MUSIC — Articles

Western Front presents Karen Ng's improvised concert Backwards Blue, March 26

Toronto-based artist is known for her prowess as a saxophonist and creative music collaborations

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 12, 2026Partner Content, Western Front

Brahms X Radiohead finds common ground between classical music and alternative rock

Composer and conductor Steve Hackman has no fear of crossing stylistic boundaries

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 12, 2026Homepage feature, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO

Cascade Peaks ChamberFest announces a world premiere for its inaugural vocal ensemble program

At a July 20 concert, faculty lead Mark Vuorinen directs Where Wildness Lives by renowned B.C. composer Imant Raminsh

Bansuri player Lara Wong and flamenco guitarist Melón Jiménez cultivate otherworldly sounds at the Kay Meek, March 19 to 21

Tracks off the pair’s Juno-nominated 2024 album Confluencias trace the music traditions of Spain and India

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 10, 2026Kay Meek Arts Centre, Kay Meek

Vancouver Opera stages Giacomo Puccini’s beloved opera La Bohème, April 25 to May 3

Music director emeritus Jonathan Darlington returns to conduct this Parisian love story tested by the bittersweet passage of time

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 10, 2026Partner Content, Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA

Legendary Inuk artist Susan Aglukark and throat-singing duo PIQSIQ perform at the Chan Centre, April 12

Award-winning artists reclaim Arctic sounds with soaring vocals

SUBA Trio creates inspiring musical unity from Africa’s sublime sources

Although from different points on the map, pianist Omar Sosa, kora player Seckou Keita, and percussionist Gustavo Ovalles realized through improvisation that they were attuned to one another

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 6, 2026Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Ramneek Singh performs her spring-inspired concert Basant Ke Rang at the Shadbolt Centre, March 29

Internationally acclaimed Hindustani classical vocalist is joined by harmonium player Mohan Bhide and tabla player Sunny Matharu

All nine Beethoven symphonies, as Vancouver Symphony Orchestra unveils 2026-27 season

Steven Isserlis, James Ehnes, and Augustin Hadelich among the soloists hitting the concert stage

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithMarch 5, 2026VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, season announcement

Vancouver International Children’s Festival gets set to welcome everything from high-energy Danish dance to artful Korean doodling

Eighty shows in all, as Italy’s Teatro Telaio sets up an ARCHIPELAGO installation, plus pow-wow, hip-hop, and massive puppets

A Dorothy Chang premiere unites the seasoned and emerging players of Vetta’s Mentorship Orchestra, March 6 to 9

At a concert called A Look to the Future, the piece shares a program with works by John Rutter, Jocelyn Morlock, and Tchaikovsky

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 4, 2026Vetta Chamber Music, Jocelyn Morlock, Dorothy Chang

With PopCappella, Chor Leoni reinterprets everything from the B-52s to the Proclaimers, March 6 and 7

Harmonizing through the decades, Vancouver choir is set to premiere six new arrangements

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 3, 2026Chor Leoni, CHOR LEONI, PopCappella

Jenn Grant draws on her family history for sometimes-heartbreaking songs

The Nova Scotian singer-songwriter is touring with a new multimedia show, Cradled by the Waves

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 27, 2026Blueshore at CapU, CapU Global Roots

Dominique Fils-Aimé’s music becomes a way of life rooted in emotional journey

Acclaimed Montreal singer and songwriter intertwines healing experiences in nature and musical history to reach toward the light

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 26, 2026Chan Centre, CHan Centre for the Performing Arts, jazz

Bilingual Montreal tunesmith Aleksi Campagne carries on a family tradition

At Festival du Bois, the singer-violinist will blend Québécois fiddle tunes with an indie-folk sensibility

MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 24, 2026Festival du Bois, Homepage feature, francophone

Music on Main fetes 20 seasons of programming with Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, March 23

Percussionist Vern Griffiths leads a rare performance of the rhythmic composition

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 24, 2026Partner Content, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music On Main

Nicholas Wright conducts candlelit show Enchanted Brilliance: A British Serenade, February 26

The VSO School of Music’s advanced young string ensemble Sinfonietta plays pieces by Vaughan Williams, Purcell, and more

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 23, 2026VSO, VSO School of Music, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Ruckus Early Music finds lightness of dance in inspiring story of Ignatius Sancho

New York City ensemble’s program for Early Music Vancouver pairs pieces by Handel with high-spirited English country dances by the British African composer and abolitionist

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 19, 2026Early Music Vancouver