Brian Purcell: One's View of Humanity Blurb: Brian Purcell is a man of intrigue and passion. Constantly trying to get to a position where he can capture a moment for its artistic merit. He is just as devoted to his love for the alien as his hate of the mundane. A man with innumerable stories […]
Young Artists Collegium Program 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 from a great master artist. […]
Bach on the Rock is privileged to bring “Remembrance 2023” to ArtSpring. We will be featuring “Dona Nobis Pacem”, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ 40 minute Cantata for Choir, Orchestra, and two soloists, through the vision of our Artistic Director, Jean-Sébastien Lévesque. We are thrilled to have well-known and loved Canadian Soprano Suzie LeBlanc and Baritone Hans […]
With a style inspired by haunting northern beauty, sisters Inuksuk Mackay and Tiffany Ayalik are Inuit throat singers from Arctic Canada who blend their ancient traditional form with contemporary technology to create haunting soundscapes and improvisational compositions that change with every show. With roots in Nunavut’s Kitikmeot and Kivalliq Regions, the sisters grew up in […]
November 14 | Doors Open 6:30 | Presentations + Members Vote 7:00-8:00pm The 100 Women Who Care initiative was launched in 2006 as a simple, efficient, and effective collective fundraising model for charities. One hundred (or more) women each contribute $100 and vote for one of three nominated charities three times a year. There are […]
Following a sensational 1971 debut in Swan Lake, Karen Kain was promoted to Principal Dancer of the National Ballet of Canada, achieving international fame as one of the great classical dancers of her era. Named Best Canadian Documentary at the Calgary International Film Festival, SWAN SONG immerses viewers behind the scenes as Kain directs a […]
Join Viva Chorale as they explore the art of Japanese Kintsugi through song. Kintsugi is the art of repairing pottery that has broken but instead of trying to hide the flaws, they are celebrated with golden lacquer making the breaks more visible and through the process of mending more beautiful than the original. From this […]
A dancer enters the stage and discovers a ball. Intrigued, she moves toward it, carefully. As soon as she touches it, the magic of the stage is unleashed: the lights go up, the decor appears all around her, shadows play their tricks…and transform one dancer into many! Now there are four of her, to play […]
Virtuosic showpieces and romantic ballads, blazing gypsy tunes and forgotten chestnuts, all brought to life with multi-instrument mastery -- this is Quartetto Gelato, a popular and highly unusual classical quartet. With sold-out performances in New York, Washington, L.A., London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, this dazzling ensemble has enchanted audiences and critics worldwide with its exotic […]
Jazz music, poster background template. 20 deg. rotation. Texture effects can be turned off. Saxophonist Iain Duncan and B3 organist Nick Peck present an evening of jazz, blues, and bossa nova, with Hans Verhoeven on drums and surprise guests. Now a Salt Spring local, Iain Duncan holds a Master of Music from the University of […]
Come see the Makana Youth Choir in action with their end of term concert, presented by ArtSpring. These young singers from grades 2-9 will show you their enthusiasm and joy at the end of their second term. With a focus on teaching musical concepts such as harmony, tone and note reading, find out what […]
International premiere! Join handsome and adventurous Australian Matty Hannon on what begins as an incredible solo challenge, to surf the entire West Coast of the Americas, traveling 50,000 km by motorcycle from the top of Alaska to the tip of Tierra del Fuego. When Hannon’s audacious plans unexpectedly fall apart right here in BC, he […]
Echo: Memories of the World Created by the Gryphon Trio, in collaboration with Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists from Canada and Norway, the new multimedia presentation explores the flow of knowledge and cultural treasures through the generations. As we face the dangers of climate, conflict, and environmental degradation, the work draws on resilient stories from Canada, […]
Katie Watt: A Retrospective Katie's work is inspired by her somatic and tactile relationship with dance and nature. She predominantly focuses on the human body utilizing form, colour and shadow to depict darker themes. Katie spends long afternoons running and dancing through damp mossy forests, singing in summer rain storms and swimming in rough […]
A celebration of heritage and homeland, the song, dance, and music of Ukraine is performed by eminent national and internationally-recognized artists. Soloists of the bandura, a traditional instrument of Ukraine, along with violin, piano, and opera bring classical and folk music to the stage, along with Victoria’s choir and national dancers. The concert is a […]
Vetta's ensemble of the mentorship program is back by popular demand, this time in a dynamic string orchestra playing Mozart, Bartók and Dvořák! W.A. Mozart Divertimento in D major, K 136 Béla Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra Antonin Dvořák Serenade for Strings in E major Opus 22 $30 single concert price | $20 series ticket […]
Don’t miss this very rare opportunity to see the greatest concert film of all time on the big screen, now with restored quality and sound! On the 45th anniversary of Martin Scorsese’s 1978 masterpiece of music cinema, THE LAST WALTZ is being re-released across Canada to celebrate the life of the legendary Robbie Robertson, who […]
FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONA | Daniel Catán Dec 9 | 10am-1pm Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera focuses on opera diva, Florencia Grimaldi, who returns to her native Brazil to perform and search for her lost lover who has vanished into the […]
