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Vocalists of all ages unite as the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs performs SummerSing!, May 10

Annual celebration at the Chan Centre features nine ensembles, ranging from young artists to seasoned adult performers

All-female Solidaridad Tango showcases the many sides of Argentina’s national art form

At the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts the all-female Canadian ensemble’s Tango Fantasia intends to show that tango is music for both the body and the mind

MUSICJanet SmithApril 10, 2026Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Homepage feature, tango

Martin Harley melds folk and blues on slide guitar at BlueShore at CapU, May 10

After opening for Bonnie Raitt’s sold-out U.K. shows, the singer-songwriter tours solo across Canada

Chor Leoni showcases the next generation of choral artists with The Big Roar, May 8 and 9

Hundreds of singers come together for an epic concert featuring a world premiere by Amplify Artist in Residence Miranda Currie

MUSICStir VancouverApril 9, 2026Partner Content, Chor Leoni, CHOR LEONI, The Big Roar

Vancouver Folk Music Festival announces 2026 lineup, from global icons to local heroes

U.K. legend Billy Bragg and Brazil’s Bia Ferreira share stages with Canadian names like Aysanabee and Empanadas Illegales at ʔəy̓alməxʷ Jericho Beach Park, July 17 to 19

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithApril 9, 2026Vancouver Folk Music Festival

Cuban-born Eliades Ochoa draws on his countryside roots at the Chan Centre, May 9

Original member of the Grammy Award–winning Buena Vista Social Club performs vibrant Latin tunes alongside a quartet

In Stephanie Lake Company’s Manifesto, thundering percussion meets dance

In this DanceHouse and Vancouver New Music copresentation, the Australian performers feed off the energy of nine drum kits on a stylized stage

Gli Incogniti explores a musical enigma in Early Music Vancouver presentation, April 17

Amandine Beyer and her Baroque ensemble play compositions by an Italian violinist whose life and music are shrouded in mystery.

Mission Folk Music Festival unveils lineup for 39th annual event, spanning swing duo Blue Moon Marquee and soul singer Tanika Charles

From July 24 to 26, Fraser River Heritage Park hosts artists from B.C. and beyond

FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithApril 2, 2026Mission Folk Music Festival

Vetta Chamber Music hosts its season finale Celebration, May 1 to 4

Violinist Joan Blackman, violist Hung-Wei Huang, cellist Zoltan Rozsnyai, and pianist Angela Cheng play pieces by Franck, Brahms, and Mozetich

MUSICStir VancouverApril 2, 2026Partner Content, Vetta Chamber Music

Listening as Activism explores the power of sound, vision, and a decolonized conception of time

Vancouver New Music event brings together artists and activists for a roundtable discussion and performances

Stir Cheat Sheet: Four boundary-busting concerts to experience at Music on Main's Month of Tuesdays

From Caroline Shaw’s pop-tinged Ringdown project to Ryan Davis’s heady looping viola, April means aural adventure at the intimate Fox Cabaret

MUSICStir VancouverApril 1, 2026Music on Main, MUSIC ON THE MAIN

Elektra's Tapestry International Festival unites four adult treble choirs, May 8 and 9

Triennial gathering features Chicago’s La Caccina, Halifax’s Aeolian Singers, and the Bay Area’s Peninsula Women’s Chorus

MUSICStir VancouverApril 1, 2026Partner Content, Elektra, ELEKTRA, Elektra Women's Choir

Rachel Fenlon expands solo piano performance to encompass folk

The standout soprano returns to B.C. at the Kay Meek Arts Centre with a blend of her beloved Schubert and Benjamin Britten’s arrangements of traditional British and French songs

MUSICJanet SmithApril 1, 2026Kay Meek Arts Centre, Schubert

Isaiah Collier, Keyon Harrold, and more as Vancouver International Jazz Festival unveils first ticketed shows

Running June 19 to July 5, event also unveils Performance Works Series that includes Haleluya Hailu Plays Ethiopia and Stranger Friends Orchestra with Fredrik Ljungkvist

Krystle Dos Santos and Dawn Pemberton’s ode to Hogan’s Alley hits VIFF Live, April 4

Powerhouse vocalists preview songs from stage show Meet Me at Vie’s alongside a screening of local documentary Union Street

Throat-singing duo PIQSIQ inspire with tales of complex heroes and eerie creatures of the North

Ahead of their Chan Centre show alongside renowned singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark, sisters Inuksuk Mackay and Tiffany Ayalik discuss Legends and the power of traditional Inuit storytelling

MUSICJanet SmithMarch 31, 2026Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, CHAN CENTRE, PIQSIQ, piqsiq