Music on Main

Surrealism is a major influence on the Belgian big band coming to Vancouver courtesy Music on Main

Belgium-based big band mixes traditional brass music with innovative, energetic jazz, alongside a variety of film projections

Performances by the Qing Ensemble, Microcosmos Quartet, and M’Girl are in store, along with nosh from food trucks Planted and Dos Amigos

The Microcosmos Quartet will join the string orchestra made up of young players

Music on Main’s latest creation led by David Pay guides audiences throughout the entirety of the Vancouver Playhouse for intimate performances in unexpected places

In the Music on Main show, listeners follow a cast of musicians around the venue as they perform a diverse Bard-inspired score conceived by David Pay

Concert marked another successful milestone in the pianist’s longstanding relationship with Music on Main

Acclaimed Brooklyn-based musician returns to perform Book 2 of the composer’s works for solo piano in Music on Main concert on May 28

Vancouver-raised, New York-based musician returns to the Christ Church Cathedral after a sold-out performance of Book 1 last spring

Appearing with Music on Main, string group jumps from Romanticism through Impressionism and on to the ultra-modern

Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, and other works sit easily with “Duke”’s, as Month of Tuesdays launches

Music on Main and PuSh Festival present moving solo concert that began with a surprise envelope of cash and a desire to process loss

Random memorable scenes from the year in arts span 50 dancers swirling in BOLERO X, a powerful Julius Caesar speech, and a cello star’s finale with local string students

With pianists Robyn Jacob and Rachel Iwaasa, and more, ninth edition of popular winter concert offers a chance to pause and reflect

Pianist and multi-instrumentalist’s album collaboration wields a supernatural sound using digital processing, among other techniques

Jocelyn Morlock’s Solace and Kaija Saariaho’s Terra Memoria share beautiful opening program of Music on Main’s annual summer intensive

Saaz O Raaz, Orchid Ensemble, and more, with food trucks to fuel the outdoor experience

Fittingly, free public celebration of life will be filled with music, by Standing Wave, Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, Erika Switzer, and many others

One of the songwriter’s works grew out of a 9,000-mile train trip through Middle America, the other through COVID introspection

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

Caroline Shaw and Vanessa Goodman play with the tension between the human and the mechanical

The immersive sound-and-dance piece has hit symphony and skateboard spaces before circling back to Vancouver—lamps, amps, and all

In latest podcast, ArtScape’s Michael Boucher speaks to dance artist Vanessa Goodman about her celebrated creation with Caroline Shaw

At Music on Main, the New York virtuoso brings unique insight to the composer’s music and methodology

Piece premiered via livestream and has now graced across stages in Calgary, Edmonton, Portland, and Berlin

The Canadian pianist will play a powerful rendition of works by composer Philip Glass

From the warmth of West African drumming to the marimba-laced electronics of Stravinsky’s grandson, Music on Main and PuSh Fest concert is expansive and collaborative

Rodney Sharman’s new piano piece finds metaphorical new ways to end notes, plus divine lieder, beautiful Bach, and more

At contemplative Music on Main concert, the musician premieres new Rodney Sharman work dedicated to her late mother

One-off combo nights span local and international names, from Josh Zubot and François Houle to Jay Clayton and Kate Gentile