BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261105T133935Z UID:219-169936@stbarnabaschurch.ca DTSTART:20261112T220000Z DTEND:20261113T000000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20261104T100922 DESCRIPTION:Dear friends\,\nOnce again\, the Early Music Society of the Isl ands and St. Barnabas Church are delighted to present an afternoon of beau tiful Baroque music.\nThursday\, November 12\, at 3:00 p.m.\nSt. Barnabas Anglican Church\nJoin us for a concert featuring the Accord Baroque Ensemb le\, with Monica Kim on harpsichord and Pat Unruh on viola da gamba\, perf orming three exhilarating sonatas by J.S. Bach.\nExperience the intricate interplay of melodies and the rich musical styles of the Baroque era in th e beautiful setting of St. Barnabas.\nTickets and special pricing\n\n\nPur chase tickets online using presale code EMSIMember.\n\n\nCongregation memb ers can enter StBarnabas at checkout for special pricing.\n\n\nWe hope you will join us for a relaxing afternoon of beautiful music among friends.\n Warm regards\,\nSt. Barnabas Church\n\nAbout the programme:\nThis concert features the three exhilarating sonatas for bass viol and obbligato harpsi chord. They all were arranged by J.S. Bach from works he had written for o ther instrumental combinations\, a practice adopted frequently by Baroque composers.\nAs ever with Bach’s music\, we enjoy the intricate interplay of melodies that weave and exchange with each other\, the viol singing ou t between the higher and lower sound-registers of the harpsichord. And\, w ithin the various movements\, listeners will enjoy how Bach’s musical in genuity is enhanced by his love of both Italianate and French musical styl es.\nAbout the artists:\nAccord Baroque Ensemble\nMonica and Pat are long- time music companions\, performing on the intriguing bowed 6-string viola da gamba and harpsichord. With a repertoire that spans from 1500 to 1750\, they have performed as a duo in concerts throughout BC\, have been reside nt musicians for the period multi-disciplinary group The Historical Perfor mance Ensemble of Vancouver\, and arranged and performed music for period theatre. Monica and Pat are delighted to be playing together again after a hiatus following Monica’s move to Ontario.\nPat Unruh:\nPat plays early strings in repertoires that span the Medieval to Baroque periods and beyo nd\, and has performed in ensembles in North America and Europe. As a medi eval vielle player\, she has been a founder-member of Anima Medieval Music Duo and Duo Laude\, and a frequent player and arranger for Ensemble Laude Women’s Choir of Victoria. On viola da gamba\, she enjoys consort-makin g with the many viol-players in BC and is part of the collective\, Vancouv er Viols. Pat plays with Anne Duranceau as the viol duo\, Viol Pleasures. With harpsichordist Monica Kim\, Pat has performed frequently in B.C.’s Lower Mainland in concerts and lecture-recitals. She has been music direct or for Vancouver’s period dance group The Historical Performance Ensembl e and music director for Vital Spark Theatre Company of Vancouver. For the past 15 years\, Pat has composed and coached music for period theatre\, w ith settings ranging from medieval Scotland to Molière’s Paris and Jane Austen’s England\, and a multiplicity of periods for the plays of Shake speare.\nMonica Kim:\nMonica Kim has performed in Canada\, the US\, and Eu rope as a solo harpsichordist\, pianist and ensemble musician. For The His torical Performance Ensemble of Vancouver\, she worked with Pat Unruh as a duo for fourteen seasons. Monica performed for and managed various choirs in the Lower Mainland. She has partnered with Barb King in duo harpsichor d recitals as a guest in Anacortes Early Music Series\, WA. Also\, Monica has given lecture recitals at Douglas College\, Kwantlen University\, and with BC Registered Music Teachers' Association. As a multi-disciplinary pe rformer\, she has worked as an actor and a producer for stage and film\, c reating original works with themes ranging from politics of gender rôles to cultural communication styles.\nMonica won numerous awards and scholars hips while studying theatre and music at UBC\, specializing in harpsichord performance with Doreen Oke. She worked with Hank Knox at McGill Universi ty\, the founding member of Arion Baroque Orchestra. Her interest in histo ric keyboard instruments has led to many sonic adventures\, from playing a ntique instruments at the Russell Collection of Keyboard Instruments at th e University of Edinburgh\, to tickling the ivories of the mirrored Baldwi n grand piano that belonged to Liberace in Las Vegas. 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