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In Sinatra & Beyond, singer-songwriter-pianist Tony DeSare does things his way

In Sinatra & Beyond, singer-songwriter-pianist Tony DeSare does things his way

The New York City-based artist joins Vancouver Symphony Orchestra with his signature concert

MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 23, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Civic Theatrees

Friends of Chamber Music welcome back beloved Han Finckel Setzer Trio

Friends of Chamber Music welcome back beloved Han Finckel Setzer Trio

The ensemble of cellist David Finckel, violinist Philip Setzer, and pianist Wu Han is a Vancouver-audience favourite

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 23, 2023Partner Content, Friends of Chamber Music

Bluegrass supergroup High Bar Gang plays hometown gig at BlueShore at CapU on February 1

Bluegrass supergroup High Bar Gang plays hometown gig at BlueShore at CapU on February 1

Members include cofounders Colin Nairne and Wendy Bird, as well as Shari Ulrich and Barney Bentall

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 20, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU, Capilano University

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Vetta Chamber Music’s Romanticism Unleashed

Stir Cheat Sheet: 5 things to know about Vetta Chamber Music’s Romanticism Unleashed

The concert features guest artists from Barcelona: violinist Kai Gleusteen and pianist Catherine Ordronneau

MUSICGail JohnsonJanuary 20, 2023Vetta Chamber Music, chamber music, Joan Blackman

Mission Folk Music Festival, on track for July, says Vancouver "sister festival" worth fighting for

Mission Folk Music Festival, on track for July, says Vancouver "sister festival" worth fighting for

Artistic director sees Vancouver Folk Music Festival cancellation as a “wakeup call” for arts fans

FESTS, NEWS, MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 19, 2023Mission Folk Festival, Vancouver Folk Music Festival

At International Guitar Night, Israeli-Canadian musician Itamar Erez joins three other superpickers on-stage

At International Guitar Night, Israeli-Canadian musician Itamar Erez joins three other superpickers on-stage

Australian classical virtuoso Stephanie Jones, Spanish flamenco master Jesus Guerrero, and Montreal-based jazz performer Jocelyn Gould also featured in the guitar showcase

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 19, 2023International Guitar Night, Massey Theatre, Itamar Erez, guitar

Gord Grdina’s The Marrow performs rare gig with premier Persian vocalist, January 30 at BlueShore at CapU

Gord Grdina’s The Marrow performs rare gig with premier Persian vocalist, January 30 at BlueShore at CapU

Fathieh Honari is known for bringing a profound understanding of Persian classical poetry to her deeply expressive vocals.

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 18, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU, Gord Grdina, oud, Persian

Each piece in Joby Burgess’s A Percussionist’s Songbook tells its own, rich story

Each piece in Joby Burgess’s A Percussionist’s Songbook tells its own, rich story

From the warmth of West African drumming to the marimba-laced electronics of Stravinsky’s grandson, Music on Main and PuSh Fest concert is expansive and collaborative

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverJanuary 18, 2023PuSh Festival, Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Homepage feature

Vancouver Folk Music Festival cofounder Gary Cristall, musician Dan Mangan, and more express early reactions to fest's looming demise

Vancouver Folk Music Festival cofounder Gary Cristall, musician Dan Mangan, and more express early reactions to fest's looming demise

“I don’t see why you would kill such a thing after all these years”, says Cristall; BC Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport also weighs in

NEWS, MUSIC, FESTSJanet SmithJanuary 17, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Squamish Constellation Festival weighs in with its own dire future after Vancouver Folk Music Festival cancellation

Squamish Constellation Festival weighs in with its own dire future after Vancouver Folk Music Festival cancellation

Cofounder says cost escalations and the lack of longer-term recovery funding have the concert event desperately looking for an investor “angel”

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithJanuary 17, 2023Squamish Constellation Festival

Fast-rising cellist Julia Hagen joins Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for Haydn concerto, February 3 to 5

Fast-rising cellist Julia Hagen joins Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for Haydn concerto, February 3 to 5

Program also features Elgar’s shimmering Enigma Variations

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 17, 2023Partner Content, VSO

Vancouver Folk Music Festival won’t return for 2023, as board moves to shut down 45-year-old event

Vancouver Folk Music Festival won’t return for 2023, as board moves to shut down 45-year-old event

Board cites increasing costs, greater competition for funding as it asks members to vote on dissolution of VFMF Society

NEWS, MUSIC, FESTSGail JohnsonJanuary 17, 2023Vancouver Folk Music Festival, VFMF, Folk Festival

Vancouver Chamber Choir soars into the cosmos in Under the North Star, January 20

Vancouver Chamber Choir soars into the cosmos in Under the North Star, January 20

Ēriks Ešenvalds’s ode to the Northern Lights, Jordan Nobles’s multilingual names of stars join a stellar program at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 16, 2023Vancouver Chamber Choir

New Westminster’s Anvil Centre Theatre launches Outside/In, with free indoor performances and an outdoor street fest over six dates

New Westminster’s Anvil Centre Theatre launches Outside/In, with free indoor performances and an outdoor street fest over six dates

The celebration of arts and culture features local and national artists

MUSIC, FESTSGail JohnsonJanuary 16, 2023Anvil Centre, New Westminster, Outside/In

Music review: String star Hilary Hahn brings lyricism and clarity to Sibelius’s beloved Violin Concerto in D Minor with the VSO

Music review: String star Hilary Hahn brings lyricism and clarity to Sibelius’s beloved Violin Concerto in D Minor with the VSO

Moving encore of Bach’s aching “Sarabande” was dedicated to the late Maestro Bramwell Tovey

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 15, 2023VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Hilary Hahn

The Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman sings through the darkness

The Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman sings through the darkness

Coming to Vancouver for the Chan Centre EXP series, the Juno-nominated artist finds things to celebrate amid so much societal nihilism

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 13, 2023Chan Centre, Chan Centre EXP, The Weather Station

Vetta Chamber Music announces Romanticism Unleashed, with a dynamic duo from Barcelona

Vetta Chamber Music announces Romanticism Unleashed, with a dynamic duo from Barcelona

Violinist Kai Gleusteen and pianist Catherine Ordronneau join Vetta for the classic program of romantic chamber music

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 11, 2023Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music

Vancouver violin virtuoso Cameron Wilson's BBC Trio plays jazz in concert, January 15

Vancouver violin virtuoso Cameron Wilson's BBC Trio plays jazz in concert, January 15

Standards and original compositions make up the program for the Kay Meek Arts Centre’s third show in its Jazz Violin Concert series

MUSICJanet SmithJanuary 11, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Cameron Wilson, jazz, violin

Early Music Vancouver presents Grammy-nominated countertenor Reginald Mobley on February 3

Early Music Vancouver presents Grammy-nominated countertenor Reginald Mobley on February 3

The artist known for his social activism will perform Purcell’s “Raise, raise the voice”

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 10, 2023Partner Content, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Early Music Vancouver

Chan Centre EXP presents Juno-nominated The Weather Station featuring UBC Contemporary Players

Chan Centre EXP presents Juno-nominated The Weather Station featuring UBC Contemporary Players

Tamara Lindeman’s fast-rising experimental folk band performs in concert copresented by UBC Centre for Climate Justice

MUSICStir VancouverJanuary 9, 2023Partner Content, Chan Centre