2025-2026 Early Music Alberta Season
- Saturday, October 4, 2025 – 7:30 PM:
- Sunday, October 26, 2025 – 6:00 PM:
- Saturday, November 8, 2025 – 9:30 AM:
- Saturday, November 8, 2025 – 9:30 AM:
- Saturday, November 8, 2025 – Noon:
- Saturday, November 8, 2025 – 3:00 PM:
- Saturday, November 8, 2025 – 7:30 PM:
- Saturday, February 7, 2026, 7:30 PM:
- Friday, March 13, 2026 – 7:30PM:
- Friday, May 8, 2026 – 7:30 PM:
Hold the Dates! Early Music Alberta’s 2025–2026 Concert Season
All concerts will be at First Presbyterian Church, 10025-105 Street, Edmonton
Saturday, October 4, 2025
A Cello Birthday Party – Newcombe Room, 7:30 PM
Join us to celebrate the 300th birthday of a very special instrument — the John Sexton cello, made in London in 1725, and the cherished cello of EMA’s Artistic Director, Josephine van Lier.
Josephine van Lier – John Sexton baroque cello
Janet Kuschak – baroque cello
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Saturday, October 26, 2025
Food for the Body, Music for the Soul – Newcombe Room, 7:30 PM
Sorrentino’s Downtown
10162 – 100 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 0P5
Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Roderick Bryce, bass
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello/viola da gamba
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Saturday, November 8, 2025
This year, Early Music Alberta will not be presenting our full festival due to a lack of government funding.
We are, however, thrilled to bring all of our planned community events to life, and to present a fantastic evening concert that promises unforgettable music:
Mini Early Music Festival
Community events:
9:30 AM: Renaissance reading workshop (FREE).
Session leader: Miriam Ferguson
9:30 AM: Renaissance singing workshop (FREE)
Session leader: TBA
12:00 Noon: Community Historical dance workshop with live music (FREE)
Session Leader Cath Jackel
Live music: Borealis Consort
3:00 PM: Community concert featuring local early music ensembles
A great afternoon featuring ensembles from our wonderful community
Feature Concert:
7:30 PM: Vox Humana, Vox Humilis
(The human voice, the humble voice)
Jolaine Kerley, soprano
Josephine van Lier, baroque cello/viola da gamba
Leanne Regehr, harpsichord
Mark your calendars: this will be a performance not to miss.
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Saturday, February 7, 2026, 7:30 PM – It Takes Two… to Gamba
Double the gambas, double the good times — music that never gets old.
Josephine van Lier – viola da gamba
Julie Hereish – viola da gamba
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Friday, March 13, 2026, 7:30 PM – Classical Conversations: The Fortepiano Unveiled
Friday, May 8, 2026, 7:30 PM – Paganini and Friends
Lucas Harris – guitar
Laura Veeze – baroque violin
Gabrielle Thielmann-Vriend – baroque violin
Keith Hamm – baroque viola
Josephine van Lier – baroque cello
A special partnership with the Edmonton Classical Guitar Society as part of the city’s Paganini Festival.
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More information coming soon. Make sure you’re signed up for our newsletter and following us on social media so you don’t miss a note!
Questions? Contact
Josephine van Lier
Artistic Director
780-240-9623
artisticdirector@earlymusicalberta.ca
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Igniting Early Music Culture Across Alberta
Good music makes us all happy; great music transforms and transports us.
Early Music Alberta strives to create inclusive events where die-hard early music connoisseurs and newcomers alike can submerge themselves in enjoyable music.
Internationally-renowned Edmonton cellist, Josephine van Lier, developed our organization, with a mandate to preserve and grow the discipline of early music through historically-informed performances, recordings, workshops, interdisciplinary educational programs, publications, and electronic media, as well as creating an inclusive space, where the community can participate.
Dive into Alberta’s Early Music Scene
Early Music Alberta produces an annual concert series, with the Early Music Festival as Alberta’s preeminent artistic event devoted to the presentation and preservation of music written prior to 1850. We host concerts, workshops, masterclasses, dance and reading sessions devoted to early music.
In service to the Alberta early music community, our events bring together ensembles, musicians, and audiences from across Alberta, Canada, and the world. Community concerts presented by amateur musicians are intermixed with professional performances by national and internationally recognized musicians, creating a forum to further develop the practice of early music.
We are building a larger community of those who love early music.
Join us for our Annual Concert Series in Edmonton, Alberta, featuring local, national, and international early music specialists, and community ensembles.
Dive into Alberta’s Early Music Scene
Community Support Makes This All Possible
Without our strong and incredibly supportive community, Early Music Alberta would not be able to continue bringing you these events. As a non-profit organization, we rely on our members, volunteers, and donors to keep our vision alive and growing. Learn how you can help.
Dive into Alberta’s Early Music Scene
