Classical music: Mahler’s Eighth given an all West Coast spin

Mahler Symphony No. 8
When: Feb. 17, 8 p.m.
Where:  Orpheum Theatre
Tickets: From $20, tickets.ubc.caMounting Mahler’s Eighth Symphony (often called The Symphony of a Thousand) is a monumental undertaking. But that’s exactly what the Vancouver Bach Choir and the West Coast Symphony have in mind.
For the choir, the symphony is a known entity: executive director Nina Horvath says this will be the 22nd time the ensemble has sung the piece. However, this will be the first perfo