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Rocking classical pianists Gregory Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe mark Chan Centre's 25th anniversary

Known for stylized videos, Anderson & Roe Piano Duo is determined to make classical music accessible

MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 27, 2023Chan Centre, piano, Anderson & Roe, Spirio, David Fung, UBC

Friends of Chamber Music present the Elias String Quartet on March 14

The English ensemble is set to play a concert full of daring and flair

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 27, 2023Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music

Trumpet star Chris Botti and BADBADNOTGOOD to headline Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Concerts take place at the Queen E. Theatre on June 28 and 29

Multi-instrumentalist Kofi Gbolonyo leads celebration of West African music, March 3

Born in Ghana and based in Vancouver, the vocalist-percussionist teams up with CapU jazz ensembles and faculty for high-energy show

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 27, 2023BlueShore at CapU

Music review: Passion meets precision as Vancouver Symphony Orchestra pulls off massive Carmina Burana

Vancouver Bach Choir vocal power, thundering percussion, and tight string section earn standing ovation

The first West Coast String Summit comes to Vancouver from March 9 to 12

Spanning four days and three venues, event celebrates creative music and the power of strings

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 24, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver New Music, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC

Vancouver Academy of Music Orchestra conjures Arabian fairy-tale world of Scheherezade, at Kay Meek Arts Centre on February 26

Brahms violin concerto and Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde also on the program

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Vancouver Academy of Music

Review: Broken Chord delivers potent social commentary through dance, song, and South African history

Voices of South African artists and members of Vancouver Chamber Choir prove outstanding

DANCE, MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 24, 2023DanceHouse, Vancouver New Music, Vancouver Civic Theatres, African, South Africa

Vancouver Chamber Choir presents JUBILEE on March 11

Guest conductor Rollo Dilworth leads the celebration of Afrocentric choral classics and contemporary works

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 23, 2023Partner Content

Chor Leoni brings fiery energy to PopCappella III

The 65-voice men’s choir gives winter a boot with concert of hits by the likes of Adele, Katrina and the Waves, and AC/DC

MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 23, 2023Chor Leoni, PopCappella, choral music, pop music, Homepage feature

BlueShore at CapU presents Irish band JigJam on March 9

The four-piece Irish ensemble thrills audiences with blazing banjo, red-hot fiddle, and beautiful harmonies

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 21, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

Let us not be the reason… A Concert for Peace marks one-year anniversary of war in Ukraine, February 24

Little Chamber Music features 42-piece string orchestra, conducted by Leslie Dala, playing works by Rita Ueda, Robyn Jacob, Jordan Nobles, and Arvo Pärt

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 21, 2023Little Chamber Music, Leslie Dala

Early Music Vancouver presents On the Breath of Angels, at Christ Church Cathedral on March 3

The show features Czech soprano Hana Blažíková, cornetto player Bruce Dickey, and their ensemble The Breathtaking Collective

Fast-rising B.C. pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko joins Spain’s Casals Quartet in Vancouver for a winning performance

Trained at Juilliard, the Salmon Arm native reunites with the esteemed ensemble from Barcelona for a Friends of Chamber Music concert

MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 21, 2023piano, Friends of Chamber Music, Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Burnaby Lyric Opera stages famed double bill of Gianni Schicchi and Pagliacci, to March 2

Big Italian sound, comedy, and tragedy, in production at Shadbolt Centre

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2023shadbolt centre for the arts, burnaby lyric opera

Pi Theatre hosts Black Space Jam at the Biltmore Cabaret on March 3

The multidisciplinary evening is produced by Black Space Media/Afro Van Connect

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 16, 2023Partner Content, Pi Theatre

Genre-hopping poet, musician, filmmaker Saul Williams expands the possibilities of sound and words at the Chan Centre

Fresh off the triumph of Neptune Frost, the artist wrestles with defining Afrofuturism

Elektra Women's Choir presents Humanity: A Musical Exploration of the Human Experience, March 10 at Pacific Spirit United Church

Photos by Elizabeth Larsen and piano by Stephen Smith accompany concert’s deep dive into despair, hope, love, solidarity, and boldness

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 16, 2023Elektra Women's Choir, ELEKTRA

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts presents sax innovator Colin Stetson, March 3

Montreal artist, known for daring explorations of extended techniques, is joined by trumpeter Justin Walter

BlueShore at CapU presents West African Music with Kofi Gbolonyo on March 3

Adanu Habobo also takes the stage, along with Awal Alhassan and Sheimawu Abubakari

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 14, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

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