The Chan Centre for Performing Arts

“the magnificent Concerto Köln…strings smooth as silk, winds sweet and spicy...”. (Classics Today, Robert Levine)

2010 is the National Youth Orchestra's 50th anniversary and MusicFest Vancouver is proud to help celebrate a milestone year for one of our country’s most precious musical assets.

This year marks the 400th anniversary of this highlight of sacred music from the early 17th century. It also marks the 40th anniversary for Early Music Vancouver, and the 10th anniversary for MusicFest Vancouver, which was launched in 2000. One of the most memorable performances in this first year was Early Music Vancouver‘s presentation of the Vespers.

Come and gather with other choral fans to witness this joyful salute to the power of the human voice!

A collaboration of Early Music Vancouver and Le Nouvel Opéra (Montréal)

Brad Roberts will take to the Chan Centre stage in an acoustic setting with two other Crash Test Dummies musicians in this not-to-be-missed, folk-rock concert.

CBC is proud to present the 2010 Massey Lectures, by celebrated Canadian author and artist, Douglas Coupland. A cultural commentator with international impact, Coupland presents this year’s lectures in the form of a novel, Player One. What is to Become of Us.

“Faced with such excellence a mere critic can only abandon paper and pencil and listen to this heroic but deeply moving young artist with awe and amazement.” -Gramophone

“The Arcanto Quartet is one of the most stimulating, enjoyable ensembles to listen to, no matter what it is playing.” - The Telegraph

What is "Santo Subito"? The literary and musical form devised for this project portrays the life and work of John Paul II with the language of song.