Viriditas - Ensemble Laude

May 30, 2 pm

Victoria's acclaimed Ensemble Laude, under the direction of Elizabeth MacIsaac, performed to an appreciative and sold out house 2 years ago at St. Michael's Presents. We're delighted to welcome them back with their new program Viriditas, bringing music of the middle ages to the 21 century. This is a choral concert that features medieval instruments, soloists, small ensembles and the full choir singing chants, rollicking cantigas, love songs, and old texts in new settings. Variety and beauty!

Conductor Elizabeth MacIsaac  enjoys a reputation in Canada and abroad as a vocalist of great expressive range. Although primarily known as an early music specialist, she performs other repertoire to acclaim, and tours to premiere and promote contemporary works in Canada, Asia, and Europe. Ms. MacIsaac lived, taught and performed in Europe from 1990 to 1996, when she was choral director and music teacher at several International schools in Paris, including Marymount and l’Ecole Montessori Bilingue. Since relocating to Canada in Victoria, British Columbia, Elizabeth MacIsaac has continued her active career as a performer, founding many early music initiatives with great success.

In 1998, Ms. MacIsaac formed Ensemble Laude, the first medieval choir in Western Canada and co-founded, with lutenist Douglas Hensley, the  Continuum Consort. Creating innovative musical projects each year, both groups frequently perform to raise funds for charitable organizations. Ms. MacIsaac is teacher and conductor on the faculty of the Victoria Conservatory of Music, and Brentwood College. With her dynamic personality, she is in great demand as workshop facilitator and adjudicator.

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