February 16, 2024
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
English Renaissance music

Josephine van Lier, Soprano and gamba
Jolaine Kerley, soprano

Edmonton

February 20, 2024
Noon
Presented by Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Lenten

Geminiani, Bach, Marais, Barriere

Josephine van Lier, Baroque cello, viola da gamba, treble gamba
Leanne Regehr, harpsichord

Holy Anglican Church
Edmonton

March 2, 2024
Presented by iCoristi
Monteverdi Vespers

Josephine van Lier,  cello

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Edmonton

March 8, 2024
7:30PM
Presented by Jane Berry
Uncoupling

2 cellos, 2 sopranos, 2 dancers

Josephine van Lier,  cello

Edmonton

March 9, 2024
12:00 PM
Presented by Jane Berry
Uncoupling

2 cellos, 2 sopranos, 2 dancers

Josephine van Lier,  cello

Edmonton

March 9, 2024
7:30 PM
Presented by University of Alberta
Bach cantatas and arias

2 cellos, 2 sopranos, 2 dancers

Lizzy Hoyt, soprano
John Tessier, tenor
Andrea Neumann, Alison Zdunich, violin
Lucie Jones flute
Leanne Maitland, viola
Josephine van Lier, cello
Wendy Markosky, harpsichord
Marnie Giesbrecht organ

Convocation Hall
Edmonton

February 12, 2024
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Vivaldi, Geminiani, Marcello, Fiore

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello and gamba
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

Red Deer

March 10, 2024
2:00 PM
Presented by Chorale St. Jean
Isabella Leonarda Magnificat

Josephine van Lier, cello

Edmonton

March 9, 2024
Presented by University of Alberta

Diverse Program

Lizzy Hoyt, soprano
John Tessier, tenor
Josephine van Lier, cello

Edmonton

March 13, 2024
Noon
Presented by MacDougal an Noon
Bach, Handel, Purcell, Geminiani

Josephine van Lier, Soprano and gamba
Roderick Bryce, baritone
Leanne Rehehr, harpsichord

MacDougal United Church
Edmonton

March 16, 2024
Presented by Early Music Alberta
Musick for a While

This trio of premier Edmonton musicians will perform a very varied program of music for voice, viola da gamba/cello and harpsichord, with spectacular music by BachHandelPurcell, and Geminiani.

On the program are several outstanding pieces, including some witty songs by Purcell, arias from Rinaldo and Ezio by Handel, and Bach’s stunning and profound Komm, süßes Kreuz from the St. Matthew Passion. They will perform one of the spectacular and seldom heard sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord by Bach, and a virtuoso and obscure sonata for cello and harpsichord by Geminiani.

Musicians:

Roderick Bryce, baritone
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba, baroque cello
Leanne Regehr, harpsichord

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

April 27, 2024
7:30PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
HOUSE OF BACH – SWEET SUITES

6 cellists, 6 rooms, 6 suites

For this unique and memorable concert, the audience will be divided into groups and move from room to room to hear all of Bach’s spectacular cello suites. Each cellist will perform in their own room and play their suite 6 times, each time for a different audience.

Musicians:

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Julie Hereish, baroque cello
Rafael Hoekman, baroque cello
Ronda Metzies, baroque cello
Meran Currie-Roberts, cello
Sointu Aalto, baroque cello

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

May 26, 2024
2:00 PM
Presented by Jasper Arts
HOUSE OF BACH – SWEET SUITES

6 cellists, 6 rooms, 6 suites

For this unique and memorable concert, the audience will be divided into groups and move from room to room to hear all of Bach’s spectacular cello suites. Each cellist will perform in their own room and play their suite 6 times, each time for a different audience.

Musicians:

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello, viola da gamba
Dawn Bailey, Soprano
|eanne Regehr, harpsichord

Jasper Anglican Church

June 8, 2024
7:30 PM PM
Presented by Early Music Voices and VoiceScapes
Our Favourite Things

A celebration of VoiceScapes on the Calgary scene after over two decades of lovely performances. Join the four singers of VoiceScapes and many talented friends who have performed with them over the years. This concert will take you on a journey through a range of styles from Medieval to Baroque.

Musicians:

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello

Christ Church Elbow Park
3602 8 St SW
Calgary

PAST EVENTS

February 8, 2024
Presented by University of Alberta
St George Violin Concertos

Erin James, violin
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello

Edmonton

January 27, 2024
Presented by Early Music Alberta
Un Goût Étranger

French music for 2 viols

One rarely has an opportunity to listen to two viola da gambas. The music written in France at the time required the instrument to have a 7th string added to the original 6-string instrument. The richness and warmth of this combination is unparalleled. The music on this program is among the most elegant, spirited, evocative, and intimate written for these two equal partners. Music by Marin MaraisForqueraisSainte Colombeand more.

Musicians:

Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba
Julie Hereish, viola da gamba

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

January 4, 2024
Presented by TenClub Amsterdam

House of Bach

6 Bach Suites

Josephine van Lier, cello

Amsterdam
The Netherlands

December 19, 2023
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta

Diverse Program

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Josephine van Lier, cello

Edmonton

December 18, 2023
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta

Diverse SOLO Program

Josephine van Lier, cello

Edmonton

December 16, 2023
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta

Diverse Program

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Josephine van Lier, cello

Edmonton

December 7, 2023
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta

Diverse SOLO Program

Josephine van Lier, cello

Edmonton

December 3, 2023
Presented by Joyful Noise Choir

Diverse Program

Josephine van Lier, cello

Edmonton

October 29, 2023
Presented by Early Music Alberta
DIMINUTIONS

from the Italian Renaissance

The festival’s final concert will take us to 16th-century Italy and features highly embellished quasi-improvised music. The art of playing diminutions, (called divisions in England, passaggio in Italy, double in France and glosas or diferencias in Spain) has been largely lost in modern times. It is thoroughly documented in written sources of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and early eighteenth centuries, and enjoyed a remarkable flowering in Venice from about 1580-1620. The concert will draw you into the intimate world of Italian Renaissance music.

Musicians:

Noémy Gagnon-Lafrenais, violin
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba
Lucas Harris, theorbo
Jonathan Stuchbery, theorbo
Kerry Bursey, tenor, lute
Christopher Bagan, historical keyboards

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

October 28, 2023
Presented by Early Music Alberta
ANTONIO VIVALDI

L’Estro Armonico

This concert showcases all twelve spectacular concertos of Antonio Vivaldi’s L’estro Armonico. They are the most popular and well-known of all of Vivaldi’s works. It is vintage Vivaldi: lively, exuberant and brilliant allegros, spun‐out cantilenas in Italian ‘belcanto’ style, and a general feel of Italian passion and good humour.  The works immediately met with great acclaim after their publication in 1711, giving way to over 30 reprints in the subsequent 32 years. For each concerto, there are seven independent parts. In each consecutive group of three concertos, the first is a concerto for four violins, the second for two violins, and the third a solo violin concerto. The cello gets soloistic passages in several of the concertos. Vivaldi scholar Michael Talbot described the set as “perhaps the most influential collection of instrumental music to appear during the whole of the eighteenth century.”
Our violinists will all be soloists as well as taking on all the other parts.
A concert not to be missed!

Musicians:

Noémy Gagnon-Lafrenais, solo violin
Laura Veeze, solo violin
Naomi Delafield, solo violin
Keith Hamm, solo violin
Leanne Dammann Maitland, viola
Ronelle Schaufele, viola
Josephine van Lier, cello
Anne Duranceau, bass
Lucas Harris, theorbo
Jonathan Stuchbery, theorbo
Christopher Bagan, historical keyboards

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

October 27, 2023
Presented by Early Music Alberta
Claudio Monteverdi

Combattimento

Opening night will feature music by Venetian composer Claudio Monteverdi, and the program will be centred around the dramatic “Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda”. The piece is based on a libretto by Tasso and describes the fight of Tancredi and Clorinda, star-crossed lovers who fight each other to the death without realizing each other’s true identity. It is fully orchestrated and effectively written (in stile concitato) to represent the sound of swords clashing, horseback riding, and fully expressing the anger, sorrow, and regret in this story. The piece was first performed during the carnival season of 1624, when it was semi-staged at the palace of a Venetian nobleman. Monteverdi wrote that music had long been able to depict the emotions of love, but it needed a new language in order to truly express the more agitated emotions of anger and the violence of war. The level of detail in Monteverdi’s instructions about how to perform this piece is unprecedented for his time.

Several madrigals, including the spectacular Lamento della NynfaZefiro Torna, and Ballo will also be on the program.

Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Dawn Bailey, soprano
Timothy Schantz, tenor
Kerry Bursey, tenor, lute
Michael Kurschat, bass
Noémy Gagnon-Lafrenais, violin
Laura Veeze, violin
Josephine van Lier, violone
Lucas Harris, theorbo
Jonathan Stuchbery, theorbo, tenor
Christopher Bagan, historical keyboards

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

October 17, 2023
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta

Diverse Program

Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Josephine van Lier, cello

Edmonton

September 24, 2023
Presented by Vaughan String Quartet

Bach suite for cello solo #5 in c minor
Schubert String Quintet in C Major

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Edmonton

May 28, 2023
Presented by Arts Jasper

Varied Program

Music by Ortiz, Telemann, Playford, Galli, Gabrielli, Supriano and Dall’Abaco.

Josephine van Lier, treble gamba, bass gamba, baroque cello. Solo.

Alberta

May 15, 2023
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta

Varied Program

Music by Dowland, Ford, Playford, Purcell, Lanier

Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Edmonton

May 13, 2023
Presented by Ariose women’s choir

Diverse Program

Jolaine Kerley, director
Josephine van Lier, cello

Jubilee Auditorium
Edmonton

Saturday
May 6, 2023
Presented by Early Music Alberta

Da Capo

Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba, cello, violone
Christopher Bagan, harpsichord

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

April 2, 2023
Presented by Edmonton Opera

Pergolesi Stabat Mater

Josephine van Lier, violone

Jubilee Auditorium
Edmonton

May 30, 31
April 1, 2023
Presented by First Presbyterian Church

“A Time for Every Season”

First Presbyterian Choir and The King’s University Chamber Choir join forces to sing J.S. Bach’s Cantata No. 106: “God’s Time is the Very Best Time”. Performed with 18th Century Baroque instruments: Josephine van Lier and Sarah Poon, Viola da gambas; and Dorothy Beyer and Lori Klingbeil, Recorders.

This cantata is a multi-movement work with choral, instrumental, and solo sections that contrast some of Bach’s most profound music in times of loss with effervescent music brimming with hope and joy.

Conceived as a concert remembering and celebrating friends and family we lost during the pandemic, we recognize the suffering of those who lose their lives and countries in current times of war and strife.

As First Presbyterian Church awaits the imminent arrival of an extended family of up to 37 Congolese refugees, this concert is a fundraiser for providing new homes in Edmonton for families. All ticket sales from the concert will go towards this project.

First Presbyterian Choir
Marnie Giesbrecht, Joachim Segger, Music Directors

The King’s University Chamber Choir
Melanie Turgeon, Director

Josephine van Lier, Sarah Poon, viola da gambas
Dorothy Beyer, Lori Klingbeil, recorders

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

Saturday
March 4, 2023
Presented by Early Music Alberta

All about Telemann

This concerts delves into the world of Telemann, featuring some of his fantasias for solo violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord, as well as delightful trio sonatas. With a terrific cast of local musicians, this concert will be sure to lift your spirits.

Laura Veeze, baroque violin
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba
Leanne Regehr, harpsichord

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

March 7, 2023
Presented by Holy Trinity Anglican Church

Lenten Concert

Cello sonatas by de Fesch, Marcello, anonymous English, Vivaldi.

Josephine van Lier baroque cello, John Brough , organ.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Edmonton

February 25, 2023
Presented by La Folia Ensemble

Diverse Program

Music by Schmelzer, Geminiani, Boismortier and Rebel.

Josephine van Lier, artistic director, conductor

Hawrlak Park
Edmonton

February 19, 2023
Presented by Silver Skate Festival

Silver Skate Festival

Music by Ortiz, Telemann, Playford, Galli, Gabrielli, Supriano and Dall’Abaco.

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello.
Solo

Hawrlak Park
Edmonton

February 18, 2023
Presented by Silver Skate Festival

Silver Skate Festival

Music by Ortiz, Telemann, Playford, Galli, Gabrielli, Supriano and Dall’Abaco.

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello.
Solo

Hawrlak Park
Edmonton

February 8, 2023
Presented by McDougall at Noon

McDougall at Noon

Music by Ortiz, Telemann, Playford, Galli, Gabrielli, Supriano and Dall’Abaco.

Josephine van Lier, bass and treble gamba, baroque cello.
Solo

McDougall United Church
Edmonton

January 23, 2023
Presented by University of Alberta

Bach Lobet dem Herren.

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello.

University of Alberta
Edmonton

January 23, 2023
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta

Varied Program

Music by Dowland, Ford, Playford, Purcell, Lanier

Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Edmonton

January 5, 2023
Presented by TenClub Amsterdam

House of Bach

Solo cello Bach suites.

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello

Amsterdam
Netherlands

December 20, 2022
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta

Varied Program

Music by Dowland, Ford, Playford, Purcell, Lanier

Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Edmonton

Saturday
December 10, 2022
Presented by Early Music Alberta

Dall’Abaco Party

Baroque cello superstar Elinor Frey has recently discovered and published music for 1, 2 and 3 cellos by Giuseppe Clemente Dall’Abaco (1710-1805). His music is surely more than worthy of a feature concert and the listener will be transported to a different era. The music on this program has not been heard for the past two centuries, and are true gems.

Elinor Frey, baroque cello
Josephuine van Lier, baroque cello
Julie Hereish, baroque cello

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

November 26, 2022
Presented by Kappella Kyrie

Seen the True Light

Kappella Kyrie
Josephuine van Lier, baroque cello

West End Christian Reformed Church
Edmonton

November 19, 2022
Presented by University of Alberta

Heinrich Schütz – Musikalisches Exequien

Madrigal Singers
Josephuine van Lier, violone

Convocation Hall
University of Alberta
Edmonton

November 10, 2022
Presented by Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Diverse symphonic program

Josephine van Lier, cello

Winspear Centre of Music
Edmonton

Saturday
November 5, 2022
Presented by Early Music Alberta

Early Music Alberta Early Music Festival
Schutz and his contemporaries

Program TBA
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello, viola da gamba
Christopher Bagan, harpsichord

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

Friday
November 4, 2022
Presented by Early Music Alberta

Early Music Alberta Early Music Festival
Schutz and his contemporaries

Scola Cantorum of the St Joseph’s Basilica in Edmonton
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello, viola da gamba
Christopher Bagan, harpsichord

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

Saturday
October 29, 2022
Presented by George Andrix

George Andrix 90th birthday concert

Strathcona string Quartet

Moravian Church
6540-83 Ave, Edmonton

Friday
August 26, 2022
Presented by Concordia University College

BAROQUE MUSIC FOR CELLO, VIOLONE AND HARPSICHORD

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
James Mallet, violone
John Brough, harpsichord

Featuring works by
Dall’Abaco and Geminiani

Concordia University College
Edmonton

June July 9, 10, 12, and 14
2022
Presented by Opera Nuova

Claudio Monteverdi, Poppea

Triffo Theatre
Edmonton

June 12, 2022
Presented by Concert Silverton

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Jeff Farrager, baroque cello
Music by Geminiani, Dall’Abaco, Supriano, Marcello, Cervetto, Ortiz, and Marais

Silverton, BC

June 11, 2022
Presented by Concert Nelson

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Jeff Farrager, baroque cello
Music by Geminiani, Dall’Abaco, Supriano, Marcello, Cervetto, Ortiz, and Marais

Nelson, BC

June 10, 11, and 12, 2022
Presented by Concert Nelson

Workshop Nelson, BC.
A 3-day workshop for community cellists on baroque performance practice

Nelson, BC

Sunday
May 29, 2022
Presented by Jasper Anglican Church

Arietta

Jolaine Kerleysoprano
Josephine van Lier, treble viola da gamba, baroque cello
James Malletviolone
John Broughharpsichord

This is a very special concert which includes some of the baroque era’s most spectacular arias for soprano, an obligato instrument, and continuo.

Jasper Anglican Church
Edmonton

Monday
May 16, 2022
7:00PM
Presented by Darrin Hagen

Surprise Spring Concert

Join Strathcona String Quartet for a short program featuring work by contemporary composers with deep Edmonton roots:
George Andrix and Darrin Hagen.
Admission is by donation.
Masks strongly recommended.

Moravian Church
6540-83 Ave, Edmonton

Friday
June 17, 2022
7:00PM
Presented by George Andrix

George Andrix 1st 90th Birthday Concert

Strathcona String Quartet

Moravian Church
6540-83 Ave, Edmonton

Thursday
April 28. 2022
1:00PM
Presented by Jasper Arts

Jasper School Show

Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba, baroque cello

Marais, Ortiz, Playford, Dall’Abaco, Galli, Gabrielli, Supriano

Jasper High School
Jasper

Saturday
May 7. 2022
7:30 PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta

IL GIARDINO ARMONICO

Paul Luchkow (Vancouver), baroque violin
Laura Veeze, baroque violin
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba, baroque cello
Christopher Bagan (Toronto)harpsichord

For this final concert, we will host baroque violinist Paul Luchkow from Vancouver, who will play alongside Edmonton’s very own Laura Veeze in a concert that also features amazing harpsichordist Christopher Bagan from Toronto and Josephine van Lier on bass viola da gamba and cello.

Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

Tuesday
April 5, 2022
Noon
Presented by Holy Trinity Anglican Church

Italian Baroque Music

Josephine van Lier, treble viola da gamba, baroque cello

Cappriccio’s by  Dall’Abaco
Sonata V by Galli
Bach cello suite 4

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Edmonton

Tuesday
March 22, 2022
Noon
Presented by Holy Trinity Anglican Church

BAROQUE MUSIC FOR CELLO, VIOLONE AND HARPSICHORD

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
James Mallet, violone
John Brough, harpsichord

Featuring works by
Dall’Abaco and Geminiani

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Edmonton

Saturday
February 26, 2022
7:30 PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta

Arietta

Jolaine Kerleysoprano
Josephine van Lier, treble viola da gamba, baroque cello
James Malletviolone
John Broughharpsichord

This is a very special concert which includes some of the baroque era’s most spectacular arias for soprano, an obligato instrument, and continuo.

Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

Saturday
February 20, 2022
3:00 PM
Presented by Silver Skate Festival

Solo

Josephine van Lier, cello

Hawrelak Park
9330 Groat Rd
Edmonton

Saturday
February 13, 2022
3:00 PM
Presented by Silver Skate Festival

Solo

Josephine van Lier, cello

Hawrelak Park
9330 Groat Rd
Edmonton

Saturday
February 11, 2022
7:00 PM
Presented by Silver Skate Festival

Solo

Josephine van Lier, cello

Hawrelak Park
9330 Groat Rd
Edmonton

Saturday
February 11, 2022
7:00 PM
Presented by Silver Skate Festival

Solo

Josephine van Lier, cello

Hawrelak Park
9330 Groat Rd
Edmonton

December 14, 2021
3:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Music by Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini, Diego Ortiz, Tarquino Merula and Giovanni Felice Sanchez.

Revera Inglewood
Red Deer

December 14, 2021
1:30PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Music by Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini, Diego Ortiz, Tarquino Merula and Giovanni Felice Sanchez.

Revera Aspen Ridge
Red Deer

Saturday
December 11, 2021
7:30 PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta

FESTIVE MUSIC FOR STRINGS

Gabriele Thielmann-Vriend, baroque violin
Alison Zdunich, baroque violin
Leanne Maitland, baroque viola
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

This program features some spectacular and festive string music, including a Christmas Concerto by Manfreddini, and music by Buxtehude, Schmelzer, Merula, Vivaldi and Hellendaal.

Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

November 19, 2021
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Edmonton General
Edmonton

November 10, 2021
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

CapitalCare
Sherwood Park

Sunday
November 7, 2021
3:00 PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta

PIÈCES DE CLAVECIN EN CONCERTS
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)

Laura Veeze, baroque violin
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba
Joachim Segger, harpsichord

The complete Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts is the sole chamber music work by the great composer Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764). The Concerts are full-fledged trios where the three instruments play roles of equal importance. For the first time in the history of music, the bass does not double the keyboard player’s left hand, but, covering a range of nearly four octaves, has an independent, virtuosic role, of the kind that would appear much later, in Schubert trios!

Never before performed in their entirety in Edmonton, this is a rare opportunity to hear these magnificent pieces on period instruments.

Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

November 3, 2021
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Sherwood Care
Sherwood Park

October 18, 2021
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Music by Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini, Diego Ortiz, Tarquino Merula and Giovanni Felice Sanchez.

CapitalCare Dickinsfield

October 18, 2021
11:00AM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Music by Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini, Diego Ortiz, Tarquino Merula and Giovanni Felice Sanchez.

The Churchill

October 9, 2021
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Music by Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini, Diego Ortiz, Tarquino Merula and Giovanni Felice Sanchez.

McQueen Place
Edmonton

Sunday
October 3, 2021
7:30 PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta

STRUMENTI PER LE GAMBE
ENGLISH VIOLA DA GAMBA CONSORT MUSIC

Josephine van Lier, treble and bass viola da gamba
Dawn Bailey, tenor viola da gamba
Julie Hereish, bass viola da gamba
James Mallet, violone

This evening we will bring you some of the finest English viol consort music, taking you to the court of Charles I in the early 17th century with an ensemble of local gamba players.

Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

September 23, 2021
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Music by Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini, Diego Ortiz, Tarquino Merula and Giovanni Felice Sanchez.

Zetter Centre
Edmonton

Saturday,
March 28, 2020
7:30PM

POSTPONED

Tickets $20
Contact: ablodget@ualberta.ca

House Concert
Josephine van Lier

Music for unaccompanied viola da gamba by
Diego Ortiz
John Playford
Georg Philipp Telemann

Music for unaccompanied cello by
Guiseppe Maria Dall’Abaco
Johann Sebastian Bach

Bonnie Doon
Edmonton

Saturday,
April 4, 2020
7:00PM

POSTPONED

Solo
Josephine van Lier

Music for unaccompanied viola da gamba by
Diego Ortiz
John Playford
Georg Philipp Telemann

Music for unaccompanied cello by
Guiseppe Maria Dall’Abaco
Johann Sebastian Bach

Jasper, AB

May 1, 2 and 3 , 2020

POSTPONED

Presented by Early Music Alberta

Early Music Alberta Festival

Josephine van Lier, artistic director

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Sunday
May 31, 2020
3:00PM

POSTPONED

Presented by Arts Jasper

Josephine van Lier, artistic director

Jasper Anglican Church
Jasper, AB

Sunday
June 7 , 2020
3:30PM

POSTPONED

Presented by La Folia Baroque String Ensemble

Josephine van Lier, artistic director

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Wednesday
March 18, 2020
12:10PM
Presented by Holy Trinity Anglican Church

Noon Hour Concert Series

Music by
Ortiz
Playford
Telemann
Dall’Abaco
and Bach

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello and viola da gamba

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
10037 84 Ave, Edmonton

Saturday,
March 14, 2020
7:30PM
House Concert
Josephine van Lier

Music for unaccompanied viola da gamba by
Diego Ortiz
John Playford
Georg Philipp Telemann

Music for unaccompanied cello by
Guiseppe Maria Dall’Abaco
Johann Sebastian Bach

Riverbend
Edmonton

Tickets $25

Friday,
March 13, 2020
7:30PM
House Concert (not open to the public)
Josephine van Lier

Music for unaccompanied viola da gamba by
Diego Ortiz
John Playford
Georg Philipp Telemann

Music for unaccompanied cello by
Guiseppe Maria Dall’Abaco
Johann Sebastian Bach

Sunday
March 8, 2020
3:00PM
Presented by La Folia Baroque String Ensemble

CPE Bach
Schmelzer
Sammartini
Fux
Falconieri
Festing

Josephine van Lier, artistic director

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Tuesday
March 3, 2020
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

CapitalCare Norwood
Edmonton

Wednesday
February 19, 2020
1:30PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

Covenant Health St. Joseph’s Auxiliary Hospital
Edmonton

Friday
February 14, 2020
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

GEF Virginia Park
Edmonton

Wednesday
January 29, 2020
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

CapitalCare Laurier House Strathcona
Edmonton

Wednesday
January 22, 2020
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

CapitalCare Lynnwood
Edmonton

Friday
January 10, 2020
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Revera
Edmonton

Saturday
December 14, 2019
7:30pm
Presented by La Folia Baroque Ensemble
La Folia

Lully – Passacaille
Muffat – Concerto X – Preserverantia
Albicastro – Concerto II op 7-in d minor
Vitali – Concerto a cinque
Bononcini – Sinfonia Dall’oratorio Il Giosuè
Aufschnaiter – Serenada
Albanoni – Sonata 5
Purcell

Josephine van Lier, artistic director

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Wednesday
December 4, 2019
13:15PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

Good Samaritan
Edmonton

Saturday
November 30, 2019
7:30PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
FUNDRAISING CONCERT

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Beth Levia, baroque oboe
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello & bass viola da gamba
Marnie Giesbrecht, Joachim Segger, harpsichord

First Presbyterian Church (Arthur Newcombe Room)
10025 105 Street, Edmonton

Monday,
November 25, 2019
6:30PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

Millwoods Good Samaritan
Edmonton

Friday,
November 22, 2019
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

GEF Ottewell Lodge
Edmonton

Thursday,
November 21, 2019
7:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

GEF Kiwanis Place
Edmonton

Monday,
November 18, 2019
2:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Duet

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Capital Care
Dickinsfield
Edmonton

Sunday
November 16
7:00PM
Presented by Kittimat Concert Association
Christopher Hall and the Comic Quartet

STRATHCONA STRING QUARTET:
Jennifer Bustin, violin
Shannon Johnson, violin
Fabiola Amorim, viola
Josephine van Lier, cello

Kittimat, BC

Saturday
November 15
7:00PM
Presented by Terrace Association
Christopher Hall and the Comic Quartet

STRATHCONA STRING QUARTET:
Jennifer Bustin, violin
Shannon Johnson, violin
Fabiola Amorim, viola
Josephine van Lier, cello

Terrace, BC

Thursday
November 14
7:00PM
Presented by Quesnel Live Arts
Christopher Hall and the Comic Quartet

STRATHCONA STRING QUARTET:
Jennifer Bustin, violin
Shannon Johnson, violin
Fabiola Amorim, viola
Josephine van Lier, cello

Quesnel, BC

Wednesday
November 12
7:00PM
Presented by North Peace Cultural Centre
Christopher Hall and the Comic Quartet

STRATHCONA STRING QUARTET:
Jennifer Bustin, violin
Shannon Johnson, violin
Fabiola Amorim, viola
Josephine van Lier, cello

Fort St John, BC

Saturday
October 12, 2019
8:00PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
LA VOCE E LA TROMBA

Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
“Sound the Trumpet, beat the warlike drum”
“Sound Fame thy brazen trumpet sound”

Alessandro Melani (1639-1703)
“Quai bellici accenti ascolti, mi core?”
Cantata for soprano, trumpet and basso continuo in D major

Alessandro Melani (1639-1703)
“All’armi, pensieri”
Cantata for soprano, trumpet and basso continuo in D major

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 – 1725)
Si suoni la tromba

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767)
Fantasia #3 in e-minor for bass viola da gamba solo

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Frédéric Payant, baroque trumpet
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba
Sylvia Shadick-Taylor, harpsichord

First Presbyterian Church (Arthur Newcombe Room)
10025 105 Street, Edmonton

Wednesday
October 2, 2019
Noon
Presented by MacDougal Concert Society
Two Viol da Gambas

Josephine van Lier, bass/treble viola da gamba
Jennifer Bustin, treble viola da gamba

10086 MacDonald Dr
Edmonton

Saturday
September 9, 2019
4:30PM
Mysterious Barricades Concert Society
Mysterious Barricades Concert

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

Convocation Hall
University of Alberta
Edmonton

Friday
June 7, 2019⋅
7:00PM
Presented by Kappella Kyrie Slavic Chamber Choir
I Entreated Thy Favour…

Vivaldi, Gloria

Kappella Kyrie Slavic Chamber Choir
Josephine van Lier, baroque cellist
Dr. Melanie Turgeon, artistic director

St Paul’s United Church
1526 76 Ave, Edmonton

Sunday,
June 2, 2019
3:00PM
Presented by La Folia Baroque Ensemble
La Folia

Vivaldi, L’estro armonico
12 concertos for stringed instruments

Josephine van Lier, artistic director

St Paul’s United Church
1526 76 Ave, Edmonton

Sunday,
May 26, 2019
3:00PM
Presented by Health Arts Society of Alberta
Solo

Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba

Revera
Edmonton

Sunday,
May 15, 2019
11:00AM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
Baroque Cantatas

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Ian Bannerman, tenor
Roderick Bryce, bass
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Sunday,
May 05, 2019
8:00PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
Baroque Cantatas

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Ian Bannerman, tenor
Roderick Bryce, bass
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Saturday,
May 04, 2019
8:00PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
Boccherini and Friends

Music by
Luigi Boccherini, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Michael Haydn, and Leopold Mozart.

Laura Veeze, baroque violin
Gabriele Thielmann, baroque violin
Ronelle Schaufele, baroque viola
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
James Mallet, baroque bass

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Saturday,
May 04, 2019
3:00PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
Cello Sonatas and Duos

Elinor Frey, baroque cello
Josephine van Lier – baroque cello

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Friday,
May 03, 2019
8:00PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
Early music for two keyboards

Duo Majoya: Marnie Giesbrecht & Joachim Segger – keyboard

Josephine van Lier, artistic director

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Monday, April 29, 2019
Presented by ELLA (LifeLong Learners Association)
Strathcona String Quartet
Strathcona String Quartet

University of Alberta

Sunday,
March 3, 2019
2:00 PM
Josephine van Lier in Concert

Bach
Dall’Abaco
Supriano
Galli
Rufo
Gabrielli and more

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello

Silverton Gallery
Silverton, BC

Sunday,
March 1, 2019
7:30 PM
KASLO CONCERT SOCIETY PRESENTS
Josephine van Lier in Concert

Bach
Dall’Abaco
Supriano
Galli
Rufo
Gabrielli and more

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello

St. Andrew’s United Church
Kaslo

Sunday,
February 24, 2019
3:00PM
Presented by La Folia Baroque Ensemble
La Folia

Josephine van Lier, artistic director

St Paul’s United Church
1526 76 Ave, Edmonton

Sunday, February 3, 2019
2:00 PM
Piano trio

Jennifer Bustin, violin
Josephine van Lier, cello
Marnie Giesbrecht, piano

This concert will feature the famous Archduke Trio by Beethoven
as well as two piano trios by Edmonton composers George Andrix
and Ken Read. Ken Read wrote his piece specifically for this
performance and it is a delight to highlight local composers alongside
Beethoven.

Moravian Church
9540 83 Ave, Edmonton

Friday, February 1, 2019
Noon
Presented by Traffic Jam Concert Series
Piano trio

Jennifer Bustin, violin
Josephine van Lier, cello
Marnie Giesbrecht, piano

This concert will feature the famous Archduke Trio by Beethoven

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Saturday, January 30, 2019
Noon
Presented by McDougal at Noon
Piano trio

Jennifer Bustin, violin
Josephine van Lier, cello
Marnie Giesbrecht, piano

This concert will feature the famous Archduke Trio by Beethoven

McDougall United Church
10086 Macdonald Drive, Edmonton

Saturday, January 26, 2019
7:00 PM
Presented by Robertson Wesley Music Society
COFFEE CANTATA

J. S. Bach’s Coffee Cantata

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Ian Bannerman, tenor
Leonard Ratzlaff, bass
Jennifer Bustin, baroque violin
Shannon Johnson, baroque violin
Sarah Woodman, baroque viola
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Bill Damur, baroque flute
Tammy-Jo Mortensen, harpsichord.

Love classical music as well as coffee/tea/chocolate? Then we have the perfect pairing for you! J. S. Bach’s Coffee Cantata and a coffee/tea/chocolate tasting with Credo Coffee.

Makes a great early Valentine’s date too!
The three soloists: Dawn Bailey, soprano; Ian Bannerman, tenor; and Leonard Ratzlaff, bass tell the story of daughter Liesgen’s coffee addiction and Papa Schlendrian’s dismay at her unwillingness to give up coffee! The story is accompanied by a chamber orchestra of some of Edmonton’s finest early music performers, Jennifer Bustin & Shannon Johnson, baroque violins; Sarah Woodman, baroque viola; Josephine van Lier, baroquecello; Bill Damur, baroque flute and Tammy-Jo Mortensen, harpsichord.
The half-hour concert performance is $10.
It will be followed by an informative talk and treat for your taste buds – a coffee/tea tasting with Credo Coffee, paired with Jacek truffles.

A limited number of 60 tickets are available for those who wish to attend both the concert and the tasting for $35.

Robertson-Wesley United Church
10209 123 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5N 1N3

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Noon
Presented by University of Alberta
NOON HOUR ORGAN & EARLY MUSIC

Chamber Music By
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault
Nicolas Bruhns
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Schobert

Roderick Bryce, Bass Vocalist
Gabriele Thielmann-Vriend, Baroque Violin
Josephine van Lier, Baroque Cello, Viola Da Gamba
Marnie Giesbrecht, Positiv Organ, Harpsichord

Convocation Hall
University of Alberta, Edmonton

Saturday, January 19, 2019
7:30 PM
Presented by RCCO Edmonton
ORGAN AND CHAMBER MUSIC

Roderick Bryce, Bass Vocalist
Gabriele Thielmann Vriend, Baroque Violin
Josephine van Lier, Baroque Cello, Viola Da Gamba
Marnie Giesbrecht, Organ, Harpsichord

Solo Works By
Louis Nicolas Clérambault
Nicolas Bruhns

Chamber Music By
Louis Nicolas Clérambault
Nicolas Bruhns
JS Bach
Johann Schobert

Convocation Hall
University of Alberta, Edmonton

Friday,
December 7, 2018
5:00PM
Presented by First Presbyterian Church
Traffic Jam Concert Series

John Mahon, clarinet,
Josephine van Lier, cello
Joachim Segger, piano

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Sunday,
December 2, 2018
3:00PM
Presented by La Folia Baroque Ensemble
La Folia

Telemann, Buxtehude, Handel, Hellendaal, Molter and Stamitz
Josephine van Lier, artistic director

St Paul’s United Church
1526 76 Ave, Edmonton

Saturday, November 24, 2018
8:00 PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
Early Music Alberta Fundraising Concert

Gabriele Thielmann-Vriend, baroque violin
Roderick Bryce, bass
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

This promises to be a very special evening full of exquisite music for any combination of voice (bass), violin, cello and harpsichord.
There will be music by Clerembeault, Handel, Schobert, some never before heard English baroque music, and much more.

$150 (Advance tickets only. Available online or send a cheque to: 617 Henderson Street, Edmonton, AB T6R 1S4)

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton
Newcombe Room

Wednesday
November 21, 2018
Noon
Presented by McDougal at Noon
Brahms clarinet trio

John Mahon, clarinet,
Josephine van Lier, cello
Joachim Segger, piano

McDougall United Church
10086 Macdonald Drive, Edmonton

Friday, November 16, 2018
Presented by King’s College
Brahms clarinet trio

John Mahon, clarinet,
Josephine van Lier, cello
Joachim Segger, piano

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton
Newcombe Room

Friday, November 9, 2018
House Concert

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello, viola da gamba, cello
Marnie Giesbrecht, virginal, piano

Music by Marais, Fiore, Bach, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and more.

49123 Range Road 255
(east of Leduc)

Wednesday
November 7, 2018
Noon
Presented by University of Alberta
Noon Hour Organ & Early Music

Music by
Angelo FIORE
François COUPERIN
Gerhard KRAPF JS BACH

JOSEPHINE VAN LIER baroque cello
MARNIE GIESBRECHT harpsichord, organ

Convocation Hall
University of Alberta

Friday,
November 2, 2018
5:00PM
Presented by First Presbyterian Church
Traffic Jam Concert Series

Josephine van Lier, cello
Marnie Giesbrecht, piano
Joachim Segger, piano

Beethoven, Sonata for piano and cello in A Major, Opus 69

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

October 20, 2018
7:30PM
Presented by Josephine van Lier
Celebration

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello

50th Birthday
40 Years of playing cello
300 Year old ‘new’ baroque cell0

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton
Newcombe Room

September 30, 2018
3:00PM
Presented by First Presbyterian Church
Traffic Jam Concert Series

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord, organ
Joachim Segger, piano

Francois Couperin
Marin Marais
Joachim Segger

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Sunday, September 30, 2018
3:00 PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
LEÇONS DE TÉNÈBRES

Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Katie Partridge, soprano
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

This program of French baroque music from the court of Louis XIV features Edmonton soprano Jolaine Kerley and Calgary based soprano Katie Partridge, with Josephine van Lier on viola da gamba and violone and Marnie Giesbrecht on harpsichord.
Unlike most of his contemporaries, who wrote grand pieces for large forces, François Couperin preferred to pen compositions for one or two solo voices and continuo. Out of an apparently complete set of Tenebrae lessons drawn from the Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet, only three have survived, and they are presented on this concert along with a Magnificat, scored for two sopranos and continuo. Also on the program are Couperin’s Pièces de Clavecin and a suite for viola da gamba and continuo by Marin Marais. Both Couperin and Marais worked at the court of Louis XIV.
Rarely performed, the music on this program is very expressive and exposed and the musicians must make the music sound like simplicity itself.

The Program:
François Couperin: Magnificat 2 sopranos, viola da gamba and continuo
François Couperin: 3 Leçons de ténèbres for 1 and 2 sopranos, viola da gamba and continuo
Marin Marais: Suite in a minor from Livre V, for viola da gamba and continuo
François Couperin: Pièces de Clavecin
– Passacaille (Bk II Huitième Order)
– Les Baricades Mistérieuses (Book II: Sixième Ordre)– Le Moucheron (Book II: Sixième Ordre)
– La Muse Victorieuse (Book IV: Vingt-Cinquième Ordre)

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Sunday, June 2, 2018
7:30 PM
Presented by La Folia
TBA

Edmonton Moravian Church
9540 – 83 Avenue, Edmonton

Sunday, May 27, 2018
2:00 PM
Presented by La Folia
TBA

Jasper Anglican Church
Jasper

May, 4, 5 and 6
2018
Presented by Early Music Alberta

EARLY MUSIC ALBERTA FESTIVAL

Saturday, May 5, 2018
3:00 PM
Community Ensembles

La Folia Baroque String Ensemble

Josephine van Lier, artistic director
Kim Bertsch, baroque violin
Lois Harder, baroque violin, baroque viola
Grant Sigurdson, baroque violin
Valerie Sim, baroque violin, baroque viola
Shauna Leonard, baroque cello
Erik Visser, baroque cello
Renee Perez, theorbo, archlute
Adela Wedler, harpsichord

more information


Saturday, May 5, 2018
8:00 PM (pre-concert talk by John Brough at 7:00 PM)
Stylus Phantasticus

Music from late 16th century Germany including Bach, Buxtehude, Biber, Reincken.
Dawn Bailey, soprano
Laura Veeze, baroque violin
Gabriele Thielmann, baroque violin
Frédéric Payant, baroque trumpet
Pablo Montes, baroque bassoon
Josephine van Lier, viola da gamba
Colin Ryan, viola da gamba
Mathilde van Wijnen, basse de violon (Netherlands)
Wendy Markosky, harpsichord

PROGRAM:

Buxtehude, Chaconne
Reincken, Hortus Musicus Sonata #5
Buxtehude, Trio sonata opus 1 # 6 in Bb Major
Johann Thiele, Ach, das ich horen solte
Tunder, Cantata Herr, Lass deine Lieber Engel Ein
Christoph Bernhard, Aus der Tiefen
Biber, Sonata IV
Rosenmüller, O felicissimus paradysi aspectus
Schmelzer, Sonata 2 in G Major
Graupner, Liebster Gott vergisstu mich
Buxtehude, Passacaille

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Sunday, May 6, 2018
8:00 PM (pre-concert talk by Mathilde van Wijnen at 7:00 PM)
Barockin’ Bass

Music for two cellos, cello and bassoon, cello and bass and a combination of all four!
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Mathilde van Wijnen, basse de violon (Netherlands)
Pablo Montes, baroque bassoon
James Mallet, baroque bass

PROGRAM:

Gabrielli, canon
Cervetto, divertimento 1 in e minor opus 4
Bononcini, sonata in a minor
Barriere, sonata in G Major
Boismortier, petite sonata
Masse, Sonata Prima in e minor
Cirri, Duetto 7
Boismortier, sonate a deux
Corette, Le Phenix

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First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Saturday
April 7, 2018
8:00 PM
Presented by Scaramella Concerts
Boccherini and Friends

“If God wanted to speak to men through music, He would do it with the works of Haydn, but if He wanted to listen to music, he would choose Boccherini.” Patron saint of musicians St. Cecilia sings her heart out to heaven above with this program of quintets by Boccherini, scored for a team of Toronto locals, who will be joined by our frolicking friend Josephine van Lier (on cello) from Edmonton.

Elizabeth Loewen Andrews – classical violin
Michelle Odorico – classical violin
Matthew Antal – classical viola
Josephine van Lier – classical cello
Joëlle Morton – Viennese double bass

Victoria College Chapel
91 Charles St West, Second Floor
Toronto, ON, Canada

Wednesday
March 21, 2018
Noon
Presented by McDougal at Noon
Noon Hour Concert

With
Hiromi Takahashi, oboe
Dorothy Beyer, recorder

10086 MacDonald Dr
Edmonton, AB

Wednesday
March 7, 2018
Noon
Presented by Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Lenten Concert Series

With Marnie Giesbrecht, organ
This program features rarely performed, recently discovered exquisite pieces for cello and continuo by Fiore, Ballarotti, Ziani, Sabadini and Magni.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Edmonton

Friday
March 9, 2018
7:30 PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
Of Gods, Myths, and Musicians!

Virtuoso 18th Century Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord

Paul Luchkow, baroque violin
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Michael Jarvis, harpsichord

Tickets are $40, $30 for seniors and members.
Student tickets are $10.
Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.

Paul Luchkow and Michael Jarvis, two of Canada’s leading early music performers, will make a rare Edmonton appearance performing a programme of virtuoso chamber music from the Baroque period for baroque violin and harpsichord.

St. Paul’s United Church
11526 – 76 Avenue, Edmonton

Sunday
February 24, 2018
7:30 PM
Presented by La Folia

Locatelli – Concerto 8
Castrucci – Concerti Grossi Op 3
Manfredini – Concerti a 7, Op 3
Torelli – Concerti Grossi Op. 8
Corelli – Navadad

Edmonton Moravian Church
9540 – 83 Avenue, Edmonton

Friday
February 23, 2018
7:30 PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
Fundraising Concert

Italian Baroque Arias
7:30– Champagne Reception
8:00 Concert

Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
James Mallet, baroque bass

This program features rarely performed, exquisite arias for soprano, obligato cello and continuo by Fiore, Ballarotti, Ziani, Sabadini and Magni.

Sabo Salon
Edmonton

February 24, 2018,  7:30PM
ON TOUR

Strathcona String Quartet with Christopher Hall, clarinet, comedian

Thursday February 1, 2018 7 pm – Bonnyville
Friday February 2, 2018 7:30 pm – Westlock
Tuesday February 6, 2018 7:30 pm – Brooks
Wednesday February 7, 2018 2:00 pm school and 7:30 pm concert – Daysland
Thursday February 8, 2018 1:00 pm school and 7:30 pm concert
Friday February 9, 2018 8:00 pm – Wainwright
Saturday February 10, 2018 8 pm – Wainwright
Sunday February 11, 2018 7:00 pm – Josephburg
Wednesday February 14 8:00 pm – Barrhead
Thursday February 15, 2018 7:30 pm – Olds
Friday February 16, 2018 7:30 pm – Drayton Valley
Saturday February 17, 2018 7:30 pm – Forestburg
Sunday February 18, 2018 7:30 pm – Slave Lake
Saturday
January 27, 2018
7:30 PM
Presented by Early Music Alberta
German Baroque Cantatas

Dawn Bailey, soprano
Celia Lee, alto
Ian Bannerman, tenor
Roderick Bryce, bass
Gabriele Thielmann, baroque violin
Leanne Maitland, baroque viola
Josephine van Lier, tenor viola da gamba
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Pablo Montes, baroque bassoon
Erik Reinart, harpsichord, organ

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St, Edmonton

Saturday
January 13, 2018
7:30 PM
Presented by Jasper Artists Guild
BACH $ FRIENDS

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello

Jasper Artists Guild
500 Robson Street, Jasper

Sunday
November 19, 2017
3:00 PM
Presented by La Folia

Locatelli – Concerto 8
Castrucci – Concerti Grossi Op 3
Manfredini – Concerti a 7, Op 3
Torelli – Concerti Grossi Op. 8
Corelli – Navadad

Josephine van Lier – artistic director

St. Paul’s United Church
11526—76 Avenue, Edmonton

Saturday
September 17, 2017
7:00PM
Collaboration of
Early Music Alberta, Edmonton Guitar Society and Alberta String Association
Just Strings 2017 brings you:

MEET VIVALDI Concert
With Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Michele Carreca, archlute

and others

Administration Building Auditorium, Burman University, Lacombe
6730 University Dr.
$20 (tickets at the door)

Saturday
September 16, 2017
7:00PM
Collaboration of
Early Music Alberta, Edmonton Guitar Society and Alberta String Association
Just Strings 2017 brings you:

MEET VIVALDI Concert
With Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Michele Carreca, archlute

and others

Fine Arts Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Room 2-7
$20 (tickets at the door)

Saturday
May 6, 2017
3:00PM
Early Music Alberta Presents
COMMUNITY ENSEMBLE CONCERT

Conducting La Folia Baroque String Ensemble

Saturday
May 6, 2017
8:00PM
Early Music Alberta Presents
Concerto Grosso

A program of Italian concerti grossi by Corelli and Geminiani.
During the end of the 17th century what we know today as the concerto grosso morphed into existence. In its basic form the baroque concerto grosso is a multi-movement work which contrasts a small group of solo instruments concertino i.e; two violins, cello, and harpsichord, against a full string orchestra and continuo known as the ripieno.

The concerto grosso was purely an Italian innovation from the mid 17th century. Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682) an important composer in the Italian peninsula at the time seems to have been the first composer to write a work of music which involved a group of solo instruments with orchestra. Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) was the first well known composer to title his works for multiple solo instruments “Concerto Grosso” (Grand Concert). Correlli’s concerto works were to be extremely influential for later composers such as Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), and George Frederick Handel (1685-1759).

The concerto grosso had a multiple movement form, usually: slow-fast-slow-fast-slow-fast. The titles of each movement would often be: Largo-Allegro-Adagio-Presto-Largo- Allegro.

Musicians from around the province will come together to play this spectacular concert of works that became some of the most influential music ever written.

Naomie Delafield, Laura Veeze, Gabriele Thielmann, Louise Stuppard, baroque violin
Ronelle Schaufele, Baroque viola
Josephine van Lier, Baroque cello, viola da gamba
Joelle Morton, Baroque bass
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St NW, Edmonton

Sunday
May 7, 2017
8:00PM
Early Music Alberta Presents
Alio Modo

A program featuring works by Bach transcribed for viola da gamba consort. Bach’s flowing contrapuntal lines lie well on these instruments, and in terms of getting his counterpoint across, this setting works remarkably well!
This consort is a so called “low consort” with 2 tenors, two basses and a violone (as opposed to a “high consort” with trebles, tenors and basses). Since we do not have any violones in Alberta, the musician playing the violone for this concert will drive across the continent from Maryland to Alberta for this concert!
Given that there are very few professional viola da gamba players in Alberta and given the extreme difficulty of this program, musicians for this concert come from all over the world: Two from the USA, one from Toronto, one from Basel Switzerland and one from Edmonton.

Elizabeth Rumsey – treble and tenor viols
Joëlle Morton – tenor viol
Debra Lonergan – bass viol
Josephine Van Lier – consort bass viol
Marilyn Fung – G violone

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St NW, Edmonton

SUNDAY
MAY 28, 2017
3:00PM
La Folia
Josephine van Lier – artistic director

TBA

Anglican Church
Jasper

SATURDAY
JUNE 3, 2017
7:30PM
La Folia
Josephine van Lier – artistic director

TBA

Concordia Seminary Chapel

SATURDAY
APRIL 15, 2017
8:00PM
Strathcona String Quartet
BLUE

Bach, Double Concerto
Haydn, Quartet Opus 71 Nr. 2/ Hoboken III:70
Andrix, Shades of Blue

Unitarian Church of Edmonton
10804 – 119 St, Edmonton

Tickets are $30, $20 for seniors and students.
Tickets are available at the door or online at
www.strathconastringquartet.com/schedule/

SATURDAY
APRIL 8, 2017
8:00PM
EARLY MUSIC ALBERTA
DOWLAND, PURCELL AND THEIR CONTEMPORARIES

Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello, viola da gamba
Jeanne Yang, harpsichord

Back by popular demand is one of Edmonton’s premier early music sopranos Jolaine Kerley who will perform together with Josephine van Lier on viola da gamba and baroque cello and Marnie Giesbrecht on harpsichord. This recital will bring you to England with music by composers like Dowland and his contemporaries, Purcell, Eccles…

First Presbyterian Church (Newcombe Room)
10025 105 St NW, Edmonton
General: $40
Students/Seniors/Members: $30

WEDNESDAY
MARCH 22, 2017
12:10 PM-1:00 PM
LENTEN Noon-Hour Concert Series
ITALIAN BAROQUE

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
John Brough, organ

Music by:

Dall’ Abaco, Ruvo, Scripiani, Colombi, Galli, Vitali, Gabrielli

Tickets FREE

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
10037 84 Ave, Edmonton, AB

SUNDAY
MARCH 5, 2017
3:00PM
La Folia
Josephine van Lier – artistic director

TBA

Unitarian Church of Edmonton
10804 – 119 St, Edmonton

FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
8:00PM
Strathcona String Quartet
Divertimento

Mozart, Divertimento #1
Read, Mobius Train
Dvorak, Quartet No. 6 “American”, Opus 96

Unitarian Church of Edmonton
10804 – 119 St, Edmonton
Tickets are $30, $20 for seniors and students.
Tickets are available at the door or online at
www.strathconastringquartet.com/schedule/

FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 03, 2017
7:30PM
$150
An Italian evening
Early Music Alberta Fundraising concert

Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Gabriele Thielmann, baroque violin
Pablo Montes, baroque bassoon
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Edmonton

SATURDAY
DECEMBER 17, 2016
7:30PM
Christmas with The McDades and Chamber Orchestra
STRATHCONA STRING QUARTET

The Strathcona String Quartet is excited to be part of two festive nights with the Juno-award-winning band, The McDades, with harpist Terry McDade and a chamber orchestra made up of 16 of the Edmonton region’s finest musicians.

The Arden Theatre
St Albert

FRIDAY
DECEMBER 16, 2016
7:30PM
Christmas with The McDades and Chamber Orchestra
STRATHCONA STRING QUARTET

The Strathcona String Quartet is excited to be part of two festive nights with the Juno-award-winning band, The McDades, with harpist Terry McDade and a chamber orchestra made up of 16 of the Edmonton region’s finest musicians.

The Arden Theatre
St Albert

SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 6, 2016
3:00PM
Orchestra Borealis Presents
JOSEPHINE VAN LIER – cello

Johannes Brahms
Symphony No.4, Op.98

Max Bruch
Kol Nidrei, Op.47 (soloist Josephine van Lier, cello)

Gabriel Fauré
Élégie, Op.24 (soloist Josephine van Lier, cello)

Grant
Jaï (Canadian composition)

Under the direction of DAVID HOYT and with special guest cellist JOSEPHINE VAN LIER

South Pointe Community Centre
11520 Ellerslie Rd, Edmonton

FRIDAY
OCTOBER 28, 2016
8:00PM
Early Music Alberta Presents
Strathcona String Quartet

THE ITALIANS

Tessarini, Overtur
Locattelli, Concerto Grosso No. 2 in C Minor
Boccherini, Quartet Opus 39 No. 1

Unitarian Church of Edmonton
10804 – 119 St, Edmonton

Sunday
June 5
2 PM
La Folia
Josephine van Lier, Artistic Director

Bach, Purcell, Geminiani, Marais, Corrette

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Edmonton

Sunday
May 29
2 PM
Arts Jasper presents
La Folia, Edmonton’s Baroque Ensemble

Bach, Purcell, Geminiani, Marais, Corrette

St Mary & St George Anglican Church
Geikie St & Miette Ave, Jasper, AB T0E 1E0

SUNDAY
MAY 8, 2016
8:00PM
Early Music Alberta Presents
VIOLA DA GAMBA CONSORT – ENGLISH VIOL MUSIC

Sarah Poon, treble gamba
Jennifer Bustin, treble gamba
Josephine van Lier, tenor gamba
Joëlle Morton, bass gamba
Colin Ryan, bass gamba

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St NW, Edmonton

SATURDAY
MAY 7, 2016
8:00PM
Early Music Alberta Presents
JOHN BLOW – OPERA VENUS AND ADONIS

Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière – stage director, baroque dance, recorder
Jolaine Kerley, Venus
Mark Wilkinson, Adonis
Julie Harris, Cupid
Megan Shartrand, Shepherdess, Grace
Wendy Grønnestad-Damur, Shepherd, Huntsman, Grace
Jacques Arsenault, Shepherd, Huntsman, Grace
John Giffen, Shepherd, Huntsman, Grace
Stéphanie Brochard, baroque dance
John Brough, conductor
Aiyana Anderson, baroque violin
Shannon Johnson, baroque violin
Charles Pilon, baroque viola
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello
Joëlle Morton, bass
Terri Hron, recorder
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord
Caroline Guilbeault, artworkd

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St NW, Edmonton

SATURDAY
MAY 7, 2016
3:00PM
Early Music Alberta Presents
COMMUNITY ENSEMBLE CONCERT – La Folia

La Folia – Edmonton’s baroque strings ensemble, Josephine – artistic director
Da Camera Singers – John Brough – artistic director
Arioso Women’s Choir – Jolaine Kerley – artistic directord

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St NW, Edmonton

FRIDAY
MAY 6, 2016
8:00PM
Early Music Alberta Presents
BACH WORKS FOR SOPRANO AND FLUTE

Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Terri Hron, recorder
Josephine van Lier, violoncello piccolo
Katelyn Clark, harpsichord

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St NW, Edmonton

SATURDAY
March 4
7:30PM
La Folia
Josephine van Lier, Artistic Director

Bach, Purcell, Geminiani, Marais, Corrette

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Edmonton

Sunday
March 13
2 PM
La Folia
Josephine van Lier, Artistic Director

Tessarini, Biber, Schmierer, Druckenmuller, Montanari

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Edmonton

Sunday
April 17
8 PM
Strathcona String Quartet
Strathcona String Quartet and King’s College choir

Haydn little organ mass
Vivaldi Concerto for 2 violins and cello

First Presbyterian Church
Edmonton

Friday
October 30, 2015
7:30pm
Horizon Stage presents: Strathcona String Quartet
BEETHOVEN – AVISON – BRAHMS

Beethoven String Quartet opus 18 #4 in c minor
Avison Concerto Grosso in D minor for strings​
Brahms string quartet op 51 #2 in a minor

$35 for adults
$30 for students/seniors 65+

Horizon Stage
Performing Arts Centre
1001 Calahoo Road, Spruce Grove, AB

Friday
November 6, 2015
5-6 PM
TRAFFIC JAM CONCERT
BACH SONATA FOR VIOLA DA GAMBA AND HARPSICHORD
GEMINIANI, SONATA 3 FOR CELLO AND CONTINUO

Bach Sonata No.3 in G minor, BWV 1029 for viola da gamba and harpsichord
Geminiani, sonata in C Major for cello and continuo

Josephine van Lier, viola da Gamba and baroque cello
Marnie Giesbrecht, harpsichord.

First Presbyterian Church
10025 105 St NW, Edmonton, AB

SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 7, 2015
8:00 PM
Early Music Alberta presents:
LE DONZELLETTE SEMPLICETE

Rossi Madrigal for three sopranos and continuo and works for soprano and continuo
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Works for one and two sopranos and continuo.

Dawn Bailey, Catherine Kubash, Nola Schanz, soprano
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello

Tickets $40/$30 Students/seniors/members

Holy Trinity Anglican Church
10037 84 Ave, Edmonton, AB

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