ArtSpring

If death is the last stop for all of us, why are we not talking about it more? Join JayaLynda Cole and other facilitators for open, honest, and genuine dialogue about death. Free. Refreshments by donation.

Photo credit: Sahiba Kaur Chawla Kiran Ahluwalia is a modern purveyor of the great vocal traditions of India and Pakistan which she honours, yet also departs from in order to explore bold new territories. Winning two JUNOs, the UK Songlines Award and two Canadian Folk Awards, Kiran has over the course of six albums created […]

It's not every prima donna who can boast a degree in biomedical engineering, but then Isabel Bayrakdarian isn't your average prima donna. In a career still in its second decade, an eagerly anticipated visitor to opera houses and concert halls the world over, Isabel has become as celebrated for her beauty, presence and style as […]

Kai and Catherine are frequent visitors to ArtSpring, Chamber Music Fest faculty, and in 2014-15 presented the complete Beethoven Violin and Piano Sonatas. This season they present music of Russian composers. A passionate and dramatic evening of music. This show is accompanied by a Garry Oaks Winery tasting at 6:30 pm in the ArtSpring Lobby. […]

There are stories that wash over you like a tide, and then there are stories that grab you by the heart. Dave Gunning has made a point of finding the latter and wrapping them up in song since ever since he broke upon the Canadian East Coast music scene back in 1997. Performance starts at […]

If deaths the last stop for all of us, why are we not talking about it more? Join JayaLynda Cole and other facilitators for open, honest, and genuine dialogue about death. Free. Refreshments by donation.

Praised by The New York Times as "clarion-voiced and vibrant," tenor Benjamin Butterfield is known for his performances throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. He has performed with many of the world's leading conductors including Sir Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, Leonard Slatkin, Bramwell Tovey, Seiji Ozawa, Bernard Labadie, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Trevor Pinnock, […]

David Wisdom is a visual artist whose work has been exhibited at The Vancouver Art Gallery, The Teck and Equinox Galleries in Vancouver and at FaultLine Projects on Salt Spring Island. Wisdom began presenting public slideshows in the late 1960s with a group of friends that included Jeff Wall, Ian Wallace and Rodney Graham, the […]

God is a Scottish Drag Queen: a two act comedy of Biblical proportions! God, dressed in a floral power suit, comes to skewer everything from Justin Bieber to the Pope in an unforgettable night of laughter! God is a Scottish Drag Queen is based on the character created by comedian Mike Delamont and playwright Jacob […]

Photo credit: Michael Romaniuk The Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by artistic director Lydia Adams, enters its 38th Anniversary Season in 2016/17. This 20-voice professional choral ensemble, founded by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979, has built an enviable reputation throughout Canada, the United States, and internationally. Through concerts, broadcasts, and recordings, their performance repertoire […]

If death is the last stop for all of us, why are we not talking about it more? Join JayaLynda Cole and other facilitators for open, honest, and genuine dialogue about death. Free. Refreshments by donation.

Inspired by the epic battles of childhood and a passion for action films, Glory examines the complexities of violent behaviour and its glorification in our media-drenched culture. A company of six bold and dynamic performers create a physical essay around numerous themes of glorification. Creating rich and dark imagery through visceral and impactful choreography, Glory […]