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Modulus Festival shows the way forward through music

Mexican-Canadian composer Alfredo Santa Ana is one of several diverse artists bringing fresh sounds to the Music on Main event

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 29, 2021Modulus Festival, Music on Main, David Pay, Alfredo Santa Ana, new music, Homepage feature

Lucky Penny's 48-Hour Opera Project makes the impossible possible at #IndieFest

The upstart opera company hosts two cross-country watch parties for a purposely playful event

MUSIC, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithOctober 27, 2021re:Naissance opera, Lucky Penny Opera, 48 Hour Opera, IndieFest

Chor Leoni returns to live performance with Breathe in Hope

The Juno-nominated choir’s 30th annual Remembrance Day concerts take place in the newly revitalized St. Andrew’s-Wesley United church

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 27, 2021Partner Content, Chor Leoni, Remembrance Day

Stir Pairing: Desirée Dawson brings her soothing sounds—and baritone ukulele—to the Shadbolt

Plus: Jackson Triggs highlights diverse artists on new wine series; BIPOC Van Foods Pop-up is back

"As dreams are made" brings back one-on-one concerts to Music on Main's Modulus Festival

From November 5 to 10, audiences can experience the Tempest Project Company players, up-close and personal

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 26, 2021Partner Content, MUSIC ON MAIN, Music on Main

Conductor Kari Turunen celebrates the respite and honesty in choral works of Arvo Pärt

The Vancouver Chamber Choir brings to life 25 years of the living legend’s work

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 25, 2021Vancouver Chamber Choir

Sal Ferreras brings the sizzle to Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's Latin Nights, October 29 and 30

The sounds of mariachi, tango, Cuban folk song, and more will heat up the Orpheum Theatre

MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 23, 2021Sal Ferreras, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO

Sound of the City: Genre-defying Vancouver band Dacey on curve balls, live shows, and upcoming releases

Alternative R ’n’ B, neo soul, jazz, lo-fi hip hop, and more influence the local group’s music

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

#IndieFest celebrates innovation in opera, from virtual reality to diverse new voices

Re:Naissance Opera’s Debi Wong works to amplify a thriving new scene

OPERA, MUSICJanet SmithOctober 21, 2021re:Naissance opera, Homepage feature

Locarno hits the Chan Centre with its joyful, groove-heavy Mexican folk music

With doses of rock and Latin son, the multipiece band is headed by Mexican-Canadian artist Tom Landa

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 21, 2021Partner Content, Chan Centre

Postponed Piano Burning finally ignites on October 24 at Mountain View Cemetery

Queer Arts Fest and Talking Stick combine forces for a performance that’s grounded in Indigenous knowledge and fire ceremonies

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 21, 2021Queer Arts Festival, Talking Stick Festival, Pride in Art Society

K!mmortal reconnects with their ancient queer magic through art

The multidisciplinary, nonbinary, queer Filipinx artist takes to the Chan Centre stage as part of UBC’s ARTIVISM

MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 21, 2021Chan Centre, Kimmortal, Artivism, UBC

Dynamic jazz duo Laila Biali and Jodi Proznick team up at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, October 21

Livestream tickets still available for a show that features the music from albums Out of Dust and Sun Songs

MUSIC, LIVESTREAMJanet SmithOctober 20, 2021Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, jazz

Vancouver New Music announces Electric Fields, an online music festival exploring intersections of body and technology

Available via on-demand videos, each exclusive performance blends motion and sound

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverOctober 19, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver New Music

Piano prodigy Tony Siqi Yun brings poetic expression to the keys

The Toronto-born Juilliard student performs with Vancouver Recital Society

MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 19, 2021Vancouver Recital Society, Tony Siqi Yun, piano, Homepage feature

Music on Main’s Fall 2021 Digital Releases keep the music going, virtually

Outstanding local musicians contribute their talents, thoughts to weekly videos

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 18, 2021Partner Content, Music on Main

Coastal Jazz & Blues Society launches live IronFest: A Fall Jazz Concert Series, November 18 to 20

Bill Coon Quartet, Emad Armoush’s Rayhan, Krystle Dos Santos, and more on the roster at The Ironworks

MUSICJanet SmithOctober 18, 2021Coastal Jazz, IronFest, The Ironworks, Jazz

Virtuoso clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester plays Brahms with Vetta Chamber Music

The Spanish-born musician performs in the ensemble’s season-opening concert, the “B” Team

MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 18, 2021Vetta Chamber Music

Roy Forbes celebrates 50 years in music at Deep Cove Shaw theatre, October 22 and 23

The Juno-nominated singer-songwriter releases soulful new album, Edge of Blue

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICGail JohnsonOctober 17, 2021Roy Forbes, Deep Cove Shaw Theatre

Vancouver Chamber Choir presents expansive ode to Estonian composer Arvo Pärt

Live October 29 concert surveys works that range from the melancholic to the dramatic and even humorous

MUSICStir VancouverOctober 15, 2021Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

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