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February 2, 2023
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Salt Spring Singers and GISS choir promise fun and cozy holiday concert

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With Salt Spring Singers entering its 50th year as a community choir, director Don Conley thought he would look back over the past five...
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Bandemonium and Swing Shift promise no cancellation for Dec. 3 concert

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SUBMITTED BY BANDEMONIUM Bandemonium Concert Band and Swing Shift Big Band are combining forces to present a concert titled Let’s Try This Again, set for...
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John Reischman and global reputation come to ArtSpring Dec. 4

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SUBMITTED BY ARTSPRING Grammy-winning musician John Reischman brings his old master’s sense of tone, taste and musicality, along with his global reputation as one of...
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Banquo Folk Ensemble presents Gathered by the Fire concert with bonus instrument ‘petting zoo’

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SUBMITTED BY SALT SPRING BAROQUE  Salt Spring Baroque is pleased to welcome Banquo Folk Ensemble back to Salt Spring Island on Saturday, Dec. 3  at...
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East meets West in Harant odyssey 

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two internationally renowned ensembles, Constantinople and Cappella Mariana, collaborate to present surviving compositions of Czech nobleman, traveller, humanist, soldier, writer and composer Kryštof Harantand introduce audiences to his literary tradition: his record of a unique trip to the Middle East which he chronicled in his book Journey from Bohemia to the Holy Land, by way of Venice and the Sea published in 1608. 
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Canadian music legends explored in two films 

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SUBMITTED BY SS FILM FESTIVAL SOCIETY   Two legendary Canadian music icons are featured in the Salt Spring Film Festival’s “Best of the Fests” monthly film...
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Michael Weiss jazz quartet comes to ArtSpring

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azz fans on Salt Spring are in for a serious treat with the much-anticipated appearance of legendary NYC jazz pianist, composer, educator and band leader Michael Weiss on the ArtSpring stage Nov. 24.
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Woodwind quintet from Québec ready to thrill at ArtSpring

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The Montreal musical ensemble Pentaèdre — which is a French nod to the words “polyhydron,” “penta” or “five faces” — indeed features five talented...
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Bach on the Rock presents Mozart and Cherubini requiems in concert

Gail Sjuberg -
Bach on the Rock's chamber orchestra and choir present a Two Requiems concert under artist director Jean-Sebastien Levesque on Nov. 19.
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Creative First Nations Tale Appeals to Young and Young at Heart

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The young and young at heart are invited to visit the Kwantlen First Nation village of Squa’lets and its tale of Th’owxiya, an old and powerful spirit that inhabits a feast dish of tempting, beautiful foods from around the world when Axis Theatre visits ArtSpring on Nov. 9.
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