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Chan Centre
Chan Centre Director's Cut
Chan Centre EXP
Chan Centre Presents
Inspired at the Chan
Jan 7, Jan 8 / 2023
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
VSO: Classical Traditions – Grieg & Mozart
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Wed Jan 11 / 2023 / 12pm
Wednesday Noon Hours
Saxophilia Quartet
Barnett Hall
Info
Sat Jan 14 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra
Amber Gala • 2023 Vancouver New Year Concert,...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Wed Jan 18 / 2023 / 6:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Concerto Competition
Barnett Hall
Info
Sat Jan 21 / 2023 / 9am
UBC School of Music
UBC BrassFest!
Barnett Hall
Info
Sat Jan 21 / 2023 / 8pm
Chan Centre EXP
The Weather Station feat. UBC Contemporary Players
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Wed Jan 25 / 2023 / 12pm
Wednesday Noon Hours
Duo Concertante
Barnett Hall
Info
Sat Jan 28 / 2023 / 9am
UBC School of Music
UBC WindFest!
Barnett Hall
Info
Wed Feb 1 / 2023 / 12pm
Wednesday Noon Hours
Echoes and Embers
Barnett Hall
Info
Feb 1 – Feb 11 / 2023
UBC Theatre: The Wolves
Telus Studio Theatre
Info
Wed Feb 1 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Chamber Choir
Barnett Hall
Info
Feb 2 – Feb 5 / 2023
UBC School of Music
UBC Opera: The Florentine Straw Hat
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Mon Feb 6 / 2023 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Early Music Ensemble
Barnett Hall
Info
Wed Feb 8 / 2023 / 12pm
Wednesday Noon Hours
The Giving Shapes
Barnett Hall
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Thu Feb 9 / 2023 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Jazz Ensemble
Barnett Hall
Info
Fri Feb 10 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Strings: Experimental Zone II
Barnett Hall
Info
Fri Feb 10 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Choirs: Love Letters
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Mon Feb 13 / 2023 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Composers Concert
Barnett Hall
Info
Thu Feb 16 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Bands: Songs and Changes
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Sat Feb 18 / 2023 / 7:15pm
Pre-Concert Talk with Gurinder Mann
RBC Cinema
Info
Sat Feb 18 / 2023 / 8pm
Chan Centre Presents
Sandeep Das: Delhi to Damascus
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Feb 19 / 2023 / 3pm
Inspired at the Chan
Youth Talent Show
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Feb 23 / 2023 / 7pm
Chan Centre Connects
Film Screening: Neptune Frost
The Cinematheque (1131 Howe Street)
Info
Sat Feb 25 / 2023 / 7pm
Chan Centre EXP
Black Futures: Saul Williams / Moor Mother /...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Wed Mar 1 / 2023 / 12pm
Wednesday Noon Hours
Ensemble Made in Canada
Barnett Hall
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Fri Mar 3 / 2023 / 8pm
Chan Centre EXP
Colin Stetson
Telus Studio Theatre
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Sat Mar 4 / 2023 / 8pm
Chan Centre Presents
Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Sun Mar 5 / 2023 / 3pm
Inspired at the Chan
Evolution of the String Quartet: Haydn to Disney
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Wed Mar 8 / 2023 / 12pm
Wednesday Noon Hours
Jeremy Brown, saxophone
Barnett Hall
Info
Wed Mar 8 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Chamber Choir
Barnett Hall
Info
Thu Mar 9 / 2023 / 2pm
NGDI UBC Symposium ft. Dr. Peter J. Hotez
Royal Bank Cinema
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Fri Mar 10 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Sat Mar 11 / 2023 / 7:30pm
JUBILEE Presented by the Vancouver Chamber Choir
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Mar 12 / 2023 / 3pm
Early Music Vancouver
Angela Hewitt: Bach, Brahms, & Scarlatti
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Wed Mar 15 / 2023 / 12pm
Wednesday Noon Hours
Ingrid Chiang, bassoon & Risa Tonita, piano
Barnett Hall
Info
Fri Mar 17 / 2023 / 6pm
The Effort to Remember presented by the Living...
RBC Cinema
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Sun Mar 19 / 2023 / 3pm
Jupiter Ensemble with Lea Desandre, mezzo-soprano
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Mon Mar 20 / 2023 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Composers Concert
Barnett Hall
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Wed Mar 22 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
Earth Tones
Barnett Hall
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Thu Mar 23 / 2023 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Jazz Ensemble
Barnett Hall
Info
Mar 24 – Apr 1 / 2023
UBC School of Music
UBC Opera: Merry Wives of Windsor
Old Auditorium
Info
Mar 25, Mar 26 / 2023
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
VSO: Classical Traditions – Mozart’s Linz Symphony
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Mar 26 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Percussion Ensemble
Barnett Hall
Info
Fri Mar 31 / 2023 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Contemporary Players
Barnett Hall
Info
Fri Mar 31 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Choirs: True North
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Fri Mar 31 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Chamber Strings
Barnett Hall
Info
Sat Apr 1 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Bands: Heroes & Villains Within
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Mon Apr 3 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Composers Concert – CANCELLED
Barnett Hall
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Wed Apr 5 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Chamber Choir
Barnett Hall
Info
Thu Apr 6 / 2023 / 6:30pm
UBC School of Music
Carlo Fierens: Homage to Paganini and Beyond
Telus Studio Theatre
Info
Thu Apr 6 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Vox and Oriana Choirs
Barnett Hall
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Sat Apr 8 / 2023 / 8pm
Live Nation
Herb Alpert & Lani Hall
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sold Out
Chan Centre EXP
Tarta Relena
Telus Studio Theatre
Info
Tue Apr 11 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Jazz Ensemble: Celebration 36
Old Auditorium
Info
Wed Apr 12 / 2023 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Balinese Gamelan Ensemble
Barnett Hall
Info
Wed Apr 12 / 2023 / 2pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Contemporary Players: Concert at the Belkin
Belkin Gallery
Info
Apr 12, Apr 14 / 2023
UBC School of Music
UBC Early Music Ensemble
Barnett Hall
Info
Thu Apr 13 / 2023 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC African Music and Dance Ensemble
Barnett Hall <br>(or plaza if sunny)
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Fri Apr 14 / 2023 / 8pm
Chan Centre Presents
Fatoumata Diawara
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Sat Apr 15 / 2023 / 2pm, 6pm
UBC A Cappella Presents: Every Note Every Song...
Old Auditorium
Info
Sat Apr 15 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra with Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Sun Apr 16 / 2023 / 2pm
UBC School of Music
Opera Teas: Celebration of Spring
UBC Botanical Garden
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Sat Apr 22 / 2023 / 7pm
UBC Medicine Spring Gala
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Apr 23 / 2023 / 3pm
Inspired at the Chan
Gamelan Gita Asmara
Telus Studio Theatre
Info
Wed Apr 26 / 2023 / 8pm
Sold Out
Chan Centre EXP
Nils Frahm
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Apr 28 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Canadian Arabic Orchestra
Ta’aly A’oulek presented by the Canadian Arabic Orchestra
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Apr 30 / 2023 / 3pm
ADVENTURES presented by the Vancouver Pops Orchestra
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri May 5 / 2023 / 7:15pm
Pre-Concert Talk with Eshantha Joseph Peiris
RBC Cinema
Info
Fri May 5 / 2023 / 8pm
Chan Centre Presents
The Journeyed Compass: Dinuk Wijeratne, Layale Chaker, Kinan...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat May 6 / 2023 / 8pm
Symphony 21 presents Star Wars in Concert: Revenge...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun May 7 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Sold Out
Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Ian Williams
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Fri May 12 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Sail Away presented by Little Flower Academy
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat May 13 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Chor Leoni
Chor Leoni VanMan Summit Concert
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun May 14 / 2023 / 4pm
SummerSing2023 presented by Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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Fri May 19 / 2023 / 7pm
Free
UBC School of Music
World Premieres
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Info
Fri May 19 / 2023 / 7:30pm
VMO 20th Anniversary Season finale featuring Jasmine Choi
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
May 20, May 21 / 2023
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
VSO: Classical Traditions – Håkan Hardenberger Plays Haydn
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun May 28 / 2023 / 3pm
Fedorova & Takser Piano Duo Presents: “Déjà vu”...
Roy Barnett Hall
Info
Sun Jun 18 / 2023 / 6:30pm
Sound of Love Concert: Let’s sing Kids!
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Jun 24 / 2023 / 8pm
Spirit Alive! Gala Choir Concert presented by Saint...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Wed Jun 28 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Lagom Philharmonic Orchestra
Harmony Across Culture presented by Lagom Philharmonic Orchestra
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Jul 5, Jul 6 / 2023
TwoSet Violin World Tour 2023/24
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Jul 13 / 2023 / 7pm
Indian Summer Festival
Rhythm Infinitum: Shabazz Palaces & Sarathy Korwar in...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Sep 16 / 2023 / 1pm
Chan Centre & Musqueam
Come Toward the Fire 2023
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
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Sat Sep 23 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Vancouver Writers Fest
Zadie Smith in Conversation with Madeleine Thien
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Sep 24 / 2023 / 2pm
Sold Out
UBC School of Music
Opera Tea in the Garden: Welcome and Welcome...
UBC Botanical Garden
Info
Fri Sep 29 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra: Coulthard, Fauré, Balfour, Bizet
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Wed Oct 4 / 2023 / 12pm
Wednesday Noon Hours
One Two Trio with Alan Matheson
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Info
Oct 7 – Oct 8 / 2023
Canada International Arts and Music Society
2023 Vancouver International Music Competition Final Round
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Info
Sat Oct 7 / 2023 / 8pm
Sold Out
Chan Centre Presents
Hiromi’s Sonicwonder
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Oct 13 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
Tarot | UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Oct 15 / 2023 / 2pm
UBC School of Music
Opera Tea: A Sneak Peek at The Cunning...
Old Auditorium
Info
Sun Oct 15 / 2023 / 6:15pm
Free
Chan Centre Connects
Pre-Show Talk with Akhil Jobanputra
Royal Bank Cinema
Info
Sun Oct 15 / 2023 / 7pm
Chan Centre Presents
Anoushka Shankar
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Oct 20 / 2023 / 5:30pm
British Columbia Music Educator's Association
BCMEA Honour Ensembles Concert
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Oct 21 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Vancouver Writers Fest
Doppelganger: Naomi Klein
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Oct 22 / 2023 / 3pm
Inspired at the Chan
Shake the Earth: Tap & Taiko
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Wed Oct 25 / 2023 / 12pm
Wednesday Noon Hours
Eckhardt-Gramatté National Competition 2023 Winner’s Tour: McKenzie Warriner
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Info
Wed Oct 25 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
Charmed | UBC Concert Winds
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Oct 27 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Sold Out
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Kabalevsky
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Oct 28 / 2023 / 3pm
Vancouver Pops Orchestra and Choir
Be Our Guest
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Oct 29 / 2023 / 3pm
Vancouver Recital Society
Sheku Kanneh-Mason Cello Concert
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Tue Oct 31 / 2023 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
Halloween Organ Spooktacular
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Info
Nov 2 – Nov 5 / 2023
UBC School of Music
UBC Opera: The Cunning Little Vixen
Old Auditorium
Info
Fri Nov 3 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Just For Laughs
Danny Bhoy: Now Is Not A Good Time
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Thu Nov 9 / 2023 / 8pm
The Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy
The Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy...
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Nov 10 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra
VMO 21st Anniversary Season: Classics and Pops Concert
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Fri Nov 17 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Hymusic
2023 HYMUSlC Gala Orchestra Concerto
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Nov 18 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Sold Out
Vancouver Writers Fest
Canadian Dream Team: Rick Mercer and Jann Arden
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Nov 19 / 2023 / 6:15pm
Pre-Show Talk With Nou Dadoun
Royal Bank Cinema
Info
Sun Nov 19 / 2023 / 7pm
Chan Centre Presents
Abdullah Ibrahim
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Nov 19 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Percussion Ensemble
Barnett Hall
Info
Wed Nov 22 / 2023 / 12pm
Wednesday Noon Hours
David Kaplan
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Info
Wed Nov 22 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Chamber Choir
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Info
Thu Nov 23 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Vox and Oriana Choirs
Roy Barnett Hall Recital Hall
Info
Fri Nov 24 / 2023 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Early Music Ensemble: Such Sweet Sorrow
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Info
Nov 25, Nov 26 / 2023
Turning Point Ensemble
Harmony of the Spheres
Telus Studio Theatre
Info
Sun Nov 26 / 2023 / 3pm
Sold Out
Inspired at the Chan
5 Piano Fantasy: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Holst
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Mon Nov 27 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Early Music Ensemble: Such Sweet Sorrow
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Info
Wed Nov 29 / 2023 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Contemporary Players
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Info
Fri Dec 1 / 2023 / 7:30pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Chamber Strings
Roy Barnett Recital Hall
Info
Fri Dec 1 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
A Canadian in Paris | UBC Bands
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Dec 2 / 2023 / 8pm
Chan Centre EXP
Hania Rani
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Dec 3 / 2023 / 2pm
UBC School of Music
Opera Tea: A Tea to Celebrate the Holiday...
Old Auditorium
Info
Wed Dec 6 / 2023 / 12pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Jazz Ensemble
Barnett Hall
Info
Wed Dec 6 / 2023 / 2pm
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC Contemporary Players: Concert at the Belkin
Belkin Gallery
Info
Fri Dec 8 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Symphony Orchestra: Gershwin, Bernstein, and more
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Dec 9, Dec 10 / 2023
VSO: Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Dec 10 / 2023 / 7:30pm
UBC School of Music
UBC Choirs with Vancouver Brass Orchestra: Gloria
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Wed Dec 13 / 2023
Free
UBC School of Music
UBC WinterBang! Festival
Barnett Hall
Info
Fri Dec 15 / 2023 / 11:30am
Crofton House School
Carol Service 2023
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sat Dec 16 / 2023 / 2:30pm, 7:30pm
Vancouver Youth Choir
All is Bright
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Info
Sun Dec 17 / 2023 / 3pm
Vancouver Pops Orchestra and Choir
Home for Christmas
Chan Shun Concert Hall
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