Music Friends

04/19/2023

We're not quite back to doing house concerts yet, but we recently started working with the Chabad Richmond synagogue to create some opportunities for young performers to play for their seniors. UBC masters student Zabrina Ng gave a wonderful show today of Schumann, Scriabin, and Brahms along with some popular hits by Billy Joel and Bee Gees. We look forward to future collaborations with Chabad!

07/14/2022

We're very saddened to learn of the passing of Maestro Bramwell Tovey, Music Director Emeritus of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

As newcomers to the classical music community at the time, we really appreciated Maestro Tovey's presence at the performance of former VSO concertmaster Dale Barltrop and pianist Chiharu Iinuma in our house concert series in 2018, as it marked a pivotal moment for our young organization. He even shared an idea he had for a house concert with us, but sadly it never came to fruition.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends, as well as the countless others in the classical music world whose lives he has touched.

05/10/2022

It was a magisterial performance by Robert Silverman of 15 Preludes and Fugues from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Book I in last night's concert for Ukraine. His interpretations were so natural and musical that two hours seemed to fly by. And then he still had enough left to give encores of 3 more Preludes, garnering multiple standing ovations from the enthusiastic crowd.

Thank you to all our audiences for your support, our final fundraising tally for Canadian Red Cross looks to be just above $4200.

05/10/2022

Dress rehearsal now at the Annex, and with over $4000 raised for Ukraine humanitarian aid! It'll be a beautiful evening of reflection and contemplation over Bach from Robert Silverman. Still time to join us, ticket link is in bio!

05/06/2022

We have raised over $3000 for Canadian Red Cross's Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal now, and we got these program pamphlets printed today as well!

We hope you can join pianist Robert Silverman in this special all-Bach concert on this coming Monday 7:30PM at the Annex in Downtown!

Get your tickets here:
http://robertsilverman.eventbrite.com

If you cannot attend but still wish to make a donation to the Red Cross, you can do so here:
www.redcross.ca/UkraineCrisis/MusicFriends

11/08/2021

Our next concert, Songs of Autumn on Saturday Nov. 20, at Loewen Piano House will be a little different! We are accepting applications for young artists 18 and under to give a short performance prior to our main show. See below for details on how to apply!

Our main show will feature Chloé Hurst, Soprano and artistic director Eric Wong in an all-new art song program including some rarely heard works by 20th century Chinese composers.

Tickets for the concert can be found here:
www.mymusicfriends.com/concert/100

11/04/2021

We're gradually reopening! Last weekend marked our first live event in over 19 months, with a limited number of masked and vaccinated guests joining us for Robert Silverman's spellbinding presentation of Bach's complete Well-Tempered Clavier Book I. We'll be announcing more shows as we are able to plan them.

10/26/2021

FEW TICKETS LEFT: We're gradually starting our return to live in-person events this Saturday, October 30 at the home of Robert Silverman, where he will perform the complete Book I of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier.

To protect the safety of our patrons, public seating will be limited. Masks and proof of vaccination will be mandatory as per provincial guidelines. Act quickly if you want to join us this Saturday!

Tickets here:
www.mymusicfriends.com/concert/101

Sat. October 30, 2021 | 7:30 PM: With the generous support of Robert and Ellen Silverman, Music Friends is excited to present our first live in-person event in over 19 months.

05/15/2021

We're very honoured to be part of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's Day of Music for the second time!

Please enjoy these wonderful performances by Chloé Hurst, Soprano and Leah Giselle Field, mezzo-soprano, with artistic director Eric Wong on the piano.

Music Friends is honoured to be part of the VSO Day of Music again and is pleased to present a program of German and Chinese art song titled Spring Flowers, featuring accomplished local singers Chloé Hurst and Leah Giselle Field, with co-founder and artistic director Eric Wong on the piano. The vid...

04/23/2021

Time seems to stand still in Mahler's Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (I Am Lost to the World), a profound meditation for these tumultuous times.

You'll hear this and other beautiful songs from Chloé Hurst, Soprano and co-founder / pianist Eric Wong, along with some uplifting Bach from Cameron Crozman • Cellist in our next Virtual Concert on Saturday, April 24 at 7:30PM PDT on YouTube. The concert will be viewable for at least two weeks after the premiere date.

YouTube Link to Premiere:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cONzcpRig0