2022 Vancouver Bach Festival – EMV’s Emerging Artists’ Concert features the next generation of musicians performing works by Francesca Caccini and Barbara Strozzi, Henry Purcell and J.H. Schmelzer. The 17th century …
2022 Vancouver Bach Festival – Scottish music found its way into European consciousness in the 17th and 18th centuries. Georg Muffat’s family left Scotland to escape religious persecution. They settled in …
2022 Vancouver Bach Festival – There is no doubt that the majority of traditional Acadian songs come from France, their origins can even be traced back to certain regions. Songs, just …
2022 Vancouver Bach Festival – Born in 1668, François Couperin was the only son of Charles Couperin, the harpsichordist and organist at the old Parisian Church of Saint-Gervais. During his lifetime, …
2022 Vancouver Bach Festival – In 1805, the Irish poet Thomas Moore wrote a short poem entitled “The Last Rose of Summer,” which was later set to a traditional tune …