Cascade Peaks ChamberFest

06/20/2026

Cascade Peaks photo dump! Here's a random variety of pix from our past few days here at RockRidge Canyon. This place is ridiculously photogenic, which makes all the hard work by our artists that's taking place here even that more impressive - their ability to concentrate, learn, and perform in a setting that seems purpose built to distract is nothing short of amazing. Two concerts now under our belt with several more to come throughout the weekend - how great is that? Pretty great...

06/19/2026

Cascade Peaks Chamber Vocal Ensemble, with director Mark Vuorinen (far right), meeting renowned Canadian composer Imant Raminsh (back row, blue shirt) for the time as the group prepares for the world premiere of Raminsh’s piece “Where Wildness Lives” tomorrow evening, which will be performed with the Borealis String Quartet. More info and tickets at www.cascadechamberfest.ca !

06/17/2026

For the first time this year, all the Emerging Artist participants and the participants of the inaugural Chamber Vocal Ensemble met together to be greeted by our guest artist faculty who will be mentoring them in the coming week here at Cascade Peaks. The buzz was palpable as each introduced themselves, with musicians coming from all over the globe. The weather is sunny and warm this year, and so are our spirits!

06/15/2026

And so it begins! 17 of the 24 talented young musicians who are participating in this year's Emerging Artists Program at Cascade Peaks ChamberFest 2026 arrived at the Vancouver International Airport from all across the globe on Sunday morning to be shuttled up to RockRidge Canyon resort. These rising young stars will be presenting their own concerts this coming Friday at 5 pm, Saturday at 11 am, and Sunday at 1 pm - the concert on Friday featuring solo repertoire, and the other two concerts featuring chamber music. These concerts are free and open to the general public, so come and witness the future of chamber music in person this weekend!

06/04/2026

Many thanks to our media sponsor Stir Vancouver, for this in-depth article about Imant Raminsh's newly commissioned piece 'Where Wildness Lives' which will be performed at Cascade Peaks ChamberFest by the Chamber Vocal Ensemble and the Borealis String Quartet under the direction of Mark Vuorinen. Single concert tickets are still available on our website for this Saturday, June 20th performance at RockRidge Canyon resort .https://www.createastir.ca/articles/cascade-peaks-chamber-fest-imant-raminsh?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGneTFliklPJmmbDQR6Q7UMiri_ChFIFxwVzdSRzcp8BTVAAZGn5p0p4I-s9Ls_aem_YqxOyASXGOXt1ol6fMujfg

The festival will include the premiere of Imant Raminsh’s Where Wildness Lives , a choral work dedicated to the artistic director’s late father

05/26/2026

Cascade Peaks ChamberFest concludes on Sunday June 21st at 2 pm in a concert entitled Light and Celebration - with music of brilliance, vitality, and exuberance, featuring all of our instrumental guest artists; the Borealis String Quartet, the Gryphon Trio, Mark Fewer, violin, and Sharon Wei, viola. Haydn’s Piano Trio in A Major, Hob. XV:18 sparkles with the wit and clarity that helped define the Classical style, its graceful melodies and playful exchanges between violin, cello, and piano capturing the composer’s unmistakable charm. Bohuslav Martinů’s Sonata for Violin and Piano brings a contrasting twentieth-century voice, blending rhythmic drive, lyrical passages, and flashes of folk-inspired energy. The festival culminates with Tchaikovsky’s electrifying Souvenir de Florence, a lush and virtuosic work for string sextet. Rich in soaring melodies, fiery Russian character, and exuberant ensemble writing, it provides a thrilling and celebratory finale to Light and Celebration. Festival Access Passes and single concert tickets are now available on our website at https://cascadepeakschamberfest.ca/events/light-and-celebration