Vancouver Chamber Choir
Handel's Messiah Christmas at the Orpheum

Date and Venue 9 & 10 December 2011, 8pm | Orpheum Theatre

Reviewer Karen Fitzgibbon

To experience The Messiah, in which Handel tells the story of Christ’s life; the Incarnation, Passion, and Resurrection of Christ was a wonderful beginning to the Christmas season. The Messiah was composed by George Frideric Handel in1741. The gold ornate Orpheum was a beautiful surrounding for the Vancouver Chamber Choir and Vancouver Symphony with all of its members in black and white formal attire with a touch of red. Read the review

An Evening with Judy Collins

Date and Venue 19 November 2011, 8pm | Kay Meek Centre, West Vancouver

Reviewer Sharon Cairney

On Saturday night I was seated in the Kay Meek Theatre with a sold out crowd to listen to the legendary Judy Collins, the iconic 60s folksinger who has over five decades interpreted the songs of such musical poets as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Leonard Cohen, as well as penning her own powerful songs. Waiting for her to appear, I wondered how she would look now, picturing her in a blue hippie dress from one of her old 60s album covers. But as she stepped out on stage, I think I heard a collective gasp because at 72 years old, she now stood before us like a Country Western angel, her white mane of hair cascading over her shoulders, dressed all in black, right down to her high-heeled leather boots. She looked glamorous and timeless.. Read the review