Broadway on Pointe and other works World premiere. Sunday October 2 | 2:30pm We’re thrilled to open the new season with a world premiere from Ballet Victoria. Singing, dancing, and […]
Boccheriniana Thursday October 13 | 7:30pm Artistic Director Elinor Frey Boccheriniana celebrates one of the most delightful and original voices of the classical era, Luigi Boccherini, alongside European composers from […]
Young Artists Collegium Program Sunday October 23 | 1:30pm The very best students from Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Young Artists Collegium Program come to ArtSpring for a special chamber music concert. Featuring ensembles of outstanding young talent on strings, winds and piano, the concert will be followed by fascinating on-stage feedback to these rising stars […]
Journeys Thursday October 27 | 7:30pm Mirror Visions Ensemble was founded from a desire to explore the relationship between music and text, initially through the creation of “mirror visions” — settings of the same text to music by different composers. The group's passion for storytelling has produced thematic concerts on surprising subjects, based on scholarly […]
Proximity: A Collection of Short Works Thursday November 3 | 7:30pm Joshua Beamish is a BC dance artist who has achieved worldwide success as a prolific choreographer and an exceptional performer. This is a chance to see both aspects of his work, with a mixed program of thrilling contemporary dance pieces. Lost Touch (a solo […]
Th’owxiya: the Hungry Feast Dish, by Joseph A. Dandurand Wednesday November 9 | 1pm Immerse yourself in the legend of the basket ogress, Th’owxiya, an old hungry spirit that inhabits a feast dish full of bountiful, delicious foods. This Kwantlen First Nations tale follows a sly Mouse (Kw’at’el) who is caught stealing cheese from this […]
Monday November 21 | 7:30pm A unique ensemble in Quebec's musical landscape, Pentaèdre explores and introduces the public to a varied and original chamber music repertoire from the great tradition of music for wind instruments. Currently made up of five talented performers whose technique and precision are unanimously acclaimed, Pentaèdre regularly collaborates with renowned performers […]
Featuring Cory Weeds - tenor saxophone, John Lee – bass, and Jesse Cahill – drums. Thursday November 24 | 7:30pm Michael Weiss will celebrate 40 years of living and working in NYC next year; a major milestone in a city full of brilliant jazz pianists. One of the busiest musicians and composers in jazz, Michael […]
Sunday November 27 | 2:30pm Come see the Makana Youth Choir in action with their end-of-term concert. These young singers from grades 2-9 will show you their enthusiasm and joy at the end of their first term. With a focus on teaching musical concepts such as harmony, tone and note reading, find out what these […]
Odyssey of Kryštof Harant Wednesday November 30 | 7:30pm The extraordinary life journeys of the Czech humanist and composer Kryštof Harant (17th century) inspired two internationally renowned ensembles, Constantinople & Cappella Mariana (Prague), to explore his music and literary legacy. Harant’s colourful work guides us on an artistic journey to the lands of Cyprus, Jerusalem, […]
Sunday December 4 | 7:30pm Grammy Award-winning musician John Reischman has been a foundational mandolinist, composer, bandleader, and musical educator in bluegrass and North American roots and folk music since emerging from the vibrant “new acoustic” bluegrass music scene of the Bay Area in the 1980s. A member of the groundbreaking Tony Rice Unit, Reischman’s […]
Devine Bach Sunday January 15 | 2:30pm The much-loved British harpsichordist and music director Steven Devine returns to direct Victoria Baroque in a program of exhilarating works by Johann Sebastian Bach and his son, Carl Philipp Emmanuel, including Orchestral Suite No.3, with Air on the G string, and Bach's only Italian cantata, Non sa che […]
Sunday January 22 | 7:30pm A Saskatoon native transplanted to Niagara, Ontario, Suzie Vinnick is the proud owner of a gorgeous voice, impressive guitar and bass chops, and an engagingly candid performance style. Suzie has won ten Maple Blues Awards, one Canadian Folk Music Award and is a three-time Juno nominee. She has also twice […]
Friday February 3 | 7:30pm Jasmine Jazz is an unusual and exquisite interplay between traditional Chinese and jazz instruments, featuring three musicians from the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble with some of Vancouver's finest jazz artists, led by Juno-nominated bassist and composer Jodi Proznick. Jasmine Jazz is about musical conversations, an east meets west experience full […]
Friday February 10 | 7:30pm Canadian pianist/conductor Ian Parker captivates audiences wherever he goes. Born in Vancouver to a family of pianists, he began his piano studies at age three with his father, Edward Parker. As a pianist, he has appeared with top symphony orchestras across North America, and as an enthusiastic recitalist, Parker has […]
Saturday February 11 | 7:30pm Singer-songwriter Andrew Allen’s 2022 album 12:34 is the latest in a string of release successes. He has scored five Top 10 hits in Canada — […]
Devised composition workshop with Caroline Shaw and Vanessa Goodman, exploring collaboration between sound and movement. Working with themes of repetition, decomposition, and regeneration, this workshop will begin with a sound […]
