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Silk Purse Concert Series

Experience performances by world-class musicians - the finest local talent & artists from abroad.

Concerts are performed twice in the same day - once at 10:30 am & again 1:30 pm.

Tickets can be purchased in advance. Limited tickets available at the door.

Get a Series Pass - 6 admissions to use until December 31 2025! Must have a valid WVCAC Membership. 



 

    • Tuesday, May 13, 2025
    • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave.
    • 1
    Register

    Acclaimed pianist Mark Valenti performs a soaring program of powerful & eclectic pieces. Joining us from Chicago, Valenti is an accomplished musician with an impressive career as a soloist & ensemble player across North America. Today he will perform Estampes by Debussy, 2 nocturnes by Chopin along with works by Prokofiev & Beethoven.

    Valenti will perform at 10:30 am & 1:30 pm.

    Tickets can be purchased in advance. Limited tickets available at the door.

    • Tuesday, May 13, 2025
    • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
    • Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave.
    • 17
    Register


    Acclaimed pianist Mark Valenti performs a soaring program of powerful & eclectic pieces. Joining us from Chicago, Valenti is an accomplished musician with an impressive career as a soloist & ensemble player across North America. Today he will perform Estampes by Debussy, 2 nocturnes by Chopin along with works by Prokofiev & Beethoven.

    Valenti will perform at 10:30 am & 1:30 pm.

    Tickets can be purchased in advance. Limited tickets available at the door.

    • Tuesday, May 27, 2025
    • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave.
    • 25
    Register


    Take in breathtaking chamber music performed by some of Vancouver's most talented classical musicians, Trio Adiantum: pianist Martha Brickman, violinist Jenny Essers, & cellist Brian Mix. This accomplished trio will perform works by Haydn, Beethoven & celebrated contemporary composer Dennis Alexander.

    Trio Adiantum will perform at 10:30 am & 1:30 pm.

    Tickets can be purchased in advance. Limited tickets available at the door.

    • Tuesday, May 27, 2025
    • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
    • Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave.
    • 28
    Register




    Take in breathtaking chamber music performed by some of Vancouver's most talented classical musicians, Trio Adiantum: pianist Martha Brickman, violinist Jenny Essers, & cellist Brian Mix. This accomplished trio will perform works by Haydn, Beethoven & celebrated contemporary composer Dennis Alexander.

    Trio Adiantum will perform at 10:30 am & 1:30 pm.

    Tickets can be purchased in advance. Limited tickets available at the door.

    • Tuesday, June 10, 2025
    • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave.
    • 34
    Register

    Join acclaimed musicians, violinist Domagoj Ivanovic & pianist Noel McRobbie, for a spirited concert celebrating Spanish music.

    These talented artists will perform pieces by influencial Spanish composers Manuel da Falla & Joaquín Turina, as well as works inspired by Spanish music & culture including La Soirée dans Grenade from Estampes by Claude Debussy, Carmen Fantasy by Frank Waxman & more.

    Domagoj Ivanovic has appeared with several orchestras, most notably with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra & the Miami Symphony Orchestra; & he is currently the Co-Head of Violin Department at the Vancouver Academy of Music & Co-Director of Vancouver Chamber Players Chamber music series.

    Noel McRobbie has performed as a soloist with many orchestras & symphonies including the Vancouver Chopin Society, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra & Jeonju Philharmonic Orchestra; & currently teaches at the Vancouver Academy of Music.

    This incredible duo will perform at 10:30 am & 1:30 pm.

    Tickets can be purchased in advance. Limited tickets available at the door.

    • Tuesday, June 10, 2025
    • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
    • Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave.
    • 34
    Register



    Join acclaimed musicians, violinist Domagoj Ivanovic & pianist Noel McRobbie, for a spirited concert celebrating Spanish music.

    These talented artists will perform pieces by influencial Spanish composers Manuel da Falla & Joaquín Turina, as well as works inspired by Spanish music & culture including La Soirée dans Grenade from Estampes by Claude Debussy, Carmen Fantasy by Frank Waxman & more.

    Domagoj Ivanovic has appeared with several orchestras, most notably with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra & the Miami Symphony Orchestra; & he is currently the Co-Head of Violin Department at the Vancouver Academy of Music & Co-Director of Vancouver Chamber Players Chamber music series.

    Noel McRobbie has performed as a soloist with many orchestras & symphonies including the Vancouver Chopin Society, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra & Jeonju Philharmonic Orchestra; & currently teaches at the Vancouver Academy of Music.

    This incredible duo will perform at 10:30 am & 1:30 pm.

    Tickets can be purchased in advance. Limited tickets available at the door.

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West Vancouver Community Arts Council
Located at
The Silk Purse Arts Centre
1570 Argyle Avenue
West Vancouver, BC  V7V 1A1

Phone: 604-925-7292

E-mail: westvanartscouncil@shaw.ca

Silk Purse Gallery & Art Box Shop Hours:

Wed. - Fri. from 12 - 4 pm, Sat. - Sun. from 12 - 4 pm


The West Vancouver Community Arts Council acknowledges that the lands on which we gather are the traditional ancestral and unceded territories of the the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation. It is our privilege to celebrate arts and culture alongside them.