At the Spring Dawn
Sunday, March 10, 2024 – 3:00 pm
Pacific Spirit United Church, 2205 West 45th Avenue, Vancouver
CELEBRATING WOMEN COMPOSERS At The Spring Dawn is Elektra’s program in celebration of International Women’s Day. This concert features repertoire by Canadian composers Sherryl Sewepagaham, Frances Farrell, Katerina Gimon, Gerda Blok-Wilson, Kate MacColl, Kathleen Allan, and Marie-Claire Saindon. International composers Joan Szymko, Abbie Betinis, Nancy Grundahl, and Libby Larsen keep company with Ukrainian composer Iryna …read more
‘The Planets’ with the VSO
Friday, April 12, 2024 – 7:00 pm and Saturday, April 13, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe St. Vancouver (April 12), and Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver (April 13)
Elektra joins the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for Holst’s inimitable The Planets, conducted by Gemma New, on April 12, 2024 at the Orpheum Theatre and in a repeat performance April 13 at the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver. Tickets for these performances can be found here.
Elektra joins the Vancouver Chamber Choir
Friday, April 19, 2024 – 7:30 pm
St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church, 1022 Nelson St., Vancouver
On April 19, the Vancouver Chamber Choir and their Artistic Director Kari Turunen will welcome Elektra, EnChor Choir, the BC Girls Choir, and Akademiska Sångföreningen at St. Andrew’s-Wesley Church in downtown Vancouver. Tickets for this concert can be purchased here.
‘Earth, Beloved’ with the VSO
Friday, April 26, 2024 – 8:00 pm, and Saturday, April 27, 2024 – 8:00 pm
Orpheum Theatre, 601 Smithe St. Vancouver
One of Elektra’s most important priorities is to commission new works that can be sung by women’s choirs the world over. Artistic Director Morna Edmundson is delighted to announce that on April 26 and 27, 2024, Elektra and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Otto Tausk, will give the world premier performance of …read more
Chez Nous: Christmas with Elektra
Saturday, December 2, 2023 – 8:00 pm Good Shepherd Church, 2250-150 Street, South Surrey Sunday, December 3, 2023 – 3:00 pm – SOLD OUT Pacific Spirit United Church, 2205 West 45th Avenue, Vancouver To mark the Christmas season in Elektra fashion, it’s Chez Nous: Christmas with Elektra, with performances this year in South Surrey and …read more
Elektra at Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival
Saturday, September 23, 2023, – 8:00 pm and Friday, September 29, 2023 – 6:55 pm
Renfrew Community Park, 2929 East 22nd Ave. Vancouver
In collaboration with Vancouver’s extraordinary Still Moon Arts Society, Elektra will be reprising excerpts from Snewíyalh tl’a Staḵw (Teachings of the Water) by composer T. Patrick Carrabré with Squamish words contributed by Rebecca Duncan. On September 23, 2023, members of Elektra will perform at Still Moon Arts Society’s Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival. This magical event …read more