Blueridge Chamber Fest: Happy Blueridge Birthday!

Over the past 15 years, Blueridge has grown from a grassroots musical meeting among friends to one of Vancouver’s most innovative classical music experiences. To celebrate our 15^th anniversary, we present MILESTONES:  a festival celebrating four musical anniversaries.

Happy Blueridge Birthday!

Join us to celebrate 15 years of great chamber music at the Blueridge Festival! The celebration includes the launch of our album Gather Round featuring new works by Vancouverites Jennifer Butler and Jordan Nobles, Hong-Kong-based Colombian composer Camilo Mendez, and Cree-Mennonite composer-performer Cris Derksen. Our final birthday present to listeners is a new commissioned piece for ensemble, live electronics, and audience-performers by visionary collaborative-music and sound artist Mary Jane Coomber.

Program

Jordan Nobles: Pi
Jennifer Butler: Walking in the Public Gardens after Rain
Mary Jane Coomber: New Work*

Plus more!!

Artists

Heather Pawsey, soprano
Dory Hayley, soprano
Katherine Watson, flute
Liam Hockley, clarinet
Cassandra Bequary, violin
Katie Rife, percussion
Alejandro Ochoa, piano
Manuel Laufer, piano

Tickets

All tickets are Pay-What-You-Choose: Free / $20 / $35 / $XX
At Blueridge, we believe that the cost of a ticket should never be a barrier to enjoying transcendent musical experiences and listening in community. We welcome listeners of all ages, abilities, gender identites, ethnicities, and incomes, and heartily encourage you to select a ticket price that makes sense for you. If a free ticket is the best option for you FOR ANY REASON, we warmly welcome you to our listening community!

Please arrive 5 minutes before the concert to claim your ticket.

About the Blueridge Chamber Music Festival

Hailed by the Georgia Straight as "ambitious in its scope" and an event where "musical excellence is assured," the Blueridge Chamber Music Festivalhas grown from a grassroots musical meeting among friends to one of Vancouver’s most innovative classical music series. Praised by the Vancouver Sun as “ever-inventive” and “not afraid to take some pretty big chances,” Blueridge is known for concocting a delectable mix of chamber music classics alongside adventurous new music, highlighting women and BIPOC composers of the past and present, rethinking the role of the audience through participatory events, and offering novel and challenging listening experiences within a welcoming and inclusive listening environment.