Articles — Stir

AHFOMAD festival brings the best of African-diaspora music and dance to Massey Theatre and Eighth & Eight, September 1 to 3

Dremo, Selmor Mtukuzi, Ndidi O, Mimi O’Bonsawin, Liya, and Kays, plus Vancouver’s own Alpha Yaya Diallo.

CULTURE, FESTS, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 31, 2023AHFOMAD, Massey Theatre, Eighth & Eight

SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs supports Turkish Tunes 6, presented by the Turkish-Canadian Society on September 9

Music from jazz singer Fuat Tuaç, lively group Istanbul the Band, and more characterize community event

MUSIC, CULTUREStir VancouverAugust 30, 2023Partner Content, SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs

Pipe organs and Raven Chacon as Vancouver New Music announces its 50th-anniversary season

Annual festival is called Vox Organi, plus the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning Voiceless Mass

Doug and the Slugs bring '80s party pop to the PNE with the VSO, August 30

The band’s career spans over 40 decades, six studio albums, and several top 40 hits

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGEmily LythAugust 28, 2023Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, PNE

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 eye-catching acts and events at all-new Flats Fest

Live music from KALLITECHNIS and Cody Lawless, plus a Nemesis Coffee collab, community art project, and more

FESTS, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 22, 2023Flats Fest, Summer 2023

Bandleader Thomas Lauderdale reflects on Pink Martini’s wild three-decade ride—and its debt to Pee-wee Herman

The legendary Portland group hits the PNE with some of its greatest hits in 25 languages

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 22, 2023PNE, Pink Martini, Summer 2023

It's all hands on deck at the Richmond Maritime Festival, August 26 and 27

The event’s 20th-anniversary celebrates Steveston’s rich fishing history with music, cultural workshops, educational exhibitions, and more

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithAugust 22, 2023Richmond Maritime Festival

Vancouver’s Juno-nominated Chor Leoni announces 2023/24 season with live and online concerts

Highlights of the 32nd season include nine world premieres, sea shanties, a new Roar, and more

MUSICGail JohnsonAugust 21, 2023Chor Leoni, Erick Lichte, Leonids

City Opera Vancouver's Summer Serenades wrap up outdoor concerts, August 18 to 20 and 25 to 27

Paired Pairing features dynamic duos, while Manila to Beijing Direct melds Chinese and Filipino music, at venues including Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Courtyard

OPERA, MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithAugust 17, 2023City Opera Vancouver

Vines Art Festival is on until August 19 with free events at parks around the city

Highlights include Indigenous artistry in Rooted Relations and the connective power of water in Flowing Upstream

CULTURE, MUSIC, DANCEStir VancouverAugust 15, 2023Partner Content, Vines Art Festival

Microcosmos Quartet honours female composers, late and living, at the Kessler Academy

Jocelyn Morlock’s Solace and Kaija Saariaho’s Terra Memoria share beautiful opening program of Music on Main’s annual summer intensive

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 14, 2023Jocelyn Morlock, Microcosmos Quartet, MUSIC ON MAIN, Summer 2023

East Africa meets flamenco as New Works' All Over the Map wraps up its season outdoors August 13

Event features four performances from diverse dance and music artists on Granville Island

DANCE, MUSICJanet SmithAugust 11, 2023New Works

Singer-songwriter Haleluya Hailu flows between instruments and embraces her pop side at Vines Art Festival

Scoring a deal with 604 Records is just the latest step for a rising star who hits the stage at the Trout Lake celebration

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 11, 2023Vines Art Festival, Summer 2023

Stir Cheat Sheet: Santour to string quartets, a few picks from Music on Main's Pop-Up Summer Concerts in Mount Pleasant Park

Saaz O Raaz, Orchid Ensemble, and more, with food trucks to fuel the outdoor experience

MUSICJanet SmithAugust 9, 2023Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN, Summer 2023

This year’s Vancouver International Flamenco Festival runs from September 18 to 30

Performers from Canada, Spain, Cuba, Turkey, and Mexico join forces in shows, masterclasses, and free events

Composer Jordan Nobles debuts participatory work in remembrance of late Jocelyn Morlock, at Life Cycles, August 10

Blueridge Chamber Music Festival opener also includes George Crumb’s mystical masterpiece Music for a Summer Evening

Blueshore at CapU announces 2023-24 season, spanning saxophonist Donny McCaslin and Tibet-born singer Yungchen Lhamo

Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke, plus more at the North Shore venue and elsewhere

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithAugust 4, 2023BlueShore at CapU

New Works hosts All Over the Map on Granville Island, August 13

Afternoon of music and dance features East African rhythmic sequences, flamenco guitar, classical Kathak, and more

DANCE, MUSICStir VancouverAugust 3, 2023Partner Content, New Works

Review: Interdisciplinary The Queen of Carthage shifts fluidly between empowerment and transcendence

Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival and re:Naissance premiere boldly mixes ancient Dido myth and Baroque music with contemporary dance, video, and sounds

FESTS, MUSIC, OPERAJanet SmithJuly 28, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, re:Naissance opera, re:Naissance Opera

Early Music Vancouver Summer Festival artist-in-residence Catalina Vicens fuels the creative resurgence of Middle Ages' organ

The Chilean-born Servir Antico instrumentalist appears in Our City of Ladies and a solo recital, and oversees music of The Queen of Carthage

MUSICJanet SmithJuly 26, 2023EARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER, Summer 2023

The band’s career spans over 40 decades, six studio albums, and several top 40 hits

Check out our Instagram @stirvancouver

CONTACT US

LINKS