Elektra News

Cassie Luftspring on Tapestry
April 16, 2026

Artistic Director Cassie Luftspring reflects on exchange, listening, and the spirit of the Tapestry International Festival.

What makes the Tapestry International Festival different from a traditional concert weekend?

Tapestry is less about presenting a single performance and more about creating space for exchange. With four adult treble choirs coming together, the focus expands beyond what happens on stage. There’s a chance to listen to one another, share ideas, and experience different artistic perspectives in close proximity. Read full article...

Meet the Visiting Choirs
April 22, 2026

Elektra is delighted to welcome three exceptional adult treble choirs to Vancouver for Tapestry International Festival 2026. Each ensemble brings a distinct artistic voice and perspective — get to know them below, then join us May 8–9 to hear these choirs, individually and together, in performance. Read full article...

Thank You, Auction Supporters
April 22, 2026

Because of your incredible support, we exceeded our fundraising goal. Every bid, share, and donation helped make Elektra’s Spring Virtual Auction a success.

Funds raised help sustain Elektra’s performances, mentorship programs, and the commissioning of new Canadian works. We’re deeply grateful to our donors, bidders, sponsors, and wider community for making this possible. Read full article...

Tapestry Featured in Stir
April 2, 2026

We’re pleased to share a feature on Elektra’s upcoming Tapestry International Festival 2026, published in Stir.

This sponsored article offers a closer look at the festival’s vision — bringing together four outstanding adult treble choirs from across North America for a shared musical experience rooted in listening, connection, and exchange. Read full article...

Meet photographer Mike Grandmaison
March 12, 2026

Canadian photographer Mike Grandmaison is known for images that capture the scale, beauty, and fragility of the Canadian landscape. Based in Winnipeg, he has spent decades photographing the prairie sky, northern waters, and the quiet drama of Canada’s natural environments. His work has been widely exhibited and published, earning a reputation for images that invite viewers to slow down and truly see the land. Read full article...

Poet Q&A: Lauren Peat
February 26, 2026

This March, Elektra presents Unsung: If the Earth Could Sing, featuring poetry by Lauren Peat. In her responses to our questions, Lauren reflects with real care on what it means to write “from” the natural world, the ethical limits of that imaginative act, and the way a cyclical, landscape-by-landscape structure creates space for breath, presence, and attention. Tickets available here. Read full article...

Poet Q&A: Meghan Fandrich
February 26, 2026

Meghan Fandrich is the poet behind Songs from the Lytton Fire, Andrew Staniland’s powerful choral setting drawn from her collection Burning Sage: Poems from the Lytton Fire. A survivor of the 2021 Lytton wildfire, Meghan writes from lived experience of loss, displacement, and the long work of rebuilding. In advance of If the Earth Could Sing, we asked her about urgency, witness, and what it means to find breath again after fire. Experience the world premiere March 28 & 29 at If the Earth Could Sing. Click here to buy tickets. Read full article...

Listening to the Land
February 2, 2026

What would the earth say if it could sing?

That question sits at the heart of Unsung: If the Earth Could Sing, a compelling choral work by Canadian composer Katerina Gimon, featured in Elektra's upcoming concert If the Earth Could Sing on March 28–29. Shaped by the realities of climate change, the piece doesn’t begin with warnings or statistics — it begins with listening: to land, weather, and the places we know and love. Read full article...

Composer Q&A: Andrew Staniland
January 21, 2026

Premiering at our upcoming If The Earth Could Sing concerts, Songs from the Lytton Fire is a newly commissioned work for treble choir and cello by composer Andrew Staniland, setting poems by Meghan Fandrich from Burning Sage: Poems from the Lytton Fire (Caitlin Press, 2023). We asked Andrew about what drew him to these poems, why the piece expanded into three movements, and what he hopes listeners carry with them. Read full article...

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