November 8, 2013
This American Thanksgiving weekend, celebrate a more personal thanksgiving with us and the Takács Quartet! This group of four fabulous musicians will blend their talents to bring Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet in A minor, Opus 132, to life. The concert starts at 3 pm at the Vancouver Playhouse and tickets are available online via Eventbrite and at … Continue reading Give Thanks for Takács Quartet Sunday, December 1st
October 8, 2013
Friends of Chamber Music is looking for social media enthusiasts and fans of music to help get the word out about Friends of Chamber Music programming! We’re looking for Social Media Ambassadors to circulate and engage in the content we put out on our social media networks. Like many organizations, FCM’s base has changed over … Continue reading Friends of Chamber Music introduces the Social Media Ambassador Program!
October 8, 2013
Do you have a passion for Classical music? Are you a writer looking to expand your repertoire? Or do have an engaging story about how musichas touched your life? We’re looking for guest writers for our Friends of Chamber music blog. Got a great piece about a composer you would like to share? Send it … Continue reading Friends of Chamber Music is seeking guest writers!
September 28, 2013
This October marks an important anniversary for chamber music aficionados as this year we get to celebrate Giuseppe Verdi’s 200th birthday! Giuseppe Verdi, was an Italian born Romantic composer, most known for his operas Aida and La Traviata as well as his Requiem Mass composed in honour of Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni. He was born in 1813 on … Continue reading Celebrate Giuseppe Verdi’s 200th Birthday with Us!
September 8, 2013
“Only the good die young!” So goes the cliché. Franz Schubert only lived to be 30 years old. But in that short lifetime he wrote more than 1,000 pieces of music! And along with the vast and varied songs that have made him rightly famous, he wrote fabulous chamber music. We are thrilled to start … Continue reading Franz Schubert and the Miro Quartet
September 8, 2013
This year, we wanted to make it easier for you, our patrons, to be able to purchase tickets to our events, so we have moved our ticketing system from our website to a social platform. Take a look at our Friends of Chamber Music Profile Page: Eventbrite. What is Eventbrite? Eventbrite is an online ticketing system … Continue reading We’re shaking things up and switching to Eventbrite!
August 8, 2013
We call ourselves Friends of Chamber Music because we believe what Sir Henry Hadow wrote in his introduction to Cobbett’s Survey of Chamber Music: “There is no kind of music in which it is more difficult to write a masterpiece, for there is none where the composer retires so intimately to the very centre and … Continue reading Welcome to Season 2013-2014!
July 8, 2013
We have all heard that music is good for the brain, but what does that actually mean? It turns out that after many years of research and new brain imaging and electrical recording techniques, scientists have found that music can help retrain the injured brain. Areas of the brain that respond to music are also … Continue reading Music and the Brain
June 8, 2013
If you are joining us this Sunday, one of the pieces you will hear was written by the Bohemian composer, Antonin Dvorak. He was born just north of Prague in 1841 and was the eldest of eight children. Music was a way of life in the Dvorak household and it wasn’t long before Antonin was accompanying his father … Continue reading A Bohemian Rhapsody
March 10, 2013
FREE PUBLIC CONCERT/COMPETITION FINALS $5,000 IN PRIZES FOR YOUNG CHAMBER MUSIC PLAYERS On Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 7:00 pm, an audience of more than 150 joined Friends of Chamber Music for a FREE PUBLIC CONCERT, the 59th annual Young Musicians Chamber Music Competition. The concert was held in the Koerner Recital Hall at the … Continue reading 59th Young Musicians Chamber Music Competition
