The Chan Centre and Early Music Vancouver Announce Exciting 2019/20 Line-ups

Sydney – January 22, 2017: A scene from Huff, showing at the 2017 Sydney Festival (photo by Jamie Williams/Sydney Festival). At the Chan Centre October 30, 2019

Concert venues and arts organizations in the city are now unveiling their 2019/20 season programs. It promises to be another fabulous year for music, theatre, dance, and fine arts in the city.

Mark your calendars for the following performances:

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The Chan Centre and Early Music Vancouver Announce Exciting 2019/20 Line-ups

Vancouver’s Chan Centre Showcases Folk Superstars and the Queen of Mariachi

I’m With Her (Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah Jarosz, and Sara Watkins); Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (6265 Crescent Road), one of the loveliest concert spaces in the city, is set to launch their 2018/2019 season with an exciting array of performers and artists.

The season opening concert on September 9, 2018 at 2pm will feature the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra performing the works of Tchaikovsky, as well as a work by composer-in-residence Trevor Hoffman. Pianist Libby Yu and conductor Ken Hsieh will be featured.

Here are some of the other exciting upcoming concerts and events at the Chan Centre:

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Vancouver’s Chan Centre Showcases Folk Superstars and the Queen of Mariachi

BMO Vancouver Marathon & Expo and 5 Other Health & Wellness Events to Attend in May 2018

BMO Vancouver Marathon | Credit: Chris Morris

Whether you’re coming to Vancouver to kick off marathon season at the BMO Vancouver Marathon on May 6 or just wanting to find more ways to stay healthy and active while visiting the city, Vancouver has many healthy lifestyle events happening throughout the month of May!

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BMO Vancouver Marathon & Expo and 5 Other Health & Wellness Events to Attend in May 2018

Australian Circus to Perform Dizzying Stunts at Vancouver’s Chan Centre

Cr. Justin Nicholas, Atmosphere Photography

If you’re seeking some wonder and awe in your life, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts has an upcoming show that will literally suspend your disbelief.

A renowned Australian circus troupe is coming to town April 28, 2018 in a Vancouver premiere that is going to be packed with all sorts of gravity defying tricks, artistry, and classical music accompaniment.

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Australian Circus to Perform Dizzying Stunts at Vancouver’s Chan Centre

Grammy Award-Winning Angela Hewitt to Perform at Vancouver’s Chan Centre (with review)

Angela Hewitt with Piano by Keith Saunders

Vancouver has an incredible musical treat in store with world-renowned pianist Angela Hewitt set to take the stage of The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on March 7, 2018.

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Grammy Award-Winning Angela Hewitt to Perform at Vancouver’s Chan Centre (with review)

Vancouver’s Chan Centre to Host an All-Female Ensemble in Festive Cantatas: Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat

Sourced from EMV website

This time of year often involves a lovely reveling in tradition and a looking back at earlier times. Early Music Vancouver (EMV) presents a holiday performance that will transport attendees to eighteenth century Venice in a bringing together of female voices and instrumentalists.

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Vancouver’s Chan Centre to Host an All-Female Ensemble in Festive Cantatas: Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat

History’s First Opera Masterpiece Comes to Vancouver’s Chan Centre

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The grey skies and rain of this season make for the perfect atmospheric weather for a night of dramatically moving and passionate opera in one of Vancouver’s loveliest performing venues.

Early Music Vancouver (EMV) presents Monteverdi’s timeless Orfeo at the end of this month in a production that brings together an impressive roster of local and international talent.

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History’s First Opera Masterpiece Comes to Vancouver’s Chan Centre