Music on Main

welcome to music on main

Vancouver’s “highly popular series that’s as musically adventurous as it is socially gregarious” (The Georgia Straight)

Music on Main promises great music in casual but stimulating environments, with top-flight musicians, an ear for contemporary music, and refreshing concert formats.

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Read Don't get too comfortable, Artistic Director David Pay's essay and conversation about the ideas and music of Louis Andriessen, published as part of Music on Main's April 2009 Louis Andriessen festival,

upcoming events

Corey Hamm, piano | Tuesday, February 9, 2010
a month of tuesdays

Pianist Corey Hamm creates emotionally, technically superb interpretations of contemporary music. For his Music on Main performance at the Cellar, he plays Frederic Rzewski's amazing "The People United Will Never Be Defeated!"

Red Chamber | Tuesday, February 16, 2010
a month of tuesdays

Four of the world's finest Chinese musicians create a red-hot band that plays everything from traditional Chinese music to bluegrass, pushing the boundaries of their instruments with unparalleled power and fervour.

Jane Coop, piano | Tuesday, February 23, 2010
a month of tuesdays

When pianist Jane Coop performs at the Cellar, it will be a rare, intimate encounter with one of Canada's most prominent and distinguished artists. Her programme Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Mendelssohn. Seats are selling quickly; order yours today.

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