Dave Brubeck’s enduring 1959 album “Time Out” is an American sonic masterpiece and resonates to this day. The shifting time changes and melodic and harmonic beauty of his quartet’s work sound as fresh today as they did then. Paul Desmond’s poetic alto saxophone is iconic. Blended together with Brubeck’s muscular piano playing and the driving […]

Playing to rave audience reviews, Heirlooms and Baggage from Vancouver-based theatre company Delta Stageworks features a collection of compelling real-life stories of five culturally diverse mothers' journeys. Unique and universal life moments from their lives are knit together with personal discoveries as made by their storytellers -- their grown children. The show involves the personal […]

An accomplished and respected Canadian alto jazz saxophonist and educator, with 11 jazz albums to his name, Remi Bolduc celebrates 40 years in the music industry with a talent that has earned him a dedicated following with audiences captivated by his dazzling virtuosity and mature musical style. Alongside his outstanding musicians, Remi has prepared a […]

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 from a master artist to the rising stars. This year, the concert features […]

In the rise of Spoken Word’s popularity, the genre cannot be discussed without saying the name Shane Koyczan. In 2010, the world caught a glimpse of Koyczan’s prodigious talent with his presentation at the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. His stand-out performance helped shine a light on this street poet from Vancouver’s […]

Approaching its third decade of an extraordinary career, The Penderecki String Quartet has become one of the most celebrated chamber ensembles of its generation. These four musicians from Poland, Canada, and the USA combine their varied experience to create performances that demonstrate “a remarkable range of technical excellence and emotional sweep” (Globe & Mail.) The […]

Renowned as one of the finest ensembles in the country, the Montréal Guitar Trio (MG3) has been showcasing its virtuosity and captivating stage presence both nationally and internationally for over 25 years. Now, the trio of guitarists is presenting a tribute concert in memory of the great Ennio Morricone. From the beginning of their careers, […]

For 50 years, concert pianist Janina Fialkowska has enchanted audiences and critics around the world. She has been praised for her musical integrity, her refreshing, natural approach, and her unique piano sound thus becoming “one of the Grandes Dames of piano” (Frankfurter Allgemeine.) She is an Officer of the Order of Canada and won the […]

Lifelong friends, colleagues, and multi-talented musicians Nico Rhodes and Patrick Courtin were shocked and appalled by their realization that piano just isn’t cool anymore. This set off a quest to redeem the keyboard and reinstate its reputation as the greatest instrument of ALL TIME! Armed with the music of the greatest composers, songwriters, and performers […]

Canadian pianist Sarah Hagen performs this classic programme featuring Bach’s formidable Goldberg Variations as part of the celebration of the recent release of her recording of the masterwork. Cherished by many, the Goldberg Variations are emblematic of keyboard virtuosity, rich expression, and hardcore classical interpretation. Sarah will offer a short introduction to this marvellous and […]

Let's Dance! Dances in the French Renaissance. Highly stylized and solemn is how we generally imagine early dances, but this concert dansé shows what dances and music were really like in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Omnipresent at court festivities and celebrations, these elegant, refined, and aristocratic dances became as spectacular and sumptuous as theatre. […]

Born to a family of seven children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wesli (Wesley Louissaint) built his first guitar at the age of eight by stringing an old oil can with nylon fishing line. From these humble beginnings, he has gone on to become one of Haiti’s most inspiring and celebrated musical ambassadors. Wesli has earned acclaim […]

Based in Yellowknife and Edmonton, this contemporary folk and roots duo features sibling songwriters Leela Gilday and Jay Gilday. Sechile Sedare (pronounced ‘seh-chee-leh’  'seh-dahr-eh') means ‘my younger brother, my older sister’ in the Dene language. This musical collaboration sees Jay and Leela co-write and co-create new repertoire together, harnessing their talents as deeply insightful and […]

Julie Kim is one of Canada’s top stand-up comedians. Julie recently toured across North America doing 40 theatre shows with Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah). She was a gala performer at the 2022 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and headlined four sold-out solo shows at Just for Laughs […]