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Singer Krystle Dos Santos delves into digital-concert realm, January 28 and February 4

Singer Krystle Dos Santos delves into digital-concert realm, January 28 and February 4

The neo-soul star was recently seen in Hey Viola!

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 27, 2021Krystle Dos Santos, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Surrey CIvic Theatres, livestream

Amir Amiri brings a global spirit to the sounds of his Persian forebears

Amir Amiri brings a global spirit to the sounds of his Persian forebears

Santur virtuoso says his ensemble’s chemistry goes beyond its beautiful instruments

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 25, 2021Chan Centre, Amir Amiri, Homepage feature, livestream

Stir Q&A: the Rickshaw Theatre's Mo Tarmohamed on live music, livestreams, being an introvert, and sweatpants

Stir Q&A: the Rickshaw Theatre's Mo Tarmohamed on live music, livestreams, being an introvert, and sweatpants

The force behind the beloved cinema-turned-live-music venue has pivoted in several creative ways

MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 25, 2021music, Rickshaw Theatre, Mo Tarmohamed, COVID-19, Homepage feature

Sound of the City: Biawanna

Sound of the City: Biawanna

The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist blends indie-pop, R&B, and dance-pop

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 22, 2021Sound of the City

From bebop to jazz to hip hop, free concerts by Vancouver’s coolest artists come to your home via Coastal Jazz and PuSh

From bebop to jazz to hip hop, free concerts by Vancouver’s coolest artists come to your home via Coastal Jazz and PuSh

From bebop to jazz to hip hop, free concerts by Vancouver’s coolest artists come to your home via Coastal Jazz and PuSh

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 21, 2021Partner Content, PuSh Festival, Gordon Grdina Trio, Missy D, Coastal Jazz

Caroline Shaw and Vanessa Goodman find new ways to fuse sound and movement in Graveyards and Gardens

Caroline Shaw and Vanessa Goodman find new ways to fuse sound and movement in Graveyards and Gardens

Music on Main introduction leads to looping sound, audio stations, plants, and a lot of orange cord

DANCE, MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 20, 2021Music on Main, Action at a Distance, Caroline Shaw, Homepage feature

Turning Point Ensemble's 1+1+1+... pairs filmmakers, musicians, and others in new approach to online performance

Turning Point Ensemble's 1+1+1+... pairs filmmakers, musicians, and others in new approach to online performance

An oboist and a dancer with an LED spine, and a violinist in intimate black and white

DANCE, MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 20, 2021Turning Point Ensemble, livestream, Homepage feature

Guitar master Adrian Verdejo to take on two world premieres at Vancouver New Music Concert February 20 to 28

Guitar master Adrian Verdejo to take on two world premieres at Vancouver New Music Concert February 20 to 28

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 20, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver New Music

I swallowed a moon made from iron is a haunting meld of voice, the piano, and video

I swallowed a moon made from iron is a haunting meld of voice, the piano, and video

Njo Kong Kie’s song cycle is based on the poetry of late factory worker Xu Lizhi 許立

MUSIC, STAGEStir VancouverJanuary 18, 2021Partner Content, livestream, PuSh Festival

UBC School of Music oboist Roger Cole and pianist Terence Dawson serve Schumann and Telemann for lunch, January 20 at noon

UBC School of Music oboist Roger Cole and pianist Terence Dawson serve Schumann and Telemann for lunch, January 20 at noon

The underappreciated double-reed instrument gets its rare chance to sing.

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithJanuary 16, 2021UBC School Music, Chan Centre, livestream

VSO devotes January concerts to Mozart, with music that moves you

VSO devotes January concerts to Mozart, with music that moves you

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra musical director Otto Tausk has always revered the musical genius

MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 15, 2021Music, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Otto Tausk, Homepage feature

Sound of the City: Tonye Aganaba

Sound of the City: Tonye Aganaba

The queer, non-binary, multidisciplinary artist talks about organizing, the ward system, and life being beautiful and awful

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 15, 2021Sound of the City, Homepage feature

Winter Jazz fest goes livestream from February 19 to 21

Winter Jazz fest goes livestream from February 19 to 21

DJ Kookum, Sierra Baker, and Missy D kick off free programming

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 14, 2021Coastal Jazz, Winter Jazz, livestream

Graveyards and Gardens fuses movement and sound, January 28 and 29

Graveyards and Gardens fuses movement and sound, January 28 and 29

Trailer just released for Vanessa Goodman and Caroline Shaw’s collaboration

FESTS, DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 14, 2021Partner Content, Music on Main, PuSh Festival

Early Music Vancouver head Suzie LeBlanc brings new outlook to centuries-old art form

Early Music Vancouver head Suzie LeBlanc brings new outlook to centuries-old art form

Soprano looks back at her New Brunswick roots and ahead to more female composers, outdoor concerts, and more

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2021Early Music Vancouver, Suzie LeBlanc

Geddy Lee, Itzhak Perlman, k.d. lang, and more pitch in for VSO virtual gala concert February 18

Geddy Lee, Itzhak Perlman, k.d. lang, and more pitch in for VSO virtual gala concert February 18

The Show Must Go On: Stories of Resilience gathers an all-star cast for music and stories

NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 9, 2021VSO, livestream

Sound of the City: Dakota Bear

Sound of the City: Dakota Bear

The activist and hip-hop artist sounds off on travelling, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, and the one thing he would change about Vancouver

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 8, 2021Sound of the City

Vancouver's best arts streaming of 2020, a year of navigating a new virtual world

Vancouver's best arts streaming of 2020, a year of navigating a new virtual world

Local arts personalities add to Stir’s list of favourites in the new digital realm

THEATRE, MUSIC, STAGEJanet SmithDecember 30, 2020VSO, The Cultch, Year in Review 2020, Homepage feature, livestream

Scenes of isolation: 10 Vancouver shows and artworks that best expressed this pandemic moment in 2020

Scenes of isolation: 10 Vancouver shows and artworks that best expressed this pandemic moment in 2020

Isolation Commissions, dancers in boxes, and other affecting work that expressed life in lockdown

DANCE, MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithDecember 29, 2020FIREHALL, Music on Main, Little Chamber Music, Capture Photography Festival, Year in Review 2020

Salute to Vienna waltzes online, December 27 to January 3

Salute to Vienna waltzes online, December 27 to January 3

The glittering New Year’s tradition still enjoys massive popularity in the country where it started

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithDecember 27, 2020Salute to Vienna, New Years, livestream