CMC Presents 2025 JUNOfest Classical Showcase

CMC Canada and CMC BC are co-presenting this year’s JUNOfest Classical Showcase, hosted by Gloria Macarenko, on Saturday, March 29, at 1pm in the CBC’s Studio 700 at 700 Hamilton Street in Vancouver, featuring a star-studded lineup of Canadian composition and vocal talent, including:

The Canadian Art Song Project with Jonelle Sills (soprano) and Steven Philcox (piano), performing excerpts from Known to Dreamers: Black Voices in Canadian Art Song a CMC Centrediscs release;

Karina Gauvin (soprano), and Alexander Weimann (piano), performing French and French Canadian folksongs;

Luminous Voices, featuring Walter MacDonald White Bear (courting flute and singer), Jessica McMann (modern flute), Andrew Balfour, Sherryl Sewepagaham, Tim Shantz (conductor) and other vocalists performing excerpts from JUNO-nominated album Ispiciwin;

Deantha Edmunds (soprano) and the Astral String Quartet from the VSO School of Music performing arranged excerpts from  Angmalukisaa;

and Carmen Braden (vocalist), performing with guitarist Eric Reed (program TBA.)

Limited seating. Doors at 12:30 pm by donation. Program and artists subject to change.

This presentation is made possible by a special grant from Downtown Van, and the generous support of the Province of BC, BC Arts Council, the City of Vancouver, CARAS/JUNO Awards, and CBC Music. The Canadian Music Centre acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the SOCAN Foundation.