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Cécile McLorin Salvant, GoGo Penguin to perform at 2022 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival

The Grammy-winning vocalist performs June 27; the Blue Note recording trio hits the stage June 28

Coastal Jazz & Blues Society announces four-member transition board

Plans include an external review, new society bylaws and drive for new board members

NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithApril 8, 2022Coastal Jazz & Blues Society, Coastal Jazz

Vancouver Chamber Choir takes audience on a reflective journey with PATH OF MIRACLES

Inspired by the Camino de Santiago, Path of Miracles is a pilgrimage in composition

MUSICJanet SmithApril 8, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Emerge on Main's Sapphire Haze creates a hypnotic blend of violin and synthesized sounds, April 12

Duo Cindy Kao and Aysha Dulong channel their sound-to-colour synesthesia into music you can “see”

MUSICJanet SmithApril 7, 2022SPRING, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN

Vienna Piano Trio says farewell with works by Schubert and Mendelssohn, April 10

After 34 years, the globally acclaimed ensemble will bid the stage adieu at Friends of Chamber Music concert

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSICJanet SmithApril 7, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, piano, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

Coast Salish Nations and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra create a path forward through music

The Path Forward is a multidisciplinary concert showcasing the creativity and cultures of local Indigenous communities

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs an ode to joy with Beethoven's 9th Symphony

The thrilling spring program also features soprano Teiya Kasahara and piano virtuoso Angela Cheng

MUSICJanet SmithApril 6, 2022Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Sarah McLachlan, July Talk, Black Pumas headline 2022 Squamish Constellation Festival in July

The three-day music fest announces lineup that also features Lights, Dear Rouge, and Yukon Blonde

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithApril 5, 2022Squamish Constellation Festival, Sarah McLachlan

Early Music Vancouver's keyboard collection inspires Olga Pashchenko program

Fortepiano virtuoso weaves together the connections between Beethoven and Liszt

MUSICStir VancouverApril 4, 2022Early Music Vancouver, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

Ensemble Constantinople, Accademia del Piacere join musical forces

Their Early Music Vancouver concert takes listeners on a historical, musical journey through through Iberia, Persia, and Central Asia

MUSICJanet SmithApril 1, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Early Music Vancouver

Revered pianist Evgeny Kissin returns to Vancouver Recital Society, April 28

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin are on the roster as the celebrated artist plays the Orpheum

MUSICJanet SmithApril 1, 2022VRS, Vancouver Recital Society, SPRING

Stir Pairing: For a weekend of world music and French Canadian fare, just add local craft beer

Festival du Bois is serving up everything from zydeco to Mexican-folk-inspired music, alongside a menu of Québécois classics like tourtière and assorted Yellow Dog Brewing ales

CULINARY, MUSIC, FESTSGail JohnsonMarch 31, 2022Festival du Bois, Yellow Dog Brewing, Stir Pairing, SPRING

Vienna Piano Trio plays Friends of Chamber Music Concert April 10 as part of final tour

The trio plays with the kind of homogeneity and rapport that comes from 34 years of interaction and experience

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 31, 2022Friends of Chamber Music, Vienna Trio, SPRING

Music review: Architek Percussion finds tactile new sounds through drumming, in world premiere

Visually striking and sonically adventurous concert rolls out Sabrina Schroeder’s epic Stircrazer I

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 31, 2022Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, SPRING

Vancouver Opera sets sail with Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore, opening April 30

Writer-comedian JD Derbyshire has collaborated with director Brenna Corner to adapt the libretto for a modern audience

MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithMarch 30, 2022Vancouver Opera, SPRING

Steve Dawson celebrates new CD at The BlueShore at CapU, April 13

Gone, Long Gone highlights Vancouver-bred, Nashville-based artist’s cinematic storytelling, suede-smooth vocals, and guitar wizardry

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 29, 2022CapU, Capilano University

Le Winston Band brings upbeat zydeco-, Cajun-, and French Canadian-influenced music to Festival du Bois

The Montreal five-piece honours Louisiana’s musical culture while doing its own Québécois-infused thing

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonMarch 29, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Quebecois, French Canadian, Festival du Bois

Early Music Vancouver presents fortepiano virtuoso Olga Pashchenko in Beethoven & Liszt: A Musical Affinity

The special live concert will also raise funds for Ukraine

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 28, 2022Early Music Vancouver, Partner Content

Architek Percussion takes audiences on a multisensory journey, March 29

Viewers will feel the instruments’ sounds reverberate throughout their body

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 25, 2022Music on Main, Architek Percussion, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

Acclaimed pianist Yuja Wang kicks off North American and European tour in Vancouver, March 30

The Vancouver Recital Society concert features works by Ligeti, Beethoven, and Kapustin

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 25, 2022Vancouver Recital Society, piano, Yuja Wang, SPRING, Spring Arts Guide

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