Vetta Concerts 2022-2023
Acknowledging the unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Welcome to Vetta's 37th season! For our 2022-2023 season we are excited to present a series of five concerts.
Performances in Vancouver and
on Salt Spring Island
Vancouver Concerts - Each concert program will be performed three times. You can come to Vetta concerts Friday afternoons at West Point Grey United Church, Saturday evenings at Pyatt Hall, or Sunday afternoons at Pyatt Hall - the choice is yours! Please note you will hear all five concerts at the same venue when you buy a subscription, so if you choose Friday afternoons all your concerts will be at West Point Grey United Church. If you choose Saturday evenings or Sunday afternoons they will be at Pyatt Hall.
Salt Spring Island Concerts - All concerts are at ArtSpring. All concerts are on Monday evenings at 7:30pm.
Subscriptions & Ticket Sales
Vancouver Concerts
- $120 for a five-concert subscription
- $30 for single tickets
Salt Spring Island Concerts
- $90 for a five-concert subscription
- $25 for single tickets
Free Online Videos
Each concert will be recorded at our Pyatt Hall venue and will be available to watch online from our website free of charge. Enjoy!
Concert Two
BACH & MENDELSSOHN
This program explores the deep connections between Bach and Mendelssohn performed by our all-woman ensemble, back by popular demand. This set of concerts is the second in our mentorship program, a new initiative. Four of our players are young professionals or university students just beginning their careers as professional musicians. We welcome them to the Vetta stage!
Mendelssohn String Sinfonia No. 1, “Sinfoniesatz” in C major
Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D minor
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
Joan Blackman, Jae-Won Bang, Molly MacKinnon, Yiyi Hsu violins
Katrina Chitty, Rebecca Ruthven violas
Amy Laing, Min Jee Yoon cellos
Meaghan Williams bass
Christina Hutten harpsichord
Concert Dates & Venues
- 2pm, Friday Dec. 2nd, 2022 at West Point Grey United Church
- 7:30pm, Saturday Dec. 3rd, 2022 at Pyatt Hall
- 2pm, Sunday Dec. 4th, 2022 at Pyatt Hall
- 7:30pm. Monday Dec. 5th, 2022 at ArtSpring
Subscriptions & Tickets
Vancouver Concerts
$120 subscription for five concerts $30 for single tickets
Salt Spring Island Concerts
$90 subscription for five concerts $25 for single tickets
Concert Three
romanticism unleashed
We are delighted to have the dynamic duo from Barcelona, Kai Gleusteen and Catherine Ordronneau, join us for a classic program of romantic chamber music.
Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804, Op. 29 "Rosamunde"
Clara Schumann Romances
Liszt Aprés une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata
Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Catherine Ordronneau piano
Kai Gleusteen, Joan Blackman violins
Emilie Grimes viola
Zoltan Rozsnyai cello
Concert Dates & Venues
- 2pm, Friday Jan. 27th, 2023 at West Point Grey United Church
- 7:30pm, Saturday Jan. 28th, 2023 at Pyatt Hall
- 2pm, Sunday Jan. 29th, 2023 at Pyatt Hall
- 7:30pm, Monday Jan. 30th, 2023 at ArtSpring
Subscriptions & Tickets
Vancouver Concerts
$120 subscription for five concerts $30 for single tickets
Salt Spring Island Concerts
$90 subscription for five concerts $25 for single tickets
Concert Four
Joan and Joe
Joe Trio, with Cameron Wilson, violin/arranger, Charles Inkman, cello and Allen Stiles, piano, have delighted audiences across Canada and beyond with an inimitable and irreverent classical crossover style.
Repertoire TBA
Joan Blackman, Cameron Wilson violins
Charles Inkman cello
Allen Stiles piano
Concert Dates & Venues
- 2pm, Friday Mar. 3rd, 2023 at West Point Grey United Church
- 7:30pm, Saturday Mar. 4th, 2023 at Pyatt Hall
- 2pm, Sunday Mar. 5th, 2023 at Pyatt Hall
- 7:30pm, Monday Mar. 6th, 2023 at ArtSpring
Subscriptions & Tickets
Vancouver Concerts
$120 subscription for five concerts
$30 for single tickets
Salt Spring Island Concerts
$90 subscription for five concerts $25 for single tickets
Concert Five
Wartime Masterpieces
Join Joan Blackman, violin, Jane Hayes, piano, and VSO principal cello, Henry Shapard for a journey back to the first half of the twentieth century and three composers deeply affected by world wars, Britten, Shostakovich and Ravel.
Britten Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello, Opus 72
Shostakovich Trio No. 2 in E minor, Opus 67
Ravel Piano Trio
Jane Hayes piano
Joan Blackman violin
Henry Shapard cello
Concert Dates & Venues
- 2pm, Friday Apr. 28th, 2023 at West Point Grey United Church
- 7:30pm, Saturday Apr. 29th, 2023 at Pyatt Hall
- 2pm, Sunday Apr. 30th, 2023 at Pyatt Hall
- 7:30pm, Monday May 1st, 2023 at ArtSpring
Subscriptions & Tickets
Vancouver Concerts
$120 subscription for five concerts $30 for single tickets