Civic Theatres, Carnaval del Sol, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Eastside Arts, CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival, New Works, Mission Folk Music Festival, Early Music Vancouver, Harmony Arts Festival, Powell Street Festival, Vines Art Festival, African Descent Festival, Wreck Beach Butoh, Music on Main, Vancouver Fringe Festival, SUMMER 2025, Summer 2025, Homepage feature, Summer 2026, SUMMEr 2026, SUMMER 2026

Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival celebrates the Power of Music

This year’s edition spans repertoires from the Middle Ages to early opera, bookended by landmark works by Monteverdi and Vivaldi

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithApril 16, 2026Early Music Vancouver, Pacific Baroque Orchestra

Gli Incogniti explores a musical enigma in Early Music Vancouver presentation, April 17

Amandine Beyer and her Baroque ensemble play compositions by an Italian violinist whose life and music are shrouded in mystery.

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICStir VancouverApril 7, 2026Early Music Vancouver, Christ Church Cathedral

Ruckus Early Music finds lightness of dance in inspiring story of Ignatius Sancho

New York City ensemble’s program for Early Music Vancouver pairs pieces by Handel with high-spirited English country dances by the British African composer and abolitionist

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 19, 2026Early Music Vancouver

Early Music Vancouver aims to make Handel’s beloved Messiah feel both fresh and familiar

Pacific Baroque Orchestra conductor Alexander Weimann says the German-English composer’s oratorio is never the same piece twice

MUSICJanet SmithDecember 3, 2025Early Music Vancouver, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Vancouver Chamber Choir and Early Music Vancouver join forces for Handel's Messiah, December 12 and 13

Spellbinding concert features the Pacific Baroque Orchestra along with soloists Myriam Leblanc, Cecilia Duarte, Jacob Perry, and Sumner Thompson

MUSICStir VancouverNovember 13, 2025Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, Holiday 2025, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER

New Mimosa String Quintet goes big on Boccherini at Early Music Vancouver

Acclaimed cellist Christina Mahler explains how she was captured by musical and technical innovations of the unjustly overlooked 18th-century composer

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 23, 2025Early Music Vancouver, Mimosa String Quintet