Vancouver Academy of Music is celebrating its 50th anniversary season, March 1st, with a special presentation in honour of the genius of Ludwig van Beethoven. Resounding Joy: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 2pm at the Orpheum Theatre. Faculty from past & present, guest artists, and the Vancouver Bach Choir take the stage to honour Beethoven’s 250th Anniversary with a…
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VSO New Music Festival Starts the New Year
As the 2020s begin Vancouver Symphony Orchestra brings the VSO New Music Festival to stages from January 11-16. With a theme of (Re-)Creation, the festival is a chance to revisit and discover new, brilliant and extraordinary works of the 21st Century with the artists who originally created them. Opening the festival January 11th at The Chan…
A Night at the Movies with China Broadcasting Film Symphony Orchestra
The China Broadcasting Film Symphony Orchestra (CBFSO), brings the sounds of movies to The Orpheum Theatre on January 12th for one night only. The Canada-China Culture Development Association presents an evening of cinematic masterpieces. Cinema In Concert find the internationally-renowned CBFSO, led by acclaimed conductor Pang Ka Pang, performing dramatic scores from Oscar-winning films, while iconic scenes…
Blue Rodeo fill the Orpheum
Blue Rodeo – January 26/27, 2016 – Orpheum Theatre Last night, Blue Rodeo wrapped the last of a pair of sold out shows at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre. Coming up on their 30th anniversary, the icons of Canadiana didn’t disappoint their fans as they filled the theatre with their vast catalogue. The consummate performers, leads Jim Cuddy…
Glen Hansard Plays Vancouver
Glen Hansard – Orpheum Theatre – November 12, 2015 This week, Academy Award winning Irish singer/songwriter/actor Glen Hansard made his way to Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre. As lead singer with The Frames along with starring in the film ONCE, which lead to the formation of The Swell Season with his co-star Markéta Irglová, Hansard’s music has reached a…
Unique Lives – Shirley MacLaine
Tuesday night, the 2015 Unique Lives Vancouver, lecture series wrapped up with the incomparable Shirley MacLaine at the Orpheum Theatre. Beginning with a photo and video retrospective that covered Ms MacLaine’s life and career. The 55 minute overview went by in the blink of an eye showing just how much the star has accomplished in her…
The Wanted are most wanted
The Wanted – Orpheum Theatre – April 25, 2014 For the first and possibly the last time ever, The Wanted took to the stage in Vancouver, bringing their Word Of Mouth Tour to The Orpheum Theatre to close out the Canadian leg of the world tour. The quintet; Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness,…