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Vancouver Chamber Choir celebrates pride with Kaleidoscope, April 17

Program features works by 2SLGBTQIA+ composers, from Stuart Beatch to Benjamin Britten

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 20, 2026Partner Content, Vancouver Chamber Choir

Ensemble Made in Canada prizes versatility as it explores new works

Pianist Philip Chiu stretches his skills as one of the acclaimed quartet’s newest members, appearing at the Chan Centre

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 19, 2026CHAN CENTRE, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Rum Ragged shares the music of Newfoundland at BlueShore at CapU, April 19

Traditions of Scotland and Ireland also pervade the quartet’s high-energy music

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 19, 2026Partner Content, Blueshore at CapU, BlueShore at CapU

Stir Q&A: Hindustani classical vocalist Ramneek Singh heralds spring and sings across cultures

Ahead of her Basant Ke Rang concert at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the artist talks about the celebration of spring, her three-octave voice, and her role as a woman in a male-dominated art form

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 19, 2026Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Andrew Staniland’s Songs From the Lytton Fire heralds hope in the aftermath of a climate disaster

Piece drawing on the poetry of wildfire survivor Meghan Fandrich makes its world premiere on Elektra’s choral-driven program If the Earth Could Sing

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 19, 2026Elektra, ELEKTRA, Elektra Women's Choir, Homepage feature

Vancouver New Music hosts roundtable discussion Listening as Activism, April 11

Evening also includes performances by M’Girl and Kiki Connelly & the Understory

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 18, 2026Partner Content, VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC, Vancouver New Music

Joëlle Rabu and Buwa join forces for Just the 2 of Us at the Anvil Theatre, April 11

Veteran Canadian singer and emerging Nigerian-born talent perform tunes by Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Whitney Houston, and more

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 17, 2026Partner Content, Anvil Theatre

Lache Cercel and Roma Jazz play the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, April 10

Romanian jazz virtuoso blends Roma tradition with klezmer, Middle Eastern, and European sounds

Pulsing instruments and voices weave dreamlike patterns in Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians

Renowned percussionist Vern Griffiths and a group of musical luminaries take on the groundbreaking 1976 piece in celebration of Music on Main’s 20th anniversary

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 16, 2026Music on Main, Steve Reich, experimental music

For Black Gardenia's Daphne Roubini, the artist’s life is one of constant evolution

Celebrating jazz group’s release of Whisky Scented Kisses, singer has largely set aside her signature ukulele in favour of an intense focus on songwriting

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 16, 2026jazz, Great American Songbook, daphne roubini, Paul Pigat, Stephen Nikleva

Stephanie Lake Company's Manifesto unites dynamic movement and driving percussion in B.C. premiere, April 16 to 18

Bright, bold, and explosive Australian piece offers audiences an infectious sense of hope and exuberance

Western Front presents Karen Ng's improvised concert Backwards Blue, March 26

Toronto-based artist is known for her prowess as a saxophonist and creative music collaborations

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 12, 2026Partner Content, Western Front

Brahms X Radiohead finds common ground between classical music and alternative rock

Composer and conductor Steve Hackman has no fear of crossing stylistic boundaries

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 12, 2026Homepage feature, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, VSO

Cascade Peaks ChamberFest announces a world premiere for its inaugural vocal ensemble program

At a July 20 concert, faculty lead Mark Vuorinen directs Where Wildness Lives by renowned B.C. composer Imant Raminsh

Bansuri player Lara Wong and flamenco guitarist Melón Jiménez cultivate otherworldly sounds at the Kay Meek, March 19 to 21

Tracks off the pair’s Juno-nominated 2024 album Confluencias trace the music traditions of Spain and India

MUSIC, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithMarch 10, 2026Kay Meek Arts Centre, Kay Meek

Vancouver Opera stages Giacomo Puccini’s beloved opera La Bohème, April 25 to May 3

Music director emeritus Jonathan Darlington returns to conduct this Parisian love story tested by the bittersweet passage of time

MUSICStir VancouverMarch 10, 2026Partner Content, Vancouver Opera, VANCOUVER OPERA

Legendary Inuk artist Susan Aglukark and throat-singing duo PIQSIQ perform at the Chan Centre, April 12

Award-winning artists reclaim Arctic sounds with soaring vocals

SUBA Trio creates inspiring musical unity from Africa’s sublime sources

Although from different points on the map, pianist Omar Sosa, kora player Seckou Keita, and percussionist Gustavo Ovalles realized through improvisation that they were attuned to one another

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 6, 2026Chan Centre for the Performing Arts