Music for the Winter Solstice brings serene sounds to atmospheric Heritage Hall, December 10 and 11
Music on Main’s annual holiday offering features performances from Grammy Award–winning Caroline Shaw, returning favourite Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, and more
Music for the Winter Solstice. Photo by Mike Southworth
Music on Main presents Music for the Winter Solstice at Heritage Hall on December 10 and 11 at 7:30 pm
THE STONE WALLS of Mount Pleasant’s Heritage Hall have borne witness to decades of history. Opened in 1915 as a postal station, the building later operated as the Dominion Agricultural Building, then as a base for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Now, over a century later, the designated heritage building is a go-to spot for everything from intimate wedding receptions to community craft fairs.
The ornate structure is also the perfect, intimate setting for Music for the Winter Solstice, Music on Main’s annual holiday offering. The event will bring serene music to Heritage Hall on December 10 and 11 this year, with both concerts starting at 7:30 pm.
Among the performers are standout contemporary pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa and percussionist Julia Chien, both of whom are regular performers with Music on Main. Then there’s five-time Grammy Award winner Caroline Shaw, who will bring vocals and violin sounds to the hall; local music-goers likely recall her standout production Graveyards and Gardens, a collaboration with Vanessa Goodman that explored mortality and the ever-looping life cycle. Also joining the lineup is boundary-pushing artist Danni Lee Parpan.
Music for the Winter Solstice is billed as a peaceful event “where concertgoers can listen, relax, and rekindle their energy”—the perfect respite from a bustling holiday season that’s quickly kicking into high gear. ![]()
Emily Lyth is a Vancouver-based writer and editor who graduated from Langara College’s Journalism program. Her decade of dance training and passion for all things food-related are the foundation of her love for telling arts, culture, and community stories.
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