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Massey Theatre announces 2023-24 mainstage season

Juno-nominated klezmer band Oktopus, Kid Koala, and multidisciplinary Over the Ridge among the highlights

Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs annual SummerSing! show takes place on May 14

Performance will feature singers from the organization’s talented youth choirs

MUSICStir VancouverApril 25, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Bach Choir

Tuareg blues band Tamikrest plays a concert at Massey Theatre, May 26

Group formed in Mali pulls influences from world music, heavy American rock, and more

MUSICStir VancouverApril 25, 2023Partner Content, Massey Theatre

Raman Kalyan brings Carnatic flute to Granville Island with The Offering of Curtis Andrews, May 5

Concert presented by Time Will Tell Arts Society and Indian Summer Festival blends South Indian music with jazz

Vancouver Opera unveils 2023-24 season of large-scale classics The Magic Flute, Don Pasquale, and Carmen

A vivid pop reimagining, a critically acclaimed mezzo, and Ashlie Corcoran and Rachel Peake in directors’ chairs

MUSIC, OPERA, NEWSJanet SmithApril 21, 2023Vancouver Opera

Coastal Jazz and Blues Society unveils free programming at this year’s Vancouver International Jazz Festival

Forty-five free shows will be held around the city from June 23 to July 2

From symphony orchestra to chamber ensembles to prison outreach, cellist Henry Shapard finds meaning as a musician

The youngest VSO member is about to make his Vetta Chamber Music debut with a Benjamin Britten solo

Dinuk Wijeratne plays the Chan Centre in The Journeyed Compass, May 5

Sri Lankan composer-conductor-pianist to perform alongside musicians Layale Chaker and Kinan Azmeh

MUSICStir VancouverApril 20, 2023Partner Content, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Huu Bac Quintet brings Chinese-Vietnamese jazz fusion to Anvil Theatre, May 6

Group pulls influence from founder’s heritage and travels across China, Peru, Montréal, and beyond

MUSICStir VancouverApril 20, 2023Partner Content, Anvil Theatre

Piano sensation Tom Borrow performs in Vancouver, April 23

International Piano Magazine calls the 22-year-old Israeli artist “the very definition of ‘one to watch’”

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra announces tentative agreement with IATSE Local 118

The potential four-year plan with stagehands, theatre technicians comes after months of negotiation

NEWS, MUSICGail JohnsonApril 19, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, IATSE

Soprano Dory Hayley has spent years preparing for the unique demands of Georges Aperghis's 14 Récitations

“You’re yelling, crying, laughing, gasping, and using breath in a forceful range,” the soloist says of Vancouver New Music concert

MUSICJanet SmithApril 19, 2023Vancouver New Music, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC

Vancouver Cantata Singers perform The Peaceable Kingdom and more on April 29

Choral ensemble will close out its season with works that centre around world peace

MUSICStir VancouverApril 19, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Cantata Singers

Wayne Marshall plays and conducts Rhapsody in Blue at the VSO, May 6 and 7

Renowned British conductor, organist, and pianist takes on two roles in style-melding concert

MUSICStir VancouverApril 18, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Gabriel Kahane performs two captivating albums at Music on Main, May 10 and 11

Magnificent Bird, released in 2022, makes its Canadian premiere at the Annex

MUSICStir VancouverApril 18, 2023Partner Content, Music on Main

Guitar virtuosos Paul Pigat and Kevin Breit guaranteed to deliver surprises in concert

The revered musicians share an obsession with eccentric instruments

MUSICGail JohnsonApril 17, 2023BlueShore at CapU, Paul Pigat, concerts

Early Music Vancouver hosts Schubertiade with The Leonids and Chor Leoni on May 5

Male choral ensembles and pianist Alexander Weimann combine for Franz Schubert-filled evening

MUSICStir VancouverApril 17, 2023Partner Content, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, CHOR LEONI, The Leonids

Vancouver Juno-winning band Said the Whale rocks with the VSO, April 19

SaidHeads rejoice: the indie-rock group emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever

Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica performs the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, May 17

Concert is part of internationally renowned artist’s The Collection World Tour

MUSICStir VancouverApril 15, 2023Partner Content, Xing Huang Entertainment

Nightingales to warblers, La Rêveuse: The Birds Concert draws inspiration from avian song

French ensemble goes beyond sonic beauty with compelling ecological message in Early Music Vancouver program

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