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 BC (an impressive contingent including Nimus Belanger, Joanne Na, Niloufar Zahed, Vahid Massah, Emil Qing Zhuo Wu, and John Patrick MacLachlan) but also as [...]
VYSO’s 95th Anniversary Concert: Honouring Our Past, Inspiring the FutureFor nearly a century, the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra (VYSO) has been a cornerstoneof music education in British Columbia, inspiring growth, creativity, and leadership in the nextgeneration. As we celebrate our 95th anniversary, we invite the musical community to join usfor a special concert on [...]
The Living World 【生生不息】: Sound of Dragon Ensemble! . Saturday April 12, 2025 at the Annex (823 Seymour St. Vancouver) 8pm concert Tickets 購票 . $19.99 regular (Early Bird $15 by March 20, 2025), $15 students/seniors/children, free for children under 12 . THE LIVING WORLD is a collection of compositions inspired by nature, the [...]
I'm writing this article on behalf of the entire team that makes up CMC BC to thank you for the support you have shown us through two years of the pandemic we've all endured together. The unique family that supports and makes possible the work we do is comprised of composers and musicians and scholars. [...]
The Canadian Music Centre in BC (CMC BC) is joining with the Vancouver Chamber Choir and Vetta Chamber Music to celebrate Stephen Chatman’s long-delayed 70th Birthday — a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the music of one of our nation’s most celebrated composers, The co-presentation by CMC BC, Vancouver Chamber Choir, UBC School of Music, [...]
The Year In Review Background We are living through an unprecedented time, a true inflection point in world history, with multiple crises intersecting and in many ways overwhelming our ability to process, let alone respond. If 2020 was a devastating year for the performing arts here in BC (as it was across the country and [...]
By Karen Suzanne (Weisgarber) Smithson. As the old, serrated-edged computer paper pumped through the printer the day my father died, I watched with amazement as his life reappeared in front of me, his memoirs and correspondence now filling stacks of pages on his desk. As it turned out, they were just the beginning of a [...]
"The University of British Columbia welcomes Dr. T. Patrick Carrabré as the new Director of the School of Music. An internationally renowned composer, teacher, and media personality, Dr. Carrabré will assume the role starting July 1st, 2019. “I am delighted that Dr. Carrabré will take on the leadership of the School of Music. His [...]
