Orion Series in Fine Arts
Madrigal workshop with Marco Vitale

Guest artist Marco Vitale leads a workshop with the UVic Voice Ensemble in preparation for their concert of Monteverdi Madrigals on January 26.

Throughout his career Marco Vitale has performed at the most prestigious venues and festivals throughout Europe, the USA, Canada, South America, the Middle East and Asia. He is the co-founder and musical director of Contrasto Armonico, an ensemble specializing in Baroque operas and the performance of music in the Italian style, using period instruments and historically informed performance practices. Vitale gives masterclasses in harpsichord and Early Music performance practice. He is the artistic director of the Arcadia Early Music Academy workshop in Poland and teaches at La Pellegrina summer school in the Czech Republic. Since 2017 he has been the music director of the Denman Baroque Workshop & Festival which takes place every spring on Denman Island, BC. From 2008-2011, Vitale worked at the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus, Syria, where he taught early music performance practice and performed concerts together with Syrian musicians.