SUN MAR 30 | 2:30pm | 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 […]
After a week in residence at ArtSpring, Vancouver-based dancer Calder White invites the community to experience his work in progress. Using life-sized puppets and costume design to obscure the performers’ identities, Calder White's dance-theatre work asks how far we will go to avoid being alone. The characters we encounter in the piece exist at the […]
Join us for two magical concerts. On Saturday March 22 at 7:30 Bach on the Rock Chamber Orchestra and Choir with Robert Silverman will be performing Bach D-minor keyboard concerto, Haydn Symphony #80, and Bach Mass in A Major. and Sunday March 23 at 3:00 pm Bach on the Rock Music Society presents Robert Silverman […]
SUN MAR 16| 2:30pm | 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 […]
Sat Mar 15 | Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political […]
RELICS: An Early Pink Floyd Experience pays homage to the early days of Pink Floyd, focusing primarily on the 1967-1975 period of the band's illustrious career. Songs like "Brain Damage", "Lucifer Sam", "Fearless", "Wish You Were Here" and "Echoes" from albums such as Dark Side of the Moon, Umma Gumma, The Piper at the Gates of […]
THU MAR 13 | 7.30pm | In 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 […]
Concert 4 Joan Blackman violin Julia Nolan, saxophone Jodi Proznick, bass Jane Hayes, piano Join Julia, Jane, Joan, and Jodi in a concert with something for everyone! This unlikely combination of saxophone, violin, bass and piano has led to several commissions and collaborations, and we bring you the best of the Four Jays' repertoire in […]
SUN MAR 2 | 2:30pm | MOMENTUM TOUR | Join us for a Sunday afternoon featuring three original creations by the talented artists of Ballet Edmonton, each piece a direct conversation with the choreographer behind it. Featuring new work by choreographers Kirsten Wicklund, Emilie Leriche, and Anne Plamondon, every work has been meticulously crafted, embodying […]
To off-set the impact of the postal strike, the Government of Canada has extended the window for giving while still being eligible for a 2024 Tax Receipt. If you wish to donate to ArtSpring's Annual Appeal or top up your donation to receive a new category of engagement benefits, now is the time! How can […]
TUE FEB 25 | 7:30pm | 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 […]
SUN FEB 23 | 2:30pm | 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 from a master artist to the rising […]
THU FEB 20 | 7:30pm | 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 […]
Return to the tumultuous frontlines of the recent Fairy Creek blockades, where thousands of activists – including many from Salt Spring! – bravely put their bodies on the line in a last-ditch effort to save Vancouver Island’s pristine Ada’itsx Valley in the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, resulting in over 1200 arrests. […]
Sat Feb 15 | 7:30pm | 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 […]
THU FEB 13 | 7:30pm | 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 […]
SAT FEB 8 | 7:30pm | One of the most dynamic and exciting world-class ensembles of its generation, the Borealis String Quartet has received international critical acclaim as an ensemble praised for its fiery performances, passionate style, and refined, musical interpretation. Keen to stretch the boundaries of the chamber music concert experience, Borealis often includes […]
Don’t miss this stunningly beautiful film about the centrality of buffalo to Indigenous peoples, from award-winning Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard, director of NÎPAWISTAMÂSOWIN: WE WILL STAND UP, which screened at ArtSpring in 2019. This revelatory documentary follows Indigenous visionaries who are collaborating through buffalo breeding and distribution programs to rematriate the species from the edge […]