Music Department Schedule FOR 2025 – 2026: Other dates may be added later. Dates and events subject to change – Please check back often 🙂
Updated September 2025
September
4 (Th) Section Leader Meeting / Dinner – Choir room – 3:15 – 5:30
13 (Sa) Shredding fundraiser– 10am-2pm Magee Parking lot
13 (Sa) Senior Jazz Workshop @ Magee 2:30-5pm
23 (Tu) Music Society Welcome Night – Atrium – Sr. Jazz, Chamber Choir Sr. Strings – 6:30 – 8:30
26-28 (Fr-Su) Wind Ens Retreat to Whistler Leave – 3pm on Friday
October
1 
Concert Choir Retreat 9-3 – Shaughnessy Heights United Church
3 (F) Sr String Orchestra Retreat 3:30-8pm St Stephen’s United Church
10 -12 (Fr-Su) Chamber Choir Retreat Whistler Leave 3pm on Friday
14 (Tu) Artona Ens photo’s – FIT
17 (F) UBC Choir Invitational – 9am-3pm @ Chan Center UBC – Chamber
25 (Sa) Capilano Universty Sax, Trumpet, Trombone master classes
30 (Th) Jazz Halloween Monster Mash – Magee rotunda 6:30pm Jazz Bands
November
3 (M) Senior Jazz and Leading Ladies @ Frankies Jazz Club
4 (Tu) Pacific Spirit Fine Arts Concert All Choirs/WE/STR/MSO – 6:30 pm
8 (Sa) Chamber Choir with Vancouver Xiaoping Chorus @ Pacific Spirit 3-5pm
7-9 (F-Su) Beginner/Intermediate Band Retreat to Loon Lake – 2:30pm Friday departure
10 (M) Magee Remembrance Day Ceremonies – WE/Choirs/Str – Blocks 1,2,3
13 (Th) District Senior Band Festival @ Magee
14 (Fr) Choir Invitational Concert @ 6:30 – ChCh
19 Stringvitational – Strings Concert – Magee Theatre – Str (6:30pm)
20 (Th) Elementary Band Festival @ Magee Gym
21 (Fr) Last day to order Purdy’s Chocolates for Christmas
22 (Sa) Jazz Rhythm Section Intensive at Cap U 9:30am
26 VSB Junior Band Festival – Prince of Wales 6:30 pm
28 (F) Choir Jazz Coffeehouse – Magee Rotunda 6:30pm – In Groove and Guests
December
(Th) Purdy’s Chocolate pick up from Choir room 2:30pm-3:30pm
6 (Sa) Chamber Choir & Van. Welshman Choir – Shaughnessy Heights United Church – 7:00 pm
8 (M) Little Night Music Orchestra Concert W Chamber Choir – Magee Auditorium 7pm
8 (M) Junior Band night at Hamber
10 Senior Band night at Magee
11 (Th) Seniors Tea – Magee Atrium 1:30-2:30pm
11 (Th) Ryerson Seniors Luncheon ChCh – Ryerson United Church – 11:15am-12:15
14 (Su) St Stephen’s United Church Service – Chamber Choir – 10:30am
17 Jr Christmas Concert (Ele Str, Ele Band, Beg Band Str ConCh Troub Sera) – Magee Th 6:30pm
18 (Th) Sr Christmas Concert (Wind, ChCh, Sr Str, MSO) – Magee Th 6:30
19 (F) Christmas breakfast for all music dept students 8am in Choir room
January
17 Big Band intensive @ Cap U
21 Junior Night End of semester @ Hamber
21 VSB District Strings Festival @ Van Tech
22 (Th) VSB District Choir Festival @ Magee – 6:30 pm ChCh
30 (F) Sr Str Retreat – St Stephen’s – 3:30-8pm
Grade 7 Parents’ Night – Magee Theatre – Sr. Jazz Band/Chamber Choir – 6:30 pm.
February
18 Vocal Jazz Invitational Festival @ Magee 6:30pm
20-21 (F-Sat) Chamber Choir Workshop @ St. Stephens 12:30-9 (F); 9:00-Noon (Sa)
27 (F) Magee Market Fair – all music students – 3:30set up; Event 5:30– 8:30 pm
March
3 (Tu) District Band Festival @ Magee 6:30pm
5 (Th) Choir and Strings Concert – 6:30 Magee Auditorium all choirs & strings + Ele str
7 (Sa) Intermediate Band Retreat @ Magee
9 (M) A Little Night Music & WE – Magee Theatre – 7:00 pm
9-12 (one day) Kiwanis Choral Festival @ Bethany Baptist Church Richmond ChCh
18 Band tour to Montreal & Quebec City with Eric Hamber Band
April
7 (M) Original Joes Artist in residence with Michael Kim
12-15 (Su-W) Cantando Festival in Edmonton – ChCh
20 (M) WE @ Chan Center with other VSB Schools
23-26 (Th-Su) Whistler Con Brio Music Festival – ConCh ChCh SrStr Int band Jr Jazz (Leave Thurs @ 3pm)
May
2 (Sa) Shredding fundraiser – 10am-2pm Magee Parking lot
12 (Tu) Ele Band Festival @ Magee
(F) VSB District Choral Night 6:30pm @ Van Tech ChCh
21-24 (Th-Su) Vancouver Heritage Festival – ChCh
22 (F) Cabaret Night – Jazz night – Magee Atrium – Jazz Bands
29 (F) Choir Jazz Coffeehouse Rotunda 6:30pm – In Groove with Guests
29 (F) McKechnie Spring Festival – Sr Jazz 5-8pm
June
1 (M) A Little Night Music and String Orchestra – Magee Theatre 7:00 pm
4 (Th) Choir & Strings End of Year Concert– 6:30pm (ChCh, Con Choir, Sera, Troub, Sr Str)
10 Jazz night @ Hamber
11 (Th) Band End of Year Concert @ Pac Spirit 7pm
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