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West Coast Symphony Orchestra
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The West Coast Symphony is a community orchestra of exceptional quality, dedicated to the performance of a wide variety of orchestral repertoire for audiences throughout the Vancouver area. View the 2025-2026 Season: https://westcoastsymphony.ca/concerts
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November 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
A wonderfully growing community. It is so refreshing to be here on Bluesky now. 🎶 Let's make the world more beautiful every day!
There are far many more people on classical music Bluesky than could fit in a starter pack, but for those of you new here from the bad place, this is a good place to start!

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November 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
What a pleasure it was to have Barry Tan as our piano soloist for French Masterworks under the masterful baton of Maestro Bujar Llapaj.

West Coast Symphony was thrilled and honoured to present such an exciting program to our wonderfully warm audience. Thank you for being there with us.
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Caught up last night with our piano soloist Barry Tan for a fun chat. See you all on Saturday!
Watch: youtube.com/shorts/VDsqM... #classicalmusic
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Wow. When one of us (two in this case-Anita and Steven) has a birthday, West Coast does its “classic” rendition of the song. We thought they had forgotten—until this happened…

Props to Steven for deflecting the blow with a rip on Ravel’s Bolero (even kept with the French Masterworks theme lol).
🥳
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When Paul Wittgenstein was wounded in the First World War it cost him, a concert pianist, his right arm. Undeterred after recovery he commissioned works exclusively for the left hand from many contemporary composers at the time.
November 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
French horns are our anchor whenever we feel lost at sea. ⚓️ 🌊
BTS: youtube.com/shorts/-uucC...

Come and hear Debussy’s La Mer performed by @westcoastsymphony conducted by Bujar Llapaj Sat. Nov. 15th, 8pm at Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver.

TIX: www.eventbrite.ca/e/french-mas... #impressionism
French horns are our anchor whenever we feel lost at sea. ⚓️ 🌊
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November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
BONJOUR DEBUSSY! The flowing, rippling textures in La Mer wash over us, wave after wave. It is a work both stormy and calm like the many aspects of the sea.

Come hear this gorgeous music at our Nov 15th concert French Masterworks!

📍Christ Church Cathedral
🎟️ www.eventbrite.ca/e/french-mas... #yvr
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Sectionals is when each section of the orchestra assembles to work out all the subtle parts of the music on a smaller scale so when they return all together the whole ensemble sounds better and tighter. www.youtube.com/shorts/3_rUp...
Enjoy these little snippets of FRENCH MASTERWORKS on Nov 15th!
Sectionals for French Masterworks #classicalmusic #vancouver #behindthescenes
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November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
NEXT CONCERT: French Masterworks
Saturday, November 15 at 8 PM
Christ Church Cathedral

Join Maestro Llapaj, the orchestra, and piano soloist Barry Tan as we journey through four French masterpieces in one unforgettable evening!

See program below:
October 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Our first concert this season was dedicated to Cathy Petry, a much loved member of the West Coast family.

IN MEMORIAM: CATHY PETRY

Cathy Petry was born in New Westminster, BC in 1954. She married Ken on May 26, 1985. The next day they moved onto their sailboat.
October 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Enjoy these highlights from A Night of Opera, our wonderful season opening concert featuring Chloé Hurst, soprano and Aaron Durand, baritone. 💐

Watch --> youtube.com/shorts/WJlqW...

Including clips from Mozart's The Magic Flute, Lehár's The Merry Widow and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.

#classicalmusic
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
What an absolute treat it was to play with Chloé Hurst and Aaron Durand and the audience was so welcoming and warm. The duo’s incredible voices and onstage charisma charmed us all!

A brilliant start to a shiny and exciting season for West Coast Symphony! Thank you all for being there!
#orchestra
October 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It’s hard work being West Coast’s resident poodle!

See you all tonight for A Night of Opera featuring soprano Chloé Hurst and baritone Aaron Durand of Opera 101 Vancouver.

🪄Maesto Bujar Llapaj
🪄Assistant Conductor Ethan Tong
📍Christ Church Cathedral 690 Burrard Street
🕗8pm TONIGHT!
October 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Lovely chat with soprano Chloé Hurst learning about her musical background and collaboration with baritone Aaron Durand for Opera 101. Watch: youtube.com/shorts/smZnm...
This season opening concert is THIS Sat Oct 4th @ 8pm. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/1573739169... #classicalmusic
Lovely conversation with Chloé Hurst. Join us October 4th! #soprano #opera #vocalartist
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October 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
In just a few days we officially open our season with A Night of Opera! Featuring the wonderfully talented Aaron Durand, Baritone and Chloé Hurst, Soprano singing a collection of works both fun and moving. Christ Church Cathedral Saturday October 4th at 8pm. Tix -> www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-of...
October 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Had a wonderful chat with our baritone soloist Aaron Durand this week. Watch: youtube.com/shorts/Kg9xB... He and soprano Chloé Hurst will be delighting our audiences this Saturday October 4th, 8pm.
Tickets still available and going quick, reserve a spot today!
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1573739169...
Had a wonderful chat with our baritone soloist Aaron Durand. Join us Oct 4th! #opera #vancouver
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September 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
ANNOUNCING: West Coast Symphony’s 2025-2026 Concert Season has begun! 🎶

First up: A Night of Opera - Oct 4th, 8pm at Christ Church Cathedral (690 Burrard) feat:
Chloé Hurst, Soprano
Aaron Durand, Baritone @halfwaymonk.bsky.social
Bujar Llapaj, Conductor
Tix: www.eventbrite.com/e/1573739169...
September 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM