We are pleased to offer free admission to students for Vetta's string orchestra program, Serenades and Divertimenti at Kay Meek on December 2nd at 7:30pm. Bring student ID if unaccompanied by an adult. The vivaciousness of Vetta’s young professional string ensemble has delighted audiences for several years. The knowledge and artistry of some of the best chamber musicians in BC, combined with the dynamism and youthful vigor of young professional emerging artists has created a scintillating crucible in which music making comes alive like never before. Prepare to be wowed with this group ..read more

Amy Beach (1867-1944), the composer who inspired our first concert series of the season, Life’s a Beach, from October 13-16! Amy Beach was a groundbreaking woman composer of the first half of the 20th century. When she married a man 20 years older, he told her to quit her concert performances and stick to composition because being in the public eye was not appropriate for a married woman! She put her heart and soul into her compositions and Jane Coop, special guest pianist, will pour all her creative energies into her performances of the work. While just as passionate about music, Jane can ha ..read more

Joan Blackman, Artistic Director welcomes you to Vetta's 2022/ 2023 Season BUY TICKETS NOW This season is about renewed hope and inspiration and how good can come out of difficulties. The pandemic has given us cause to think hard about what we can bring back and what we can transform into something new. We have had choices to make about our venues and how to make your live concert experience as safe yet intimate as possible. To that end, we are delighted to launch a new series in West Vancouver on Saturday evenings. We are continuing our very popular series at West Point Grey United Church in ..read more

Michael Pidgeon will be sorely missed. His passion, advocacy and generous donations to the arts, in particular to musical organisations has had a huge impact on the lives of many in Vancouver and on Salt Spring Island. As series sponsor for Vetta concerts on Salt Spring Island, he has made the impossible possible. He was a fan, a friend and a trusted advisor. Thank you Michael and our heartfelt condolences to Richard Stetson especially ..read more

Recorded at Pyatt Hall in Vancouver, enjoy Beethoven's String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18, No. 1 and Brahms Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet in B minor, Op. 115 performed at the 36th concert season's opener The "B" Team Concert. Listen to the whole concert >   ..read more

We are excited to announce that our West Vancouver concert on Dec. 3rd at the Grosvenor Theatre at Kay Meek Arts Centre will be a fundraiser for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. If you haven’t already bought tickets for the Bach and Mendelssohn program at another venue, or even if you have, we encourage you to spread the word about this special concert.  100% of the ticket proceeds benefit the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and you get to hear great music in a beautiful venue.  This explores the deep connections between performed by our all-woman ensemble, back by popular demand ..read more

Vetta Chamber Music brought live music back to Pender Harbour in a weekend duo of concerts August 13th and 14th. The Vetta String Quartet played music by Vancouver composer Marcus Goddard, Janáček and Beethoven, and the Four Jays played a mix of French music and jazz!  Joan Blackman David Gillham  David Harding  Zoltan Rozsnyai  Jane Hayes  Julia Nolan  Jodi Proznick ..read more

Joan Blackman, Artistic Director welcomes you to Vetta's 2023-2024 Season BUY TICKETS NOW This season is about the heart. Music has a way of connecting us to things that matter, perhaps because it skips over words, even concepts, and allows us to experience something that cannot be easily labeled, so we are free to attach our own meaning.   Our programming this season reflects this idea, with a carefully curated selection of works that lend themselves to an expanded sense of compassion, of connection to the mysteries of the human heart.  We start off with the return of our bel ..read more

From symphony orchestra to chamber ensembles to prison outreach, cellist Henry Shapard finds meaning as a musician. The youngest VSO member is about to make his Vetta Chamber Music debut with a Benjamin Britten solo. Vetta Chamber Music presents Wartime Masterpieces on April 28 at 2 pm at West Point Grey United Church; April 29 at 7:30 pm at West Vancouver United Church; April 30 at 2 pm at Pyatt Hall; and May 1 at 7:30 pm at ArtSpring on Salt Spring Island. As the youngest member of Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the youngest principal cellist of any major orchestra, Henry Shapard is livin ..read more

Article in Stir, an online Vancouver Arts & Culture magazine Tango Klezmer Jazz concert features four of Canada’s leading female musicians. VANCOUVER’S JODI PROZNICK was in Grade 9 when she first plucked a bass in her Surrey high-school band class under the direction of her dad, an award-winning music educator. She switched to stand-up bass in Grade 12. Even though she was thinking of pursuing medicine in her post-secondary studies, she received a scholarship to study bass at McGill University. Her family built a crate to ship her instrument across the country.  With Juno nominations ..read more