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Tim Mead countertenor [Orlando] Tim Mead was a choral scholar at King’s College, Cambridge where he read music and studied singing with Charles Brett. He went on to win a number of scholarships to the Royal College of <strong>Music</strong>, London, where he studied with Robin Blaze. His distinguished opera engagements include the title role in Giulio Basja Chanowski photo Cesare and Eustazio in Rinaldo for Glyndebourne <strong>Festival</strong> Opera, title role in Admeto for Händel- Festspiele Göttingen and the Edinburgh <strong>Festival</strong>, title role in Orlando for Scottish Opera and Chicago Opera Theatre, title role in Rinaldo with the Bach Collegium Japan, Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice with the Akademie für Alte Musik, Ottone in Poppea for English National Opera, Opéra de Lyon and Den Norske Opera, Oslo, Endimione in La Calisto for the Bayerische Staatsoper, Clearte in Niobe, the première of The Minotaur (by Sir Harrison Birtwistle) at the Royal Opera House, Tolomeo in Giulio Cesare for the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, and Paggio and Ombra di Bussiride in Ercole amante for De Nederlandse Opera. He is also internationally known on the concert platform, collaborating with ensembles such as Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Academy of Ancient <strong>Music</strong>, Les Arts Florissants, Le Concert d’Astrée, Akademie für Alte Musik, Accademia Bizantina, Bach Collegium Japan, the Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Combattimento Consort Amsterdam and Kammerorchester Basel under the direction of conductors Ivor Bolton, William Christie, Laurence Cummings, Stephen Phillips April 13, 1954 - May 9, <strong>2012</strong> At the end of our winter concert season, we were saddened by the sudden death of long-time <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Music</strong> <strong>Vancouver</strong> board member Steve Phillips. Steve, who served as our Treasurer for the many years, was a fervent sailor whose life ended unexpectedly and all too soon; but he was exactly where he wanted to be … racing in the <strong>Vancouver</strong> harbour he loved so much. Sailing was an important part of his life, but Steve also loved music, which flowed through his soul. In addition to his role on our Board, he was a loyal volunteer at the annual <strong>Vancouver</strong> International Jazz <strong>Festival</strong> and at the West <strong>Vancouver</strong> Harmony Arts <strong>Festival</strong>. His kind support in all aspects of our organisation, from setting up stage lights to working with Board and Staff on <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Music</strong> <strong>Vancouver</strong>’s finances, was very much part of his generous and caring spirit. He will be missed. — THE ARTISTS — Christian Curnyn, Alan Curtis, Ottavio Dantone, Paul Goodwin, Emmanuelle Haim, Thomas Hengelbrock, Vladimir Jurowski, Alessandro de Marchi, Nicholas McGegan and Masaaki Suzuki. Recordings include: Bach’s Matthäus-Passion, the Handel oratorios Saul, Solomon and Israel in Egypt, the Handel operas Admeto, Flavio, Riccardo Primo, Rinaldo and Il coronazione di Poppea. He has recorded for a variety of labels, including EMI Classics, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Chandos, Carus, Channel Classics, Linn, Opus Arte, Arthaus Musik, Unitel Classica and EuroArts. Current season & future plans include Agrippina and Ottone in L’incoronazione di Poppea directed by Emmanuelle Haïm in Dijon and Lille, Endimione in La Calisto at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Tolomeo in Julius Caesar for the English National Opera, Messiah with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and in New York, Bertarido in Rodelinda for Mercury Baroque (Houston), Licida in L’Olympiade (Vivaldi) for Garsington Opera, and Goffredo in Rinaldo for Glyndebourne. d www.tim-mead.com Karina Gauvin soprano [Angelica] Canada’s superstar soprano Karina Gauvin has impressed audiences and critics the world over with her luscious timbre, profound musicality and wide vocal range. The Globe and Mail calls her “one of the dream sopranos of our time”. The Sunday Times in London also wrote: “Her glinting soprano, bright-edged yet deliciously Michael Slobodian photo rounded and sensual, is used with rare understanding for character... ” Her repertoire ranges from the music of Johann Sebastian Bach to Luciano Berio and she has sung with many major orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, Accademia Bizantina, Il Complesso Barocco, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Venice Baroque Orchestra, <strong>Music</strong>a Antiqua Köln, Minnesota Orchestra, St-Paul Chamber Orchestra, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, and Les Violons du Roy. On the operatic and concert stage, she has performed with conductors as diverse as Charles Dutoit, Kent Nagano, Semyon Bichkov, Roger Norrington, Alan Curtis, Christopher Hogwood, Helmuth Rilling, Andrea Marcon, Bernard Labadie, and Christophe Rousset. Also active as a recitalist, she has collaborated with several chamber music ensembles and with pianists Marc-André Hamelin, Michael McMahon and Roger Vignoles. In addition to Karina Gauvin’s solo discs produced by the ATMA label, many of her recordings have been nominated for a Grammy and have won prizes at the Juno and Opus awards. More recently, her characterization of Manlio in Vivaldi’s opera Tito Manlio on the Naïve label with the Accademia Byzantina was called “riveting” by Opera News. With Il Complesso barocco under Alan Curtis, she has sung in concert and recorded Handel’s Ezio, Tolomeo and Alcina for the Deutsche Grammophon label. d www.karinagauvin.com www.earlymusic.bc.ca — Handel’s “Orlando” - page 7 — <strong>Vancouver</strong> <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Music</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>2012</strong>
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