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Feb 2 – Feb 5 / 2017
UBC School of Music
Eugene Onegin
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Feb 9 / 2017 / 7pm
Chan Centre Connects
Film Screening: Good Night, and Good Luck
The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St.)
Info
Fri Feb 10 / 2017 / 8pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble: New York Stories
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Feb 16 / 2017 / 8pm
UBC School of Music
University Singers and UBC Choral Union
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Mon Feb 20 / 2017 / 8pm
Live Nation
Welcome to Night Vale with musical guest Erin...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Wed Feb 22 / 2017 / 7:15pm
Free
Chan Centre Connects
Pre-show Talk with Nou Dadoun
Royal Bank Cinema
Info
Wed Feb 22 / 2017 / 8pm
Sold Out
Chan Centre Presents
Dianne Reeves
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Feb 24, Feb 25 / 2017
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Garrick Ohlsson plays Brahms
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Mar 4 / 2017 / 7pm
UBC Faculty of Medicine
23rd Annual UBC Medicine Spring Gala
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Mar 5 / 2017 / 2pm
Early Music Vancouver
Stile Antico
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Wed Mar 8 / 2017 / 6pm
Free
Chan Centre Connects
The Gift of Music: Stories of Music Therapy
The Cultch, Vancity Culture Lab, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver
Info
Wed Mar 8 / 2017 / 8pm
Elektra Women's Choir
Elektra Women’s Choir – 30th Anniversary Gala Concert
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Mar 9 / 2017 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Mar 10 / 2017 / 8pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Mar 12 / 2017 / 6:15pm
Free
Chan Centre Connects
Pre-show Talk with Dr. Hallie Marshall
Royal Bank Cinema
Info
Sun Mar 12 / 2017 / 7pm
Chan Centre Presents
Noche Flamenca’s Antigona
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Mar 17 / 2017 / 6:30pm
UBC School of Music
Opera Ball Fundraiser
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Mar 19 / 2017 / 3pm
Vancouver Recital Society
Paul Lewis, piano
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Mar 23 / 2017 / 7pm
Chan Centre Connects
Film Screening: Anda Union – From the Steppes...
The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St)
Info
Fri Mar 24 / 2017 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Chamber Strings
Telus Studio Theatre
Info
Mar 24, Mar 25 / 2017
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Jon Kimura Parker plays Beethoven
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Mar 26 / 2017 / 11am
Free
Chan Centre Connects
Anda Union Throat Singing Workshop
MBA House, Wesbrook Village
Info
Sun Mar 26 / 2017 / 2pm
Sold Out
Early Music Vancouver
The Choir of King’s College Cambridge
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Mar 26 / 2017 / 7:15pm
Free
Chan Centre Connects
Pre-show Talk with Tim Pearce
Royal Bank Cinema
Info
Sun Mar 26 / 2017 / 8pm
Chan Centre Presents
Anda Union
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Mar 31 / 2017 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble: (Un)Plugged
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Mar 31 / 2017 / 8pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Choirs
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Apr 1 / 2017 / 8pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Bands: (Un)Plugged
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Wed Apr 5 / 2017 / 8pm
Live Nation
Tinariwen with special guests Dengue Fever
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Apr 6 / 2017 / 7pm
Chan Centre Connects
Film Screening: Cabaret
The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St)
Info
Sat Apr 8 / 2017 / 8pm
Sold Out
UBC School of Music
A Song of Joys: Celebrating the Chan Centre...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Apr 9 / 2017 / 6:15pm
Free
Chan Centre Connects
Pre-show Talk with Dr. Kyle Frackman and Dr....
Royal Bank Cinema
Info
Sun Apr 9 / 2017 / 7pm
Chan Centre Presents
Max Raabe and Palast Orchester
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Apr 15 / 2017 / 8pm
Vancouver Pops Symphony and Choir
Once Upon A Time
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Apr 21 / 2017 / 8pm
Chor Leoni
Chanticleer in Concert
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Apr 22 / 2017 / 4pm
Free
Chor Leoni
MYVoice at the Chan
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Apr 22 / 2017 / 7:30pm
Chor Leoni
Van/Man Male Choral Summit
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Apr 23 / 2017 / 3pm
Vancouver Recital Society
Murray Perahia, piano
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Apr 23 / 2017 / 5pm
Free
UBC Department of Theatre and Film
Documentary Student Film Screening
Royal Bank Cinema
Info
Sat Apr 29 / 2017 / 8pm
Chan Centre Presents
CANCELLED – Bobby McFerrin
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun May 7 / 2017 / 3pm
Vancouver Recital Society
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun May 14 / 2017 / 3pm
Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
Glowing Hearts, Canada’s 150th with the VYSO
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
May 19, May 20 / 2017
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Elvira Madigan: Jonathan Biss plays Mozart
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
May 24 – May 26 / 2017
Reserve
UBC Ceremonies and Events
UBC Class of 2017 Spring Graduation, May 24-26
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
May 29 – Jun 1 / 2017
UBC Ceremonies and Events
UBC Class of 2017 Spring Graduation, May 29-June...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Jun 2 – Jun 8 / 2017
Secondary School Graduation
Class of 2017 Secondary School Graduation
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Jun 9 – Jun 17 / 2017
Secondary School Graduation
Class of 2017 Secondary School Graduation
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Jun 19 – Jun 29 / 2017
Secondary School Graduation
Class of 2017 Secondary School Graduation
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Tue Jul 4 / 2017 / 2pm
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Whistler Institute Orchestra performs Mahler
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Jul 14 / 2017 / 1:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC 2017 Summer Music Institute – Junior and...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Jul 22 / 2017 / 1:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC 2017 Summer Music Institute – Senior Bands
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Aug 11 / 2017 / 7:30pm
Early Music Vancouver
St. John Passion
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Sep 1 / 2017 / 8pm
BC Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Bells Up in Fall
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Sep 9 / 2017 / 7:30pm
Just For Laughs
Demetri Martin: Let’s Get Awkward Tour
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Sep 10 / 2017 / 2pm
 
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra
VMO 15th Anniversary Concert – Beethoven’s Symphony No....
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Tue Sep 19 / 2017 / 7:30pm
 
Vancouver Writers Fest
Salman Rushdie in Conversation with Hal Wake
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Sep 23 / 2017 / 7pm
Free
Chan Centre Connects
Pre-show Artist Talk with Ben Heppner
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Sep 23 / 2017 / 8pm
Sold Out
Chan Centre Presents
The Blind Boys of Alabama with Ben Heppner
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Sep 28 / 2017 / 8pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Sep 28 / 2017 / 8pm
Free
UBC Department of Theatre and Film
Harvest Improv
Royal Bank Cinema
Info
Fri Oct 6 / 2017 / 8pm
 
UBC School of Music
UBC Bands
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Oct 8 / 2017 / 2pm
 
Canada International Arts and Music Society
Vancouver International Music Competition Gala Concert
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Oct 12 / 2017 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Oct 13 / 2017 / 8pm
 
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Oct 14 / 2017 / 7pm
 
Just For Laughs
Just For Laughs Canadian Comedy Tour with Sugar...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Oct 15 / 2017 / 11am
Sold Out
Chan Centre Connects
Fiddle Master Class with Martin Hayes
Celtic Traditions (3721 West 10th Ave)
Info
Sun Oct 15 / 2017 / 6:15pm
Free
Chan Centre Connects
Pre-show Artist Talk with Martin Hayes
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Oct 15 / 2017 / 7pm
Sold Out
Chan Centre Presents
The Gloaming
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Wed Oct 18 / 2017 / 8pm
Coastal Jazz
HUDSON: Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski, John...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Oct 19 / 2017 / 7pm
 
Chan Centre Connects
Film Screening: Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (A Dagger Through...
The Cinematheque (1131 Howe Street)
Info
Oct 20, Oct 21 / 2017
 
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Angela Cheng plays Ravel
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Oct 28 / 2017 / 7:15pm
Free
Chan Centre Connects
Pre-show Talk with Fred Stride
Royal Bank Cinema
Info
Sat Oct 28 / 2017 / 8pm
Sold Out
Chan Centre Presents
Zakir Hussain and Dave Holland: Crosscurrents
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Oct 29 / 2017 / 3pm
 
Early Music Vancouver
Monteverdi’s Orfeo
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Nov 4 / 2017 / 7pm
 
Just For Laughs
Gad Elmaleh
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Nov 5 / 2017 / 1pm
Reserve
Royal Conservatory
2017 RCM Vancouver Convocation and Gold Medal Awards...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Wed Nov 8 / 2017 / 7:15pm
Free
Chan Centre Connects
Pre-show talk with Shari Ulrich
Royal Bank Cinema
Info
Wed Nov 8 / 2017 / 8pm
Chan Centre Presents
Texas Troubadours featuring Ruthie Foster, Jimmie Dale Gilmore,...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Nov 10 / 2017 / 8pm
 
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Nov 17 / 2017 / 7:30pm
 
UBC School of Music
String Fest: UBC Chamber Strings
Telus Studio Theatre
Info
Fri Nov 17 / 2017 / 8pm
 
UBC School of Music
UBC ChoirFest
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Nov 18 / 2017 / 8pm
 
UBC School of Music
UBC Bands
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Nov 26 / 2017 / 3pm
 
Vancouver Pops Symphony and Choir
Hollywood Meets Broadway
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Dec 2 / 2017 / 8pm
 
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Dec 7 / 2017 / 9pm
 
Live Nation
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Dec 15, Dec 16 / 2017
 
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
The Four Seasons with violinist Philippe Quint
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Dec 23 / 2017 / 7:30pm
Early Music Vancouver
Festive Cantatas
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
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