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Presented in partnership with Vancouver Opera’s VOICES free concert series, supported by TD Canada:

Step into a night of mystery and music as Sarabande, the advanced adult chamber choir of the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, hosts a spooky, masquerade-themed concert this leadup to Halloween night.

This intimate event promises to sell out quickly—come celebrate with our singers in masquerade-inspired costume and style! The program features a wide range of music, blending classical, contemporary, pop, and musical theatre into one unforgettable evening.

Conducted by Shane Raman, with pianist Shifra Day.

• Masquerade attire encouraged

• Cash bar available

• Donations welcomed in support of our charity

Tickets are free and must be reserved in advance, link in bio! 🎃 by @vanbachchoirs

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From video game soundtracks to the Grammy stage, Christopher Tin writes music that moves people. His Grammy-nominated The Lost Birds lands at St. Andrew’s-Wesley on November 14, performed live by the Vancouver Bach Choir. Don’t miss it. by @vanbachchoirs

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14 days ago

SummerSing 2026: one for the BOOKS ✨🫶 (featuring the absolute classic “This Is My Home” by Robert Buckley) taken in Chan Centre for the Performing Arts by @vanbachchoirs

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Joining us for Christopher Tin’s The Lost Birds on November 14th, meet the Microcosmos Quartet! ✨

Microcosmos was formed in Vancouver in the spring of 2010 to perform the rich repertoire of string quartets written in the past 100 years. The quartet takes advantage of the compactness and portability of a string quartet - four chairs and adequate light are all that is required - to present some of the greatest music of the 20th and 21st centuries in intimate spaces and sometimes unusual venues such as private homes, clubs, small halls, public and commercial buildings, for an audience that can experience the music close at hand.

The six quartets of Béla Bartók form the core of the quartet’s repertoire, complemented by important related works, including those by Canadian composers. Aside from the quartet’s intimate ‘house’ concerts, they have been guests on other series including a performance of Benjamin Britten’s three quartets, celebrating his centennial in 2013 for Music on Main’s lauded ‘Cellar’ series, the premiere of eleven works for quartet as ensemble-in-residence for Vancouver Pro Musica’s ‘Further’ Series in 2015, and ‘Speaking in Ligeti’, an interdisciplinary collaboration with MMHop Productions and four dancers that toured to Halifax and Ottawa.

In 2015 the quartet launched the Kessler Academy, an annual educational initiative featuring a conductor-less orchestra mentorship program led by the quartet members.

The Lost Birds
November 14th, 7:30
St. Andrew’s Wesley

Cathrie Yuen | Conductor
Janelle Nadeau | Harp

Tickets: link in bio! by @vanbachchoirs

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Thanks to @stirvancouver for the feature on our upcoming concert, Christopher Tin’s The Lost Birds!

To read the article, visit our link in bio ✨ by @vanbachchoirs

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We’re THRILLED to share that the Vancouver Bach Choir has been named 2nd Place for Best Classical Vocal Ensemble in the Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver Awards!

To everyone who voted, cheered us on, and filled our concert halls: We thank you. 🙏

We can’t wait to share more music with you this season!

Huge congrats to @vanchamberchoir (1st place) and @chorleoni (3rd place)! 👏🔥

@georgiastraightculture
@georgiastraight by @vanbachchoirs

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10 days ago

Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the survivors of residential schools, the children who never came home, and their families and communities.

The Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs gathers and makes music on the unceded, stolen lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Acknowledgement is a starting point, and we are committed to continued listening, learning, and action. by @vanbachchoirs

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The first few weeks back with VBFC have been incredible! Our children’s choirs are already sounding fantastic too, as shown in this clip of Chorus singing The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel (conducted by Marisa Gaetanne) 😍🔥 taken in Vancouver, British Columbia by @vanbachchoirs

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18 days ago

🕊️ What happens when a bird’s song disappears forever?

Composed by Christopher Tin @christophertinmusic , The Lost Birds is a powerful 12-movement choral work honouring bird species that have become extinct.

Inspired by nature, poetry, loss, and remembrance, the work has already made music history:

🏆 GRAMMY-nominated for Best Classical Compendium
💛 The highest-funded classical music project on Kickstarter, raising more than $225,000
🕊️ A musical memorial for birds whose songs have been silenced forever

Now, the Vancouver Bach Choir brings this extraordinary work to Vancouver.

🎵 Christopher Tin’s The Lost Birds
📅 November 14, 2026 | 7:30 PM
📍 St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church
1022 Nelson Street, Vancouver

The program also features music by Andrew Balfour, Iman Habibi, and Sarah Quartel.

Join us for an evening of music, reflection, and connection with the natural world.

🎟️ Tickets: $40 General | $35 Senior | $20 Student

👉 Get your tickets and concert details:
https://vancouverbachchoir.com/event/christopher-tins-the-lost-birds/

#TheLostBirds #ChristopherTin #VancouverBachChoir #ChoralMusic #ClassicalMusic MusicAndNature AndrewBalfour ImanHabibi SarahQuartel taken in St. Andrew's Wesley Church by @vanbachchoirs

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We were SO excited to see so many happy smiling faces during our set with the Kerrisdale Art Moves Community Festival (as part of Kerrisdale Days) this past weekend!

Our very own Teacher Rachel led a spirited singing session, complete with dancing and musical education.

Thanks so much to @kerrisdaleartfest for having us! ❤️ taken in Kerrisdale by @vanbachchoirs

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The Lost Birds is a moving musical journey inspired by endangered and extinct bird species, inviting us to pause and reflect on our relationship with the natural world, and what we stand to lose when we stop listening.

Featuring music by Christopher Tin, Andrew Balfour, Iman Habibi, and Sarah Quartel, this program brings together powerful stories, poetry, and music to honour the beauty of the natural world and the fragile lives that inhabit it.

🎶 The Lost Birds
📅 November 14, 2026 | 7:30 PM
📍 St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, Vancouver
🎟️ Tickets: https://vancouverbachchoir.com/event/christopher-tins-the-lost-birds/

Some birds are gone forever. Others are disappearing before our eyes. 🕊️
Come listen. Come remember. And perhaps, leave with a deeper appreciation for the world around us. 🌿🕊️

#TheLostBirds #VancouverBachChoir #ChoralMusic #ChristopherTin #AndrewBalfour ImanHabibi SarahQuartel SaveTheBirds ChoralMusicVancouver taken in St. Andrew's Wesley Church by @vanbachchoirs

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