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Let us not be the reason… A Concert for Peace marks one-year anniversary of war in Ukraine, February 24

Little Chamber Music features 42-piece string orchestra, conducted by Leslie Dala, playing works by Rita Ueda, Robyn Jacob, Jordan Nobles, and Arvo Pärt

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 21, 2023Little Chamber Music, Leslie Dala

Early Music Vancouver presents On the Breath of Angels, at Christ Church Cathedral on March 3

The show features Czech soprano Hana Blažíková, cornetto player Bruce Dickey, and their ensemble The Breathtaking Collective

Fast-rising B.C. pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko joins Spain’s Casals Quartet in Vancouver for a winning performance

Trained at Juilliard, the Salmon Arm native reunites with the esteemed ensemble from Barcelona for a Friends of Chamber Music concert

MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 21, 2023piano, Friends of Chamber Music, Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Burnaby Lyric Opera stages famed double bill of Gianni Schicchi and Pagliacci, to March 2

Big Italian sound, comedy, and tragedy, in production at Shadbolt Centre

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2023shadbolt centre for the arts, burnaby lyric opera

Pi Theatre hosts Black Space Jam at the Biltmore Cabaret on March 3

The multidisciplinary evening is produced by Black Space Media/Afro Van Connect

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 16, 2023Partner Content, Pi Theatre

Genre-hopping poet, musician, filmmaker Saul Williams expands the possibilities of sound and words at the Chan Centre

Fresh off the triumph of Neptune Frost, the artist wrestles with defining Afrofuturism

Elektra Women's Choir presents Humanity: A Musical Exploration of the Human Experience, March 10 at Pacific Spirit United Church

Photos by Elizabeth Larsen and piano by Stephen Smith accompany concert’s deep dive into despair, hope, love, solidarity, and boldness

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 16, 2023Elektra Women's Choir, ELEKTRA

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts presents sax innovator Colin Stetson, March 3

Montreal artist, known for daring explorations of extended techniques, is joined by trumpeter Justin Walter

BlueShore at CapU presents West African Music with Kofi Gbolonyo on March 3

Adanu Habobo also takes the stage, along with Awal Alhassan and Sheimawu Abubakari

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 14, 2023Partner Content, BlueShore at CapU

Vancouver International Jazz Festival announces Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily, and The Bad Plus, for June 23 to July 2 event

Fest opts for a smaller, more sustainable event as it moves forward for 2023

MUSIC, NEWS, FESTSJanet SmithFebruary 13, 2023Jazz Fest, Coastal Jazz & Blues

Review: Vancouver Opera's A Midsummer Night's Dream conjures heady music and big laughs

Rare staging of Britten opera mixes the mysterious and the farcical

MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 13, 2023Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Civic Theatres

Vetta Chamber Music presents Joan and Joe from March 3 to 6

Artisan gifts from local makers include serene ceramics, hand-loomed textiles, and much more

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 13, 2023Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music

Petunia & the Vipers hit the Kay Meek stage, February 16

There’s nothing like the Vancouver-based band self-described as “Tom Waits meets Elvis at Woody Guthrie's Hobo junction”

MUSICGail JohnsonFebruary 13, 2023Kay Meek Arts Centre, Petunia & The Vipers, West Vancouver

Rising Irish alt-folk star Anna Mieke weaves hypnotic strands of images into her songs

The singer-songwriter’s latest album has won her some high-profile accolades

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 11, 2023Anna Mieke, The Cobalt, Homepage feature

Tabla virtuoso Sandeep Das spreads hope with Delhi to Damascus

The artist’s HUM Ensemble traces connections between Hindu and Muslim musical traditions, with Persia as common ground

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 10, 2023Chan Centre, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, sitar, Sandeep Das, Persian

Vancouver Cantata Singers present Songbird at the ANNEX on February 25

Evening of choral music inspired by the imagery of birds includes works by Brahms and Sam Dabrusin

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 9, 2023Partner Content, Vancouver Cantata Singers

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents Burnaby Lyric Opera in famous double bill from February 25 to March 4

Puccini’s comedic Gianni Schicchi pairs with Leoncavallo’s tragic Pagliacci

MUSIC, OPERAStir VancouverFebruary 9, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre

VSO presents Carl Orff's epic Carmina Burana on February 24 and 25 at the Orpheum

Celebrated Canadian soloists join the orchestra plus 150 choristers for the event

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 8, 2023Partner Content, VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

A Midsummer Night's Dream's Spencer Britten forges a new path in opera

The rising tenor, a descendant of composer Benjamin Britten, has become a champion for diversity in the art form

MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithFebruary 8, 2023Vancouver Opera, Spencer Britten, Benjamin Britten

Early Music Vancouver presents England's Consone Quartet, February 17 at Christ Church Cathedral

The appearance is part of the rising ensemble’s North American debut.

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 7, 2023Partner Content, EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER

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