Event Tag Archives: Performance

UBC Symphony Orchestra: Concerto Competition Winner

The UBC Symphony Orchestra, featuring the winner of the 2024 UBC Concerto Competition, saxophonist Harry Xie (DPMS ’24), will perform Henri Tomasi’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone. Don’t miss this exciting program led by conductor Jaelem Bhate (MMus ’19) that includes symphonic music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Edvard Grieg’s dramatic “In the Hall of the Mountain […]

Handel: Hallelujah & Trumpets!

Experience the splendour of Handel’s music! “Expertly framed by Maute’s intuitive conducting… Ensemble Caprice delivered fully on its reputation as a premier baroque orchestra and a compelling voice on the Canadian contemporary music scene.” (La Scena) Eternal Source of Light Divine was George Frideric Handel’s first and only court ode and one of his earliest […]

UBC Opera: Così fan tutte

Mozart’s tale of love’s vices is a timeless classic beloved by audiences the world over. Ferrando and Guglielmo enter into a wager with the old cynic Alfonso to test the faithfulness of their two fiancées, Fiordiligi and Dorabella. What ensues is a series of cunning plot twists bringing into doubt everyone’s devotion to their would-be […]

Saint Joan of the Stockyards

Embark on an epic journey into the heart of capitalism, philanthropy, and the struggle for solidarity. Follow Joan Dark, a compassionate soul who strives to do good, Mauler the Meat King, a ruthless businessman who wants out of the market, and a group of starving workers organizing for their rights. This brand-new adaptation connects Brecht […]

Chan Centre Presents: Oumou Sangaré

Hailed as “one of the great queens of Malian music” by Rolling Stone, charismatic Grammy and UNESCO Award-winning vocalist Oumou Sangaré debuted 30 years ago with the bold, empowering album Moussolou (“Women”). Women’s rights remain a key focus of her work, both in song and on the ground in her native Mali, where she campaigns […]