What: Looking for the perfect way to start your Christmas week? Head to UBC's spectacular Chan Centre for an uplifting and enveloping holiday concert presented by Early Music Vancouver. This year, their Festive Cantatas show pairs Bach's Gloria in excelsis Deo cantata BWV 191 with Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka’s 1726 Missa Nativitatis Domini (ZWV 8). The result is a brilliantly performed afternoon that will appeal to classical music novices and die-hard aficionados alike. With the Pacific Baroque Orchestra and Vancouver Chamber Choir on stage––along with top-notch soloists Hélène Brunet, Suzie LeBlanc, Cecilia Duarte, James Reese and William Kraushaar––you can expect a stirring, vibrant afternoon that will transport you throughout the rest of the holiday season. And if you want to learn more about the music, we highly recommend arriving early for an entertaining and interactive pre-show chat.

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When: December 22 (3pm), 2024

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Where: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, UBC, 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver

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Cost: Adults $41.50 to $87.50; aged 35 and under $28.20 to $58.10 

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