In addition to our Modulus Festival, Main Series and A Month of Tuesdays series, Music on Main creates special events throughout the year.

 

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Past special events include

• Andriessen@70 - a festival celebrating the Dutch composer Louis Andriessen in April 2009
• Silverman plays Beethoven a series featuring Robert Silverman's performances of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas during the 2010/2011 Season
• Tundra Songs with the Kronos Quartet & Tanya Tagaq during the 2010 Cultural Olympiad
• Clamour, a collaborative series featuring new music + cocktails in 2010
• TransCanada Songbook, a co-production with the Vancouver International Song Institute in 2010

 

 

The Pierrot Project | Canadian Music Centre presents "Lunar Tunes" | Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Canadian Music Centre launches The Pierrot Project with the season's first performance of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, the legendary piece of Expressionist art.... read more




Folles Alliées/Fiolûtröniq at the Western Front | Thursday, November 8, 2012
“The Foolish Allies” features the duo Fiolûtröniq (Cléo Palacio-Quintin and Elin Söderström) with Katelyn Clark (harpsichord) performing new works inspired by one of the oldest themes in Western music, “La Folia."  Co-presentation with Western Front New Music.... read more




Free Workshop with Composer Linda Bouchard | Monday, November 26, 2012
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at the Canadian Music Centre.  Meet composer Linda Bouchard and learn about the 10-year process she undertook... read more




Lafayette & Molinari String Quartets play Schoenberg, Berg & Webern II | Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Don't miss the second of three nights featuring the Lafayette and Molinari String Quartets performing the complete string quartets of Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern. Tonight's concert at the University of British Columbia's Roy Barnett Recital Hall includes Schoenberg's breathtaking second string quartet, featuring soprano Susan Young.... read more




Lafayette & Molinari String Quartets play Schoenberg, Berg & Webern III | Thursday, February 21, 2013
Come hear the final evening in the Lafayette String Quartet and Molinari Quartet's remarkable journey through the complete string quartets of Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern.  This evening's concert is at the Vancouver Academy of Music's Koerner Recital Hall and features Berg's exquisite musical love letter, Lyric Suite.... read more




Free Composer Chat with Jocelyn Morlock | Thursday, March 21, 2013
Get to know Music on Main's Composer In Residence Jocelyn Morlock as she talks about her music, composing, some of her sources of inspiration, and a bit about what it's like to be a composer in the 21st century. A free event at the Canadian Music Centre.... read more




Robert Silverman: The Brahms Project | Saturday, May 25, 2013
SOLD OUT! Part three of pianist Robert Silverman's Brahms series concludes with a spectacular concert at the Kay Meek Centre's intimate Studio Theatre. The concert coincides with Robert Silverman's birthday, and he's invited special guests, the Lafayette String Quartet, to join in the celebration.... read more
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2012/2013 Season Listing | 2012/2013 Season
A complete chronological listing of Music on Main's 2012/2013 Season.... read more




The Composer Essay Project | Jocelyn Morlock on Kaija Saariaho |
To download a PDF of this essay, click here.     Kaija Saariaho's Lohn - an appreciation by Jocelyn Morlock   I first encountered the luminous music of Kaija Saariaho as a student in the late 1990s. Having come to composition fro... read more




The Composer Essay Project | Aaron Gervais on Ana Sokolovic |
To download a PDF of this essay, click here.Ana Sokolovic: Made in Canada (sort of)By Aaron GervaisThis is a dangerous way to open, but I’m going to go out and say it: there is something very Canadian about the music of Ana Sokolovic. (Yes, I k... read more