Daniel Taylor
Artistic Director

Welcome to the world of the Theatre of Early Music

The Theatre of Early Music (TEM) is a new ensemble of some of the world’s finest musicians, sharing a particular passion for early and sacred music. Its 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 TEM records exclusively for Sony Classical Masterworks.

The core of TEM consists of a Canadian-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. The Theatre of Early Music is motivated by a desire to communicate both text and music to our audience. We explore the depth and substance of this choral and instrumental literature as we share our ideas and passion. The key aspect involved in the approach of the Theatre of Early Music is revelation: just as in modern-day we have restored the frescoes of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, so do we hope to reveal the original beauty of ancient works. Therein we hope to understand, communicate and celebrate this inspirational music. In various constellations, leading international musicians in the field perform on the platform provided by the Theatre of Early Music, the Choir and Orchestra, in concerts conducted by Daniel Taylor in their regular TEM series in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa, on tours around the world and on recordings.

Daniel Taylor