ae 338 ~ Friday, July 17, 1998 — North Shore News @ Vancouver Early Music Festival 1998 runs until Sunday, August 9. Alf performances start at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall of UBC's Music Building. Pre-show talks begin at 7:15 p.m. For more information contact 732-1610. Ben D'Andrea Contributing Writer When Early Music Vancouver (EMV) was formed in hords and other early music instruments like t amounted to rebellion. appen, 59, has served 1V's irector for 20 years. And it was about 20 ars ago, he says, that the “rebels” launched the Worth American early music “movement” in reac- tion to the creeping pace of change. “They wanted to do something different than w! shat they were taught in most of the mainstream conservatories and schools,” he expiains. *Early music is really a field where you have a lot more individuality Early Music Vancouver was one of the first orga- nizations in North America to invite diverse carly music groups, including those from Europe, to per- form as part of a { val or performance son, “We claim to be the first,” Verstappen says, “set up te sponsor concerts.” : Today, performing once-neglected carly music — an ever-widening range of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque repertoire — is more tra- dition than revolution -Verstappen remembers look- ing for harpsichord music by 16th-century English composer William Byrd 30 years ago and finding rrothing in the record shops. “Now,” he says, “you- can get anything.” Early music has even infiltrated some of North America’s top music schools. And it appeals to a wider audience than ever before. “There is so inuch more than going to listen te the nine Beethoven symphonies again,” Verstappen says. “So much has opened up that people have started to discover.” Just look ata selection of the nine attractions i this summer’s Vancouver Early Music Festival, which started on Wednesday, July 15 and runs to August 9. Benjamin Bagby recreates the story-teller’s role in early medieval tribal socictics in a lyre-accompanied recital of the Old English poem, Beowulf. On one evening, soprano Eflen Hargis sings 17th-century French and Italian love songs, and on another, songs From page 19 —~wefh MOVIE keke East of Eden (1955) (BRAVO Channel 28, 11 a.m.) James Dean and Julie Harris star in Elia Kazan’s adapra- tion of John Steinbeck’s novel. TUESDAY § MUSIC Amy Grant/Kenny Chesney (CMT Channel 20, 10 p.m.) Big ticket per- formances from the two p WEDNESDAY @ MOVIE xxx Mephisto (1981 Hungarian) (BRAVO Channel 28, 11:45 p.m.) A talented German actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer) believes he can advance his wareer by joining the Nazis in Istvin Szabd’s Academy Award winning film. Actress Krystyna Janda co-starred in her first non- Polish film after beginning her carcer in sev- °- ~@eiT Andrzej Wajda films. = Earlymusicno —e 7. a |: longer a rebe we Greta Garbo (above, screen test) stars in Camille Thursday. Schedule performances except July 2 26 and 27 are in UBC's Music Building: B The Power of Love (Suds, July 19) en Hargis, soprano and Paul O'Derre, lute BB De Loial Amour © (Wednesday, Jusly 22) John Heaghe: voice, hate and h trom Renussance English theatrical entertamments known as masques. Hargis also appears in a concert with Vancouver's Pacific Baroque Orchestra that features music of the late Baroque. But there's more on offer than just fabulous “old” music. “A lor of peo- ple involved in carly music are also invohed with New music,” Verstappen ‘ : ea fair bit together with new music.” The bridge between the music of the past and new compo- sitions, he explains, is another expres- sion of that individualism that, in the carly days, characterized the carly music trend. Two of the Feszival concerts, under the Old World/New World title, feature new Canadian music for carly instruments by composers trom Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver. Peter Hannan’s composition for baroque orchestra and an actor, Nota Single Stone, which was commissioned by the Pacitic Baroque Orchestra joins other new works for such able old instruments as the harp chord and viola da gantba, not to mention the rare double-reed known as the garda. (Sat, July Ellen Hargis, voice; David “Douglass, violin; Ray Nurse, voice; Paul’ O'Dette, lu 3 2 “Auditorinne (Sunday, fily 26). Elissa Polle, flute; Mare Photo Susan Wilson SOPRANO Etten Hargis performs at the Early Music , ival runs con. — Festival on July 19, July 25 and July 21. currently with three different work- shop programs designed for focal and out-of-town musicians is part of an EMV tradition,but se is musicians who want to enrich their familiarity with teaming up visiting performers with local musicians. carly music repertoire and practice. “We try to do more than just bring in artists or “This summer festival is sore of different from ensembles for a one-shot concert, where th i most festivals,” tappen says, “in that it comes at four and leave again the next morning at sis out of a series of educational programs that we run.” Verstappen says. The EMV 1998-99 concert scason Guest faculty and teachers, specialists in their field, continues that tradition. So, tor example, It also perform in the festival concerts. baroque violinist Enrico Gatti joins Vancouver’s One of the first EMV workshops ever offered MarcDestrubé, music director of the Pac continues to be one of the mast popular. The Orchestra, tor an evening of 17th-century violin Recorder and Viol Workshop attracts students from due across North America and inchides the celebrated Recorder Doctor class conducted by Herbert Myers, Stanford ersity lecturer in renaissance winds and member of the popular wind band, The Whole we're part of thar.” Plain hard work, however, like Noyse moving harpsichords, remains an integral part of the Linking concerts to educational programs tor executive director's jab — even after pwenty years. -rstappen is justifiabiy, if quietly, proud of the tradition he has helped faster with Early Music Vancouver: “There’s a lot happening and [ think il from an MGM FRIDAY THURSDAY @ MOVIE &x&&* Camille (1937) (BRAVO Channel 28, 6 p.m.) Garbo peaks. Louise Brooks told film historian Kevin Brownlow: “Garbo is all movement. First she gets the tion, and out of the emotion comes the Movement and out of the mes cement con: the dialogue, She’s so perfect that people she can’t act... Proust made a brilliant remark - ‘The degree of mediocrity pre- duced by contact with mystery is incredible. a—~err't that a wonderful line for Garbo?” Kod Taylor co-stars with George Cukor directing. @ MOVIE «x* Three Women (1977) (BRAVO Channel 28, 9 a.m.) Rabert Altman made this poetic gem near the end of his fi Hollywood. Sissy Spacek and Shelly Duvall star. H MOVIE «&& True Romance (1992, (Fe ard Christian Slater star in a Quentin Tarrantino vehiel the time of day this may be cut to shreds. ssfui swing through "90 Days Voice mail & > 90 Days Unlimited, : - > tocar Calling Channel 35, Noon) Patricia Arquette Given the channel and @ DOCUMENTARY Junket Whores @ MOVIE *% Ladies and Gentlemen, the (BRAVO Channel 28, 5 9.m.) Holly, wood’s Fabulous Stains (1981) (Showcase Channel 24, 10 p.m.) Satirical Spinal ‘Tap for punks shot in Vancouver by the very unpunky L.A. record producer Lou Adler. Film stars Diane ‘bane with a couple of Sex Pistols (Steve Jones and Paul Cook), Fee Waybill and Laura Dern. A rock and roll swindle was played on the men from Hollywood who were only too glad to give them money. promotional tactics are investigated in chis one-hour documentary. @ MOVIE xk&% Kalifornia (1995) (Showcase Channe! 24, 9 p.m.) David Duchovny (before X-Files stardom) and Brad Pitt play off each other in this film about an author researching serial kille — John Goodman UZ 662- 393 } Prue tor Se Vatncous er