Early Music Vancouver Bucks Tradition in Bach Untamed (July 30 – Aug. 8 )

ByJon Dykstra July 22, 2024September 13, 2024

International multi-instrumentalist Alon Sariel will make both his EMV and Canadian debut as Early Music Vancouver’s 2024 Summer Festival Artist in Residence. Bach & the Mandolin with Alon Sariel takes place at the Vancouver Playhouse on Aug. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Photo: Suzette Vorster Van Acker

Early Music Vancouver explores the music of J.S. Bach this summer in Bach Untamed, running from July 30 to August 8 at various Vancouver venues. Close to 50 early music artists will be featured in concerts that revisit the classic material with new perspectives and arrangements as well as input from other world music traditions. Some of the upcoming highlights include a performance of Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, the Canadian debut of multi-instrumentalist Alon Sariel, and an afternoon concert spotlighting the next generation of emerging artists. Most performances take place at Christ Church Cathedral or the Vancouver Playhouse with one major exception: the Fox Cabaret will feature a night of risqué 17th century drinking songs in “Banned from the Concert Hall: A Comedy Night” on Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m. For more information and tickets to Bach Untamed events, visit earlymusic.bc.ca.

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Jon Dykstra

Jon is a long-time Metro Vancouver resident where he owns an interior design firm and home design publication. As a prolific writer who enjoys much of what Metro Vancouver has to offer, he couldn't help but write about the goings on in Metro Vancouver which resulted in the launch of The Burrard Bulletin.