Concerts 2025
Spring Concert Series: Sounds Global
Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra
Sounds Global
7:00pm • Friday May 30 • St. Andrew’s United Church, North Vancouver
Celebrate 95 years of youth orchestra excellence
In this exciting chamber concert, the VICO’s intercultural wind quintet performs the world premieres of new works created by participants in its 2025 Sounds Global Composers’ Workshop – composers not only from Vancouver and across Canada, but also as far away as Italy and Iran. Join us on May 30th to witness what they’ve created! Featuring Paolo Bortolussi (flute), TIm Chan (sheng), Amir Eslami (ney), Liam Hockley (clarinet), and Geronimo Mendoza (oboe).
This concert is the first of four in the VICO’s Spring Concert Series; there will be more ground-breaking music on June 5, 6 and 7! Please visit https://www.vi-co.org for details.
95th Anniversary Concert
Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
95th Anniversary Concert
2:00pm • Sunday April 15 • Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe St. Vancouver
Celebrate 95 years of youth orchestra excellence
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The Living World 【生生不息】
The Living World 【生生不息】
Sound of Dragon Ensemble
8:00pm • Saturday April 12 • The Annex 823 Seymour St. Vancouver
THE LIVING WORLD is a music and media arts performance inspired by nature, the landscape, and mythical creatures, reflecting our shared curiosity about the world around us. At 8pm on Saturday, April 12, at the Annex in Vancouver, the Sound of Dragon Ensemble will premiere original compositions combining Chinese and Western instruments against a backdrop of animated visuals created by Li Tung. Under the leadership of Taiwanese conductor Chih Sheng Chen, this concert will prepare the Sound of Dragon Ensemble for a return tour to Asia in the fall.
Harmonies Across North America: Celebrating Women Composers!
Harmonies Across North America: Celebrating Women Composers
3:00pm • Saturday, March 8th • 9205 Shaugnessy St, Vancouver
Join award-winning soprano Catherine Thornsley and dynamic pianist and vocal coach Richard Epp at Nebula Performances for an unforgettable musical journey that celebrates the incredible contributions of women composers throughout North America. In honor of International Women’s Day, this recital highlights the powerful voices of women from diverse backgrounds, showcasing their unique and inspiring musical talents.
Compocon 2024: Presentation of Final Works
Compocon 2024: Presentation of Final Works
7:00pm • Monday, Feb 24th • The Annex,823 Seymour, Vancouver
Admission Free
Join us for an unforgettable evening of bold new sounds as Standing Wave proudly presents Compocon: Presentation of Final Works! On February 24th at 7 PM, the Annex in downtown Vancouver will come alive with the premieres of nine brand-new compositions by emerging composers who participated in Standing Wave’s groundbreaking Compocon workshop in August 2024. Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend!
Turning Point Ensemble presents TPE Miniature: A Kaleidoscope of Chamber Music
TPE Miniature: A Kaleidoscope of Chamber Music
Turning Point Ensemble
February 22 at 7:30 p.m. & February 23 at 2:30
TPE Miniature presents members of the ensemble in solo, duo, and small chamber contexts in a program of diversity and discovery, including premieres of two works created for TPE’s 1 + 1 + 1… a film project – Trikala Jati (for JB) by Curtis Andres written for percussionist Jonathan Bernard and dancer Sudnya Mulye, and Matthew-John Knight’s Abstraction, a striking staged theatre work composed for bass clarinetist AK Coope. The program also features duets, trios, quartets, and a major quintet from 100 years ago by Sergei Prokofiev. In honour of February Black History Month, two rarely heard works by Undine Smith Moore will be performed – her solo piano tour de force from 1953 Before I’d be a Slave and her spiritual-based Afro-American Suite.