Thanks to @stirvancouver for the feature on our family concert tomorrow afternoon, SummerSing! Come join us at the Chan Centre for a heartwarming time of music together.
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SummerSing: Folk Songs
May 10, 2pm
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
🎟️: link in bio
We are SO proud of our VBFC family members who graced the stage of Vancouver Opera’s La Bohème this past week!
Huge congratulations to:
Rachael McAuley (Symphonic Choir) — Vocal Lead
Sung Min Park (Symphonic Choir) — Vocal Lead
Salomé Ochoa (Chorus)
Rowan Leslie (Partita)
Myles Hunter-Gibbs (Toccata)
Special recognition to Leslie Dala, Chorus Director & Associate Conductor, for leading our singers with such artistry and dedication. 🌟
GIVEAWAY CLOSED ✨We’ve teamed up with our friends at @vanbachchoirs to give away TWO tickets to their upcoming premiere of Mother/Land!✨
GIVEAWAY
What You Could Win 🎵
Two tickets to their upcoming premiere of Mother/Land, an opera-oratorio about resilience and home by Jeffrey Ryan and Michael Lewis MacLennan.
How to Enter:
1. Follow @vanbachchoirs , @ubcopera and @operawestsociety
2. Like this post
3. Tag a friend you’d love to bring (each comment = one entry!)
Contest closes on May 5 — don’t miss out!
The Vancouver Bach Choir is proud to present the world premiere of Mother/Land on May 16 at the Playhouse, a poignant new opera-oratorio exploring love, community, the “other,” and determination. Written by Jeffrey Ryan and Michael Lewis MacLennan, Mother/Land illuminates the ancient and yet contemporary story of Naomi and Ruth, a mother and her loyal daughter in law who escape war and famine only to face discrimination as they establish a new life for themselves.
Featuring:
Maestro @lesdala
Soloists: @heidimduncan , @krisztinaszabomezzo , @simranclaire , @lukakawabata
Mother/Land
May 16th, 2026
Vancouver Playhouse
Event link: /event/mother-land/
Ticket link: /motherland-world-premiere/
Thank you SO much to @ashleydanielfoot and @vancouveropera for the incredible feature on our upcoming Mother/Land concert! Co-writers Jeffrey Ryan and Michael Lewis MacLennan, and conductor Leslie Dala had some powerful things to say about this work’s themes of resilience and home. Check out the article now, link in bio!
Mother/Land
May 16, 7:30pm
Vancouver Playhouse
Tickets: LINK IN BIO
Leslie Dala is one of the most inspiring and precise conductors in the city I live in. I was introduced to him through my teacher, Ahmad Pejman, whose guidance has been deeply influential in my musical journey. One performance that left a lasting impression on me was Resurrection at the Orpheum Theatre, conducted by Leslie.
Working with him has been a truly meaningful experience. I’m grateful not only to have found a great collaborator, but also a supportive friend. It was an honor to have him conduct my first official live album performance.
Thank you for your trust and for always bringing your very best.
Special thanks to @minaa.ahmadzade
📹 @duomedia.ca
Front row seats to see the Closing performance for the run of Handel's grand opera Giulio Cesare a.k.a. Julius Caesar. It was very impressive with excellent costumes and talented young opera stara and musicians #ubcopera
We’re excited to share this wonderful event from our friends at @vanbachchoirs
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The Vancouver Bach Choir is proud to present the world premiere of Mother/Land on May 16 at the Playhouse, a poignant new opera-oratorio exploring love, community, the “other,” and determination. Written by Jeffrey Ryan and Michael Lewis MacLennan, Mother/Land illuminates the ancient and yet contemporary story of Naomi and Ruth, a mother and her loyal daughter in law who escape war and famine only to face discrimination as they establish a new life for themselves.
Featuring:
Maestro Leslie Dala
Soloists: Heidi Duncan, Krisztina Szabo, Simran Claire, Luka Kawabata
Mother/Land
May 16th, 2026
Vancouver Playhouse
Event link: /event/mother-land/
Ticket link: /motherland-world-premiere/
@vanbachchoirs is proud to present the world premiere of Mother/Land on May 16 at the Playhouse, a poignant new opera-oratorio exploring love, community, the “other,” and determination. Written by Jeffrey Ryan and Michael Lewis MacLennan, Mother/Land illuminates the ancient and yet contemporary story of Naomi and Ruth, a mother and her loyal daughter in law who escape war and famine only to face discrimination as they establish a new life for themselves.
Featuring:
Maestro Leslie Dala
Soloists: Heidi Duncan, Krisztina Szabo, Simran Claire, Luka Kawabata
Mother/Land
May 16th, 2026
Vancouver Playhouse
Event link: /event/mother-land/
Ticket link: /motherland-world-premiere/
Giulio Cesare opens in two weeks with Conductor, @lesdala Director, @taytemitchell Members of the UBC Opera Ensemble and Members of the @vancouveropera Orchestra!
Link in bio for tickets!
#oldaud100 #cesare
The Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs is proud to present the world premiere of Mother/Land — a powerful new opera-oratorio by composer Jeffrey Ryan and librettist Michael Lewis MacLennan.
Mother/Land brings to life the ancient yet deeply contemporary story of Naomi and Ruth: a mother and her devoted daughter-in-law who flee war and famine, only to confront discrimination as they build a new life in an unfamiliar land. Through luminous music and storytelling, this moving work explores love, resilience, community, and what it means to welcome the “other.”
Join the Vancouver Bach Choir for this unforgettable premiere performance under the direction of Leslie Dala, featuring an extraordinary lineup of soloists.
Featuring:
Heidi Duncan | Soprano
Krisztina Szabo | Mezzo-Soprano
Simran Claire | Mezzo-Soprano
Luka Kawabata | Baritone
May 16, 2026
7:30 PM
Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton St)
Tickets: $20–45 • LINK IN BIO
Be there to experience the very first performance of this powerful new Canadian work.
