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Vancouver New Music presents Parallel 07: Martin Howse, March 15

Vancouver New Music presents Parallel 07: Martin Howse, March 15

U.K. artist and experimentalist to host a three-day workshop followed by a collaborative public presentation

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 13, 2025Partner Content, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Vancouver New Music, Spring 2025

Friends of Chamber Music fan-favourite Han Finckel Setzer Trio returns to the Vancouver stage, February 18

Friends of Chamber Music fan-favourite Han Finckel Setzer Trio returns to the Vancouver stage, February 18

The distinguished musicians will perform Haydn’s Piano Trio in A major, Beethoven’s Piano Trio in G major, and Dvořák’s Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 12, 2025Friends of Chamber Music, Han Finckel Setzer Trio

Yves Lambert et le Grand Orchestre, LeFLOFRANCO, Kutapira, and more perform at Festival du Bois, March 7 to 9

Yves Lambert et le Grand Orchestre, LeFLOFRANCO, Kutapira, and more perform at Festival du Bois, March 7 to 9

This year’s event features a diverse lineup of artists from Quebec, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C.

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverFebruary 12, 2025Partner Content, Festival du Bois, Yves Lambert, Spring 2025

Vancouver Bach Children's Choirs perform SpringSong: Flora & Fauna, March 11

Vancouver Bach Children's Choirs perform SpringSong: Flora & Fauna, March 11

Pacific Spirit United Church concert features songs about nature, including “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”, Handel and J.S. Bach arias, and more

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 11, 2025Partner Content, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Vancouver Bach Choir, Spring 2025

Vancouver Chamber Choir celebrates the return of spring with Into Light, March 7

Vancouver Chamber Choir celebrates the return of spring with Into Light, March 7

Program features works by composer-in-residence laura hawley, Nico Muhly, Alex Freeman, Matthew Whittall, and Tarik O’Regan

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 10, 2025Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Spring 2025

Music review: Artful staging heightens Flight’s sense of airport limbo

Music review: Artful staging heightens Flight’s sense of airport limbo

Vancouver Opera production balances heart and absurd humour, with a third act that gets full liftoff

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2025VANCOUVER OPERA, Vancouver Opera

At Bach Ties the Knot, German soprano Dorothee Mields explores the Baroque master's wedding music

At Bach Ties the Knot, German soprano Dorothee Mields explores the Baroque master's wedding music

Early Music Vancouver program with Pacific Baroque Orchestra includes a “Fictive Wedding Cantata” that she’s painstakingly compiled from the composer’s lesser-known works

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2025Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Homepage feature

BIG BANG Festival delivers live music to local kids

BIG BANG Festival delivers live music to local kids

Music on Main and the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre bring the Belgian celebration of sound for young audiences to Vancouver

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2025Music on Main, Roundhouse Community Centre, Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, children, BIG BANG Festival, Homepage feature

Vetta Chamber Music presents the Four Jays live in concert, March 7 to 10

Vetta Chamber Music presents the Four Jays live in concert, March 7 to 10

Joan Blackman, Jane Hayes, Julia Nolan, and Jodi Proznick play impressionist, 20th-century, jazz, and tango works

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 7, 2025Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music, Spring 2025

Vancouver music scene celebrates Valentine's Day with romantic concerts

Vancouver music scene celebrates Valentine's Day with romantic concerts

Offerings from the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, the VSO, Early Music Vancouver, and more take place on February 14 and 15

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 7, 2025Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Vancouver Bach Choir, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre, Jazz at the Bolt, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Early Music Vancouver, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVEr, EMV, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Chan Centre, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts

Seamus Blake, Feven Kidane, the Ha Siblings, and more grace the stage at Jazz at the Bolt

Seamus Blake, Feven Kidane, the Ha Siblings, and more grace the stage at Jazz at the Bolt

This year’s festival features an electric range of revival shows

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2025Jazz at the Bolt, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Feven Kidane, Seamus Blake

Chor Leoni brings PopCappella 3D to the Rio Theatre, March 7 to 9

Chor Leoni brings PopCappella 3D to the Rio Theatre, March 7 to 9

Program blends pop-music choral arrangements with immersive 3D visuals

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 6, 2025Partner Content, Chor Leoni, CHOR LEONI, Rio Theatre, Spring 2025

Rigoletto, Così fan tutte, and La Bohème announced for Vancouver Opera 2025-26 season

Rigoletto, Così fan tutte, and La Bohème announced for Vancouver Opera 2025-26 season

Jonathan Darlington, Tracy Dahl, Michael Chioldi, and Glynis Leyshon are just some of the names on the roster

OPERA, MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2025Vancouver Opera

Folk connections run deep for singer and banjo master Kaïa Kater

Folk connections run deep for singer and banjo master Kaïa Kater

The artist, who grew up amid music fests, creates rich lyrics drawing on the personal and political

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2025Blueshore at CapU, folk

Tap dancer Caleb Teicher and pianist Conrad Tao compare and contrast rhythms in Counterpoint

Tap dancer Caleb Teicher and pianist Conrad Tao compare and contrast rhythms in Counterpoint

At the Chan Centre, the New York City–based duo take on George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Schoenberg’s “V. Walzer”, and more

MUSIC, DANCEJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2025Chan Centre, Caleb Teicher, tap dance, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Homepage feature

Friends of Chamber Music presents the Schumann Quartet in concert, February 11

Friends of Chamber Music presents the Schumann Quartet in concert, February 11

Making its Vancouver debut, the Cologne, Germany-based ensemble has earned critical acclaim around the globe

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2025Friends of Chamber Music, Schumann Quartet

Elektra performs enchanting composition The Lost Words: A Spell Book, March 8 and 9

Elektra performs enchanting composition The Lost Words: A Spell Book, March 8 and 9

Immersive work by 10 composers draws inspiration from bestselling book by nature writer Robert Macfarlane and illustrator Jackie Morris

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 4, 2025Partner Content, Elektra, ELEKTRA, Spring 2025, Elektra Women's Choir

Germany's Notos Quartet makes Friends of Chamber Music debut, March 2

Germany's Notos Quartet makes Friends of Chamber Music debut, March 2

Piano quartet to play works by Mozart, Schumann, and William Walton

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 3, 2025Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music, Notos Quartet

Christine Jensen brings big-band grandeur to BlueShore at CapU, February 28

Christine Jensen brings big-band grandeur to BlueShore at CapU, February 28

Saxophonist-composer draws inspiration from her B.C. upbringing for performance with CapU Jazz Studies students and faculty members

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 3, 2025Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU, Capilano University

Tradition and innovation meet as Amir Amiri Ensemble comes to the Chan Centre, February 7

Tradition and innovation meet as Amir Amiri Ensemble comes to the Chan Centre, February 7

The group’s namesake is a master of the santur who draws on Persian classical styles as well as everything from jazz to the avant-garde

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 3, 2025Chan Centre, Amir Amiri, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts