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Marc Ribot’s trio Ceramic Dog unleashes dissonant punk-rock jazz at Blueshore at CapU, October 16

Audiences can expect music that transcends boundaries from the group’s new album Connections

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 2, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

Vancouver Bach Choir kicks off season with two masterworks by Mozart & Haydn, at the Orpheum on October 7

Coronation Mass and Nelson Mass were written barely two decades apart

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 1, 2023Vancouver Bach Choir

Hiromi's four-piece virtuoso band Sonicwonder delivers electronic-infused jazz at the Chan Centre

Japan-born jazz pianist upends tradition with synthesizer textures and effects pedals on debut album

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 29, 2023Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Ten musicians re-imagine Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited album at Kay Meek Arts Centre, October 13 and 14

Co-presented with BlueShore at CapU, the concert features songs such as “Like a Rolling Stone” and “Desolation Row”

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 29, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU, Kay Meek Arts Centre

Shake the Earth: Tap & Taiko features at the Chan Centre's Inspired at the Chan series, October 22

Uzume Taiko drummers and Vancouver Tap Dance Society percussive dancers celebrate rhythm on stage

MUSIC, DANCEStir VancouverSeptember 28, 2023Partner Content, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Zemlinsky Quartet opens Friends of Chamber Music's 76th season, October 17

Czech ensemble to play three string quartets from Germaine Tailleferre, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Ludwig van Beethoven

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

Stir Q&A: PIANOFORTE captures all the agony and ecstasy backstage at the renowned Chopin Piano Competition

Filmmaker Jakub Piątek’s compelling new documentary follows a handful of charismatic young keyboard stars through the world’s most prestigious classical-music contest

MUSIC, SCREENJanet SmithSeptember 27, 2023VIFF, Vancouver International Film Festival

On the new album Electritradition, Emad Armoush's Duos project explores exile, community, and how to live in a war-torn world

Syrian-born singer and musician performs otherworldly duets with Jesse Zubot, François Houle, Marina Hasselberg, Kenton Loewen, and JP Carter

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 26, 2023Emad Armoush, Tyrant Studios, Marina Hasselberg, Jesse Zubot

Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke play BlueShore at CapU, October 10

Grammy-nominated vocalist and Herbie Hancock’s guitarist perform tracks off their new album Lean In

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 25, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

Flamencubana blends cultural rhythms with Jafelin and Flor de Caña, September 29

At Kay Meek Arts Centre, singer and ensemble fuse flamenco with Cuban sounds

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 25, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Flor de Cana

Violin star Karen Gomyo joins the VSO with Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, September 29 and October 1

The Tokyo-born Canadian sensation will tackle a work that juxtaposes lyrical sensitivity with a breakneck final movement

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithSeptember 23, 2023VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Wynton Marsalis leads Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a Coastal Jazz & Blues Society concert, October 10

Ensemble of 15 New York City-based musicians is guided by nine-time Grammy Award-winning music director and trumpeter

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 21, 2023Partner Content, Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz

Sax master Donny McCaslin finds unconventional new terrain between jazz and rock

The New York City artist works collaborative magic with the likes of B.C.’s Ryan Dahle and Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 19, 2023BlueShore at CapU, jazz

Jazzy Cuban soul meets Latin pop in singer-songwriter Alex Cuba’s upcoming Kay Meek Arts Centre concert, September 23

A four-time Latin Grammy Award-winner, Cuba has collaborated with artists from Nelly Furtado to Jason Mraz

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 19, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre

For Lilya Zilberstein, Rachmaninoff runs in the blood—and can be played in defiance

The star pianist, who left Russia 33 years ago, also plays Schubert and Liszt at Vancouver Chopin Society solo concert

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 18, 2023Vancouver Chopin Society, piano, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Music review: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's triumphant season opener took listeners from depths of despair to euphoric heights

Thorvaldsdóttir’s astounding rallying cry for the climate crisis met Mahler’s demanding Sixth

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 18, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Friends of Chamber Music announces 76th season with 10-concert lineup for 2023-24

Opening concert features Zemlinsky Quartet on October 17, and Bennewitz Quartet closes on April 9

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 18, 2023Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music

Vancouver International Flamenco Festival welcomes wide array of forms

From Jafelin to Rosanna Terracciano, Rosario Ancer’s open-minded program embraces tradition, multiple cultures, and the edgily conceptual

DANCE, CULTURE, FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 15, 2023flamenco, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival, Homepage feature

Massey Presents series kicks off at Massey Theatre with Oktopus, October 21

Eight-member band blends klezmer music with a jazz-accented Québécois repertoire

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 15, 2023Partner Content, Massey Theatre

Little Miss Higgins serenades at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, September 29

Western Canadian Music Award-winning singer-musician delivers a signature blend of blues, folk, and jazz

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 14, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

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