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Trailblazing lesbian folk singer-songwriter Ferron plays the Shadbolt, February 10

Praised by the likes of Rolling Stone and The New York Times, the B.C. artist is still going strong after more than five decades in music

MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 6, 2023Shadbolt Centre, Ferron, lesbian, folk

Chor Leoni sings in spring with PopCappella III

The choir breathes new life into top 40 favourites backed by a full band of Vancouver’s finest

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 2, 2023Partner Content

Vancouver artists nominated for 2023 Juno Awards include Suzie LeBlanc, Ruby Singh

Among the other local nominees are musica intima, Hard Rubber Orchestra, and Dan Mangan

Vancouver Bach Choir celebrates love's many forms in Behind the Keys

The intimate evening features Maestro Leslie Dala and special guest Isidora Nojkovic, cello

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 31, 2023Partner Content

Acclaimed countertenor Reginald Mobley finds his freedom in the higher registers of Baroque music

He bookends his Early Music Vancouver concert Raise, raise the voice with Purcell and Ellington

Vancouver Chamber Choir presents THE BAROQUE AFFECT, with music written between 1640 and 1740

The concert concludes the VCC’s 43rd annual Conductors’ Symposium, hosting choir directors from around the world

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 27, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Jazz @ The Bolt offers diverse, electrifying lineup for 2023

Cory Weeds teams up with Tim Reinert for a mini festival featuring revered New York City musicians, leading Canadian artists, standout up-and-comers, and more

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2023Jazz @ The Bolt, jazz, Cellar Music, Cory Weeds, Tim Reinert, Shadbolt Centre

Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces it's delaying AGM to try to save event

After groundswell of support, board pauses motion to dissolve organization, pursuing options to revive 45-year-old summer tradition

NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 26, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival, Folk Festival

The Marrow builds hypnotic rhythms around Gord Grdina's love of the lute-like oud

Jazz improvisation meets historical Middle Eastern forms in group formed with percussionist Hamin Honari, cellist Hank Roberts, and bassist Mark Helias

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 24, 2023Gord Grdina, The Marrow, BlueShore at CapU

American jazz scientist Scott Robinson cuts loose with CapU Jazz Ensembles on February 3

New Jersey-based artist is fluent in all jazz genres, as well as a multitude of reed and brass instruments

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 24, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

In Sinatra & Beyond, singer-songwriter-pianist Tony DeSare does things his way

The New York City-based artist joins Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with his signature concert

MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 23, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Civic Theatrees

Friends of Chamber Music welcome back beloved Han Finckel Setzer Trio

The ensemble of cellist David Finckel, violinist Philip Setzer, and pianist Wu Han is a Vancouver-audience favourite

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 23, 2023Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music

Bluegrass supergroup High Bar Gang plays hometown gig at BlueShore at CapU on February 1

Members include cofounders Colin Nairne and Wendy Bird, as well as Shari Ulrich and Barney Bentall

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 20, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU, Capilano University

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Vetta Chamber Music’s Romanticism Unleashed

The concert features guest artists from Barcelona: violinist Kai Gleusteen and pianist Catherine Ordronneau

MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 20, 2023Vetta Chamber Music, chamber music, Joan Blackman

Mission Folk Music Festival, on track for July, says Vancouver "sister festival" worth fighting for

Artistic director sees Vancouver Folk Music Festival cancellation as a “wakeup call” for arts fans

FESTS, NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 19, 2023Mission Folk Festival, Vancouver Folk Music Festival

At International Guitar Night, Israeli-Canadian musician Itamar Erez joins three other superpickers on-stage

Australian classical virtuoso Stephanie Jones, Spanish flamenco master Jesus Guerrero, and Montreal-based jazz performer Jocelyn Gould also featured in the guitar showcase

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 19, 2023International Guitar Night, Massey Theatre, Itamar Erez, guitar

Gord Grdina’s The Marrow performs rare gig with premier Persian vocalist, January 30 at BlueShore at CapU

Fathieh Honari is known for bringing a profound understanding of Persian classical poetry to her deeply expressive vocals.

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 18, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU, Gord Grdina, oud, Persian

Each piece in Joby Burgess’s A Percussionist’s Songbook tells its own, rich story

From the warmth of West African drumming to the marimba-laced electronics of Stravinsky’s grandson, Music on Main and PuSh Fest concert is expansive and collaborative

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJanuary 18, 2023PuSh Festival, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Homepage feature