Babyface Brass got together at New Brighton Park to play a set of danceable upbeat music as folks walked their dogs, enjoyed the sun, or stopped by to see who was making all the racket! Bolstered by the tap dancing duo of Rhys and Roy, also known as From The Sole, Babyface rips through jazz […]
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Vancouver’s own Saxophilia Saxophone Quartet presents a program of dreamlike textures and dancing rhythms for classical saxophones. We will feature original works by Vancouver composers Fred Stride and Colin MacDonald, Montreal composer Denis Gougeon, an exciting arrangement of Hungarian composer György Ligeti, and the BC premiere of the Saxophone Quartet by Philip Glass.
Bringing the brazen sounds of Eastern Europe to a grassy hill in East Vancouver. Balkan Shmalkan will be playing some heart wrenching tunes in odd time signatures, foreign languages, and crooked scales. Bring a blanket and a snack and enjoy the vibrant sounds of our traditional wedding and funeral music.
Erhu and piano virtuosos Nicole Ge Li’s and Corey Hamm’s duo PEP (Piano and Erhu Project) perform Somei Satoh’s mesmerizing Birds in Warped Time II, and Stephen Chatman’s fascinating and colourful Remember Me, Forever (written for PEP). To date over eighty composers have written works for the cross-cultural duo with many more to come. Their […]
This program features classical orchestral works reimagined for modern symphonic brass ensemble.
This excerpt of VPS: Symphonic Pride (2020) features artist Ralph Escamillan performing with the VSO to works by Debussy.
Positivity and resilience are integral attributes that enable one to make it through difficult times, challenges, and obstacles in life. Flexibility and adaptation help allow for those difficult routes to be navigated without sustaining damage that is detrimental to the structure and integrity of the vessel carrying the precious cargo. In order to make it […]
This program was filmed on Feb 12th, 2021 at Beaver Point Hall on Salt Spring Island. BESSI arose from a need for local musicians to keep playing during the pandemic. The number of players was kept small; in this way we could still play music together, while following the required provincial health protocols. The program […]
The VSO School of Music’s Preludio, Intermezzo, and Sinfonietta string ensembles perform a selection of works by Gustav Mahler, Christoph Graupner, and George Frideric Handel.
The UBC Percussion Ensemble presents an interesting program for a whole bunch of amazing percussion instruments. Don’t miss the whole ensemble playing a super fun arrangement of folk songs at the end of the show!
Opera Opulenza presents “Seasons of Love”, a concert celebrating love in all its joys and struggles. From Musetta’s coquettish waltz in “La Bohème” to Pamina’s heartrending lament in “The Magic Flute”, these jewels of the repertoire remind us that nothing lasts forever, and the heart changes like the seasons. “Seasons of Love” is our offering […]
This initiative by the Capilano Flute Choir brings together flutists from across Canada for a special online performance of Spem in Alium, a 40-part motet by Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis (1505 – 1585), arranged for 40 flutes + contrabass by Andy Findon. During the Fall of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented so many amateur […]
China is a big country with 56 different minorities. Each minority has its own language, customs, and music. Our program chose 4 famous pieces from different parts of China to describe how people feel happiness and enjoy their lives. Also, the music shows the differences between the minorities.
In the near future, “mutants” are the next link in the chain of evolution. Each are born with a genetic mutation that manifests into extraordinary powers. Under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), the world’s most powerful telepath, these “gifted” students have learned to control and direct their respective powers for the greater good of mankind. But when the Professor’s former colleague and friend, Erik Lehnsherr a.k.a. Magneto (Ian McKellen) wages war against them and society, Xavier brings together a special group of mutants called “X-Men” to protect the world that fears them.
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