Lions Gate Sinfonia
852-1641 Lonsdale Ave V7M 2J5 North Vancouver, BC, Canada

With Nowruz right around the corner, we wanted to celebrate with some music! Please enjoy this newest addition to our Online Performance Series. It begins with a short, improvised prelude in Segah Dastgah (the Persian modal system), followed by Jang o Sohl (War and Peace) by composer Ali Akbar Shahnazi. Stay tuned at the end of the video to learn about the Kamancheh, a wonderful Iranian instrument. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzWRhlZQR9U... Performers: Sina Ettehad (Kamancheh) Bijan Rahmani (Tonbak) See more

Absinthe & Compagnie Presents: A Live Virtual Concert! The Absinthe Ensemble - featuring our very own Edgar Bridwell, Isabelle Roland, and Anne Duranceau - is expanding to a quintet for a live virtual concert on March 13. This performance is part of a series of online events presented by Le Centre Culturel Francophone of Vancouver. They are joined by Anna Levy on piano and Zoltan Rozsnyai on the cello. This one-time event will feature Schubert’s Trout Quintet, Louise Farrenc’...s First Quintet, and Victor Davies’ The Colours of Jazz. Find out more and purchase tickets here: https://www.lecentreculturel.com//absinthe-compagnie/20704

A special live stream from our friends, the Laudate Singers! Six years ago, Laudate Singers performed a program "Songs of the British Isles". Now we explore the British Isles again starting with the English Renaissance with Tallis and Byrd and the Elizabethan age with a set of delightful madrigals, move into the Edwardian era with Vaughn Williams, Holst and Stanford, explore works by contemporary composers MacMillan, Jenkins and Whelan and premiere a brand new commission f...rom our composer-in-residence, Emile Deedes-Vincke. Your $15 ticket purchase allows you to watch the show as a live stream on March 13th at 8 pm and/or afterwards until March 31st. One ticket purchase per person, please. For tickets, go to https://sidedooraccess.com/shows/TwL6uQhEcIffclxkohu6 or contact Laudate Singers directly at [email protected] or 604-729-6814. See more

Researchers have long claimed that listening to classical music can help us to perform tasks more efficiently. This theory suggests that listening to classical composers can enhance brain activity and act as a catalyst for improving health and well-being. Various studies have confirmed that it enhances one's ability to manipulate shapes and solve spatial puzzles, as well as help students perform 12% better on their exams. Try Hadyn's lively Symphony No. 45 when you nee...d to get things done this week! Here’s a performance by Sinfonia Rotterdam, conducted by Conrad van Alphen. https://m.youtube.com/watch See more

In addition to bringing us together to enjoy and discuss (in regular times!), classical music enhances empathetic response. A performance can convey emotion without the need for words, making it especially powerful across different ages, backgrounds and languages. What emotions are conjured for you with Albinoni’s Adagio? Listen to a performance by Copernicus Chamber Orchestra here: https://m.youtube.com/watch

Studies have found that classical music enhances memory retrieval, including in those struggling with Alzheimer's and dementia. The thought is that the classical music helps fire off synapses, creating or re-energizing brain pathways previously left dormant. Studies have particularly shown a strong link between music, memory, and emotion. This suggests that by heightening our emotional state, music helps us to remember better. Enjoy this emotional performance of Mozart'...s Clarinet Concerto K.581 in A Minor. It's performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Cornelius Meister: https://youtu.be/YT_63UntRJE #healthandmusic #memory #mozart #clarinet #classicalmusic #pressplay #vancouverclassicalmusic #sinfonia #lionsgate #northvan See more