Review | Hubert Hazebroucq Leads Choreographed Splendor with EMV and Ensemble Doulce Mémoire
Doulce Mémoire is an old French phrase that can be translated as “sweet memory,” a poetic connection to the past. This is what Ensemble Doulce…
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Review | VSO School of Music Presents the Future of Jazz
The VSO School of Music fosters the future of jazz, and this talent was on full display at the Vancouver Playhouse on April 10th. The…
Protecting the Instrument: Vocal and Hearing Health for Musicians
For a musician, the body itself is an instrument. It is the foundation on which all musical abilities are built, but it is equally as…
The 2025 Juno Awards: Classical and Jazz Categories
The 2025 Juno Awards, hosted on March 29th 2025, featured a number of prestigious awards in both classical music and jazz. Below are the recipients…
Review | Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Rhythms of Harlem
With Uptown Nights (seen March 8), the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra paid tribute to the world of jazz as it was founded on the talents of…
Report | Coastal Dance Festival: Rhythms of Connection
From March 4-9, Vancouver hosted the 18th annual Coastal Dance Festival, bringing together Indigenous artists to share and support one another in a celebration of…
Review | Alexei Volodin’s Astonishing Rachmaninoff with the VSO
Astonished. That is the word that comes to mind when watching pianist Alexei Volodin work his magic. I could go on and on about the…
Noémie Raymond-Friset: Beyond the Printed Score
To cellist Noémie Raymond-Friset, music is just as much about heart as it is about technique. For her, the cello is a means of forging…
Remembering Kazuyoshi Akiyama (1941-2025)
Legendary Japanese conductor Kazuyoshi Akiyama has passed away at the age of 84. A cornerstone of Vancouver’s classical music scene, Akiyama led the Vancouver Symphony…
Review | It’s the Band that Shines in Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Hollywood Rocks
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra brought Tinseltown glitz and glamour to the Orpheum stage this weekend with Hollywood Rocks, a carefully curated collection of iconic songs…
