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Chilean star Nano Stern’s passion translates across cultures, at BlueShore at CapU October 10

A boost by Joan Baez helped push the beloved singer and multi-instrumentalist’s music around the world

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 7, 2024BlueShore at CapU, Chile

Stir Q&A: Gropius Quartet violinist Friedemann Eichhorn talks musical friendships, Mendelssohn, and more

The critically acclaimed German group is ready to make its Vancouver debut with Friends of Chamber Music

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 7, 2024chamber music, Friends of Chamber Music, Gropius Quartet, Ho

Singer Lido Pimienta aims to escape world-music aisle, breaking down cultural and artistic barriers

Appearing here with Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, the Miss Colombia artist asserts the freedom to blend art pop with cumbia, electronica, and other forms

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 7, 2024Lido Pimienta, Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, VLACC

Vancouver Chamber Choir welcomes new voices in A Choral Feast 3, October 19

With the participation of several local vocal ensembles, 200 singers will come together as one

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithOctober 6, 2024Vancouver Chamber Choir, Vancouver Bach Choir

Krystle Dos Santos brings BLAK to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, November 1

Powerful performance features iconic songs by notable Black Canadian women in music, along with important stories from Black history

Lil’wat singer-composer Russell Wallace joins the Vancouver Cantata Singers for Rest, October 26

Program of works by Ramona Luengen, J.S. Bach, Tamsin Jones, and more emphasizes the need for momentary breaks amid the busyness of life

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 4, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Cantata Singers, Russell Wallace

Ariel Quartet blends diverse string traditions in a Friends of Chamber Music concert, October 29

Program includes works by Ravel, Beethoven, and Berlin-based Israeli contemporary composer Matan Porat

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 3, 2024Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music, Ariel Quartet

Firehall Arts Centre presents the Vancouver premiere of Ridge, October 26 to November 3

The Fugitives provide an intimate exploration of the Battle of Vimy Ridge through live music, verbatim theatre, and direct storytelling

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 2, 2024Partner Content, Firehall Arts Centre, The Fugitives

Jeremy Ledbetter Trio plays the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, October 26

Audiences can expect to hear tracks off the group’s new album Gravity, which draws from high-intensity jazz, rock, funk, and Latin influences

Post-rock band Griefwalker live-scores silent film Faust at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, October 25

F.W. Murnau’s 1926 classic follows the demon Mephisto, who makes a bet with an archangel that a good man’s soul can be corrupted

Famed Mexican tenor Javier Camarena performs in Vancouver at Singer Behind the Song, October 3

UBC Opera and Opera West Society copresent the celebrated “king of the high Cs”

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 26, 2024UBC Opera, Opera West Society, Javier Camarena

Jazz saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk plays at BlueShore at CapU with emerging ensembles, October 25

Acclaimed Maryland-based artist leads a masterclass for Capilano University jazz students before joining them onstage in an eclectic repertoire

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 26, 2024Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU, Jeff Antoniuk

Grammy Award-winning Kronos Quartet makes a triumphant return to the Chan Centre, October 26

Cutting-edge string musicians have recorded over 70 albums, won more than 40 awards, and collaborated with the likes of Nine Inch Nails and David Bowie

MISCELLANEOUS Productions hosts free MUSIC 101 workshop series, October 5, 19, 26, and November 2

Marginalized youth are invited to learn from panelists Chin Injeti, Renae Morriseau, Dawn Pemberton, and Jaya Story at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music

ANOHNI and the Johnsons take an intimate look at what’s really happening

The New York City–based artist takes an unflinching look at grief, loss, and ecological collapse

MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 25, 2024ANOHNI, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE, Homepage feature

Vancouver Chamber Choir sets the stage for nearly 200 voices in A Choral Feast 3, October 19

Concert features UBC University Singers, Vancouver Bach Choir, Nabi Vocal Ensemble, and Intertidal Choral Ensemble, with beloved conductor emeritus Jon Washburn

MUSICStir VancouverSeptember 24, 2024Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir