Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festivals

A Century of Service Inspiring Musical Excellence through the Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festivals The Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festivals one of BC’s the oldest and largest of their kind in the province, and one of the largest Music Festivals in Canada. Every year over 4,500 music students participate across four distinct events – the Jazz Bands […]
Music Friends

Music Friends has produced intimate chamber music concerts in the living rooms of hosts and other smaller spaces in the Lower Mainland since 2017. Accomplished guest artists Szu-Wen Wang (soprano) and Andrew Chavez-Kline (clarinet) will be joined by Music Friends Co-Founder Eric Wong (piano) for this presentation. They will perform two songs for soprano, clarinet […]
City Opera

Robyn Driedger-Klassen has been seen on many recital, concert and opera stages. Known particularly for her zeal for contemporary music, she performs and premieres many works by contemporary composers. Robyn is Head of Voice at the Vancouver Academy of Music, and owns and operates Robyn D Klassen Voice Studio, through which she gains immense satisfaction […]
Greg Caisley

Pianist, Collaborator, and Conductor Dr. Greg Caisley has worked throughout Western Canada playing, accompanying and recording with musicians and students for 30 years. He has worked in many aspects of music performance and education: coaching singers, working as a solo piano adjudicator, doing recital work, and most recently as a conductor of several instrumental and […]
Cellissimo

CELLISSIMO was formed by cellist Bo Peng at the Casalmaggiore International Music Festival in Italy in summer 2012. Since then, Cellissimo has become one of the major programmes of this 20-year old major European summer music festival. Each summer 3 weeks, in this charming historical Italian town, Bo leads a group of young cellists performing […]
Jon Roper

Guitarist Jon Roper’s jazz influences include Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and Pat Martino. His solo sets are a collection of classic standards, originals and open improvisation. @jonnyroper
VSO School of Music Opera Ensemble

The VSO Opera Ensemble is a talented group of singers from various levels of study who come together to perform scenes and arias from a wide range of Opera and Musical Theatre. The group rehearses and performs at the VSO School of Music. The directors are Diane King and Kathy Bjorseth. Join us! Watch us! […]
Violin Charmer

Larisa Lebeda is graduate of the Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow and the Lipinski Academy of Music in Wroclaw, Poland. She has played in symphony orchestras in Europe, North Africa and South America before settling in Vancouver with her family. Locally Larisa is active as a performer with such orchestras as VSO, Opera, Vancouver […]
Lebeda/Zaenker duo

Peter Zaenker (graduated of the UBC and Koeln Musichochschule, Germany) and Larisa Lebeda (graduated of the Gnessin Academy of Music, Moscow and Lipinski Academy of Music, Wroclaw, Poland) are a Guitar and Violin duo who have performed extensively throughout the Lower Mainland in the last 10 years. Their love of chamber music brought them together, […]
Upbeat Trio

The Upbeat Trio formed this year and is made up of 3 young musicians who are playing chamber music for the first time. Andrea Christy – violin, Alex Zeng – cello and George Zhao – piano each have their own private teachers but learn, rehearse and are coached in ensemble playing together under the guidance […]