Vancouver Bach Festival: Nightingales in the Garden (film)
Free (Free ($5-$10CAD in-person))
Soile Stratkauskas, flute
Kathryn Wiebe, violin
Christina Hutten, harpsichord
Natalie Mackie, viola da gamba
Justin Rapaport, dance
Jordan Lang, dance
Instrument inventor, music and dance instructor, celebrated player of Scots tunes on the violoncello, founder of a secret musical society, music arranger and publisher, and Chamber Composer to the King, James Oswald (1710-1769) was a fascinating character. Although his music is rarely heard on the concert stage today, it remains influential elsewhere. His chamber music on this program comes from his two collections of 48 Airs for the Seasons, multi-movement pieces named after plants and grouped into sets celebrating each of the four seasons. We have the great pleasure of sharing Oswald’s music with you from the grounds of Vancouver’s own 55-acre garden oasis, VanDusen Botanical Gardens. Two of Ballet BC’s dancers, Jordan Lang and Justin Rapaport, choreograph and dance several of the airs, with poetry interspersed throughout.
The broadcast and concert will take place at 11am Pacific.
This concert will premiere online at the EMV YouTube channel and will be available to stream until August 6, 2021. Access to the online concert is free, and donations are greatly appreciated.
Attending in-person: The film will be shown at:
The Cinematheque
1131 Howe St
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2K8, Canada
In-person tickets: $10 CAD / $7.85 USD group of 1 ($5 CAD / $3.91 USD ages 35 & younger, group of one)
Link to donate: https://www.earlymusic.bc.ca/donate/