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The Theatre of Early Music (= TEM), founded in 2001 by Daniel Taylor, is a new ensemble of some of the world's finest musicians, sharing a particular passion for early music. It's formation is the result of a search of instrumentalists and singers for opportunities that would allow devotion and dedication to enter into the creative process.
The core of TEM consists of a Montreal-based ensemble primarily made up of young musicians whose distinctive style, coupled with Daniel Taylor's expertise and enthusiasm, leads to captivating readings of magnificent but often neglected works. In various constellations, leading international musicians in the field perform on the platform provided by the Theatre of Early Music in their regular TEM concert series in Canada, on tours around the world and on recordings.
The TEM is directed by Daniel Taylor and presents guest artists such as Emma Kirkby, Deborah York, Suzie LeBlanc, Karina Gauvin, Nancy Argenta, Gillian Keith, Carolyn Sampson, Charles Daniels, Benjamin Butterfield, James Gilchrist, Michiel Schrey, James Bowman, Robin Blaze, Michael Chance, Peter Harvey, Stephen Varcoe, Daniel Lichti, Paul Whelan and Michael George.
The work of the Theatre of Early Music most recently has included productions with full orchestra and choir conducted by Daniel Taylor. In Canada, the TEM is perhaps best-known for the attention to the compositions at or around the time of J.S. Bach; this includes choral literature by Johann Kuhnau, Franz Tunder, Nicolaus Bruhns and the early Cantatas of J.S. Bach.
The Theatre of Early Music recently signed a long-term contract with the BIS label. Their first recording on the BIS label, François Couperin's Leçons De Ténèbres, was released in March 2005. Gramophone: "Beauty of this recording bows to no other." The second was the highly-praised and best-selling Renaissance disc, Love Bade Me Welcome, featuring the actor Ralph Fiennes reading poetry as well as countertenor duets with James Bowman and Daniel Taylor. The TEM has also recorded the J.S. Bach setting of the Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Stabat Mater with Emma Kirkby.
The Theatre of Early Music is Canada's only period-instrument ensemble now representing their work with the support of major recording companies. |
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The Choir of the Theatre of Early Music is recognized as Canada’s leading exponent of early sacred music through their world-wide performances and recordings. Working in partnership with the period-instrument orchestra of the Theatre of Early Music, their exploration of this magnificent but neglected repertoire has already reached a vast audience.
Conductor and founder Daniel Taylor has worked with the Choir of the Theatre of Early Music to create a purity of sound which he feels best serves this music. Every performance of the Choir displays the remarkable commitment that has begun to develop their special reputation as leaders in the performance of masterpieces from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and 20th Century repertoire.
The Choir of the Theatre of Early Music tours throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas and begins now to give regular performances at concert halls and festivals worldwide, including their regular series of concerts in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. The Choir made their debut in 2007 at the Sacred Music Festival of Quebec followed by performances at the Domaine Forget, Festival des Arts de Saint Sauveur and the Montreal Festival en Lumières. The Choir records exclusively for Sony Classical Masterworks. |
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Marie-Claude Arpin
Hélène Brunet
Ghislaine Deschambault
Cynthia Gates
Dayna Lamothe
Kami Lofgren
Iris Luypaers
Marie Magistry
Stephanie Manias
Ellen McAteer
Jana Miller
Julia Morson
Margaret Rood
Bronwyn Thies-Thompson
Erika Vogel
Jacqueline Woodley
Agnes Zsigovics |
Kristina Alexander
Marie-Annick Belliveau
Meara Conway
Aidan Ferguson
Kyle Guilfoyle
Alexandra Hill
Simon Honeyman
Emma Hopkins
Alfred Lagrenade
Josée Lalonde
Peter Mahon
Erica McBurney
Ryan McDonald
Pierre Mclean
Sarah Myatt |
Larry Beckwith
Bernard Cayouette
Jean-Guy Comeau
Andrew Gray
Michel Léonard
Kevin Reeves
Michiel Schrey
Alexander Wolniak |
Jonathon Adams
Martin Auclair
Desmond Byrne
Matthew Cassils
Matthew Grosfeld
Jonathan Lemalu
Andrew Mahon
Philippe Martel
Normand Richard
Yves St-Amant
Sean Waugh
Jonathan Woody |
