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Composer Kati Agócs reveals sacred music as source of resistance in Hosanna of the Clouds

Vancouver Bach Choir performs Canadian premiere of work that draws on both ancient tradition and the 20th-century avant garde to explore the creative act

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2026Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs

Baritone Geoffrey Schellenberg sings the role of Figaro in The Barber of Seville, February 21 to 28

Gioachino Rossini’s opera buffa is the subject of countless pop-culture references by characters like Bugs Bunny and Homer Simpson

Maestro Otto Tausk guides the VSO through Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony, March 13 to 15

Powerful composition shares a program with Henri Dutilleux’s Tout un monde lointain… (A Whole Distant World…) and Michael Oesterle’s La Chapelle

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 13, 2026Partner Content, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO

Alliance Française Vancouver presents Amir Amiri and Elham Menouchehri's MA, March 14

Musical dialogue between santour and tar explores concepts of space and unity

Elektra unites Canadian composers with If the Earth Could Sing, March 28 and 29

Pieces by Katerina Gimon, Andrew Staniland, and more offer reflections on climate change and peace

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 12, 2026Partner Content, Elektra, ELEKTRA, Elektra Women's Choir

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts hosts Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita's SUBA Trio, March 13

Musicians celebrate ancestral connections to Africa with a unique fusion of genres

Canadian pianist Sophia Liu joins the VSO's celebratory Lunar New Year event, February 12

Prior to the concert, the Orpheum hosts traditional art-making activities and lion dancing

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 11, 2026VSO, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, lunar new year, Lunar New Year

Powerful compositions by Dame Ethel Smyth and Kati Agócs mark Canadian premieres at the Orpheum, February 28

Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs presents the 1893 masterpiece Mass in D major and contemporary work Hosanna of the Clouds

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 10, 2026Partner Content, Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, Vancouver Bach Choir

Review: Vancouver Opera’s cheeky Così fan tutte satirizes men as much as women

Set handsomely in a hotel lounge in the Canadian Rockies, the show features a strong and comedically adept cast that helps finesse a fun new spin on Mozart’s original

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 9, 2026Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA

You’re the Top delivers a “de-lovely” Valentine’s date with Cole Porter

Classic film scholar Michael van den Bos hosts evening that mixes vintage film clips with the jazz sounds of the Laura Crema Sextet

SCREEN, MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 9, 2026Anvil Centre, Anvil Theatre, jazz, Cole Porter

Stir Cheat Sheet: 4 aural adventures to catch at Music on Main’s kid-friendly BIG BANG Festival

Visitors can hit gamelan and percussion rooms, plus custom DJ sets and more, at the Roundhouse on February 15

MUSIC, FESTSStir VancouverFebruary 6, 2026Music on Main, MUSIC ON MAIN

East Coast songwriter Jenn Grant stages multimedia concert at BlueShore at CapU, March 7

Each show is an immersive cinematic experience featuring a live band, film, and dance

A trio of big Italian favourites as Vancouver Opera unveils its 2026-27 season

Three B.C.-connected directors bring distinct visions to Tosca, The Barber of Seville, and La Traviata

MUSIC, NEWSJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2026Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA

House of Folk revives a Canadian cultural touchstone at the Firehall

Tracey Power’s new show features songs by Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, and other folk icons

MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 6, 2026Firehall Arts Centre, folk music

Vancouver Chamber Choir spotlights German Baroque composer Heinrich Schütz with Swan Song, March 6

Organist Neil Cockburn and theorbo player Konstantin Bozhinov join the choir to play Schütz’s monumental final composition

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 6, 2026Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Zero Input Enclosure Movement challenges the idea of noise as unwanted sound

AO Roberts’s installation for Vancouver New Music creates oscillating drones that are equal parts comforting and unsettling

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 5, 2026Vancouver New Music, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC

Vetta Chamber Music spotlights its Mentorship Orchestra at A Look to the Future, March 6 to 9

Musicians present the premiere of Dorothy Chang’s new composition, in this brief moment together

MUSICStir VancouverFebruary 5, 2026Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music

Vancouver arts groups mark Black History Month with film screenings, live music, and more

Artists like Dee Daniels, Brandon Thornhill, and Krystle Dos Santos are performing around the city this February

American-Swedish couple Champian Fulton and Klas Lindquist stoke their musical rapport at Jazz at the Bolt

Partners in music and life, the pianist-singer and sax master share a love of jazz’s rich history, plus a fresh warmth and energy on their first album together, At Home

MUSICJanet SmithFebruary 4, 2026Jazz at the Bolt, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Homepage feature