West Coast Chamber Music is an award winning classical music series in the heart of Vancouver. Always committed to excellence, West Coast Chamber Music occupies a unique niche in the classical music scene. Some of the region’s best professional musicians gather to present fabulous small ensemble music to appreciative audiences. Mixed programming features well-loved classics alongside worthy works by women and other under-represented composers, ranging from the 18th Century to the present day. A wonderful musical community has evolved.

West Coast Chamber Music is delighted to offer its 33rd season. The Sunday afternoon series of chamber music concerts is presented at the beautiful and intimate space of the Vancouver Unitarians Church at 49th and Oak. Four concerts are scheduled, featuring beautiful music, artist chats and fun door prizes alongside legendary audience receptions! Please mark your calendars: January 25 – February 22 – March 29 – May 10, 2026.

All are welcome!

West Coast Chamber Music is a registered charity and a BC non-profit society.
Registered Charitable Organization #85613 7799 RR0001
Society number: S- 51917

West Coast Chamber Music acknowledges that concerts are held on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwəta (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations to show respect to the Indigenous peoples who have lived and continue to live in this region.

“They are an exemplary performing ensemble.” – Dr. David Duke (musicologist/ composer/ professor)

“They have created a unique niche in Vancouver’s chamber music scene.”
– Ian Hampton (renowned cellist/ Director Emeritus of LCMS)

“I feel that what you do is really important and I thank you for it.”
-Nelson Lacharity

“I am delighted with your programing this season and with the way you find the right blend of known and unknown or little known.”
-Christopher Levenson

“Thank you for a really lovely concert – I thoroughly enjoyed it! Great playing, and interesting programming!”
– Susan Wong Lim

Photos by: Casey Mons, Angus Angell, and Rosemary Crane

April 4th, 4:41 pm

West Coast Chamber Music
Last Sunday West Coast Chamber Music presented one of our most successful concerts, featuring rarely performed duos by Minna Keal and Elizabeth Raum, rwo lesser known female composers who wrote emotional, evocative music complemented with trios by Carl Reinecke and Adolf Ruthhardt and featuring a showcase piece by Vivaldi, an early advocate and teacher of female musicians. Don't miss our Mother's Day concert - book now for May 10 and hear beautiful masterworks from Beethoven and Brahms!Musicians Erin Marks, Alan Crane, Holly Duff, Isabelle Roland, Dawn Haylett (Photo Credit: Casey Mons) ... See MoreSee Less
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March 25th, 10:59 pm

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Join us for a Musical Menagerie on Sunday March 29 @ 3:30PMWest Coast Chamber Music presents delightful mixes of oboe, French horn, viola and piano in their concert, Musical Menagerie on Sunday March 29th, 2026 @3:30PM at the Unitarians Church (949 W49th Ave., Vancouver). We’ll hear three duos: The engaging Sonatina in C Minor for oboe and piano by Vivaldi, the soulful Ballade for Viola and Piano by Minna Keal, and the evocative Romance for Horn and Piano by Canadian composer Elizabeth Raum. In the mix, two Romantic trios, both with a decidedly sunny disposition: the Trio for Oboe, Viola and Piano Op.34 by Adolf Ruthardt, and the Trio in A minor for Oboe, Horn and Piano Op.188 by Carl Reinecke. Tickets available online, or at the door. ($28/22)www.westcoastchambermusic.com ... See MoreSee Less
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March 9th, 6:07 pm

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International Women's Day - many of you will have celebrated this important day! WCCM recognizes the contribution of female composers to the classical repertoire in our next concert featuring the music of Elizabeth Raum and Minna Keal. Keal was a British composer who resumed composing music as a young student only towards the end of her life at the age of 65, proving it is never too late in life to achieve your goals. We perform her soulful Ballade for Viola and Piano, as well as an evocative Romance for Horn and Piano by living Canadian composer and oboist Elizabeth Raum. This concert takes place 3:30 Sunday March 29 at the Unitarians Church 949 W 49th Ave at Oak and tickets are $28 $22 and $10 for adults/senior or students/and children, available at the door, by calling 604-879-9959 in advance or via our website. westcoastchambermusic.com/programs-2026/Photo credit: Casey MonsFrom our concert in Victoria, February 21, with Angela Cavadas, Monica Pfau, Roger Mangas and Maria Wang. ... See MoreSee Less
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March 5th, 11:34 am

West Coast Chamber Music
A welcome to March and the SpringFebruary left us, after our magnificent concert featuring Romantic Piano Quartets by Brahms and Richard Strauss with our guest musicians Monica Pfau on piano and Maria Wang on cello, and violist Roger Mangas, along with our steadfast effervescent violinist, Angela Cavadas who has appeared on our stage often. . Now March brings us more warmth, with the renewing breath and hope of springtime in the air! What better way to celebrate the new season than coming to hear our next concert on March 29 with evocative duos and romantic trios by Minna Keal, Elizabeth Raum, Carl Reinecke and Adolf Ruthhardt. ... See MoreSee Less
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February 16th, 7:17 pm

West Coast Chamber Music
Our second concert is taking place this weekend - on Saturday February 21 at 3:00 in Victoria at Oak Bay United Church and again on Sunday afternoon in Vancouver, at 3:30 in the Unitarians Church at West 49th and Oak St. Please join us for "Romantic Piano Quartets" featuring magnificently lyrical and powerful compositions by Johannes Brahms and Richard Strauss with Cellist, Maria Wang, below (photo credit: Casey Mons) ... See MoreSee Less
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