Easter service at NWCRC
2026-03-29 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver) | New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave, Burnaby, BC, V3N 2G6, Canada

Easter Service at Elim Village
2026-03-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Elim Village, 9025 160 Street, Surrey, BC, Canada

Cantabile at St. Patrick's Elementary School
2026-03-04 10:30 - 11:30 | St. Patrick’s Elementary School, 2850 Quebec Street, Vancouver, BC, V5T 3A9, Canada

Dame Ethel Smyth Mass in D Major
2026-02-28 19:30 - 22:00 | The Orpheum, 601 Smith Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B3L4, Canada
The Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs is thrilled to present the Canadian Premiere of the chamber arrangement of Dame Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D Major, along with the Canadian premiere of Kati Agócs Hosanna of the Clouds on February 28th at 7:30pm. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to hear the powerful music performed by members of Vancouver Opera’s Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program, along with orchestra, and the VBFC Symphonic choir.
FEATURING
Leslie Dala | Conductor
Julia LoRusso | Soprano
Marianne Bertrand | Mezzo-soprano
Lyndon Ladeur | Tenor
Mihnea Nitu | Bass-Baritone
VBFC Symphonic Choir

EVENT DETAILS
Date: February 28, 2026
Time: 7:30 PM PST
Location: Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe St, Vancouver, BC V6B 3L4
Ticket information: $20-55

Seemannsabend
2026-02-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Austria Vancouver Club, 5851 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC, V7C 1C3, Canada

Christmas service at NWCRC
2025-12-14 19:00 - 20:30 | New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave, Burnaby, BC, V3N 2G6, Canada

Christmas Service at Elim Village
2025-12-13 14:00 - 15:30 | Elim Village, 9025 160 Street, Surrey, BC, Canada

Christmas with the Bach Choir
2025-12-07 14:00 - 17:00 | The Orpheum, 601 Smith Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B3L4, Canada
Celebrate the holiday season and join the whole family of choirs for a festive choral event featuring performances from all nine of the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs. On December 7th at 2pm, we’ll be welcoming back organist Michael Dirk as well as the Touch of Brass Quintet to amplify the holiday magic at the Orpheum!
A diverse choral program along with an audience singalong promises a wonderful winter afternoon of music and merriment. Whatever your holiday traditions are, CWBC is a welcoming event sure to warm hearts and spirits in the grand Orpheum Theatre.
FEATURING
Leslie Dala | Conductor
Marisa Gaetanne | Conductor
Cathrie Yuen | Conductor
Shane Raman | Conductor
Catherine Campolin | Conductor

Stephen Smith | Piano
Kin Ming Wong | Piano
Shifra Day | Piano
Jeon Mok | Piano
Aslan Aslanov | Piano
… and special guests:
Michael Dirk | Organist
Touch of Brass Quintet

EVENT DETAILS
Date: Sunday December 7, 2025
Time: 2 PM PST
Location: Orpheum Theatre

Bach Christmas Oratorio
2025-12-06 19:30 - 22:00 | St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church, 1022 Nelson Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 4S7, Canada
The VBFC Symphonic choir is delighted to perform Bach’s Christmas Oratorio on December 6 at 7:30pm. Join us at St. Andrews Wesley United to take advantage of this rare opportunity to experience the Bach Christmas Oratorio performed in its entirety. Complete with jubilant trumpets, passionate singing, incredible soloists and the VBC Chamber Orchestra. We hope you’ll join us for a special symphonic choral concert.
FEATURING
Leslie Dala | Conductor
Chloe Hurst | Soprano
Emma Parkinson | Mezzo-soprano
Colin Ainsworth | Tenor
Aaron Durand | Baritone
the VBC Chamber Orchestra.

EVENT DETAILS
Date: December 6, 2025
Time: 7:30 PM PST
Location: St. Andrews Wesley United Church (1022 Nelson St. #100, Vancouver, BC V6E 4S7)

MGV Lyra Fall concert
2025-11-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Austria Vancouver Club, 5851 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC, V7C 1C3, Canada

Agape - Gloria Dei Chorale Fall Concert
2025-11-22 07:00 - 21:00 | New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave, Burnaby, BC, V3N 2G6, Canada

Cantabile at Elim Village
2025-11-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Elim Village, 9025 160 Street, Surrey, BC, Canada

Silent Movie Mondays: Phantom of the Opera
2025-10-27 20:00 - 22:00 | The Orpheum, 601 Smith Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B3L4, Canada
The VBFC 2025-26 season kicks off with a special joint production with Vancouver Civic Theatres. This 100th anniversary celebration of the 1925 silent film Phantom of the Opera, set to an original score composed by Andrew Downing is part of VCT’s Silent Movie Monday series. This score was commissioned by the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs in 2013! Featuring a 7-piece orchestra, 80-person choir, and Michael Dirk on the Wurlitzer Organ, celebrate the centennial year of this classic film in style. Join us in the West Coast Lounge for a pre-show performance by the Gatsby Strutters Jazz Band.
Enjoy your popcorn along with the sounds of live choral music as this cinematic classic unfolds!
FEATURING
Leslie Dala | Conductor
Michael Dirk | Organ
VBFC Symphonic Choir
Gatsby Strutters Jazz Band
EVENT DETAILS
Date: October 27, 2025
Time: 8 PM PST
Location: Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe St, Vancouver, BC V6B 3L4

Beethoven 9th with VSO
2025-06-07 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-06-06 20:00 - 22:00 | The Orpheum, 601 Smith Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B3L4, Canada
Join Maestro Tausk, the VSO and special guests in one of the most uplifting works of art ever created, Beethoven’s triumphant Symphony No. 9. Hailed for her “brilliant… polished, expressive and intense” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) and “absolutely stunning” (Chicago Tribune) playing, Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma presents the VSO in the North American premiere of Danish composer Thomas Agerfeldt Olesen’s Violin Concerto.

SummerSing!: Beatles&Broadway
2025-05-13 18:00 - 20:30 | The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada
Experience the infectious joy of young singers’ hearts, minds, and lungs filled with glorious song at SummerSing: Beatles&Broadway. Celebrating musical exploration, growth and beauty over the course of the past year, the Vancouver Bach Children’s Choirs will romp through Broadway favourites and Beatles hits!

Gloria Dei Spring Concert
2025-05-10 19:00 - 21:00 | New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave, Burnaby, BC, V3N 2G6, Canada

Britten War Requiem
2025-04-06 07:30 - 22:00 | Orpheum
Prepare to be moved and inspired by Britten’s celebrated choral cry for peace, his War Requiem. The text comes from poetry by English war poet, Wilfrid Owen interspersed throughout the traditional latin mass for the dead. Symphonic choir, children’s choir, orchestra and soloists will breathe life into this remarkable work. Conducted by Leslie Dale, Britten’s War Requiem resonates just as deeply today as it did when first performed in 1962.

Christmas Performances 2024
2024-12-15 19:00 - 20:00 | New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave, Burnaby, BC, V3N 2G6, Canada

Handel’s Messiah
2024-12-14 14:00 - 16:30 | Orpheum
Featuring a quartet of dazzling soloists from Vancouver, the Vancouver Bach Choir’s 2024 performance of Handel’s Messiah will offer something fresh for choral music fans, and accessible and fun for new concert attendees!

Christmas Performances 2024
2024-12-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Elim Village, 9025 160 Street, Surrey, BC, Canada

Christmas with the Bach Choir 2024
2024-12-01 14:00 - 16:30 | The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Rd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada
Interrupt winter doldrums with bright musical colours at the much beloved, annual Christmas with the Bach Choir! Come delight in holiday magic as we fill the grand Orpheum theatre with the powerful sounds of organ, brass instruments, and the voices of over 500 singers!
Complete with an interactive holidays photobooth, this event will bring every member of the family abundant cheer!

Lyra Fall Concert
2024-11-24 14:00 - 17:00 | Austria Vancouver Club, 5851 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC, V7C 1C3, Canada

Gloria Dei Chorale Fall Concert
2024-11-23 19:00 - 21:00 | New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave, Burnaby, BC, V3N 2G6, Canada
Fall Concert with Gloria Dei Chorale

Cantabile Performance
2024-11-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Crofton Manor, 2803 W 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6N 4B4, Canada

Remembrance Day Ceremony
2024-11-11 11:00 - 12:00 | BC

A Choral Feast 3
2024-10-19 19:30 - 21:30 | The Orpheum, 601 Smith Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B3L4, Canada
Hailed as “the choral event of the season”, A Choral Feast 3 will fill the opulent Orpheum Theatre with the power and beauty of 200 choristers singing as one. This year, we’re focusing on young singers and young ensembles as we welcome the UBC University Singers, and new ensembles Intertidal Choral Ensemble and Nabi Vocal Ensemble. Rounding out the program, we’re thrilled to welcome the legendary Vancouver Bach Choir. The third time’s the charm so we’re sure this will be the best Choral Feast yet!
Featuring:
Intertidal Choral Ensemble (Jaime Yoon)
Nabi Vocal Ensemble (Tyler Baek, Marko Sukunda, Christian Tolentino)
UBC University Singers (Dr. Graeme Langager)
Vancouver Bach Choir (Cathrie Yuen, Associate Conductor)
Vancouver Chamber Choir (Kari Turunen)

Fauré & Bernstein
2024-10-18 19:30 - 22:00 | St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church, 1022 Nelson Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 4S7, Canada
A reflective and healing evening of choral music. Enjoy Fauré’s hauntingly beautiful Requiem and Bernstein’s enchanting Chichester Psalms, in intimate chamber arrangements, amidst the beautiful architecture and acoustics of St. Andrews Wesley.
Audiences can expect this reflective music to offer feelings of transcendence and rest.

Gloria Dei Choir Workshop
2024-10-12 10:30 - 12:30 | New Westminster Christian Reformed Church, 8255 13th Ave, Burnaby, BC, V3N 2G6, Canada

World of Music
2024-05-18 19:30 - 21:00 | BC
Joining together with the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra, VBC is excited to close our 2023-24 season with a concert featuring works by contemporary Persian and Japanese composers.
